Podsothoth: A Lovecraft Book Club

68: He (Discussion)

Huge Success, LLC Season 1 Episode 68

Tod and Claire discuss HP Lovecraft's "He," which was first published in the September 1926 issue of Weird Tales.

Please note: this is a horror podcast, and may not be for everyone. In particular, this story contains some unkind depictions of New York immigrants and Native Americans, a fancyboy-turned-necromancer, rum poisoning, a use of the Wither spell, and an inexplicable, multi-eyed ooze-ghost monster. If any of these elements are likely to disturb you, you may wish to skip this episode.

Check out our friend Kai's story in the Spring 2025 issue of 34 Orchard, "Change in the House of Flies," which is very horror-noir.

Also: 99 Percent Invisible's deep dive into The Power Broker starts here -- strong recommend!

Also check out sketches and history of the wizard's manor at this BlogSpot site!

Oh and of course find us in the Best 90 Lovecraftian Podcasts! (I'm pretty sure we're going to clinch this year's America's Top Lovecraft Following Man.)

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