DAGON by H.P. LOVECRAFT

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales

Jon Hagadorn

Fiction, Arts

4.2 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 July 2018

⏱️ 22 minutes

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This short story masterpiece by author H.P. Lovecraft helped to solidify his long enduring reputation as one of America's premier horror fiction writers. Dagon is one of the many mythic monsters Lovecraft refers to in his dream-addled phantasms, coming close to but never equaling the semi-godlike status of Ctulhu. STORIES BY H.P. LOVECRAFT H.P. LOVECRAFT PODCAST NEW Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-greatest-love-stories/id1485751552 Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Android devices here: https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=479022&refid=stpr. Get all of our shows at one website: www.1001storiespodcast.com TEST YOUR HISTORY SMARTS! CATCH 1001 HISTORY CHALLENGE HERE: (main website all 1001 shows) https://www.1001storiespodcast.com or HERE: at Google Play: https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Iwdojx2zx4jj2xj25fwupwrdcxq or HERE at Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-history-challenge/id1482436263 CALLING ALL FANS.. REVIEWS NEEDED FOR NEW SHOWS! REVIEWS NEEDED FOR NEW SHOWS! A SECOND NEW SHOW AT 1001- 1001 HISTORY'S BEST STORYTELLERS- OUR INTERVIEWS WITH SOME OF TODAY'S BEST HISTORY AUTHORS ...LINKS BELOW... all shows available at www.1001storiespodcast.com The Apple Podcast Link for 1001 History's Best Storytellers: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-historys-best-storytellers/id1483649026 The Stitcher.com link for 1001 History's Best Storytellers is:: https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=474955&refid=stpr. SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! www.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW... Open these links to enjoy our shows! APPLE USERS Catch 1001 RADIO DAYS now at Apple iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2 Catch 1001 Heroes on any Apple Device here (Free): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2 Catch 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES at iTunes/apple Podcast App Now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622 Catch 1001 Stories for the Road at iTunes/Apple Podcast now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901 ANDROID USERS- 1001 Radio Days right here at Player.fm FREE: https://player.fm/series/1001-radio-days 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales:https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Classic-Short-Stories-%26-Tales-id1323543?country=us 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries: https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Heroes%2C-Legends%2C-Histories-%26-Mysteries-Podcast-id1323418?country=us 1001 Stories for the Road:https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Stories-For-The-Road-id1324757?country=us Catch ALL of our shows at one place by going to www.1001storiesnetwork.com- our home website with Megaphone. Be Sure to Catch Our Other Shows! 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries iTunes Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	And the Yeah, Thanks for joining us at 1001 Classic Short Stories and Tales.
0:34.7	Our growth just in the past few months has been phenomenal.
0:38.6	Thanks mainly to all of you who have been sharing our episodes with others and sending reviews to Apple Podcasts.
0:44.8	Thank you.
0:47.1	Here's a short story from Howard Phillips Lovecraft, the man who turned nightmares into
0:52.1	fiction and reminded us that evil lurks behind every corner.
0:57.0	Stephen King once said of Lovecraft, he was the 20th century's greatest practitioner of the classic horror tale.
1:04.5	As we move forward in the weeks to come you'll discover the deep ones, the mad Arab,
1:10.6	the old ones, the elder gods, and of course, Khatalhu, the one who sleeps and dreams, the
1:18.3	embodiment of evil on earth, who waits in his watery tomb for the next awakening.
1:24.0	A very short maddening tale, today's story,
1:28.0	DeGon, is a great introduction into Lovecraft's writing style. The story centers around the
1:34.7	written account, perhaps rambling, of an unnamed man of seafaring background,
1:40.4	heavily addicted to the drug morphine. He begins by explaining how he fell into the
1:45.0	He begins by explaining how he fell into the sea as a passenger of a cargo ship during World War I
1:49.5	The ship is brought down by a German sea-raider, but he escapes and drifts across the Pacific Ocean.
1:57.0	At that point, he is drained of strength and confused, unable to purchase his mental faculties until he winds up on some strange putrid region with many
2:07.0	fish carcasses present. He speculates that a volcano may have raised the land from the ocean floor.
2:14.4	What he sees and experiences from thence on would spoil our story,
2:18.8	but the detail is disturbing. As he observes some of his findings, something haunting emerges from the water.
2:26.0	Degon is the representation of a Philistine fish deity, which Lovecraft spins into a great work.
2:34.1	While he does not directly tie into his Khatalhu mythos,
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