THE DUNWICH HORROR (PT 1) by H.P. LOVECRAFT

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales

Jon Hagadorn

Fiction, Arts

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🗓️ 12 August 2018

⏱️ 49 minutes

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The Dunwich Horror, one of horror writer H.P. Lovecraft's most enjoyed stories, is the story of a strange rural Massachusetts family that has some unusual connections with the evil world below- connections that will erupt upon an innocent town when they are unleashed. Part one introduces us to the people and town of Dunwich- where the suspense builds almost immediately. If you enjoy this episode- please send us a review at apple/iTunes podcast-thank you. Part two next week. STORIES BY H.P. LOVECRAFT H.P. LOVECRAFT PODCAST Credits: Labyrinth of Lost Dreams by Darren Curtis Creative Commons www.facebook.com/soul-candle TalesFrom the Asylum Composer Lionel Schmitt Creative Commons https://soundcloud.com/lionel-schmitt 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	And the The Welcome to 1001 Classic Short Stories and Tales. This is your host, John Hagenorn, and this two-part story,
0:36.7	The Dunwich Horror, from American writer H.P. Lovecraft, is a well-written tale that will definitely hold your attention and keep you of at night.
0:46.0	Written in 1928, it was first published in the April 1929 issue of Weird Tales.
0:52.0	It takes place in Dunwich, a fictional town in Massachusetts.
0:56.4	It is considered one of the core stories of the Khatalhu mythos.
1:00.8	Be sure to check other H.P. Lovecraft stories in our recent archives, including Degon and the
1:07.3	Call of Katoohu. Kingsley Amos praised the Dunwich horror in new maps of hell listing it as one of
1:15.1	Lovecraft's tales that achieve a memorable nastiness. Lovecraft biographer Lynn
1:21.3	Carter calls the story an excellent tale a mood of The shattering climax in his list of the 13 most terrifying horror stories.
1:35.6	This story takes place in the isolated desolate decrepit village of Dunwich
1:41.5	Massachusetts and you can't pick a better state for weird old decrepit village of Dunwich, Massachusetts.
1:43.0	And you can't pick a better state for weird old towns and mysterious bogs than Massachusetts.
1:49.6	Wilbur Waitley is the hideous son of Lavinia Wightly, a deformed an unstable
1:55.2	albino mother and an unknown father alluded to in passing by mad old
2:00.1	Wightly as Yag Sothothoth. Strange events surround his birth and precocious
2:06.2	development. Wilbur matures at an abnormal rate reaching manhood within a decade.
2:12.3	Locals shun him and his family,
2:14.0	and animals fear and despise him due to his odor.
2:17.0	All the while, his sorcerer grandfather
2:20.0	indoctrinates him into certain dark rituals
2:22.0	and the study of witchcraft.
2:25.0	Various locals grow suspicious after old Waitley buys more and more cattle.
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