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The H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast

The H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast

Strange Studies of Strange Stories

Education, Arts, Books, Fiction, Science Fiction

4.81.4K Ratings

Overview

The H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast hatched in 2009 and is still going strong as Strange Studies of Strange Stories!

Each week, hosts Chad Fifer and Chris Lackey discuss a piece of genre fiction. Talented voice actors bring the text to life. Music and sound effects create atmosphere while occasional guest experts show up to make things classy. Witch House Media is the gold standard in literary podcasting. JOIN US ON PATREON at Witch House Media!

267 Episodes

Strange Studies of Strange Stories

Transcribed - Published: 4 May 2023

Episode 598 - Ramsey Campbell Interview

We're joined for a discussion of strange stories by a very special guest, legendary author Ramsey Campbell!

Transcribed - Published: 2 June 2022

Episode 594 - Child's Play

We're giving the treatment to Child's Play by Villy Sorensen, the first selection from Fine Frights: Stories that Scared Me, edited by Ramsey Campbell.

Transcribed - Published: 6 May 2022

Episode 590 - Jerry Jarvis's Wig

Transcribed - Published: 8 April 2022

Episode 586 - I Am Legend - Part 1

Transcribed - Published: 3 March 2022

Episode 582 - The Werewolf of Ponkert - Part 1

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

Transcribed - Published: 3 February 2022

Episode 578 - The Master of Rampling Gate

We're stepping over the threshold of 2022 and having a drink with The Master of Rampling Gate by Anne Rice!

Transcribed - Published: 7 January 2022

Episode 574 - Nutcracker and Mouse-King - Part 1

Join us as we march into the strange world of Nutcracker and Mouse-King by E.T.A. Hoffman!

Transcribed - Published: 3 December 2021

Episode 570 - Concerning Corinna

We're shrieking into a month of SCARY FAIRIES with Concerning Corinna by James Branch Cabell, and we're joined by special guest Ken Hite!

Transcribed - Published: 4 November 2021

THE COLOSSUS

The Colossus was written, directed, and scored by Chad Fifer, with additional audio production by Erik Peabody of Viking Guitar Productions and is based on the short story "The Colossus of Ylourgne" by Clark Ashton Smith.

Transcribed - Published: 27 October 2021

Episode 567 - The Hospice - Part 2

Join us as we finish up our conversation with writer/director Jeremy Dyson on Robert Aickman's story The Hospice!

Transcribed - Published: 14 October 2021

Episode 566 - The Hospice - Part 1

We are thrilled to be joined by writer/director Jeremy Dyson to discuss the brilliant author Robert Aickman and his story The Hospice.

Transcribed - Published: 8 October 2021

Episode 562 - Fat Face

Patton Oswalt returns to help us size up the Michael Shea classic FAT FACE!

Transcribed - Published: 2 September 2021

Episode 558 - The Sandman - Part One

We're here to lull you into some NIGHTMARES with E.T.A. Hoffmann's weird classic The Sandman!

Transcribed - Published: 5 August 2021

Episode 554 - The Monster Maker

Our month of creature creators begins with The Monster Maker by Ray Bradbury!

Transcribed - Published: 8 July 2021

Episode 550 - The Shadow

We didn't ghost ya - YET! We're back with The Shadow by Edith Nesbit!

Transcribed - Published: 8 June 2021

Episode 546 - Empire of the Necromancers

A month of sword-and-sorcery stories kicks off with Clark Ashton Smith's Empire of the Necromancers!

Transcribed - Published: 6 May 2021

Episode 542 - Black Destroyer

A month of sci-fi monster weirdness kicks off with Black Destroyer by A.E. van Vogt!

Transcribed - Published: 5 April 2021

Episode 538 - Vengeance by Proxy

We are joined by writer Jamie Brittain as we kick off March is for Draculas with the John Wyndham story Vengeance by Proxy!

Transcribed - Published: 4 March 2021

Episode 534 - Candide - Part 1

The best of all possible podcrafts takes on the best of all possible books: CANDIDE by Voltaire!

Transcribed - Published: 2 February 2021

Episode 530 - The Colossus of Ylourgne - Part 1

Happy New Year! We're starting it off right with The Colossus of Ylourgne by Clark Ashton Smith!

Transcribed - Published: 5 January 2021

Episode 526 - The Turn of the Screw - Part 1

We're kicking off holiday ghost-story season with the Henry James classic THE TURN OF THE SCREW!

Transcribed - Published: 7 December 2020

Episode 522 - Sredni Vashtar & Tobermory

We're kicking off a whole month of delicious Saki and we're starting with the hits - it's Sredni Vashtar & Tobermory!

Transcribed - Published: 9 November 2020

Episode 518 - The Hound of Death

Special thanks to patron Stewart Huntsman, who put us on the scent of The Hound of Death by Agatha Christie!

Transcribed - Published: 5 October 2020

Episode 514 - The Picture of Dorian Gray - Part 1

It's finally time to unveil THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY by Oscar Wilde!

Transcribed - Published: 7 September 2020

Episode 510 - The Aquarium

In honor of the new HBO show, we're plunging back into Lovecraft country with the mythos story The Aquarium by Carl Jacobi.

Transcribed - Published: 9 August 2020

Episode 506 - Queen of the Black Coast - Part 1

THEW-LY kicks off with the Conan classic Queen of the Black Coast by Robert E. Howard!

Transcribed - Published: 3 July 2020

Episode 502 - Sticks

Join us as we gather up our thoughts on Sticks by Karl Edward Wagner, available in The Book of Cthulhu 2!

Transcribed - Published: 4 June 2020

Episode 500!

We've put together a very special variety show to honor our milestone podcast, featuring guests Kenneth Hite, Grieg Johnson, Heather Klinke, Rachel Lackey, and... Andrew Leman?

Transcribed - Published: 21 May 2020

Bonus 25 - Manimal Pilot

We're having a look at the pilot for 80s action show Manimal, and it's pretty scary!!

Transcribed - Published: 18 May 2020

Lying Vincent Price - Commencement Speech 2020

It's graduation weekend and everybody's getting in on the action!

Transcribed - Published: 17 May 2020

Episode 494 - Smoke Ghost

A month of puttin' on the Fritz Leiber blazes up with Smoke Ghost!

Transcribed - Published: 2 April 2020

Episode 490 - Good Lady Ducayne

MARCH IS FOR DRACULAS! Join us as we slurp up Good Lady Ducayne by Mary Elizabeth Braddon!

Transcribed - Published: 6 March 2020

Episode 486 - In the Court of the Dragon

All hail The King in Yellow! We're kicking off this month with a super-sized episode on In the Court of the Dragon, and we're joined by special guest Robin D. Laws!

Transcribed - Published: 6 February 2020

Episode 482 - Enoch

It's Blochtober in January! Tune in as we dig into a little story by Robert Bloch called Enoch!

Transcribed - Published: 9 January 2020

Episode 478 - The Phantom of the Opera - Part 1

ANGELS!!! We are so happy to be here with you over the holiday season and hope you'll enjoy The Phantom of the Opera with us.

Transcribed - Published: 9 December 2019

Episode 474 - The Pit and the Pendulum

We're kicking off POEVEMBER with Mr. EAP's classic The Pit and the Pendulum!

Transcribed - Published: 7 November 2019

Episode 470 - The Jar

We're hitting Halloween season with a journey through The October Country by Ray Bradbury, starting with The Jar!

Transcribed - Published: 4 October 2019

Episode 469 - Deaf, Dumb, and Blind

Grab an earful as we talk through our last unsightly Lovecraft revision - Deaf, Dumb, and Blind by C.M. Eddy.

Transcribed - Published: 26 September 2019

Episode 468 - Ashes

Join us as we sift through Ashes, a ludicrous story by C.M. Eddy with revisions by Lovecraft.

Transcribed - Published: 20 September 2019

Episode 467 - The Loved Dead

Join us as we delicately and lovingly examine The Loved Dead by C.M. Eddy and H.P. Lovecraft!

Transcribed - Published: 13 September 2019

Episode 466 - The Battery

Patton Oswalt returns to help us connect with the Michael Shea story The Battery!

Transcribed - Published: 8 September 2019

Episode 462 - The Invisible Man - Part 1

We're back at long last! It's The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells!

Transcribed - Published: 16 August 2019

Episode 458 - The Pool

Patton Oswalt is back to talk Michael Shea in the summer party classic The Pool!

Transcribed - Published: 7 July 2019

Bonus 14 - Alien

Tune in as we discuss the 1979 sci-fi/horror classic Alien!

Transcribed - Published: 26 June 2019

Episode 454 - The Screwfly Solution

Listen in as we discuss The Screwfly Solution by Raccoona Sheldon!

Transcribed - Published: 9 June 2019

Episode 450 - Nemo Me Impune Lacessit

Patton Oswalt joins us once again to discuss the Michael Shea porno-revenge tale Nemo Me Impune Lacessit!

Transcribed - Published: 4 May 2019

Episode 446 - In Amundsen's Tent

Join us as we take a peek In Amundsen's Tent by John Martin Leahy!

Transcribed - Published: 5 April 2019

Episode 442 - A Rose for Emily

Join us as we chat about William Faulkner's classic story A Rose for Emily!

Transcribed - Published: 11 March 2019

Episode 438 - The Canal

We're kicking off Creature Feature February with vampire tale The Canal by Everil Worrell!

Transcribed - Published: 9 February 2019

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