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LOVECRAFT LECTURE: “Reflections On Lovecraft” by Lovecraft biographer S.T. Joshi

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Interested in hearing what “The world’s foremost expert on Lovecraft” (S.T. Joshi) has to say about old Howard Phillips? You’ll need iTunes installed, if you’ve got it then follow these steps carefully:

1. Go HERE.

2. Click on ‘Launch SUNY Cortland iTunes.’

3. In the new window, click on the ‘I Have iTunes’ button (because, admit it, you do).

4. Wait until the ‘Launch application’ option appears, then select it.

5. Let the iTunes Store load.

6. Click on ‘SUNY Cortland Memorial Library’ on the lower right.

7. Click on ‘Get.’

Reflections On Lovecraft
By S.T. Joshi
1 AAC File – Approx. 56 Minutes [LECTURE]
Provider: SUNY Cortland Memorial Library
Created: 2007

via [Papers Falling From An Attic Window]

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H.P. Lovecraft lovelies from Forbidden Dragon

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I’m a sucker for pretty much anything Lovecraft, and judging from the stats for our site a good number of you are too. Which means we’ll all be pleased that I spotted these two Lovecraft items on the Internet Archive the other day. Curious, I traced them back to the source. It turns out that Marlo Dianne, an SF writer and blogger is responsible, she’s got these and more, including some of her own stories over on her Forbidden Dragon blog. First up a poem…

“Despair”
By H.P. Lovecraft; Read by Marlo Dianne
1 |MP3| – Approx. 2 Minutes [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: Forbidden Dragon
Published: 2007

Published in 1922 as a six part serial, Herbert West: Reanimator is a classic story of Science Fiction and Horror by H. P. Lovecraft. Atmosphere, language, and science blend effortlessly, timeless, in this gruesome tale of a doctor of death.

Herbert West: Reanimator
By H.P. Lovecraft; Read by Marlo Dianne
6 MP3s – [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: Forbidden Dragon
Published: 2006
Convinced that death is merely mechanical failure, and that they can find a chemical mechanism to reboot the machine, West and our nameless narrator, are on the hunt for bodies–the fresher, the better. Through graveyards and laboratories, they want to find death, chase it, trap it, prod it, and defeat it. But when you chase something to within arm’s reach, it can reach back…

Part 1 – From the Dark |MP3|
Part 2 – The Plague-Daemon |MP3|
Part 3 – Six Shots By Moonlight |MP3|
Part 4 – The Scream of the Dead |MP3|
Part 5 – The Horror from the Shadows |MP3|
Part 6 – The Tomb-Legions |MP3|

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Scott Brick releasing Stephen R. Donaldson’s The Chronicles Of Thomas Covenant as audiobooks

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Lord Foul's Bane by Stephen R. Donaldson One of the hottest audiobook narrators in the business is Scott Brick. Brick has recently installed a home studio and has been recording some of his favorite titles – which means there’s goin g to be some very interesting news for Fantasy fans shortly. Brick’s first release, coming soon, is…

The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant
By Stephen R. Donaldson

The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever is a trilogy of fantasy novels by Stephen R. Donaldson. It was followed by The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, also a trilogy, and The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, a planned quartet. The main character is Thomas Covenant, a cynical writer afflicted with leprosy, shunned and despised by society, who is destined to become the heroic saviour of an alternate world – or, perhaps, only of his own sanity. Throughout six novels published between 1977 and 1983, Covenant struggles against the evil Lord Foul – “The Despiser” – who intends to break the physical universe to escape its bondage and wreak revenge upon his arch-enemy “The Creator”. Many elements of the story correspond to those of Richard Wagner’s epic “Ring Cycle”, but with inverted values.
-from Wikipedia

As to why these books, Brick had this to say:

“I’m actually putting out The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant myself, and it should be in all the usual places: audible, iTunes, eMusic, Overdrive and Net Library, as well as iAmplify and a few others. It’ll also be available on my own site, ScottBrickPresents.com. I will likely be partnering with a major publisher for [hard copy] distribution, but this is essentially self-published. I just saw that no-one was recording it and thought what a shame it would be for people to miss this series. I literally sacrificed my final grades my freshman year at UCLA because I couldn’t put this series down. Awesome, awesome books.”

UPDATE:
Scott Brick has asked I point out that the first title he will be releasing is actually Fatal Revenant, the most recent book in the series. If all goes swimmingly with it he plans on releasing the earlier titles afterwards. I’ve got my fingers crossed!

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H.P. Lovecraft’s The Shadow Out Of Time

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In June 1936 Astounding Science Fiction magazine published H.P. Lovecraft’s The Shadow Out Of Time a short story that is the “single greatest achievement in fiction” (according to Lovecraft propagandist Lin Carter). Carter called it “amazing [in] scope and [with a] sense of cosmic immensitude” and that’s no small praise. Have a listen to it and judge for yourself. Let “the gulfs of time” open and, submit to “the titanic sweep of the narrative.” Embrace the adjectives! This story has a massive wikipedia entry all of its own.

The Shadow Out Of Time
By H.P. Lovecraft; Read by Jim Campanella
5 MP3s – [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: Uvula Audio
Published: July/August 2007
The story indirectly tells of The Great Race of The Yith, an extraterrestrial species with the ability to travel through space and time. The Yithians accomplish this by switching bodies with hosts from the intended spacial or temporal destination. The story implies that the effect when seen from the outside is similar to demonic or spiritual possession. The story is told through the eyes of Nathaniel Wingate Peaslee, an economics professor from Miskatonic University who is “possessed” by a Yithian. Peaslee fears he is losing his mind when he unaccountably sees strange vistas of other worlds and the Yithian library city. However, while he was experiencing a Yithian existence in earth’s ancient past, the Yithian occupying his body was experiencing a human one in the present day. But that was only the beginning of the horror…

Part 1 |MP3| Part 2 |MP3| Part 3 |MP3| Part 4 |MP3| Part 5 |MP3|

Here’s the podcast feed for Uvula Audio:

http://www.uvulaaudio.com/Books/Books.xml

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Radio Drama Revival talks WORMWOOD and podcasts Crazy Dog’s The Salmon Of Blackpool

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The WMPG radio show (and podcast) Radio Drama Revival recently aired a thought provoking interview with some of the talents behind the podcast audio drama series Wormwood. Host Fred Greenhalgh sez of it:

“I got the guys from Wormwood (www.wormwoodshow.com) on. Wormwood is a GREAT serialized mystery drama with broad appeal — conducted with a great sense of pacing, startling scenes and of course a storyline that keeps you begging for more. The two producers and a voice actor got on and just had a wonderful time talking about the show and what they’re trying to do.”

Its well worth a listen as the first season of this wickedly addictive show is set to conclude shortly. Listen in |MP3|.

Also on tap, though the SFF content is as yet unknown is the following:

Radio Drama Revival is airing Crazy Dog Audio Theatre’s The Salmon of Blackpool. As Greenhalgh sez:

“I needn’t harp on about the stellar caliber of Roger Gregg’s [the guy behind CRAZY DOG] work, but this is truly above and beyond even the high standards set by his previous work and is truly dazzling. If you want to talk about ‘audio movies,’ tune into this work — it is truly cinematic, and the gorgeous production, performances and sound design all combine to suck you into this tragic and gripping story.”

Crazy Dog’s work is spectacular, Roger Gregg is the Alfred Hitchcock of Radio Drama, so even if it turns out to be lacking any fantastic or horror elements this series will be worth hearing – have a listen |MP3| to part one.

Attend the weekly meetings of Radio Drama Revival by subscribing to the big tent, namely the podcast’s feed for the show:

http://feeds.feedburner.com/RadioDramaRevival

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BBC7 New and Old content

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The latest from BBC7 and The 7th Dimension…

First broadcast in 1998!

Troy – King Priam and his Sons
By Andrew Rissick; Performed by a full cast
1 Part – [RADIO DRAMA]
AIRS: Sunday at 10am and 8pm
The first in a trio of compelling plays re-telling the story of events leading up to, and following the fall of Troy. As the Trojan King and his wife expect their second son, the Gods warn that disaster looms if the child lives.

Another chance to hear this “sci-fi thriller,” originally commissioned for BBC 7.

Scramble
By Martin Kiszko; Performed by a full cast
3 Parts – [RADIO DRAMA]
AIRS: Saturday at 6pm and midnight
In a futuristic totalitarian world where music has been banned, a government scientist uncovers some uncomfortable facts.

Another rerun of a special commission for BBC 7, this one described as “sci-fi horror” .

Survival
By John Wyndham; Read by Nicholas Boulton.
2 Parts – [ABRIDGED?]
AIRS: Sunday at 6.30pm and 12.30am
The instinct for survival is tested when a group of space travellers are trapped on board a shuttle to Mars.

A first broadcast for this new BBC 7 commission. This one sounds cool!

Project Raphael
By Jenny Stephens; Performed by a full cast
3 Parts – [RADIO DRAMA]
AIRS: Monday to Wednesday at 6.30pm and 12.30am
A dangerous enemy agent of British Intelligence has died, taking his secrets to the grave. The only hope of retrieving them is to send someone after him. Raphael volunteers to become a ‘revenant’, a dead agent. However, once he is dead no one can contact him, and so a ghost-hunter is recruited.

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