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Wednesday Jan 14, 2015
Appendix N Podcast - Episode 11 - The Complete Works of H. P. Lovecraft (Part 3)
Wednesday Jan 14, 2015
Wednesday Jan 14, 2015
Third part of a three-part series. My guests and I discuss The
Call of Cthulhu, the most famous story by H. P. Lovecraft featuring his
iconic creation, and we also talk about the roleplaying game of the same name.
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Lovecraft, H. P. The Complete Works.
H. P. Lovecraft
born 1890, died 1937
Born in Providence, RI, son of a traveling salesman and a woman
who could trace her ancestry back to the Massachusetts Bay Colony. When
Lovecraft was only 3 years old, his father was placed in a psychiatric
institution and died 5 years later, as Lovecraft himself claimed, of paralysis
brought on by “nervous exhaustion.” Lovecraft’s mother suffered from hysteria
and depression and died at the same hospital about 23 years later.
Lovecraft was raised by his mother and his mother’s family,
including his grandfather who was a businessman. It was this grandfather who
encouraged him to read and interested him in tales of Gothic horror.
Lovecraft was an intelligent but sickly child who grew into a
gaunt, pale adult. He suffered a nervous breakdown prior to his high school
graduation and never received his diploma. Although today he is regarded by
fans as one of the greatest literary geniuses of the 20th century, he was never
financially successful in his own time, partly due to his own unwillingness. He
was friends with many other writers of his day, including most famously Robert
E. Howard, creator of Conan the Barbarian.
He was briefly married to a woman named Sonia Greene and lived
with her in New York City, where he was famously miserable.
Lovecraft returned to Providence in 1926 and lived there until his
death in 1937. He was diagnosed with cancer of the small intestine and died in
poverty.
Today the images of H. P. Lovecraft and his most famous creation,
the monster Cthulhu, are well known to gamers. Cthulhu appears on t-shirts, in
board games, card games, roleplaying games, and video games. He is credited as
an inspiration by many, many horror and fantasy writers, and filmmakers who
came after him. And yet his name is relatively unknown outside of geek and
gamer culture, probably less recognizable to the general public than Edgar
Allen Poe and Steven King.
My guests:
Dan Cmil
Eric Paquette
Jeffrey Wikstrom - The Lurking Fear
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email - jeffwik@gmail.com
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Geoffrey Winn
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Wednesday Oct 07, 2015
The Appendix N Podcast - Episode 22 - The Stories of Conan by Robert E. Howard, Part 4
Wednesday Oct 07, 2015
Wednesday Oct 07, 2015
Meet the ladies of the Hyborean Age. Conan travels with three different lovely companions in these tales of fantasy adventure.www.nobleknight.com“Iron Shadows in the Moon” / “Shadows in the Moonlight”published April 1934 in Weird Tales“Queen of the Black Coast”published May 1934 in Weird Tales“The Devil of Iron”published August 1934 in Weird TalesMy guest:Peter Foxhovenhttp://www.cromcountthedead.comCo-host:Jeffrey Wikstromwebsite - jeffwik.comemail - jeffwik@gmail.comEmail us to find out how you can get involved!http://www.thetomeshow.comthetomeshow@gmail.comSupport the show, shop below...NOBLE KNIGHT
Wednesday Sep 23, 2015
The Appendix N Podcast - Episode 21 - The Case of Charles Dexter Ward by H. P. Lovecraft
Wednesday Sep 23, 2015
Wednesday Sep 23, 2015
Young Charles has not been himself lately, not since he found that painting of Joseph Curwen, his infamous ancestor, and the diary that lay in the secret compartment behind it. Learn why it is not wise to call up that which ye cannot put down in one of H. P. Lovecraft’s bestest and most spookiest stories ever!www.nobleknight.comCase of Charles Dexter Wardwritten early 1927; published posthumously in Weird Tales in 1941Audible.comnarrated by Mike VendettiRelease date: Dec 24, 2013Co-host:Jeffrey Wikstromwebsite - jeffwik.comemail - jeffwik@gmail.comEmail us to find out how you can get involved!http://www.thetomeshow.comthetomeshow@gmail.comSupport the show, shop below...
Friday Sep 11, 2015
The Appendix N Podcast - Episode 20 - A Martian Odyssey
Friday Sep 11, 2015
Friday Sep 11, 2015
Meet Tweel, one of the strangest aliens of science fiction, as we discuss one of the “forgotten” masters of the genre, Stanley Weinbaum. This story is short, but it made quite an impression on some well-known authors who would come after, including Isaac Asimov.www.nobleknight.comStanley Grauman Weinbaumborn April 4, 1902; died December 14, 1935“A Martian Odyssey”originally published in Wonder Stories, July 1934My guest:Chris ConstantinDark Revelations the Roleplaying Game - http://drevrpg.blogspot.caCo-host:Jeffrey Wikstromwebsite - jeffwik.comemail - jeffwik@gmail.comEmail us to find out how you can get involved!http://www.thetomeshow.comthetomeshow@gmail.comSupport the show, shop below...
Wednesday Sep 02, 2015
The Appendix N Podcast - Episode 19 - The Stories of Conan by Robert E. Howard, Part 3
Wednesday Sep 02, 2015
Wednesday Sep 02, 2015
The Appendix N Podcast - Episode 19 - The Stories of Conan by Robert E. Howard, Part 3Conan meets a wide variety of people and occasionally murders them. In these stories, Conan travels to the lost city of Xuthal, a strange island inhabited by giants, and a castle full of devious traps.www.nobleknight.com“The Slithering Shadow” / “Xuthal of the Dusk”published September 1933 in Weird Tales“The Pool of the Black One”published 1933 in Weird Tales“Rogues in the House”published January 1934 in Weird TalesMy guest:Peter Foxhovenhttp://www.cromcountthedead.comCo-host:Jeffrey Wikstromwebsite - jeffwik.comemail - jeffwik@gmail.comEmail us to find out how you can get involved!http://www.thetomeshow.comthetomeshow@gmail.comSupport the show, shop below...NOBLE KNIGHT
Wednesday Jul 29, 2015
The Appendix N Podcast - Episode 17 - Creep Shadow Creep by A. Merrit
Wednesday Jul 29, 2015
Wednesday Jul 29, 2015
Dr. Alan Caranac returns from abroad to find one
of his best friends has been murdered. Seeking the culprit leads him into a
tale of past lives and supernatural horror. Will true love prevail or will Alan
end up a shadow of his former self? Find out in this episode!
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Merrit, A.: CREEP, SHADOW, CREEP; MOON POOL;
DWELLERS IN THE MIRAGE; et al
“The most immediate influences upon AD&D
were probably de Camp & Pratt, R. E. Howard, Fritz Leiber, Jack Vance, H.
P. Lovecraft, and A. Merrit” — Gary Gygax
Abraham Merrit
born 1884, died 1943
Wikipedia names H. Rider Haggard, Robert W.
Chambers, Helena Blavatsky and Gertrude Barrows Bennett (writing as Francis
Stevens) as “heavy influences.”
He was a major influence on Appendix N authors
H. P. Lovecraft and Michael Moorcock. He was referenced in the Lensman series
by E. E. Smith.
Born in Beverly, New Jersey. Primarily a
journalist. Assistant editor of The American Weekly from 1912
to 1937 and then editor until his death in 1943.
Merrit’s first fantasy
story was “Through the Dragon Glass” (1917)
Co-host:
Jeffrey Wikstrom
website - jeffwik.com
email - jeffwik@gmail.com
My guest:
Chris Constantin
website - http://drevrpg.blogspot.ca
Email us to find out how you can get involved!
http://www.thetomeshow.com
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Geoffrey Winn
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Wednesday Jun 10, 2015
The Appendix N Podcast - Episode 16 - The Stories of Conan, Part 2
Wednesday Jun 10, 2015
Wednesday Jun 10, 2015
The legend continues! Join us as we discuss three tales from the life of Conan the Barbarian. Featuring: dungeons full of danger, the wizardly wiles of warlocks, and princesses in peril. Also, an alien monster with an elephant head. Nothing our hero can’t handle!www.nobleknight.comHoward, R. E.: “Conan” seriesRobert E. Howardborn 1906, died 1936“The Scarlet Citadel”published January 1933 in Weird Tales“The Tower of the Elephant”published March 1933 in Weird Tales“Black Colossus”published June 1933 in Weird TalesCo-host:Jeffrey Wikstromwebsite - jeffwik.comemail - jeffwik@gmail.comMy guest:Peter FoxhovenEmail us to find out how you can get involved!http://www.thetomeshow.comthetomeshow@gmail.comGeoffrey Winngdwinn@comcast.netSupport the show, shop below...
Friday May 15, 2015
Friday May 15, 2015
They’re creepy and they’re kooky, mysterious and
spooky. They’re the Whateley family. Find out what they’re up to along with
other depraved denizens of Lovecraft Country as we discuss three weird stories
by the man who defined a genre, H. P. Lovecraft
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H.P. Lovecraft’s Dunwich - Return to the
Forgotten Village
by Chaosium - $14.00
Lovecraft, H. P. The Complete Works.
H. P. Lovecraft
born 1890, died 1937
“Pickman’s Model”
written in September
1926; published October 1927 in Weird Tales
“The Colour Out of
Space”
written in March 1927;
published September 1927 in Amazing Stories
“The Dunwich Horror”
written 1928; published
April 1929 in Weird Tales
excellent timeline in
the H. P. Lovecraft’s Dunwich sourcebook for COC
Mystery Hill/America’s
Stonehenge
http://www.mysteryhillnh.info/html/chambers.html
http://newenglandoddities.com/photos/photos-americas-stonehenge/
Co-host:
Jeffrey Wikstrom
website - jeffwik.com
email - jeffwik@gmail.com
My guest:
Chris Constantin
website - http://drevrpg.blogspot.ca
Email us to find out how you can get involved!
http://www.thetomeshow.com
thetomeshow@gmail.com
Geoffrey Winn
gdwinn@comcast.net
Support the show, shop below...