DB Spitzer/David Heath/Aunt Gore

People’s Guide to the Cthulhu Mythos: Horror Stories, Weird Fiction, and Film Reviews

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People’s Guide to the Cthulhu Mythos is a long-running podcast exploring cosmic horror, weird fiction, and the strange worlds inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and his contemporaries. Hosted by DB Spitzer with co-hosts Farmer Dave and Aunt Gore, the show dives into myth, monsters, movies, and the legacy of the Mythos with humor and insight.

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DB Spitzer/David Heath/Aunt Gore

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Fiction

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pgttcm.com

Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

The Defenders — Philip K. Dick 31.12.2025

The Defenders — Philip K. Dick Story Humanity believes it wages endless war underground while robots fight above. When the truth surfaces, the machines reveal they have quietly preserved Earth—and manipulated humans into survival through comforting lies. Dick probes reality, trust, and whether salvation still counts if it’s engineered deception. First appearance Published in Galaxy Science Fiction...

The Coffin Cure — Alan E. Nouse/ Deathwish — Robert Sheckley 30.12.2025

The Coffin Cure — Alan E. Nourse Story A bleak medical future where burial becomes therapy. The “coffin cure” is a sanctioned psychological treatment—patients sealed away to shock them back into compliance. Nourse uses clinical calm to expose how medicine, stripped of empathy, can become ritualized cruelty dressed up as care. First appearance Published in April 1957 issue of Galaxy magazine. Autho...

Ultraterrestrials with Farmer Dave 29.12.2025

Dave talks about ultraterrestrials. Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link]  

Monsters of the Cabin in the Woods 27.12.2025

Dave talks about the monsters in Cabin in the woods. Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link]  

Picture in the House/Cabin in the Woods 26.12.2025

"The Picture in the House" is a short story written by  H. P. Lovecraft . It was written on December 12, 1920. INSTAGRAM Facebook Apple

Indrid Cold 20.12.2025

Indrid Cold (later known as the Grinning Man or Smiling Man) is a legendary humanoid being who originated in 20th century folklore, and became a stock character in certain works of fiction. He is usually associated with tales of the  Mothman  from  Point Pleasant, West Virginia  in the 1960s. Check out DB Spitzer's newest book, a love letter to cyberpunk and bartending.

The Outsider/The Others 19.12.2025

"The Outsider" is a short story by American  horror  writer  H. P. Lovecraft . Written between March and August 1921, it was first published in  Weird Tales , April 1926. INSTAGRAM Facebook Apple

William Hope Hodgson’s The Night Land 11 18.12.2025

William Hope Hodgson’s The Night Land (1912) is a staggering piece of early weird fiction — an immense, apocalyptic vision set millions of years in the future, after the sun has died. Humanity survives in the Last Redoubt, a titanic metal pyramid lit by internal power, surrounded by eternal darkness and monstrous forces that hunger for the light within. The protagonist, a telepathic man of that fa...

William Hope Hodgson’s The Night Land 10 17.12.2025

William Hope Hodgson’s The Night Land (1912) is a staggering piece of early weird fiction — an immense, apocalyptic vision set millions of years in the future, after the sun has died. Humanity survives in the Last Redoubt, a titanic metal pyramid lit by internal power, surrounded by eternal darkness and monstrous forces that hunger for the light within. The protagonist, a telepathic man of that fa...

William Hope Hodgson’s 'The Night Land' 9 16.12.2025

William Hope Hodgson’s The Night Land (1912) is a staggering piece of early weird fiction — an immense, apocalyptic vision set millions of years in the future, after the sun has died. Humanity survives in the Last Redoubt, a titanic metal pyramid lit by internal power, surrounded by eternal darkness and monstrous forces that hunger for the light within. The protagonist, a telepathic man of that fa...

William Hope Hodgson’s 'The Night Land' part 8 15.12.2025

William Hope Hodgson’s The Night Land (1912) is a staggering piece of early weird fiction — an immense, apocalyptic vision set millions of years in the future, after the sun has died. Humanity survives in the Last Redoubt, a titanic metal pyramid lit by internal power, surrounded by eternal darkness and monstrous forces that hunger for the light within. The protagonist, a telepathic man of that fa...

The Dweller in the Gulf/Fire in the Sky 12.12.2025

"The Dweller in the Gulf", is a short story by American author  Clark Ashton Smith. It forms the second part of his Mars series. INSTAGRAM Facebook Apple

William Hope Hodgson’s 'The Night Land' 7 11.12.2025

William Hope Hodgson’s The Night Land (1912) is a staggering piece of early weird fiction — an immense, apocalyptic vision set millions of years in the future, after the sun has died. Humanity survives in the Last Redoubt, a titanic metal pyramid lit by internal power, surrounded by eternal darkness and monstrous forces that hunger for the light within. The protagonist, a telepathic man of that fa...

William Hope Hodgson’s 'The Night Land' part 6 10.12.2025

William Hope Hodgson’s The Night Land (1912) is a staggering piece of early weird fiction — an immense, apocalyptic vision set millions of years in the future, after the sun has died. Humanity survives in the Last Redoubt, a titanic metal pyramid lit by internal power, surrounded by eternal darkness and monstrous forces that hunger for the light within. The protagonist, a telepathic man of that fa...

William Hope Hodgson’s 'The Night Land' part 5 09.12.2025

William Hope Hodgson’s The Night Land (1912) is a staggering piece of early weird fiction — an immense, apocalyptic vision set millions of years in the future, after the sun has died. Humanity survives in the Last Redoubt, a titanic metal pyramid lit by internal power, surrounded by eternal darkness and monstrous forces that hunger for the light within. The protagonist, a telepathic man of that fa...

William Hope Hodgson’s 'The Night Land' part 4 08.12.2025

William Hope Hodgson’s The Night Land (1912) is a staggering piece of early weird fiction — an immense, apocalyptic vision set millions of years in the future, after the sun has died. Humanity survives in the Last Redoubt, a titanic metal pyramid lit by internal power, surrounded by eternal darkness and monstrous forces that hunger for the light within. The protagonist, a telepathic man of that fa...

The Haunter of the Dark/Titane 05.12.2025

"The Haunter of the Dark" is a  horror   short story  by American author  H. P. Lovecraft , written between 5–9 November  1935  and published in the December  1936  edition of  Weird Tales  (Vol. 28, No. 5, p. 538–53).  INSTAGRAM Facebook Apple

William Hope Hodgson’s 'The Night Land' part 3 04.12.2025

William Hope Hodgson’s The Night Land (1912) is a staggering piece of early weird fiction — an immense, apocalyptic vision set millions of years in the future, after the sun has died. Humanity survives in the Last Redoubt, a titanic metal pyramid lit by internal power, surrounded by eternal darkness and monstrous forces that hunger for the light within. The protagonist, a telepathic man of that fa...

William Hope Hodgson’s 'The Night Land' part 2 03.12.2025

William Hope Hodgson’s The Night Land (1912) is a staggering piece of early weird fiction — an immense, apocalyptic vision set millions of years in the future, after the sun has died. Humanity survives in the Last Redoubt, a titanic metal pyramid lit by internal power, surrounded by eternal darkness and monstrous forces that hunger for the light within. The protagonist, a telepathic man of that fa...

William Hope Hodgson’s The Night Land part 1 02.12.2025

William Hope Hodgson’s The Night Land (1912) is a staggering piece of early weird fiction — an immense, apocalyptic vision set millions of years in the future, after the sun has died. Humanity survives in the Last Redoubt, a titanic metal pyramid lit by internal power, surrounded by eternal darkness and monstrous forces that hunger for the light within. The protagonist, a telepathic man of that fa...

Mr. Spaceship 01.12.2025

"Mr. Spaceship" is a  science fiction  novelette by American writer  Philip K. Dick , first published in  Imagination in January 1953. FInd us on... INSTAGRAM Facebook YouTube Apple

The Whisperer in Darkness/The Lighthouse 28.11.2025

  The Whisperer in Darkness is a novella by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. Written February–September 1930, it was first published in Weird Tales, August 1931. INSTAGRAM Facebook Apple

The Variable Man part 2 24.11.2025

"The Variable Man" is a  science fiction   novella  by American writer Philip K. Dick, which he wrote and sold before he had an agent. It was first published in Space Science Fiction September 1953. FInd us on... INSTAGRAM Facebook YouTube Apple

The Dunwich Horror(HP Lovecraft)/The Final Girls(2015) 21.11.2025

"The Dunwich Horror" is a  cosmic horror  novella by American writer  H. P. Lovecraft . Written in 1928, it was first published in the April 1929 issue of  Weird Tales . INSTAGRAM Facebook Apple

The Variable Man part 1 17.11.2025

"The Variable Man" is a  science fiction   novella  by American writer Philip K. Dick, which he wrote and sold before he had an agent. It was first published in Space Science Fiction September 1953 FInd us on... INSTAGRAM Facebook YouTube Apple

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