Voluminous: The Letters of H.P. Lovecraft podcast

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.

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.

 

#83

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 ... more

03 Apr 2023

1 HR 23 MINS

1:23:56

03 Apr 2023


#82

Strange Stories

In which a letter from HPL to Clark Ashton Smith is dissected by Sean, Andrew and our spec... more

06 Mar 2023

43 MINS

43:23

06 Mar 2023


#81

Barbaric

In which guest podcaster Martin Andersson of Sweden joins Sean and Andrew for a discussion... more

06 Feb 2023

2 HR 38 MINS

2:38:22

06 Feb 2023


#80

We Are Mostly Puppets

A super-sized episode about one of HPL's longest letters. In this 70 page monster, HPL wri... more

09 Jan 2023

4 HR 38 MINS

4:38:04

09 Jan 2023


#79

Brawny Viragoes

In which HPL engages with Texas author Robert E. Howard in a feisty debate about police br... more

07 Nov 2022

1 HR 22 MINS

1:22:54

07 Nov 2022


#78

Letters to Sonny — a Hay Homecoming

We explore a feisty letter from HPL to Frank Belknap Long. It's part of a recent acquisiti... more

03 Oct 2022

1 HR 16 MINS

1:16:18

03 Oct 2022


#77

Live from NecronomiCon

In which Sean and Andrew record a live show at NecronomiCon Providence. There they read an... more

05 Sep 2022

1 HR 17 MINS

1:17:50

05 Sep 2022


#76

Live from NecronomiCon

In which Sean and Andrew record a live show at NecronomiCon Providence. There they read an... more

05 Sep 2022

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05 Sep 2022


#75

Rapidly Ascending to Cosmic Matters

In which HPL writes young Donald Wandrei and opines about man's place in the vastness of t... more

08 Aug 2022

1 HR 07 MINS

1:07:07

08 Aug 2022


#74

Elizabeth and the New York Boys

In which HPL writes his Aunt Lillian a diary letter describing a month of his life while l... more

04 Jul 2022

2 HR 14 MINS

2:14:31

04 Jul 2022


#73

Candidates for Immortality

In which publisher E. Haldeman-Julius writes ABOUT a letter from H.P. Lovecraft in which H... more

06 Jun 2022

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:29

06 Jun 2022


#72

Nazis, Gangsters and Elvis

In which HPL writes to J. Vernon Shea about his wonderful new flat at 66 College Street. H... more

02 May 2022

1 HR 21 MINS

1:21:41

02 May 2022


#71

Enemies of Civilization

In which HPL vigorously engages with fellow author Robert E. Howard regarding barbarism, c... more

04 Apr 2022

1 HR 35 MINS

1:35:33

04 Apr 2022


#70

Curious Wonders and Spaghetti

In which HPL writes to his "grandson" Frank Belknap Long of his explorations of never-befo... more

07 Mar 2022

55 MINS

55:39

07 Mar 2022


#69

Everyone's a Critic

HPL's correspondence with his amateur press buddy Edward H. Cole is revealed through six l... more

07 Feb 2022

1 HR 46 MINS

1:46:19

07 Feb 2022


#68

Witch-Haunted Salem and Other Ghastliness

In which HPL writes his friend Samuel Loveman of goings on in the amateur press world and ... more

03 Jan 2022

1 HR 22 MINS

1:22:02

03 Jan 2022


#67

The Case of the Missing Dickybird

In which HPL discusses James F. Morton's plan to write detective stories about mineralogis... more

06 Dec 2021

43 MINS

43:57

06 Dec 2021


#66

Horrors and Red Hook

In which Lovecraft writes to Bernard Austin Dwyer and recalls his difficult days living in... more

08 Nov 2021

1 HR 37 MINS

1:37:38

08 Nov 2021


#65

The Wind that Is in the Grass

In which HPL prepares for a trip to DeLand, Florida to visit his young correspondent Rober... more

04 Oct 2021

1 HR 32 MINS

1:32:06

04 Oct 2021


#64

This Is A Great Country

In which HPL sends a bunch of postcards to his aunts while on a visit with Vrest Orton in ... more

06 Sep 2021

1 HR 40 MINS

1:40:30

06 Sep 2021


#63

A Symphony of Galpin

A letter from June 24, 1933, in which HPL writes his old friend Alfred Galpin, sharing his... more

02 Aug 2021

1 HR 17 MINS

1:17:22

02 Aug 2021


#62

Currying Favor

A pair of letters in which HPL writes to his New Orleans friend E. Hoffman Price and discu... more

05 Jul 2021

1 HR 30 MINS

1:30:01

05 Jul 2021


#61

Long and Love-Kraft

In which HPL writes to Frank Belknap Long and, as usual, discusses a great many topics inc... more

07 Jun 2021

1 HR 28 MINS

1:28:14

07 Jun 2021