Episode 562 - Fat FaceListen on PatreonPatton Oswalt returns to help us size up the Michael Shea classic FAT FACE!Warning: some language and themes not appropriate for younger listeners.Mr. Cannyharme: A Novel of Lovecraftian Te

Episode 558 – The Sandman – Part One

Aug 5th, 2021 37m 10s

Episode 558 - The Sandman - Part OneListen on PatreonWe're here to lull you into some NIGHTMARES with E.T.A. Hoffmann's weird classic The Sandman!Don't forget to pick up YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE by author J.R. Hamantaschen!Special tha

Episode 555 – Ooze – Part One

Jul 15th, 2021 29m 31s

Episode 555 - Ooze - Part OneListen on PatreonWe're taking a dip in some OOZE by Anthony M. Rud - climb in!Special thanks to our reader: PHOOLE! Explore the Phooliverse!Next up: MORE OOZE!

Episode 66 – The Dunwich Horror – Part 2

Jan 20th, 2011 27m 24s

Episode 66 - The Dunwich Horror - Part 2Listen on PatreonOnce again, the Lovecrafting firm of Leman & Price* represent us as we take on the creepies and crawlies of The Dunwich Horror!Mmm... great Dunwich.*That's Andrew Leman and Robert

Episode 65 – The Dunwich Horror – Part 1

Jan 13th, 2011 32m 2s

Stop eating all that Manwich, and take a bite out of Dunwich!

Episode 554 – The Monster Maker

Jul 8th, 2021 35m 55s

Episode 554 - The Monster MakerListen on PatreonOur month of creature creators begins with The Monster Maker by Ray Bradbury!Special thanks to our reader and STILL MOST FAMOUS Miss Trans New England, Lorelai Erisis!Tune in at th

THE COLOSSUS: Chapter One

Jun 17th, 2021 17m 21s

THE COLOSSUS: Chapter OneListen on PatreonThe movie event of the summer begins! Tune in for our souped-up staged reading of THE COLOSSUS: Chapter One - The Flight of the Necromancer!Special thanks to Viking Guitar Productions - you

Episode 550 – The Shadow

Jun 8th, 2021 33m 46s

Episode 550 - The ShadowListen on PatreonWe didn't ghost ya - YET! We're back with The Shadow by Edith Nesbit!Special thanks to reader Rachel Ford - check out her new podcast FINDING ME AGAIN!And if you want to grab this story a

Episode 546 – Empire of the Necromancers

May 7th, 2021 29m 7s

Episode 546 - Empire of the NecromancersListen on PatreonA month of sword-and-sorcery stories kicks off with Clark Ashton Smith's Empire of the Necromancers!Special thanks to reader Levi Nunez - check out LOOT THE BODY at Bandcamp!

Episode 542 – Black Destroyer

Apr 6th, 2021 34m 51s

Episode 542 - Black DestroyerListen on PatreonA month of sci-fi monster weirdness kicks off with Black Destroyer by A.E. van Vogt!Special thanks to reader George Woodruff!Check out our bonus episode on Alien.Next up: The Vau

Episode 538 – Vengeance by Proxy

Mar 5th, 2021 30m 16s

Episode 538 - Vengeance by ProxyListen on PatreonWe are joined by writer Jamie Brittain as we kick off March is for Draculas with the John Wyndham story Vengeance by Proxy!Special thanks to reader Greig Johnson!Next up: The Man

Episode 534 – Candide – Part 1

Feb 2nd, 2021 31m 4s

Episode 534 - Candide - Part 1Listen on PatreonThe best of all possible podcrafts takes on the best of all possible books: CANDIDE by Voltaire!Special thanks to our reader Levi Nunez. Check out Loot the Body!Next up: More Candid

Episode 530 – The Colossus of Ylourgne – Part 1

Jan 5th, 2021 27m 51s

Episode 530 - The Colossus of Ylourgne - Part 1Listen on PatreonHappy New Year! We're starting it off right with The Colossus of Ylourgne by Clark Ashton Smith!Special thanks to reader Andrew Leman! Music for this episode is by

Episode 526 – The Turn of the Screw – Part 1

Dec 8th, 2020 31m 56s

Episode 526 - The Turn of the Screw - Part 1Listen on PatreonWe're kicking off holiday ghost-story season with the Henry James classic THE TURN OF THE SCREW!Special thanks to readers Greig Johnson and Rachel Lackey!

Episode 522 – Sredni Vashtar & Tobermory

Nov 9th, 2020 30m 25s

Episode 522 - Sredni Vashtar & TobermoryListen on PatreonWe're kicking off a whole month of delicious Saki and we're starting with the hits - it's Sredni Vashtar & Tobermory!Special thanks to reader Dylan Hoover, a node in the Tulpa

Episode 518 – The Hound of Death

Oct 5th, 2020 32m 26s

Episode 518 - The Hound of DeathListen on PatreonSpecial thanks to patron Stewart Huntsman, who put us on the scent of The Hound of Death by Agatha Christie!Music from this episode is by Repairer of Reputations from the new album Mi

Episode 514 – The Picture of Dorian Gray – Part 1

Sep 7th, 2020 39m 17s

Episode 514 - The Picture of Dorian Gray - Part 1Listen on PatreonIt's finally time to unveil THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY by Oscar Wilde!We're joined by a special guest - television writer and Skins creator Jamie Brittain!Exquisi

Episode 510 – The Aquarium

Aug 9th, 2020 31m 47s

Episode 510 - The AquariumListen on PatreonIn honor of the new HBO show, we're plunging back into Lovecraft country with the mythos story The Aquarium by Carl Jacobi.We read this story in Tales of the Lovecraft Mythos.Special th

Bandcamp Friday!

Aug 7th, 2020 1m 1s

Bandcamp Friday!TODAY ONLY, Bandcamp is waiving their fees in support of artists hit hard by the pandemic.That means that when you buy MONSTER CLASSICS today - 100% of your purchase will go to making rent on the Manor.You can get it

Episode 506 – Queen of the Black Coast – Part 1

Jul 3rd, 2020 32m 59s

Episode 506 - Queen of the Black Coast - Part 1Listen on PatreonTHEW-LY kicks off with the Conan classic Queen of the Black Coast by Robert E. Howard!Special thanks to our reader - Joshua Bentley!Catch him singing here in the ne

Episode 502 – Sticks

Jun 4th, 2020 36m 39s

Episode 502 - SticksListen on PatreonJoin us as we gather up our thoughts on Sticks by Karl Edward Wagner, available in The Book of Cthulhu 2!Special thanks to our reader, Erik Peabody – audio producer extraordinaire! Check out his

Episode 500!

May 21st, 2020 34m 41s

Episode 500!Listen on PatreonWe've put together a very special variety show to honor our milestone podcast, featuring guests Kenneth Hite, Grieg Johnson, Heather Klinke, Rachel Lackey, and... Andrew Leman?Featuring the voice talents

Episode 498 – The Colour Out of Space Revisited

May 7th, 2020 38m 38s

Episode 498 - The Colour Out of Space RevisitedListen on PatreonWe're making a journey back to woods no axe has ever cut - it's The Colour Out of Space by H.P. Lovecraft! We're talking the story and the new film adaptation by Richard St

Episode 494 – Smoke Ghost

Apr 2nd, 2020 35m 55s

Episode 494 - Smoke GhostListen on PatreonA month of puttin' on the Fritz Leiber blazes up with Smoke Ghost!Support our sponsor: The Thornclaw Manor Illustrated Poker Deck and Art Book!Special thanks to our reader Mike Mason of

Episode 490 – Good Lady Ducayne

Mar 6th, 2020 34m 18s

Episode 490 - Good Lady DucayneListen on PatreonMARCH IS FOR DRACULAS! Join us as we slurp up Good Lady Ducayne by Mary Elizabeth Braddon!Special thanks to our reader Kristyna Baczynski - check out her excellent comics and illustrat