BBC Radio 4

The Lovecraft Investigations

Fiction EN ↓ 44 episodes

Julian Simpson's mystery thriller/horror fiction series, based on several works by H.P. Lovecraft and his Cthulhu Mythos.

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BBC Radio 4

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Fiction

Podcast website

www.bbc.co.uk

Latest episode

Apr 10, 2026

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Episodes

The Haunter of the Dark: Episode 4 16.10.2023

Kennedy has been to France to talk to Aramis Levesque about Edwin Lillibridge. Diane Netley is convinced that Wilberforce Ashton-Heath can help her husband. What are the threads connecting Paris and Sible Hedingham? Three years on from The Shadow Over Innsmouth, and Heawood's disappearance at Pleasant Green, the Lovecraft Investigations are back and podcaster Kennedy Fisher is following new clues...

The Haunter of the Dark: Episode 3 16.10.2023

Back in London, Caroline Morse shares some key family history with Kennedy and familiar names crop up again. Finding Robert Blake's notebook is back on Red Hook's agenda. Three years on from The Shadow Over Innsmouth, and Heawood's disappearance at Pleasant Green, the Lovecraft Investigations are back and podcaster Kennedy Fisher is following new clues in Julian Simpson’s H P Lovecraft-inspired un...

The Haunter of the Dark: Episode 2 16.10.2023

Could a murder at the Marston House in 1935 have connections to the mysterious disappearances at the Blake House in 2010? How does Philip Gibson fit in? And why do so many roads seem to lead back to Joseph Curwen? More questions than answers as Kennedy and Byron move from Essex to Suffolk. Three years on from The Shadow Over Innsmouth, and Heawood's disappearance at Pleasant Green, the Lovecraft I...

The Haunter of the Dark: Episode 1 16.10.2023

Three years on from Heawood's dramatic disappearance at Pleasant Green, Kennedy has lost hope of ever seeing him again. Following the dramatic end to The Shadow Over Innsmouth, she has travelled extensively, following apparent leads, and there is no trace of him. But then a mysterious man leaves a message on the Red Hook answerphone. Perhaps the story isn't over yet. Kennedy Fisher and The Lovecra...

The Haunter of the Dark: Trailer 13.10.2023

Kennedy Fisher traces the threads of The Lovecraft Investigations from the beginning, and The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, through to their search in Suffolk for The Whisperer in Darkness and overseas to Iraq, Paris and the States in The Shadow Over Innsmouth. It's been three years since she last saw Matt Heawood at Pleasant Green, but she is not ready to give up their search for the truth. Kenned...

The Shadow Over Innsmouth: Bonus: Heawood and Kennedy 19.11.2020

An unedited conversation recorded towards the end of "The Whisperer in Darkness".

The Shadow Over Innsmouth: Bonus: Who is Mary Lairre? 19.11.2020

A recording found by chance by Kennedy Fisher on Matthew Heawood's cloud server at the end of the season.

The Shadow Over Innsmouth: Bonus: The Somerton Man 19.11.2020

A complex mystery story by Kennedy Fisher.

The Shadow Over Innsmouth: 8. Pleasant Green 19.11.2020

A foggy seafront town where something's coming from the water. An ancient cult, a stranger with a bandaged face and a body in a shallow grave. The story continues. True-life mystery podcasters Matthew Heawood and Kennedy Fisher return and this time the story is Kennedy Fisher. A simple investigation into the disappearance of a young man from a mental health facility has taken them from Rhode Islan...

The Shadow Over Innsmouth: 7. Rubaiyat 19.11.2020

A foggy seafront town where something's coming from the water. An ancient cult, a stranger with a bandaged face and a body in a shallow grave. The story continues. True-life mystery podcasters Matthew Heawood and Kennedy Fisher return and this time the story is Kennedy Fisher. A simple investigation into the disappearance of a young man from a mental health facility has taken them from Rhode Islan...

The Shadow Over Innsmouth: 6. Saint Germain 19.11.2020

A foggy seafront town where something's coming from the water. An ancient cult, a stranger with a bandaged face and a body in a shallow grave. The story continues. True-life mystery podcasters Matthew Heawood and Kennedy Fisher return and this time the story is Kennedy Fisher. A simple investigation into the disappearance of a young man from a mental health facility has taken them from Rhode Islan...

The Shadow Over Innsmouth: 5. Harlequin 19.11.2020

A foggy seafront town where something's coming from the water. An ancient cult, a stranger with a bandaged face and a body in a shallow grave. The story continues. True-life mystery podcasters Matthew Heawood and Kennedy Fisher return and this time the story is Kennedy Fisher. A simple investigation into the disappearance of a young man from a mental health facility has taken them from Rhode Islan...

The Shadow Over Innsmouth: 4. Melusine 19.11.2020

A foggy seafront town where something's coming from the water. An ancient cult, a stranger with a bandaged face and a body in a shallow grave. The story continues. True-life mystery podcasters Matthew Heawood and Kennedy Fisher return and this time the story is Kennedy Fisher. A simple investigation into the disappearance of a young man from a mental health facility has taken them from Rhode Islan...

The Shadow Over Innsmouth: 3. Apartment 6 19.11.2020

A foggy seafront town where something's coming from the water. An ancient cult, a stranger with a bandaged face and a body in a shallow grave. The story continues. True-life mystery podcasters Matthew Heawood and Kennedy Fisher return and this time the story is Kennedy Fisher. A simple investigation into the disappearance of a young man from a mental health facility has taken them from Rhode Islan...

The Shadow Over Innsmouth: 2. Haumea 19.11.2020

A foggy seafront town where something’s coming from the water. An ancient cult, a stranger with a bandaged face and a body in a shallow grave. The podcast investigation continues. Podcasters Matthew Heawood and Kennedy Fisher return and this time the story is Kennedy Fisher. A simple investigation into the disappearance of a young man from a mental health facility has taken them from Rhode Island...

The Shadow Over Innsmouth: 1. Footsteps 19.11.2020

A foggy seafront town where something’s coming from the water. An ancient cult, a stranger with a bandaged face and a body in a shallow grave. The podcast investigation continues. Podcasters Matthew Heawood and Kennedy Fisher return and this time the story is Kennedy Fisher. A simple investigation into the disappearance of a young man from a mental health facility has taken them from Rhode Island...

The Shadow Over Innsmouth: Trailer 12.11.2020

True-life mystery podcasters Matthew Heawood and Kennedy Fisher return to close the story, in Julian Simpson's H.P. Lovecraft-inspired universe.

The Whisperer in Darkness: Update 23.12.2019

Kennedy addresses an audio glitch and uncovers a secret code.

The Whisperer in Darkness: Trailer 25.11.2019

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