Voluminous: The Letters of H.P. Lovecraft

About Voluminous: The Letters of H.P. Lovecraft

In addition to his famous classics of horror and science fiction, H.P. Lovecraft wrote tens of thousands of fascinating letters. In each episode Sean Branney and Andrew Leman of the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society read one of those letters and then discuss it.

Publisher

HPLHS Inc.

Category

arts · fiction

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 Oct 2019

Latest episode

3 Apr 2023

Latest episodes

82 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   3 Apr 2023

   The Unknown the Weird and the Impossible

   In what may be our last episode, we explore two letters: one from early in HPL's life and one from near the end. We reflect on what we've learned over a multi-year deep dive into HPL's letters and what it means to a be a Lovecraft fan.

2. 

   6 Mar 2023

   Strange Stories

   In which a letter from HPL to Clark Ashton Smith is dissected by Sean, Andrew and our special guest hosts: Chris Lackey and Chad Fifer of the podcast Strange Studies of Strange Stories. It's an episode brimming with weird tales, and of course, cats.

3. 

   6 Feb 2023

   Barbaric

   In which guest podcaster Martin Andersson of Sweden joins Sean and Andrew for a discussion of a challenging letter. Classic topics like HPL's favorite foods hide in the shadows cast by topics like police brutality and slavery. Not for the faint of heart.

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

178 ratings

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