Innsmouth Book Club
Hosted by Rob Poyton and Tim Mendees, the Innsmouth Book Club is a fortnightly podcast devoted to Lovecraftian fiction and cosmic horror in general.
We discuss books, film, TV, gaming, art and music and chat with Lovecraftian creatives about their work. Episodes are free, with bonus content and other rewards available for patrons - click Subscribe or visit our Patreon page for details, and to access past episodes.
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95 episodes
IBC Bonus 11 - Fungi From Yuggoth Part 6
We continue our study of HPL's sonnet cycle with A Memory, The Gardens of Yin, The Bells, and Nightgaunts. We talk shoggoths, nightmares, Leng, mimetoliths and play the latest demo track from Sirius Rising, Dreamlands...
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Ep 103 James Lovegrove
Prolific author James Lovegrove drops into the Gilman House for a chat. We talk Sherlock Holmes, the Mythos, Marvel, Victorian slang, Eastbourne, Conan, Firefly and more.
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Ep 102 Christopher Michael
Author Christopher Michael drops by the Gilman House for a chat about his excellent debut novel Tomb of the Black Pharaoh. We talk OSS, Woman in Black, soccer hooligans, the mythos and Egypt, HPL at Xmas, Florida Man, Silky th...
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Episode 102
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Ep101 Innsmouth Tales
We drop into the Olde Library to discuss Innsmouth as a setting and some of our favourite tales of the old sea port. We chat origins and themes, Cornwall, urban decay, Stephen Jones, The Slime Beast, writing Innsmouth and more. Plus IL...
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Ep 100 Ramsey Campbell
The marvellous Ramsey Campbell drops in to help us celebrate our Centenary episode! We talk new works, settings, Solomon Kane, TV adaptations, The Three Stooges, Universal monsters, humour and erotica in horror, a personal haunting and more...
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Episode 100
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IBC Bonus 10 - Fungi From Yuggoth Part 5
We continue our study of HPL's sonnet cycle with The Howler, Hesperia, Star-Winds, Antarktos and The Window. We talk Zoar, the Salem witch trials, Fomalhaut, Roerich, frozen worms and the Dreamlands.
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Ep 99 Eraserhead
We mark the passing of genius film maker David Lynch with a look at his 1977 masterpiece Eraserhead. We talk Bolex, paper rounds, industrial music, haircuts, meeting the family, the song In Heaven and Doodahs. Plus we catch up...
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Ep 98 New Year Chat
Join us in a post-festive Innsmouth for our New Year chat. We reveal the contents of our stockings - including Alone in the Dark, Bureau of Investigation, Cthulhu Unmasked and more. We also review the 2024 GSFC Woman of Stone,...
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Episode 98
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Xmas Reading 7 - Selected Poems
Robert Poyton reads a selection of poems - Nyaghoggua by Robert AW LowndesTo Clark Ashton Smith by HP LovecraftThe Winter Moonlight by Clark Ashton SmithThe Eldritch One by Pauline Br...
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Xmas Reading 6 - Christmas with the Lovecraft Circle
Join Tim in the Ye Olde Innsmouth Bookshop for a delve into the correspondence between the circle at Festival Time and any seasonal works they may have put out. Includes a reading of Christmas poems by H.P. Lovecraft, August Derleth, R.H....
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Ep97 O Christmas Tree
We brave Innsmouth at Festival season and dart quickly into the Library for a look at WH Pugmire's tale of Yule horror, O Christmas Tree. We talk stockings, zines, JA Salmonson, retcons, Lewis & Clark, and Xmas decorations.
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Episode 97
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Ep 96 Nosferatu
Join us in Innsmouth Picture House for a look at all things Nosferatu - from the 1922 classic to the forthcoming re-make. We chat Murnau, Schreck, litigation, Expressionism, Enochian, Klaus Kinski, music scores, stage SFX and goths.
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Ep 95 Talking Lovecraft
Join us in the olde Innsmouth Theatre as we welcome comedian and poet CJ Hooper and spoken word performer Matthew Wood of Edwyrdian Tales. We chat live Lovecraft, LARPs, pronunciation, comedy, martial arts, improvisation and vampires. Plu...
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Ep 94 Pigeons From Hell
Join us in Innsmouth library for a look at Robert E Howard's superb tale of Southern gothic! We talk Piney Woods, Boggy Creek, ghouls, zuvembies, Boris Karloff's Thriller and ask why are old ladies so scary?
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IBC Bonus 9 - Fungi From Yuggoth Part 4
We continue our study of HPL's sonnet cycle with The Port, The Courtyard, The Pigeon Flyers and The Well. We chat Marblehead, Salem, landscape and architecture, mad organists, balrog wings, Hells Kitchen, Thog and Manchester.<...
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ILF24 Panel One - Location, Location, Location
The first panel at ILF24 was entitled Location, Location, Location - the importance of setting in weird fiction.Panellists - Anna Smith Spark, Simon Bleaken, Tim Mendees, Alexandra Beaumont, David Hambling.
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IBC93 Bazaar of the Bizarre
Join us in the world of Newhon for Fritz Leiber’s classic, Bazaar of the Bizarre. We talk Sword & Sorcery, Lankhmar, Dungeons and Dragons, fetish clubs, Goth home furnishings and HPL’s advice.
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Episode 93
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ILF24 Charles Stross Interview
Tim and Rob chat with the Innmsouth Literary Festival 24 Guest of Honour, Charles StrossCharles Stross
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Ep92 The Lamp of Alhazred
Join us in Isnnmouth Library as we read Lovecraft's last known piece of correspondence, which formed the basis for August Dereleth's poignant memorial story, The Lamp of Alhazred. We talk James F. Morton, Fungi from Yuggoth, Providence...
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Ep91 Key of Dreams Revisited
Laura Langrish and Dan Osbaldeston from Key of Dreams join us in Innsmouth Theatre to discuss the latest developments in their unique Lovecraftian investigation experience. We talk Machen, spreadsheets, immersion, the Mythos sandbox, D...
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Episode 91
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IBC Bonus 8 - Fungi From Yuggoth Part 3
We invite you once again into the private members room of Innsmouth Library to continue our delve into HPL's sonnet cycle . We cover the next four sonnets and chat dreams, Greek myth, nostalgia, Lovecraft's lamp and confirmation that Tim is fro...
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Ep 90 David Cartwright
Author David Cartwright joins us in the Gilman House. We chat films, zombies, Arthurian myth, conventions, reviews and getting published.Down...
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Episode 90
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Ep 89: The Black Tome of Alsophocus
Join Tim and Rob in Innsmouth Library as they discuss an unfinished HPL story that was completed by a modern author! We chat Fungi From Yuggoth, Fomalhaut, bookshops, Azathoth, A-Ha and the Arkham Prod...
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Episode 89
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Ep88: Masque of the Red Death
We mark the passing of film maker extraordinaire Roger Corman with a look at the 1964 classic Masque of the Red Death. We talk pulp cinema, AIP, Jane Asher, Nicolas Roeg, plagues, wafting drapes, vaseline, birds of prey and goth ...
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Episode 88
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IBC Bonus 7 - Fungi From Yuggoth Part 2
Join Tim and Rob in the private members room of Innsmouth Library as we continue our delve into HPL's sonnet cycle with the first three fungi in the collection. We chat fungi or funji, bookshops, attics, cordyceps, Yog Sothoth and more.
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