Claytemple Media

Elder Sign: A Weird Fiction Podcast

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College-level conversations about the masters of horror literature from H.P. Lovecraft to Edgar Allan Poe and Stephen King.

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Ep. 48: The Ereshkigal Working by Jonathan L. Howard 08.09.2020 45:36

A necromantic caper. Support the show and gain access to over three dozen bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Rate and review the show to help us reach more readers and listeners. Not enough science-fiction and fantasy in your life? Join us on The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast ! Love Star Trek? Come find us on the Lower Decks ! Neil Gaiman fan? Love comics? Join us on Hanging Out With t...

Ep. 47: The Alchemist by H.P. Lovecraft 25.08.2020 59:41

Murder in a castle! Support the show and gain access to over three dozen bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Rate and review the show to help us reach more readers and listeners. Not enough science-fiction and fantasy in your life? Join us on The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast ! Love Star Trek? Come find us on the Lower Decks ! Neil Gaiman fan? Love comics? Join us on Hanging Out With th...

Ep. 46: Mental Health in Weird Fiction 18.08.2020 1:16:34

Valerie Hoagland joins Glenn to diagnose some fictional characters and talk about the depiction of mental health and mental healthcare in weird fiction. Support the show and gain access to over three dozen bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Rate and review the show to help us reach more readers and listeners. Not enough science-fiction and fantasy in your life? Join us on The Gene Wo...

Ep. 45: Houses Under the Sea by Caitlin R. Kiernan - Discussion 11.08.2020 57:50

But are there really fish-people in the ocean? Support the show and gain access to over three dozen bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Rate and review the show to help us reach more readers and listeners. Not enough science-fiction and fantasy in your life? Join us on The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast ! Love Star Trek? Come find us on the Lower Decks ! Neil Gaiman fan? Love comics? Joi...

Ep. 44: Houses Under the Sea by Caitlin R. Kiernan - Recap 28.07.2020 1:16:50

The Call of Cthulhu meets The Shadow Over Innsmouth meets Kiernan's gorgeous prose. Support the show and gain access to over three dozen bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Rate and review the show to help us reach more readers and listeners. Not enough science-fiction and fantasy in your life? Join us on The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast ! Love Star Trek? Come find us on the Lower Deck...

Ep. 43: The Blue Flame of Vengeance by Robert E. Howard - Discussion 14.07.2020 49:10

Right, but is Solomon Kane actually the bad guy in this story? Support the show and gain access to over three dozen bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Rate and review the show to help us reach more readers and listeners. Not enough science-fiction and fantasy in your life? Join us on The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast ! Love Star Trek? Come find us on the Lower Decks ! Neil Gaiman fan?...

Ep. 42: The Blue Flame of Vengeance by Robert E. Howard - Recap 30.06.2020 1:03:34

Our first Solomon Kane story! Support the show and gain access to over three dozen bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Rate and review the show to help us reach more readers and listeners. Not enough science-fiction and fantasy in your life? Join us on The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast ! Love Star Trek? Come find us on the Lower Decks ! Neil Gaiman fan? Love comics? Join us on Hanging O...

Ep. 41: Turjan of Miir by Jack Vance 16.06.2020 59:55

Dying Earth and D&D magic! Support the show and gain access to over three dozen bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Rate and review the show to help us reach more readers and listeners. Not enough science-fiction and fantasy in your life? Join us on The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast ! Love Star Trek? Come find us on the Lower Decks ! Neil Gaiman fan? Love comics? Join us on Hanging Out...

Ep. 40: Weird Fiction in Role-Playing Games 26.05.2020 1:17:28

Ravenloft, The World of Darkness, Numenera ... and more! Support the show and gain access to over three dozen bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Rate and review the show to help us reach more readers and listeners. Not enough science-fiction and fantasy in your life? Join us on The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast ! Love Star Trek? Come find us on the Lower Decks ! Neil Gaiman fan? Love c...

Ep. 39: No. 252 Rue M. Le Prince by Ralph Adams Cram 19.05.2020 56:49

An American ghost-hunter in Paris. Support the show and gain access to over three dozen bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Rate and review the show to help us reach more readers and listeners. Not enough science-fiction and fantasy in your life? Join us on The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast ! Love Star Trek? Come find us on the Lower Decks ! Neil Gaiman fan? Love comics? Join us on Hang...

Ep. 38: Graveyard Shift by Stephen King 05.05.2020 45:18

Rats. But they definitely aren't in the walls. Support the show and gain access to over three dozen bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Rate and review the show to help us reach more readers and listeners. Not enough science-fiction and fantasy in your life? Join us on The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast ! Love Star Trek? Come find us on the Lower Decks ! Neil Gaiman fan? Love comics? Joi...

Ep. 37: A Psychical Invasion by Algernon Blackwood - Discussion 21.04.2020 1:00:44

Occult detective as saint, weird fiction as hagiography. Support the show and gain access to over three dozen bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Rate and review the show to help us reach more readers and listeners. Not enough science-fiction and fantasy in your life? Join us on The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast ! Love Star Trek? Come find us on the Lower Decks ! Neil Gaiman fan? Love c...

Ep. 36: A Psychical Invasion by Algernon Blackwood - Recap 07.04.2020 1:07:41

A haunted house, an occult detective, and ... cats and dogs? Support the show and gain access to over three dozen bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Rate and review the show to help us reach more readers and listeners. Not enough science-fiction and fantasy in your life? Join us on The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast ! Love Star Trek? Come find us on the Lower Decks ! Neil Gaiman fan? Lo...

Ep. 35: From Beyond by H.P. Lovecraft - Live at PhilCon 2019 24.03.2020 44:29

Live from PhilCon, it's Elder Sign! Support the show and gain access to over three dozen bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Rate and review the show to help us reach more readers and listeners. Not enough science-fiction and fantasy in your life? Join us on The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast ! Love Star Trek? Come find us on the Lower Decks ! Neil Gaiman fan? Love comics? Join us on Han...

Ep. 34: The Goddess of Death by William Hope Hodgson 10.03.2020 1:05:27

It's our first Scooby Doo episode! Support the show and gain access to over three dozen bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Rate and review the show to help us reach more readers and listeners. Not enough science-fiction and fantasy in your life? Join us on The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast ! Love Star Trek? Come find us on the Lower Decks ! Neil Gaiman fan? Love comics? Join us on Hang...

Ep. 33: The Mask by Robert W. Chambers 25.02.2020 1:18:08

I do not wear the mask, the mask wears me! Support the show and gain access to over three dozen bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Rate and review the show to help us reach more readers and listeners. Not enough science-fiction and fantasy in your life? Join us on The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast ! Love Star Trek? Come find us on the Lower Decks ! Neil Gaiman fan? Love comics? Join us...

Ep. 32: The Ebony Frame by Edith Nesbit 11.02.2020 1:08:16

Witches, witches, witches. Support the show and gain access to over three dozen bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Rate and review the show to help us reach more readers and listeners. Not enough science-fiction and fantasy in your life? Join us on The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast ! Love Star Trek? Come find us on the Lower Decks ! Neil Gaiman fan? Love comics? Join us on Hanging Out...

Ep. 31: The Golden Doom by Lord Dunsany 28.01.2020 49:51

A doom from the stars! Support the show and gain access to over three dozen bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Rate and review the show to help us reach more readers and listeners. Not enough science-fiction and fantasy in your life? Join us on The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast ! Love Star Trek? Come find us on the Lower Decks ! Neil Gaiman fan? Love comics? Join us on Hanging Out With...

Ep. 30: The Obscure Medical History of the Twentieth Century by Stepan Chapman 14.01.2020 1:01:41

Gulags, LSD, and the Space Race. Support the show and gain access to over three dozen bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Rate and review the show to help us reach more readers and listeners. Not enough science-fiction and fantasy in your life? Join us on The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast ! Love Star Trek? Come find us on the Lower Decks ! Neil Gaiman fan? Love comics? Join us on Hangin...

Ep. 29: 2019 Year in Review 17.12.2019 1:17:03

Favorite stories! Major themes! Looking ahead! Join Brandon and Glenn as they look back over Elder Sign's 2019. Support the show and gain access to over three dozen bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Rate and review the show to help us reach more readers and listeners. Not enough science-fiction and fantasy in your life? Join us on The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast ! Love Star Trek? Co...

Ep. 28: The Festival by H.P. Lovecraft 03.12.2019 52:20

Headless folk, it's not a joke, it's Christmas time in the Mythos. Support the show and gain access to over three dozen bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Rate and review the show to help us reach more readers and listeners. Not enough science-fiction and fantasy in your life? Join us on The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast ! Love Star Trek? Come find us on the Lower Decks ! Neil Gaiman f...

Ep. 27: From the Tideless Sea, Part One by William Hope Hodgson 19.11.2019 49:15

If it's not the monster that gets you, it'll be the starvation. Support the show and gain access to over three dozen bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Rate and review the show to help us reach more readers and listeners. Not enough science-fiction and fantasy in your life? Join us on The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast ! Love Star Trek? Come find us on the Lower Decks ! Neil Gaiman fan?...

Ep. 26: The Sphinx by Edgar Allan Poe 05.11.2019 37:38

If it's not the cholera that gets you, it'll be the monster on the hill. Support the show and gain access to over three dozen bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Rate and review the show to help us reach more readers and listeners. Not enough science-fiction and fantasy in your life? Join us on The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast ! Love Star Trek? Come find us on the Lower Decks ! Neil Ga...

Ep. 25: The Door to Saturn by Clark Ashton Smith 22.10.2019 1:05:38

Welcome to Hyperborea. And Saturn. Look, there's a lot going on in this story. Support the show and gain access to over three dozen bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Rate and review the show to help us reach more readers and listeners. Not enough science-fiction and fantasy in your life? Join us on The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast ! Love Star Trek? Come find us on the Lower Decks ! N...

Ep. 24: Weird Fiction in Comics 17.10.2019 1:00:09

Join us for a special team-up episode! Support the show and gain access to over three dozen bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Rate and review the show to help us reach more readers and listeners. Not enough science-fiction and fantasy in your life? Join us on The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast ! Love Star Trek? Come find us on the Lower Decks ! Neil Gaiman fan? Love comics? Join us on...