Podsothoth: A Lovecraft Book Club
Podsothoth is a horror and comedy podcast dedicated to the works (and foibles) of H.P. Lovecraft, hosted by recovering goth and internet D-lister celebrity, Tod Beardsley. Every Lovecraft story will be covered over two episodes each. First, Tod will read the story with minimal production, and ideal for people who just want to hear Lovecraft's words. This is the horror part. Following each story is a discussion of, about, and around that story, and have plenty of jokes and giggles. This is the comedy part. Follow the show at https://defcon.social/@podsothoth, or email the show at hideous@podsothoth.club. Other media may crawl out from the chaos iN ThE ineffAbLE fUTUrE, beyOnD tHe KEn OF MAN OR BEAST ALIKE AND IN A TIME OF THE GREAT RETURN OF THE OLD ONES, WHO WILL F'THAGN R'YL'EHHHHH IA IA!!!!!
Episodes
65 episodes
63: The Outsider
A reading of HP Lovecraft's "The Outsider," first published in the April, 1926 issue of Weird Tales, and first read here by Tod in January, 2025. As this is a horror podcast, it may not be for everyone. Notably, this story contains depictions o...
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Episode 63
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16:48
62: A Reminiscence of Dr. Samuel Johnson (Discussion)
Tod and Claire discuss HP Lovecraft's "A Reminiscence of Dr. Samuel Johnson," which was published in the November, 1917 issue of the United Amateur under the name "Humphrey Littlewit, Esq." and have a couple different takes on this story. Is it...
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Episode 62
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33:35
61: A Reminiscence of Dr. Samuel Johnson
A reading of HP Lovecraft's "A Reminiscence of Dr. Samuel Johnson," first published in the November, 1917 issue of the United Amateur, and first read here by Tod in December, 2024. This this work is a rarity in Lovecraft's oeuvre, as it was int...
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Episode 61
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13:54
60: The Evil Clergyman (Discussion)
Tod and Claire discuss "The Evil Clergyman" by H.P. Lovecraft, which was first published in the April, 1939 issue of Weird Tales. As this is a horror podcast, this episode mig...
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Episode 60
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40:37
59: The Evil Clergyman
A reading of HP Lovecraft's The Evil Clergyman, first published in the April, 1939 issue of Weird Tales, and first read here by Tod in October, 2024. As t...
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Episode 59
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11:11
BONUS: From Beyond The Bar!
In this episode, we present a lecture and discussion on issue spotting and the nightmarish legal landscape that Lovecraft and his characters occupy. Featuring a barely audible Tod, and a very audible Claire and Harley, presenting their findings...
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22:23
58: The Festival (Discussion)
Tod and Claire discuss "The Festival," by H.P. Lovecraft, which was was first published in the January, 1925 issue of Weird Tales. As this is a horror podcast, this episode might not be for everyone. Specifically, this story deals with Yuletide...
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Episode 58
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57:17
57: The Festival
A reading of H.P. Lovecraft's "The Festival," which was first published in the January, 1925 issue of Weird Tales, and first read by Tod on September 2, 2024.As this is a horror podcast, this episode might not be for everyone. Specifica...
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Season 1
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Episode 57
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22:29
56: LIVE Fungi from Yuggoth (Discussion)
Only lightly edited for loudness normalization, this is the live Fungi From Yuggoth discussion recorded at NecronomiCon 2024. If AI generated music offends you, then you definitely want to skip this episode, and we shall never speak of this aga...
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Episode 56
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56:52
55: The Fungi From Yuggoth
A reading of "The Fungi From Yuggoth," by H.P. Lovecraft, first published in its entirety in _Beyond the Wall of Sleep_ by Arkham House in 1943, though published individually and sporadically in _Weird Tales_ and other magazines after they were...
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Episode 55
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30:24
54: The Thing In the Moonlight (Discussion)
Send your Lovecraftian legal questions to Claire at hideous@podsothoth.club (not dot-com, dot-club)! Have you been driven insane by glimpsing the ineffable chaos of Azathoth during a seance? Has a loved one been lost to the dark guiles o...
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Episode 43
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31:37
53: The Thing in the Moonlight
A reading of "The Thing In the Moonlight," by H.P. Lovecraft and J. Chapman Miske. This story was first published in the January, 1941 issue of Bizzare, and is based on a letter from Lovecraft to Donald Wandrei in November of 1927. It ...
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Episode 53
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6:04
52: The Picture in the House (Discussion)
In which Tod and Claire discuss HP Lovecraft's "The Picture in the House," first published in the July, 1919 issue of The National Amateur. You can read the complete text at hplovec...
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Episode 52
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46:55
51: The Picture in the House
In which Tod reads HP Lovecraft's "The Picture in the House," first published in the July, 1919 issue of The National Amateur, and first read by Tod on June 29, 2024. You can read the complete text at
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Episode 51
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20:57
50: Polaris (Discussion)
In which Claire and Tod talk about HP Lovecraft's "Polaris," first published by HP Lovecraft in the December, 1920 issue of The Philosopher , and available at hplovecr...
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Season 1
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Episode 50
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34:04
49: Polaris
In which Tod reads HP Lovecraft's Polaris, first published by HP Lovecraft in the December, 1920 issue of The Philosopher and first read by Tod on May 12, 2024.
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Season 1
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Episode 49
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10:36
48: The Music of Erich Zann (Discussion)
In which Claire and Tod talk about HP Lovecraft's "The Music of Erich Zann," first published in the March, 1922 issue of The National Amateur, and available at hplovecraft.com...
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Season 1
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Episode 48
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40:44
47: The Music of Erich Zann
In which Tod reads HP Lovecraft's The Music of Erich Zann, first published in the March, 1922 issue of The National Amateur, and first read by Tod on April 13, 20...
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Season 1
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Episode 47
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20:54
46: The Descendant (Discussion)
In which Tod and Claire discuss The Descendant, by HP Lovecraft, first published in the winter 1938 issue of Leaves. We also talk about Charles Fort and the Fortean Times, kind of a lot.L...
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Season 1
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Episode 46
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54:12
45: The Descendant
In which Tod reads HP Lovecraft's The Descendant, first published in the winter 1938 issue of "Leaves," and first read by Tod on February 25, 2024.Please be aware, this is a...
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Episode 45
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9:53
44: The Rats in the Walls (Discussion)
In which Claire and Tod discuss the Rats in the Walls. Note we spend the first quarter talking about racism in literature sooooooooo there's that.Here's the Javascript to change the cats name, do with it what thou wilt: https://gist.git...
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Episode 44
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1:02:51
43: The Rats in the Walls
In which Tod reads for you The Rats in the Walls by HP Lovecraft, first published in the March 1924 issue of Weird Tales. Please note, this is a horror podcast, so this episode might not be for everyone. This story contains depictions of cult w...
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Episode 43
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47:23
42: The Horror At Martin's Beach / The Invisible Monster (Discussion)
In which Tod and Claire discuss "The Horror At Martin's Beach," by Sonia H Greene and HP Lovecraft, originally published as "The Invisible Monster" in the November, 1923 issue of Weird Tales.More about Sonia Greene:
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Episode 42
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30:21
41: The Horror At Martin's Beach / The Invisible Monster
Just in time for Halloween! In this episode of Podsothoth, a Lovecraft book club, Tod Beardsley reads to you The Horror at Martin's Beach by HP Lovecraft, which is also sometimes known as The Invisible Monster by Sonia H Green...
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Episode 41
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16:03