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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National Poetry Month Poem #21: Invictus, by William Earnest Henley 22.04.2018 0:49

In which my wife reads a poem.

National Poetry Month Poem #20: Casey at the Bat, by Earnest, Lawrence Thayer 20.04.2018 3:41

In which Thayer demonstrates that sports are stupid.

National Poetry Month Poem #19: Where the Sidewalk Ends, by Shel Silverstein 20.04.2018 0:49

My wife reads a poem by one of our favorite childhood authors.

National Poetry Month Poem #18: Memory, a Prose Poem, by H.P. Lovecraft 19.04.2018 2:28

The second of the two Lovecraft poems for the month. I like this one more than the other.

National Poetry Month Poem #17, I Died For Beauty, by Emily Dickinson 17.04.2018 0:32

The Raven, by Edgar Allan Poe (National Poetry Month Poem #16) 16.04.2018 7:53

This is your regularly scheduled Weird Tale, but it's also a poem, so please enjoy one of the most famous poems ever written. Twitter: Tycho_Alhambra Email: TheWeirdTalesPodcast@gmail.com

National Poetry Month Poem #15: The Bagpipe Who Didn't Say No, by Shel Silverstein 16.04.2018 2:06

Two star crossed lovers meet o nthe beach and try to outwit the fates.

National Poetry Month Poem #14: So We'll Go No More a-Roving, by Lord Byron 14.04.2018 0:33

National Poetry Month Poem #13: Jabberwocky, by Lewis Carroll 13.04.2018 1:58

Another of my favorite poems, and the first one I ever memorized. Jabberwocky, by Lewis Carroll Twitter:Tycho_Alhambra Email: TheWeirdTalesPodcast@gmail.com

National Poetry Month Poem #12: Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night, by Dylan Thomas 13.04.2018 1:17

In which my wife brings you the context for a famous line you might know. Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night, by Dylan Thomas

National Poetry Month Poem #11: The Walrus and the Carpenter, by Lewis Carroll 12.04.2018 3:32

One of my favorite poems from one of my favorite books. Twitter: Tycho_Alhambra Email: TheWeirdTalesPodcast@gmail.com

National Poetry Month Poem #10: Tulips, by Sylvia Path 10.04.2018 3:53

In which my wife reads "Tulips," by Syivia Plath

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, by Samuel Taylor Coleridge (National Poetry Month Poem #9) 10.04.2018 27:09

A wedding gues has no idea of how strange a turn his life is about to take as he attends his brother's wedding. Samuel Taylor Coleridge, here on the Weird Tales Podcast Twitter: Tycho_Alhambra Email: TheWeirdTalesPodcast@gmail.com

National Poetry Month Poem #8: The Cloths of Heaven, by W.B. Yates 08.04.2018 0:32

In which my wife reads The Cloths of Heaven, by W.B. Yates. Twitter: Tycho_Alhambra Email: TheWeirdTalesPodcast@gmail.com

National Poetry Month Poem #7: Annabel Lee, by Edgar Allan Poe 07.04.2018 2:02

In which I read my absolute favorite poem of all time, Annabel Lee, by Edgar Allan Poe

National Poetry Month Poem #6: The Spider and the Fly, A Fable, by Mary Howitt 07.04.2018 3:02

In which my wife brings you a fable involving the animal she fears the most. Twitter: Tycho_Alhambra Email: TheWeirdTalesPodcast@gmail.com

National Poetry Month Poem #5: Nemesis, by H.P. Lovecraft 06.04.2018 3:11

The first of two Lovecraft poems coming this month. This is Nemesis, which, interestingly enough, can be sung to the tune of Billy Joel's Piano Man. Twitter: Tycho_Alhambra Email: TheWeirdTalesPodcast@gmail.com

National Poetry Month Poem #4: Because I Could Not Stop For Death, by Emily Dickinson 04.04.2018 1:06

In which my wife reads a poem by her favorite poetess.

National Poetry Month Poem #3: Ozymandias, by Percy Bysshe Shelley 03.04.2018 0:52

A stark illustration of the only phrase that is true in all places, all times, when said by anyone regarding any circumstance: This Too Shall Pass.

There Will Come Soft Rains, by Ray Bradbury (with National Poetry Month Poem #2: There Will Come Soft Rains, by Sara Teasdale) 03.04.2018 15:18

A fully automated house goes about carrying out its duties, making breakfast, amusing the children, reading poetry. Just another day, really.

National Poetry Month Poem For April 1: See If I Don't, by P.V. Jeltz 02.04.2018 0:51

It's National Poetry Month! Basically, what that means, is that I'm going to attempt an upload every day of a poem. Sometimes it will be me reading, sometimes my wife. You'll also get your once a week Weird Tale, so if you don't like the poetry, you are absolutely free to delete without listening. But give it a listen. You might find something you didn't even know you liked. Today's poem, which is...

Pickman's Model, by H. P. Lovecraft 26.03.2018 29:53

Richard Upton Pickman paints some truly strange and horrifying pictures. Where does his inspiration come from? H. P. Lovecraft, here on the Weird Tales Podcast Twitter: @Tycho_Alhambra Email: TheWeirdTalesPodcast@gmail.com

Space-Time For Springers, by Fritz Lieber 20.03.2018 25:38

Gummitch is going to write books. Books that will change the world, and relations between it's two most important beings- cats and humans. He just has one small obstacle to overcome first. Twitter: Tycho_Alhambra Email: TheWeirdTalesPodcast@gmail.com

The Signal-Man, by Charles Dickens 13.03.2018 29:36

A signal-man out in a desolate area has some strange occurrences. He doesn't know if they are a warning... Or a promise. Charles Dickens today on the Weird Tales Podcast Twitter: @Tycho_Alhambra Email: TheWeirdTalesPodcast@gmail.com

The Dark Brotherhood, by August Derleth 06.03.2018 56:33

On a nocturnal ramble through the city, a man encounters someone he never thought he would see, and descends into a maelstrom of madness. August Derleth here on the Weird Tales Podcast Twitter: Tycho_Alhambra Email: TheWeirdTalesPodcast@gmail.com