The Devil's Library
Episodes
Episode 11.6 - Legion by William Peter Blatty
02 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Another episode rescued from the pre-Devil's Library abyss, in which Ligeia and Leraje talk about the sequel to The Exorcist, Legion. Transcript (PDF)...
Episode 11.5 - The Ladies of Grace Adieu by Susanna Clarke - Part II
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode (that we really need to stop calling minisodes as there's nothing mini about them!) Ligeia and Leraje read and discuss three mor...
Episode 11: A Blackened Heart A Blackened Soul by John Ward
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, The Devil's Librarian's go to purgatory. Transcript (PDF): https://devilslibrary.org/t/ep11.pdf Book: https://www.librarything.com/wo...
Episode 10.5 - The Ladies of Grace Adieu by Susanna Clarke
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode, Ligeia and Leraje take a Ligotti break (but don't worry, we will get back to him!) and talk about 3 stories from Susanna Clarke...
Episode 10: Play Nice by Rachel Harrison
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Lithos, Pike, Ligeia and Leraje talk about Lithos' choice 'Play Nice' by Rachel Harrison - another episode with mixed opinions! Trans...
Episode 9.6 - The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Another episode rescued from pre-Devil's Library time, Leraje's audio quality is not great due to a misconfigured mic. In this episode Ligeia and Lera...
Episode 9.5 - A Short Stay In Hell by Steven Peck
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In January of 2025, on a different podcast, Ligeia and Leraje started doing episodes about books and reading. The original intent was to keep them sho...
Episode 9 - Winter Tide by Ruthanna Emrys
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Devil's Librarians talk about Ruthanna Emrys' debut novel Winter Tide and its role in countering Lovecraft's personal xenophobia whilst remaining ...
Episode 8.5 - Songs of a Dead Dreamer & Grimscribe by Thomas Ligotti - Part 4
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In their latest Ligotti side episode, Ligeia and Leraje are joined by Chris from the Doom Folk Metal band Buzzard, a fellow Ligotti enthusiast - a fac...
Episode 8 - Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode The Devil's Librarians get to grips with the beautiful, enigmatic horror of Jeff VanderMeer's novel Annihilation. Please note! Leraje ...
Episode 7 - Talking With Heather Parry, Author of Carrion Crow
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, The Devil's Librarians are honoured (and slightly giddy) to be joined by Heather Parry, the author of Carrion Crow (which we talked a...
Episode 6.5 - The Prose, Plays & Poetry of Romantic Satanism
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Leraje, with help from some familiar voices, looks at the Romantic Satanism movement and how it informed and became the bedrock of our interpretation ...
Episode 6 - Carrion Crow by Heather Parry
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ligeia, Pike, Lithos and Leraje get gothic with Heather Parry's visceral, deeply affecting novel Carrion Crow. Transcription (PDF): https://devilslibr...
Episode 5.5 - Songs of a Dead Dreamer & Grimscribe by Thomas Ligotti Part 3
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ligeia and Leraje continue their in-depth breakdown of the unsettling short story collections of Thomas Ligotti. Transcription (PDF): https://devilsli...
Episode 5 - Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode Pike, Lithos, Ligeia and Leraje get our Satan all the way on and talk about the Ira Levin 1960's classic Rosemary's Baby. Hail, uh, Adria...
Episode 4 - The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ligeia, Lithos, Pike and Leraje discuss Ursula K Le Guin's The Left Hand of Darkness. Transcription (PDF): https://devilslibrary.org/...
Episode 3.5 - Songs of a Dead Dreamer & Grimscribe by Thomas Ligotti
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ligeia and Leraje follow up on their original Ligotti episode and talk about three different short stories from Grimscribe and Songs ...
Episode 3: Sundial by Catriona Ward
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ligeia, Leraje, Pike and Lithos talk about reading 'Sundial' by Catriona Ward. Special thanks to Bohema for the excellent outro music...
Episode 2: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Pike, Ligeia and Leraje talk about reading the Shirley Jackson classic "The Haunting of Hill House". Special thanks to Bohema for the...
Episode 1: I'm Thinking of Ending Things by Iain Reid
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ligeia and Leraje are joined by our fellow Satanist Pike to talk about the Iain Reid novel "I'm Thinking of Ending Things". Content w...