Strange Shadows
Hosted by Tim Mendees and Rob Poyton of the Innsmouth Book Club, Strange Shadows is a fortnightly podcast devoted to the weird fiction of Clark Ashton Smith. One of the Trinity of Weird Tales authors, Smith, alongside Lovecraft and Howard, redefined cosmic horror and fantasy fiction. With his distinct baroque style, Smith's work remains rich, powerful and evocative. Using the five volume Night Shade Press collection of Smith's work as our guide, we will be covering each of his stories in chronological order, as well as screen adaptations and aspects of the author's life. Occasional guests will be joining us to share their knowledge and opinions about this most poetic of the Weird Tales writers. Episodes are free, with bonus content and other rewards available for patrons - click Subscribe or visit our Patreon page for details. See you in Zothique!
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We pay tribute to the late Scott Connors before discussing one of Smith"s more gruesome tales, The Second Interment. We chat Poe, premature burial, the SPPBBA, Magbane, yew trees, pallbearers and Tim gives us his best Skeksis impression. Favourite words: mordant, dolorous, syncope, Aeonian, stertorous, infra-mundane. D
Subscriber-only episode We read and discuss six of Smith"s poems - Shadow of Nightmare, Kingdom of Shadows, The Witch with Eyes of Amber, November, To Howard Philips Lovecraft, and HPL. We talk nuns, silent movies, autumn, August Derleth, funerals, and Pnath. Download MP3 Kingdom of Shadows documentary Contact us at
Our Auburn correspondent Nils Hedglin joins us to discuss a tale of botanical body horror! We talk sepulchers, the Moody Blues, plant people, occult sign-offs and discover Strange Shadows Bingo! Favourite words: Lianas, sanious, epyphitic, etiolated, impedimenta, baleful, loquacious Guest reader James Conrad Download M
Subscriber-only episode Tim and Rob chat with the Innmsouth Literary Festival 24 Guest of Honour, Charles Stross Charles Stross Contact us at innsmouthbookclub@outlook.com Innsmouth Literary Festival Night Shade Books Facebook Youtube Patreon Dragon"s Teeth Gaming Channel Tim Mendees Innsmouth Gold Graveheart Designs
Join us in far-future Zothique as we discuss The Empire of the Necromancers! We talk magic circles, cocaine, Benny Hill, D&D, Frankenstein, and give a brief history of necromancy. Plus HPL at the cinema, listener feedback and the answer to how skeletons communicate... Guest reader: David D Perlmutter Favourite words:
We are joined by David D Perlmutter to discuss CAS" Immortals of Mercury. We chat editors, art vs commerce, Smith"s vocabulary, alien morality, RPGs, dreams, creative writing and Ropey Kelp. Favourite words: Mazeppa, libration, rugate, noctilucent, salamandrine Download MP3 Support the show Contact us at innsmouthbookc