The Weird Tales Podcast

National Poetry Month: The Fungi from Yuggoth, Stanza 11: The Well, by H.P. Lovecraft

08 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

National Poetry Month Continues

National Poetry Month: The Fungi from Yuggoth, Stanza 10:The Pigeon Flyers, by H.P. Lovecraft

07 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

National Poetry Month Continues!

National Poetry Month: The Fungi from Yuggoth, Stanza 8: The Port, and Stanza 9: The Courtyard, by H.P. Lovecraft

06 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

National Poetry Month Continues!

National Poetry Month: The Fungi from Yuggoth, Stanza 7: Zaemon's Hill, by H.P. Lovecraft

05 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

National Poetry Month Continues!

National Poetry Month: The Fungi from Yuggoth, Stanza 6: The Lamp, by H.P. Lovecraft

04 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

National Poetry Month continues!

National Poetry Month: The Fungi from Yuggoth, Stanza 5: Homecoming, by H.P. Lovecraft

04 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

National Poetry Month Continues!

National Poetry Month: The Fungi from Yuggoth, Stanza 4, by H.P. Lovecraft

02 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

National Poetry Month continues

The Whisperer in Darkness, Part 2, by H.P. Lovecraft

02 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In which our hero listens to records and keeps up with his new pen-pal H.P. Lovecraft today on the Weird Tales Podcast Twitter: WeirdTalesPod Email: T...

National Poetry Month: The Fungi from Yuggoth, Stanzas 1-3, by H.P. Lovecraft

01 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

National Poetry Month begins! We'll be going all the way through the Fungi from Yuggoth Sonnet Cycle, a little bit every day. Don't worry, you'll ge...

The Whisperer in Darkness, Part 1, by H.P. Lovecraft

26 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In which our hero argues with others about folklore, and then gets reality checked, HARDCORE.   H.P. Lovecraft, today on the Weird Tales Podcast Emai...

Richard Riddle, Boy Detective in "The Case of the French Spy," Part 2 by Kim Newman

19 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In which our heroes attempt to right an ancient wrong.   Email: [email protected] Twitter: WeirdTalesPod Facebook: The Weird Tales Podca...

Richard Riddle, Boy Detective in "The Case of the French Spy," Part 1 by Kim Newman

12 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In which our hero looks into a somewhat innocuous crime.   Email: [email protected] Twitter: WeirdTalesPod Facebook: The Weird Tales Pod...

Dagon and Jill, by John P. McCann

05 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In which our hero helps out the bright hope of America's future by introducing them to new beliefs, different than their own. Hello to everyone coming...

Shoggoth's Old Peculiar, by Neil Gaiman

26 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In which our hero goes on a walking tour of England and meets a couple of charming gents.   Facebook: The Weird Tales Podcast Twitter: WeirdTalesPod ...

Passing Spirits, by Sam Giffords

19 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In which H.P. Lovecraft comes to visit a stranger in distress.   Twitter: WeirdTalesPod Facebook: The Weird Tales Podcast Email: TheWeirdTalesPodcast...

The Correspondence of Cameron Thaddeus Nash, Annotated by Ramsay Campbell

12 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In which our hero receives letters praising his writing. AT FIRST.   Email: [email protected] Facebook: The Weird Tales Podcast Twitter:...

The Lamp of Alhazred, by August Derleth

05 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Fourth Wall February! In which our hero becomes the man we've always known him to be.   Email: [email protected] Twitter: We...

The Thing on the Doorstep, part 2, by H.P. Lovecraft

29 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In which our heroes learn the truth about Asenath Waite.   Again, sorry about my voice. This cold will not let up. But I got hopped up on drugs and k...

The Thing on the Doorstep, part 1, by H.P. Lovecraft

22 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In which our hero tells us about his best friend Edward and his wife. Sorry about my voice. I've had a cold all weekend, and it was still hanging arou...

The Fall of the House of Usher, by Edgar Allan Poe

15 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In which our hero visits an old friend and plays couch psychologist.   Edgar Allan Poe tonight on the Weird Tales Podcast   Email: TheWeirdTalesPodc...

Doom of the House of Duryea, by Earl Pierce Jr

08 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In which a young man attends the worst family reunion of all time.   Email: [email protected] Please visit Http://TheWeirdTalesPodcast.p...

How the Office of Postman Fell Vacant in Otford-Under-The-Wold, by Lord Dunsany

01 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Routine, man. Just stick to the routine. Keep your head down, don't ask too many questions, and everything will be fine. Also, women, amirite?   Lord...

A Christmas Carol, Stave 5: The End of It, by Charles Dickens

25 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In which our hero learns that all of life's problems, present and future, can be solved by throwing copious amounts of money at it.

A Chrismas Carol, Stave 4, The Last of the Spirits, by Charles Dickens

24 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In which our hero looks ahead to his no doubt long and prosperous life.

A Christmas Carol, Stave 3: The Second of the Three Spirits, Charles Dickens

23 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In which our hero crashes Christmas Parties all over the world.

A Christmas Carol, Stave 2: The First of the Three Spirits, by Charles Dickens

22 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In which our hero looks through his Facebook memories for Christmas Day.   Twitter: Tycho_Alhambra Email: [email protected] Please visit...

A Christmas Carol, Stave 1: Marley's Ghost, by Charles Dickens

21 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In which we meet our hero, and spend the rest of the time at a Chekov's Gun Show.    

Bells of Horror, by Henry Kuttner

18 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In which a great archeological mystery is resolved. Not necessarily for the better.   Henry Kuttner sounds the knell today on (the most deeply produc...

The Last Work of Pietro de Alono, by Steffan B. Aletti

11 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In which our hero learns that college is, oftentimes, WAAAAAAAYYYY more trouble than it's worth.   Steffan B. Aletti today on the Weird Tales Podcast...

The Thing That Walks on the Winds, by August Derleth

04 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Two men and a woman make a startling entrance, but will all the questions surrounding them be answered?   August Derleth brings a tale of questionabl...

Denker's Book, by David J. Schow

27 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

A rescinded Nobel Prize for fraud. But was it fraud? Learn the entire sordid history Of Denker's Book.   David J Schow, today on the Weird Tales Podc...

The Shadow from the Steeple, by Robert Bloch

20 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In which The Shining Trapezohedron Trilogy (started two weeks ago with "The Shambler from the Stars") reaches its conclusion.    Robert Bloch, tonig...

The Haunter of the Dark, by H.P. Lovecraft

13 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In which our hero from the last story on the feed has a little misadventure of his very own.   Sorry this one is late. I've had a devil of a weekend,...

The Shambler from the Stars, by Robert Bloch

05 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In which a seeker after forbidden knowledge finds forbidden knowledge.   Email: [email protected] Twitter: Tycho_Alhambra Please visit H...

Dracula: The Bloopers and Out-takes reel (EXPLICIT WARNING)

31 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This is the forty-five minute outtake reel. I hope you like the sound of cats. There's a lot of cats. Twitter: Tycho_Alhambra My Wife's Twitter: Aoife...

Dracula, Chapter 27, by Bram Stoker

31 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In which our heroes confront the evil that has been plaguing them.   Email: [email protected] Twitter: Tycho_Alhambra Please visit Http:...

Dracula, Chapter 26, by Bram Stoker

30 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In which our heroes make a rookie mistake and split the party right before the big boss fight.   E-Mail: [email protected] Twitter: Tych...

Dracula, Chapter 25, by Bram Stoker

29 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In which our heroes examine the psychology of the Count, and begin formulating a plan of action.   Normally, this would be where the regularly schedu...

Dracula, Chapter 24, by Bram Stoker

28 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In which our heroes plan for the final confrontation.   E-Mail: [email protected] Twitter: Tycho_Alhambra Visit http://theweirdtalespod...

Dracula, Chapter 23, by Bram Stoker

27 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In which our heroes have an encounter.   E-Mail: [email protected] Twitter: Tycho_Alhambra Visit http://www.theweirdtalespodcast.podbea...

Dracula, Chapter 22, by Bram Stoker

26 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In which the end game begins.   E-Mail: [email protected] Twitter: Tycho_Alhambra Visit http://www.theweirdtalespodcast.podbean.com for...

Dracula, chapter 21, by Bram Stoker

25 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In which our heroes suffer a setback, and lean what's been happening right under their noses.   Email: [email protected] Twitter: Tycho_...

Dracula, Chapter 20, by Bram Stoker

24 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In which our heroes dabble in property management.   E-Mail: [email protected] Twitter: Tycho_Alhambra Other Weird Tales and previous ep...

Dracula, Chapter 19, by Bram Stoker

23 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In which our heroes make their firsy foray against Dracula, and our heroine spends the whole time sleeping.   Email: [email protected] T...

The Face, by E.F. Benson

23 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Hester Ward has had a dream since she's been a little girl. Now, it's about to come true. E.F. Benson, on the Weird Tales Podcast Email: TheWeirdTales...

Dracula, Chapter 18, by Bram Stoker

21 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In which our heroes have their very own Council of Elrond.   E-Mail: [email protected] Twitter: Tycho_Alhambra Visit http://www.theweird...

Dracula, Chapter 17, by Bram Stoker

20 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In which our heroes spend their time collating information   Email: [email protected] Twitter: Tycho_Alhambra Visit Http://TheWeirdTales...

Dracula, Chapter 16, by Bram Stoker

19 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In which our heroes roll for initiative against the big bad of Book One. E-Mail: [email protected] Twitter: Tycho_Alhambra theweirdtale...

Dracula, Chapter 15, by Bram Stoker

18 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In which our heroes go on a night time ramble, and make plans   Email: [email protected] Twitter: Tycho_Alhambra Check out Http://TheWei...

Dracula, Chapter 14, by Bram Stoker

17 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In which our heroes make disturbing discoveries and mysteries are revealed. E-Mail: [email protected] Twitter: Tycho_Alhambra theweirdtal...

Dracula, Chapter 13, by Bram Stoker

16 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In which another hero says goodbye and we meet the Bloofer lady.   E-Mail: [email protected] Twitter: Tycho_Alhambra theweirdtalespodast...

From Beyond, by H.P. Lovecraft

16 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

One man has discovered a way to see Ultraviolet, and the sort of things it illuminates. Those things can see him, too. H.P. Lovecraft today, on the We...

Dracula, Chapter 12, by Bram Stoker

14 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In which we say goodbye to one of our heroes.   E-mail: [email protected] Twitter: Tycho_Alhambra theweirdtalespodcast.podbean.com

Dracula, Chapter 11, by Bram Stoker

13 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In which several untimely events occur.   Email: [email protected] Twitter: Tycho_Alhambra theweirdtalespodcast.podbean.com

Dracula, Chapter 10, by Bram Stoker

12 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In which our heroes try and fail to get a good night's sleep.   Email: [email protected] Twitter: Tycho_Alhambra Please visit Http://The...

Dracula, Chapter 9, by Bram Stoker

11 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In which our heroes celebrate a wedding, and send a LOT of letters.   Email: [email protected] Twitter: Tycho_Alhambra Visit Http://TheW...

Dracula, Chapter 8, by Bram Stoker

10 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In which our heroines take walks, and a hero takes a run.   Email: [email protected] Twitter: Tycho_Alhambra Http://TheWeirdTalesPodcast...

Dracula, Chapter 7, by Bram Stoker

09 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In which we read the newspaper. E-Mail: [email protected] Twitter: Tycho_Alhambra theweirdtalespodcast.podbean.com

Negotium Perambulans, by E.F. Benson

09 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

You can't go home again, as a poet once opined. Sometimes you can, but maybe you shouldn't. E.F. Benson, today on the Weird Tales Podcast   Email: Th...

Dracula, Chapter 6, by Bram Stoker

07 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In which our heroine meets a crusty old sea salt.   Email: [email protected] Twitter: Tycho_Alhambra

Dracula, Chapter 5, by Bram Stoker

06 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In which we leave Jonathan for a time, and meet some new characters.   Email: [email protected] Twitter: Tycho_Alhambra

Dracula, Chapter 4, by Bram Stoker

06 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In which our hero tries multiple times to escape.   Email: [email protected] Twitter: Tycho_Alhambra

Dracula, Chapter 3, by Bram Stoker

04 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In which our hero gets a history lesson, and meets three weird sisters.   Email: [email protected] Twitter: Tycho_Alhambra

Dracula, Chapter 2, by Bram Stoker

03 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In which our hero goes through several distressing events.   Email: [email protected] Twitter: Tycho_Alhambra

Dracula, Chapter 1, by Bram Stoker

03 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In which our hero gives us a travelogue, and meets a strange man at midnight.    Email: [email protected] Twitter: Tycho_Alhambra

Dracula's Guest, by Bram Stoker

02 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In which the Secret October Project kicks itself off. Dracula is, possibly, my favorite novel of all time, and I'm thrilled and excited to be presenti...

The Temple, by H.P. Lovecraft

25 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

A German U-Boat captain sinks a ship and one of the victims gets his revenge in a strange and unexplainable way.    H.P. Lovecraft here and now, on ...

The Thing on the Roof, by Robert E. Howard

18 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In which our heroes learn about an ancient temple. And something else learns about them.    Robert E. Howard, here on the Weird Tales Podcast   Twi...

Ubbo-Sathla, by Clark Ashton Smith

11 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Much like our protagonist-victim from The Hounds of Tindalos, one man attempts to delve the past for forbidden knowledge. It goes about the way you'd ...

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, by F. Scott Fitzgerald

04 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Benjamin Button was born in a strange way.  His life was even stranger.    F. Scott Fitzgerald's debut on The Weird Tales Podcast   Twitter: @Tych...

The Diary of a Mad Man, by Guy de Maupassant

28 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

A judge has a died.  A diary is found.  Secrets are revealed.   Guy de Maupassant, on the Weird Tales Podcast   Twitter: Tycho_Alhambra Email: T...

The Lottery, by Shirley Jackson

21 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Lottery in June, Corn be high soon.  Shirley Jackson's immportal tale of terror, today on the Weird Tales Podcast

Another Day In Paradise

14 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Abigail McCallister vanished from our world. Or didn't. Or did. Scientists have yet to agree.    Twitter: Tycho_Alhambra Email: TheWeirdTalesPodcast...

The Tale of Satampra Zeiros, by Clark Ashton Smith

07 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Two thieves decide to loot a long abandoned city. This will be fine. It'll all be fine.    Clark Ashton Smith, today on the Weird Tales Podcast   T...

The Damned Thing, by Ambrose Bierce

31 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

A man lies dead. The inquest into how it came about is imminent. The single witness arrives, but his story is incredible.  Ambrose Bierce today on...

The Silver Key, by H.P. Lovecraft

24 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Randolph Carter is having trouble finding meaning to his life. Until he has a dream that guides him to a box, and inside the box... is the key to ever...

The Oval Portrait, by Edgar Allan Poe

17 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

An invalided soldier finds an old painting that seems to him to have the very spark of life. The dark secret it holds though may be more than he can b...

The Injudicious Prayer of Pombo the Idolator, by Lord Dunsany

10 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Pombo has a simple prayer, but none of the gods seem to want to help him. Where can a simple man of faiths turn for help?   Lord Dunsany will tell us...

The Great God Pan, Part 4, by Arthur Machen

03 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In which the story of Matheson, Phillips, Clarke, Villiers, Austin, Mary and Rachel reaches its conclusion. Put on your safety goggles, there's a lot ...

In Memorium: I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream, by Harlan Ellison

30 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

A special off day episode, bringing you one of Harlan Ellison's most famous stories, on the occasion of his passing. 

The Great God Pan, Part 3, by Arthur Machen

26 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Villiers runs into his friend Austin, who shows him a new addition to his Cabinet of Curiosities. Soon after that, a wave of suicides run through Lond...

The Great God Pan, Part 2, by Arthur Machen

19 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

A chance encounter on a London night brings Mr. Clarke one step closer to the solution of the mystery that's swirling around him, even if he isn't awa...

The Great God Pan, part 1, by Arthur Machen

12 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Mr Clarke witnesses a strange medical experiment with a tragic result.  Much later, perhaps inspired by this event, he begins collecting anecdote...

The Grant's Creek Trestle

05 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

There is a bridge where strange events occur.  No one speaks of it.  Until now.    Twitter: Tycho_Alhambra Email: [email protected]...

The Cost is Not Important. Two stories by Richard Matheson

29 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In which our hero reads two stories by Richard Matheson. Both center around a funeral home and the events therein, but with remarkably different outco...

A Pleasant Evening, by Robert Chambers

22 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

A young newspaper portraitist meets a young lady who asks him for a favor. He agrees to it, because, after all, what could go wrong with delivering a ...

The Crawling Chaos, by Elizabeth Berkeley, and Lewis Theobold Jr

15 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

A short story about the end of the world that is absolutely NOT in any way AT ALL written by H.P. Lovecraft.

Never Bet the Devil Your Head, and Three Sundays in a Week, by Edgar Allan Poe

08 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In which we bring you two short stories from Edgar Allan Poe. In the first, we learn what gambling and riotous living will earn you, In the se...

National Poetry Month Poem #30: The New Colossus, by Emma Lazarus

01 May 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In which my wife reads the sonnet that is inscribed on the tablet of the Statue of Liberty, and we bring National Poetry Month to a close. Thank you f...

National Poetry Month Poem #29: Afternoon with Irish Cows, by Billy Collins

30 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Cows. Moo. This is the penultimate poem. Moo again.

National Poetry Month Poem #28: Ceasefire, by Michael Longley

29 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In which my wife reads a poem that is outwardly about one thing, but inwardly about a totally different thing

National Poetry Month Poem #27: Smart, by Shel Silverstein

28 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Shel Silverstein teaches us that, sometimes, less is more.

National Poetry Month Poem #26: The Man from Snowy River, by Andrew Barton Pattersonn

27 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

[Copypasta from Wikipedia] The poem was written at a time in the 1880s and 1890s when Australia was developing a distinct identity as a nation. Th...

National Poetry Month Poem #24: I Carry Your Heart, by ee cummings

25 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In which my wife reads a poem.

Poetry and the Gods, by H.P. Lovecraft (with National Poetry Month Poem #23: Sky Lotus, by Elizabeth Jane Coatsworth (Also featuring Shakespeare, Milton, and Keats))

24 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

A woman finds solace in her poetry, and then more than solace.   Twitter: Tycho_Alhambra Email: [email protected]

National Poetry Month Poem #22: The Beast Below, by Steven Moffat

22 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In which Tycho's geek is showing.

National Poetry Month Poem #21: Invictus, by William Earnest Henley

22 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In which my wife reads a poem.

National Poetry Month Poem #20: Casey at the Bat, by Earnest, Lawrence Thayer

20 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In which Thayer demonstrates that sports are stupid.

National Poetry Month Poem #19: Where the Sidewalk Ends, by Shel Silverstein

20 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

My wife reads a poem by one of our favorite childhood authors.

National Poetry Month Poem #18: Memory, a Prose Poem, by H.P. Lovecraft

19 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The second of the two Lovecraft poems for the month. I like this one more than the other.