Podsothoth: A Lovecraft Book Club

About Podsothoth: A Lovecraft Book Club

Podsothoth is a horror and comedy podcast dedicated to the works (and foibles) of H.P. Lovecraft, hosted by recovering goth and internet D-lister celebrity, Tod Beardsley. Every Lovecraft story will be covered over two episodes each. First, Tod will read the story with minimal production, and ideal for people who just want to hear Lovecraft's words. This is the horror part. Following each story is a discussion of, about, and around that story, and have plenty of jokes and giggles. This is the comedy part. Follow the show at https://defcon.social/@podsothoth, or email the show at hideous@podsothoth.club. Other media may crawl out from the chaos iN ThE ineffAbLE fUTUrE, beyOnD tHe KEn OF MAN OR BEAST ALIKE AND IN A TIME OF THE GREAT RETURN OF THE OLD ONES, WHO WILL F'THAGN R'YL'EHHHHH IA IA!!!!!

Publisher

Huge Success, LLC

Category

arts · fiction · leisure

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

20 Jan 2020

Latest episode

2 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

82 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Oct 2026

   79: The Dunwich Horror

   A reading of The Dunwich Horror, by HP Lovecraft, first published in the April 1929 issue of Weird Tales, and first read here, by me, in October of 2026. Be warned, this is a horror podcast, and this story contains descriptions of witchcraft, demonology, wizardry, extra-dimensional beings, hybrid abominations, several exceedingly poor attempts at capturing archaic Western Massachusetts accents, and, perhaps most troubling of all, flocks of eastern whip-poor-wills and their terrible, piping ca...

2. 

   12 Aug 2026

   78: The Temple (Discussion)

   A discussion of H.P. Lovecraft's "The Temple," first published in the September, 1925 issue of Weird Tales (though written in 1920), and first discussed with my attorney, wife, and congressional candidate, Claire Reynolds. Please note, this is a horror podcast, so its content may not be for everyone. This story contains several references to both homicide and suicide, war crimes, a claustrophobic entrapment aboard a disabled submarine, the undead, off-putting dolphins, Atlantean architecture,...

3. 

   29 Jun 2026

   77: The Temple

   A reading of H.P. Lovecraft's "The Temple, " by H.P. Lovecraft, first published in the September, 1925 issue of Weird Tales, and first read aloud here, by me, in June of 2026. Please note, this is a horror podcast, so its content may not be for everyone. This story contains several references to both homicide and suicide, war crimes, a claustrophobic entrapment aboard a disabled submarine, the undead, off-putting dolphins, Atlantean architecture, and excessive ethnocentrism and national chauv...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

3,537

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

18 ratings

Spotify

4.2 / 5

77 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 61 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

58

Social presence

0

YouTube

74

Engagement

84

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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