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The H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast

Episode 582 - The Werewolf of Ponkert - Part 1

The H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast

Strange Studies of Strange Stories

Education, Arts, Books, Fiction, Science Fiction

4.81.4K Ratings

🗓️ 3 February 2022

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

We're welcoming the werewolves of Weird Tales with 1925's The Werewolf of Ponkert!

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hppodcraft.com

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In the past, when I toured in France invariably, I made a point of never failing to stop at a certain

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tavern, about 30 miles from Paris. I will not give you more definite directions for reaching it

0:16.8

for it was a discovery of my own, and as such I would share it with no one. The fact that the

0:22.0

inn has very pretty serving maids is but incidental. The real reason of my visits being the superlative

0:28.5

excellence of the wine. Many a night have I and the old Pierre sat, smoked and drunk until the

0:35.0

wee hours of the morning, and many have been the experiences we have exchanged of wild,

0:40.4

eerie adventure in various parts of the globe. Pierre also was a great traveler and seeker after

0:47.1

adventure before he drifted into the backwater of this placid village to finish there the remainder

0:52.4

of his days. Arul ladies and gentlemen, Arul. That was the opening of Arul,

1:01.6

Werewolf of Poncker, by H. Warner Munn. Yes, and these are the Werewolves of Weird Tales here

1:07.8

on Strange Studies and Strange Stories. I'm Chad Fyfer. And I'm Chris Lykey. Thank you for joining

1:11.6

us here on hppodcraft.com and of course, Patreon. This is our free show for the month of February,

1:17.0

and of course we are still the hplovecraft literary podcast. What could be more love crafting than

1:21.6

being two things at once? We are the wrap with the human face of podcasts. What they say. I'm glad

1:27.4

you mentioned hybrid animals actually because the audience may not be aware, but we are doing werewolves

1:32.2

this month. As we have in the past, we've moved them out the round, but we were feeling werewolfy

1:36.2

right now, so we went for the original February slot, and here I have to give credit to an article I

1:40.8

read in Dark Worlds Quarterly called Werewolves of Weird Tales, 1923 to 1935, authored by GW Thomas,

1:49.0

which does exactly as promised in the headline. How often does that happen on the internet?

1:52.8

It lists some werewolf stories, and I checked them all out over the holidays because werewolves

1:56.6

and winter pair excellently. Just like this podcast and our reader by the way. The amazing Levi

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