79: The Dunwich Horror

A reading of The Dunwich Horror, by HP Lovecraft, first published in the April 1929 issue of Weird Tales, and first read here, by me, in October of 2026.

Be warned, this is a horror podcast, and this story contains descriptions of witchcraft, demonology, wizardry, extra-dimensional beings, hybrid abominations, several exceedingly poor attempts at capturing archaic Western Massachusetts accents, and, perhaps most troubling of all, flocks of eastern whip-poor-wills and their terrible, piping calls. If these elements are likely to disturb you, you are strongly encouraged to skip this episode.

The ambience for this episode is from the "Haunted Cemetery Ambience" soundscape by Sound Illusion at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tu_mMqKt_lU

Join us next time when I'll be joined by my esteemed attorney and preferred Congressional candidate, Claire Reynolds of Texas' District 11. We'll be discussing this story, its influences and references, and of course, have a few laughs.

If you happen to be listening to this when it's first released, you can also catch Claire live on Basin PBS for her congressional debate, sponsored by Diamondback Energy for some reason! That's on October 5, 2026, and streaming live on the Basin PBS YouTube channel. Check the show notes, or Claire's campaign at claire11.org, for details.

The United States mid-term elections are on November 3, 2026, so be sure to get out and vote for Claire if you live in north Austin, Pflugerville, Midland, Odessa, San Angelo, or any of the 20 Texas counties that are in the district!