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People’s Guide to the Cthulhu Mythos: Cosmic Horror, Lovecraft, Weird Fiction

DB Spitzer/David Heath/Aunt Gore
People’s Guide to the Cthulhu Mythos: Cosmic Horror, Lovecraft, Weird Fiction
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  • People’s Guide to the Cthulhu Mythos: Cosmic Horror, Lovecraft, Weird Fiction

    What Was It? by Fitz-James O'Brien

    2026-06-02 | 40 min.
    Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link]

    Season 22 bonus episodes 65-88

    #

    Name

    Author

    Description

    65

    The Fall of the House of Usher

    Edgar Allan Poe

    A gothic tale of a decaying family, a decaying mansion, illness, obsession, and a terrible burial mistake.

    66

    What Was It?

    Fitz-James O'Brien

    A strange invisible creature is discovered in a boarding house, turning supernatural terror into a problem of observation, capture, and proof.

    67

    The Upper Berth

    Francis Marion Crawford

    A passenger aboard a ship investigates a cursed cabin where something horrifying appears from the sea.

    68

    The Death of Halpin Frayser

    Ambrose Bierce

    A nightmarish tale of murder, memory, and supernatural revenge, centered on a man lost between dream, guilt, and death.

    69

    The Mark of the Beast

    Rudyard Kipling

    A colonial horror story in which a drunken insult to a sacred image brings a hideous curse.

    70

    The Captain of the 'Pole-Star'

    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

    An Arctic ghost story about a doomed captain, an obsessed expedition, and something haunting the frozen wastes.

    71

    The Yellow Sign

    Robert W. Chambers

    An artist and his model become drawn into a decadent supernatural mystery involving a sinister symbol and the King in Yellow.

    72

    Xelucha

    M. P. Shiel

    A lush, strange, morbid tale of obsession, death, and uncanny beauty, written in Shiel’s dense decadent style.

    73

    The Red Room

    H. G. Wells

    A skeptical man spends the night in a supposedly haunted room and discovers terror without needing a visible ghost.

    74

    The Shadows on the Wall

    Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

    A domestic ghost story where grief, suspicion, and a strange shadow reveal something dreadful within a family home.

    75

    The Harbor-Master

    Robert W. Chambers

    A weird tale of coastal mystery, pursuit, and monstrous transformation, mixing adventure with uncanny horror.

    76

    The White People, Pt 1

    Arthur Machen

    The opening of Machen’s occult horror story, framing forbidden knowledge, childhood innocence, and hidden pagan mysteries.

    77

    The White People, Pt 2

    Arthur Machen

    The central portion of the story, presenting a young girl’s secret diary of strange rites, hidden places, and uncanny encounters.

    78

    The White People, Pt 3

    Arthur Machen

    The conclusion of the tale, where the innocent-seeming account becomes something much darker and more spiritually dangerous.

    79

    Lost Hearts

    M. R. James

    A young orphan comes to live with an elderly relative and uncovers a cold, scholarly evil involving missing children.

    80

    The Willows, Pt 1

    Algernon Blackwood

    The beginning of a cosmic nature-horror story about two travelers canoeing down the Danube into a remote and hostile landscape.

    81

    The Willows, Pt 2

    Algernon Blackwood

    The travelers become increasingly aware that the landscape around them may be alive, watching, and spiritually alien.

    82

    The Willows, Pt 3

    Algernon Blackwood

    The pressure of the place grows unbearable as natural details become signs of a vast, inhuman presence.

    83

    The Willows, Pt 4

    Algernon Blackwood

    The conclusion reveals the full terror of the willows: not a simple haunting, but contact with forces beyond human scale.

    84

    The Hashish Man/The Unhappy Body

    Lord Dunsany

    Two short Dunsany pieces: one dreamlike and visionary, the other a strange fable about the body, identity, and dissatisfaction.

    85

    Fishhead

    Irvin S. Cobb

    A grotesque backwoods horror story about an outcast man with fishlike features and a reputation for uncanny violence.

    86

    The Hashish-Eater, or the Apocalypse of Evil

    Clark Ashton Smith

    A visionary prose-poem of cosmic horror, decadent imagery, and apocalyptic evil unfolding through drug-induced revelation.

    87

    Seaton's Aunt, Pt 1

    Walter de la Mare

    The first half of a quiet psychological ghost story about a boy’s unsettling visit to his friend’s house and his terrifying aunt.

    88

    Seaton's Aunt, Pt 2

    Walter de la Mare

    The second half deepens the dread around Seaton’s aunt, leaving the horror ambiguous, oppressive, and emotionally cruel.
  • People’s Guide to the Cthulhu Mythos: Cosmic Horror, Lovecraft, Weird Fiction

    The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe

    2026-06-01 | 42 min.
    Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link]

    Season 22 bonus episodes 65-88

    #

    Name

    Author

    Description

    65

    The Fall of the House of Usher

    Edgar Allan Poe

    A gothic tale of a decaying family, a decaying mansion, illness, obsession, and a terrible burial mistake.

    66

    What Was It?

    Fitz-James O'Brien

    A strange invisible creature is discovered in a boarding house, turning supernatural terror into a problem of observation, capture, and proof.

    67

    The Upper Berth

    Francis Marion Crawford

    A passenger aboard a ship investigates a cursed cabin where something horrifying appears from the sea.

    68

    The Death of Halpin Frayser

    Ambrose Bierce

    A nightmarish tale of murder, memory, and supernatural revenge, centered on a man lost between dream, guilt, and death.

    69

    The Mark of the Beast

    Rudyard Kipling

    A colonial horror story in which a drunken insult to a sacred image brings a hideous curse.

    70

    The Captain of the 'Pole-Star'

    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

    An Arctic ghost story about a doomed captain, an obsessed expedition, and something haunting the frozen wastes.

    71

    The Yellow Sign

    Robert W. Chambers

    An artist and his model become drawn into a decadent supernatural mystery involving a sinister symbol and the King in Yellow.

    72

    Xelucha

    M. P. Shiel

    A lush, strange, morbid tale of obsession, death, and uncanny beauty, written in Shiel’s dense decadent style.

    73

    The Red Room

    H. G. Wells

    A skeptical man spends the night in a supposedly haunted room and discovers terror without needing a visible ghost.

    74

    The Shadows on the Wall

    Mary E. Wilkins Freeman

    A domestic ghost story where grief, suspicion, and a strange shadow reveal something dreadful within a family home.

    75

    The Harbor-Master

    Robert W. Chambers

    A weird tale of coastal mystery, pursuit, and monstrous transformation, mixing adventure with uncanny horror.

    76

    The White People, Pt 1

    Arthur Machen

    The opening of Machen’s occult horror story, framing forbidden knowledge, childhood innocence, and hidden pagan mysteries.

    77

    The White People, Pt 2

    Arthur Machen

    The central portion of the story, presenting a young girl’s secret diary of strange rites, hidden places, and uncanny encounters.

    78

    The White People, Pt 3

    Arthur Machen

    The conclusion of the tale, where the innocent-seeming account becomes something much darker and more spiritually dangerous.

    79

    Lost Hearts

    M. R. James

    A young orphan comes to live with an elderly relative and uncovers a cold, scholarly evil involving missing children.

    80

    The Willows, Pt 1

    Algernon Blackwood

    The beginning of a cosmic nature-horror story about two travelers canoeing down the Danube into a remote and hostile landscape.

    81

    The Willows, Pt 2

    Algernon Blackwood

    The travelers become increasingly aware that the landscape around them may be alive, watching, and spiritually alien.

    82

    The Willows, Pt 3

    Algernon Blackwood

    The pressure of the place grows unbearable as natural details become signs of a vast, inhuman presence.

    83

    The Willows, Pt 4

    Algernon Blackwood

    The conclusion reveals the full terror of the willows: not a simple haunting, but contact with forces beyond human scale.

    84

    The Hashish Man/The Unhappy Body

    Lord Dunsany

    Two short Dunsany pieces: one dreamlike and visionary, the other a strange fable about the body, identity, and dissatisfaction.

    85

    Fishhead

    Irvin S. Cobb

    A grotesque backwoods horror story about an outcast man with fishlike features and a reputation for uncanny violence.

    86

    The Hashish-Eater, or the Apocalypse of Evil

    Clark Ashton Smith

    A visionary prose-poem of cosmic horror, decadent imagery, and apocalyptic evil unfolding through drug-induced revelation.

    87

    Seaton's Aunt, Pt 1

    Walter de la Mare

    The first half of a quiet psychological ghost story about a boy’s unsettling visit to his friend’s house and his terrifying aunt.

    88

    Seaton's Aunt, Pt 2

    Walter de la Mare

    The second half deepens the dread around Seaton’s aunt, leaving the horror ambiguous, oppressive, and emotionally cruel.
  • People’s Guide to the Cthulhu Mythos: Cosmic Horror, Lovecraft, Weird Fiction

    The Island of Doctor Moreau 11

    2026-05-28 | 35 min.
    The Island of Doctor Moreau is an 1896 science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells. It was published on 1 January 1896. The novel is set between 1 February 1887 and 5 January 1888. The text of the novel is the narration of Edward Prendick, a shipwrecked man rescued by a passing boat. He is left on the island home of Doctor Moreau, a mad scientist who creates human-like hybrid beings from animals via vivisection. The novel deals with a number of themes, including pain and cruelty, moral responsibility, human identity, human interference with nature, and the effects of trauma.

    a bisexual moron, that would be a Niciezaian anti-hero. A Byronic anti-hero is a moody, rebellious, and intelligent character archetype popularized by Lord Byron, blending charming charisma with dark, brooding flaws. Unlike traditional heroes, they are cynical, emotionally tortured, and often haunted by a mysterious past, acting in ways that defy social norms.


    Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link]
  • People’s Guide to the Cthulhu Mythos: Cosmic Horror, Lovecraft, Weird Fiction

    The Island of Doctor Moreau 10

    2026-05-27 | 28 min.
    The Island of Doctor Moreau is an 1896 science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells. It was published on 1 January 1896. The novel is set between 1 February 1887 and 5 January 1888. The text of the novel is the narration of Edward Prendick, a shipwrecked man rescued by a passing boat. He is left on the island home of Doctor Moreau, a mad scientist who creates human-like hybrid beings from animals via vivisection. The novel deals with a number of themes, including pain and cruelty, moral responsibility, human identity, human interference with nature, and the effects of trauma.

    a bisexual moron, that would be a Niciezaian anti-hero. A Byronic anti-hero is a moody, rebellious, and intelligent character archetype popularized by Lord Byron, blending charming charisma with dark, brooding flaws. Unlike traditional heroes, they are cynical, emotionally tortured, and often haunted by a mysterious past, acting in ways that defy social norms.


    Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link]
  • People’s Guide to the Cthulhu Mythos: Cosmic Horror, Lovecraft, Weird Fiction

    The Island of Doctor Moreau 9

    2026-05-26 | 25 min.
    The Island of Doctor Moreau is an 1896 science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells. It was published on 1 January 1896. The novel is set between 1 February 1887 and 5 January 1888. The text of the novel is the narration of Edward Prendick, a shipwrecked man rescued by a passing boat. He is left on the island home of Doctor Moreau, a mad scientist who creates human-like hybrid beings from animals via vivisection. The novel deals with a number of themes, including pain and cruelty, moral responsibility, human identity, human interference with nature, and the effects of trauma.

    a bisexual moron, that would be a Niciezaian anti-hero. A Byronic anti-hero is a moody, rebellious, and intelligent character archetype popularized by Lord Byron, blending charming charisma with dark, brooding flaws. Unlike traditional heroes, they are cynical, emotionally tortured, and often haunted by a mysterious past, acting in ways that defy social norms.


    Check out this link to buy DB's Books[link]
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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. Join us for our audiobook episodes. Episodes drop weekly.
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