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122: Halloween Special II: H.P. Lovecraft – “The Outsider” & “Dagon” by Prof. Greg Jackson

122: Halloween Special II: H.P. Lovecraft – “The Outsider” & “Dagon”

from History That Doesn't Suck

by Prof. Greg Jackson

Published: Mon Oct 24 2022

Show Notes

“I am writing this under an appreciable mental strain, since by tonight I shall be no more.”

This is the story of a lonely, isolated figure who escapes a decaying castle only to have a frightful realization. It is also the story of a WWI sailor meeting unknown terrors in the middle of the Pacific.

Welcome to the mind of Edgar Allan Poe’s successor; one whose impact on popular culture defies quantification; an author whom Stephen King has dubbed “the twentieth-century horror story’s dark and baroque prince.” These are the horrific, gothic, science fiction, and weird tales of H. P. Lovecraft.

Happy Halloween!

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