Welcome back to A Podcask of Amontillado, where we delve into the dark, dreadful, and terrifying parts of the world.

In February of 1928, Weird Tales published a story by H. P. Lovecraft that would reshape the landscape of horror. A cornerstone of a new mythos, with an influence still felt to this day, The Call of Cthulhu!

Listen in as Erin & Gary break author Darin M. Bush out from behind the wall to discuss the story for its 95th anniversary, including if HPL’s tales really are hopeless, the many interpretations of the creatures of the Mythos, the indifference of the universe, the upending of science in HPL’s time & how that affected his stories, having fun with accents, the goals of the Cthulhu Cult, determining the body count in the tale, HPL’s use of beautiful language to describe horrible things, some of the works that the tale inspired, what does Cthulhu really look like, and how do you pronounce Cthulhu anyway?

Tables of Content

“The Call of Cthulhu” by H. P. Lovecraft

Searching trailer

Stephen King’s N.

H.P. Lovecraft’s THE DEEP ONES trailer

Suitable Flesh trailer

Dredge

“Under the Pyramids” By H. P. Lovecraft for Harry Houdini

Call of Cthulhu RPG

Arc Dream Publishing

Flatland

The Fourth Doctor explaining the TARDIS

Lovecraft Country

The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society

H.P. Lovecraft’s the Call of Cthulhu for Beginning Readers

Opening and closing music is “Softly Shall You Sleep,” by Valentine Wolfe.

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