Tycho Alhambra

The Weird Tales Podcast

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Tycho Alhambra is a lover of the weird and bizarre. Here are his readings of his favorite Weird Fiction. Lovecraft, Machen, Poe, Blackwood, Chambers. They're all here.

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Tycho Alhambra

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The Lottery, by Shirley Jackson 21.08.2018 18:07

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

Another Day In Paradise 14.08.2018 16:28

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

The Tale of Satampra Zeiros, by Clark Ashton Smith 07.08.2018 28:49

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 Twitter: Tycho_Alhambra Email: TheWeirdTalesPodcast@gmail.com

The Damned Thing, by Ambrose Bierce 31.07.2018 18:01

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 Weird Tales Podcast Twitter: Tycho_Alhambra Email: TheWeirdTalesPodcast@gmail.com

The Silver Key, by H.P. Lovecraft 24.07.2018 27:21

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 everything. H.P. Lovecraft right here and now, on the Weird Tales Podcast Twitter: Tycho_Alhambra Email: TheWeirdTalesPodcast@gmail.com

The Oval Portrait, by Edgar Allan Poe 17.07.2018 7:02

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 bear. (Sorry it's so short. It was a lot longer in my memory when I decided to read it) Twitter: Tycho_Alhambra email: TheWeirdTalesPodcast@gmail.com

The Injudicious Prayer of Pombo the Idolator, by Lord Dunsany 10.07.2018 9:32

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, today on the Weird Tales Podcast. Twitter: Tycho_Alhambra Email: TheWeirdTalesPodcast@gmail.com

The Great God Pan, Part 4, by Arthur Machen 03.07.2018 26:16

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 of loose ends flying together here.

In Memorium: I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream, by Harlan Ellison 30.06.2018 36:22

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 26.06.2018 25:40

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 London, and the mystery grows ever deeper, and more deadly. Arthur Machen here, on the Weird Tales Podcast Twitter: Tycho_Alhambra Email: TheWeirdTalesPodcast@gmail.com

The Great God Pan, Part 2, by Arthur Machen 19.06.2018 25:35

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 aware of it. Arthur Machen here on the Weird Tales Podcast Twitter: Tycho_Alhambra Email: TheWeirdTalesPodcast@gmail.com

The Great God Pan, part 1, by Arthur Machen 12.06.2018 30:10

Mr Clarke witnesses a strange medical experiment with a tragic result. Much later, perhaps inspired by this event, he begins collecting anecdotes to prove the existence of the devil. What result will all this strange research into hidden realms bring about? Find out over the next few weeks. Arthur Machen here and now, on the Weird Tales Podcast Twitter: Tycho_Alhambra Email: TheWeirdTalesPodca...

The Grant's Creek Trestle 05.06.2018 17:45

There is a bridge where strange events occur. No one speaks of it. Until now. Twitter: Tycho_Alhambra Email: TheWeirdTalesPodcast@gmail.com

The Cost is Not Important. Two stories by Richard Matheson 29.05.2018 20:40

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

A Pleasant Evening, by Robert Chambers 22.05.2018 46:36

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 couple of letters? Robert Chambers, here on the Weird Tales Podcast. Twitter: Tycho_Alhambra Email: TheWeirdTalesPodcast@gmail.com

The Crawling Chaos, by Elizabeth Berkeley, and Lewis Theobold Jr 15.05.2018 18:49

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 08.05.2018 34:37

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 second, we learn about Time, and Relative Dimension in Space.

National Poetry Month Poem #30: The New Colossus, by Emma Lazarus 01.05.2018 0:54

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 for coming along with me on this journey.

National Poetry Month Poem #29: Afternoon with Irish Cows, by Billy Collins 30.04.2018 1:31

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

National Poetry Month Poem #28: Ceasefire, by Michael Longley 29.04.2018 0:57

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 28.04.2018 0:45

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

National Poetry Month Poem #26: The Man from Snowy River, by Andrew Barton Pattersonn 27.04.2018 5:32

[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 . Though Australia was still a set of independent colonies under the final authority of Britain , and had not yet trod the path of nationhood , there was a distinct feeling that Australians needed to be united and become as one. Australians from all walks o...

National Poetry Month Poem #24: I Carry Your Heart, by ee cummings 25.04.2018 0:56

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)) 24.04.2018 16:09

A woman finds solace in her poetry, and then more than solace. Twitter: Tycho_Alhambra Email: TheWeirdTalesPodcast@gmail.com

National Poetry Month Poem #22: The Beast Below, by Steven Moffat 22.04.2018 0:42

In which Tycho's geek is showing.