Strange Shadows

Send us Fan Mail We start our two story episode with Smith's ultra-goth tale of doomed love, The Planet of the Dead. We talk HPL on Zoom, Cimmerians, weird dreams and TV sfx. Then it's on to The Uncharted Isle, where we talk  Wallace Irwin, the Bermuda Triangle and ancient maps. Plus letters extracts, and listener comments. Guest reader: Shelley de Cruz  Graveheart Designs Favourite word...

Send us Fan Mail Two more short stories this episode. We start with the Dev of Ev and talk obscure pulps, the 8th Circle of Hell, Faust, impersonal evil, sonic vibrations and Shatner in space. Then it's off to Averoigne for The Satyr, We talk rising sap, carry on films, Victorian repression and the Great God Pan, plus listener comments and news of our live Halloween chat from Innsmouth. Oh  -...

Send us Fan Mail We cover two short stories this episode, starting with The Epiphany of Death. We talk Randolph Carter,  Ptolemy, Lovecraft's voice, and Dungeons and Dragons.  Next, we look at Murder in the Fourth Dimension and talk Halpin Frayser, Ted Bundy, portable vibrators, and the Fourth Dimension, and ask "who is Mike?" Guest reader: Shelley de Cruz  Graveheart Designs Favour...

Send us Fan Mail This episode we cover another of Smith's longer stories,  a tale of alien invasion! We talk money troubles, sandstorms, Star Trek tropes, squid worms and yeti crabs, phantasy vs scientifction and make our own UFO sound effects! Guest reader:  author KT Tate   Favourite words: promulgation, concomitance, calamite, locomotor ataxia Support the show Contact us at innsmouthbookcl...

Send us Fan Mail This episode sees us get into our longest Smith tale yet, and it's an interplanetary romance -  of sorts! We talk Ambrose Bierce, Antares, Elton John's time machine, laser rods and hairy pits, the Three F's of Smith, Howard and Lovecraft and interstellar conmen. We also read some comments from listeners and have news of our latest Patron bonus. Oh -and we also have...

Send us Fan Mail Author Gavin Chappell joins us to discuss one of Smith's best loved works, and his first Hyperborean tale.  We talk burning books, Wright is wrong again, sword & sorcery double acts, Tsathoggua, and Lovecraft swearing! We also try to ignite a Balrogian debate by asking, "does Tsathoggua have wings?" Guest reader:  Robert Lloyd Parry  Nunkie Productions Favourite...

Send us Fan Mail We move to Africa for the first of Smith's longer stories and chat about Venus, tropical tress, William Seabrook, colonialist attitudes, sex grottos, race laws and more. Guest reader: S helley de Cruz of    Graveheart Designs Favourite words: tetanic, baobabs, pandaus, vituperations, sedulous New  IG Anthology Kickstart Support the show Contact us at innsmouthbookclub@outlook...

Send us Fan Mail We once again cover two short stories - The Resurrection of the Rattlesnake and 13 Phantasms. We talk  gopher snakes, HPL as a character,  Robert E Howard's suicide note, cathartic writing and post mortem maths problems. Guest reader: author K.T. Tate Favourite words: ratiocinative, immortelles, creel Download MP3 Support the show Contact us at innsmouthbookclub@outlook.com N...

Send us Fan Mail We cover two stories this episode. The Phantoms of the Fire , which sees a more conventional plot from Smith. Then the wonderful, nightmare-like A Night in Malneant .  We talk Californian culture, rustic bluntness, Lovecraft's error, Wright proven wrong, funerals, Silent Hill and one of the best Call of Cthulhu scenarios ever. Guest reader Jeff Goad  Appendix N Podcast Favour...

Send us Fan Mail We are joined by our first guest, Jeff Goad of the Appendix N Podcast.  We cover the first Averoigne story, speculate on Smiths' absence from App N,  and talk medieval porn, tapirs, Elisabeth Bathory and repression. We also question the motives of Abbot Hilaire! Guest reader - Robert Lloyd Parry, Nunkie Productions. Download MP3 Appendix N Podcast Support the show Contact us...

Send us Fan Mail We cover three short stories this episode - Sadastor, The Ninth Skeleton and The Last Incantation. We talk Roman graffiti, puffy grave worms, byssus, dusty grapes and the nostalgia for youth.  We also talk about Helen Sully's scary experience with Lovecraft! Guest reader - Shelley deCruz of    Graveheart Designs Download MP3 Wistmans Wood         The Weird Tailor Support the...

Send us Fan Mail The Inquisitors of Ong banish a prisoner to the lifeless wastes of Yondo. But they may not be as lifeless as they first appear...  We discuss Smith's first story, and talk desolation, Goth band names and the eternal struggle between art and commerce.  Guest reader - Robert Lloyd Parry of Nunkie Productions. Download MP3 Dawnward Spire, Lonely Hill                Innsmouth New...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the first episode of Strange Shadows!   Your hosts Tim Mendees and Rob Poyton introduce themselves, and tell of their first encounters with the sublime talents of Clark Ashton Smith. There is also some background on Smith's life, details of the texts we will be using, and why we think CAS deserves his own podcast!  Tim and Rob welcome your thoughts and suggestions,...