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EPISODE23 - The Lovecraft Geek Oct 17, 2015

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Episode 23 - Murder House

EPISODE22 - The Lovecraft Geek Oct 17, 2015

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Episode 22 - Coven

EPISODE21 - The Lovecraft Geek Oct 16, 2015

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Episode 21 - Asylum

EPISODE20 - The Lovecraft Geek Oct 16, 2015

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Which among the non-direct literary descendants of Lovecraft do you feel matches his work most closely? Have you tried your hand at completing one of HPLâ??s fragments or Commonplace Book ideas? What is your favorite Lovecraft story and why? Can you share some anecdotes and remembrances of the greats youâ??ve met, like Lin Carter & DeCamp & Lumley & Bloch? Do you believe that Lovecraftâ??s stories are gaining in popularity because they provide a religious framework for a scientific view of the world? Is Lovecraftâ??s fictional view of the world religious? Do the Deep Ones eat the humans who are sacrificed to Dagon and Hydra? Isnâ??t "The Shadow over Innsmouth," like "The Dunwich Horror" and "The Call of Cthulhu," a parody of Christianity, in whole or in part? Have you seen the Justice League Animated series episode(s) "the Terror Beyond"? Very Lovecraftian. Youâ??ve suggested old Wizard Whately was motivated to bring about the end of humanity by a desire for gold. But what possible use Whately could have for gold, living the way he did? In Shadow Over Innsmouth, why isn't EVERYONE pointing out that the narrator has the "Innsmouth look"? In The Call of Cthulhu, why is the narrator even collecting the information he wants no one to see? How is it that August Derleth missed the point about cosmicism and tried to shoehorn the mythos into a good/evil paradigm? With the news that Guillermo del Toro plans to adapt At the Mountains of Madness to the big screen, what form might that film take? A direct translation, retaining the setting and time frame? Or a move into a more modern, or even futuristic venue?

EPISODE19 - The Lovecraft Geek Jun 13, 2015

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I would really enjoy hearing your opinion on what makes a good anthology or, for that matter, a good anthologist. Are you familiar with Caitlin Kiernan's work and how do you as a Lovecraft scholar feel it compares? Also, in that vein, who do you recommend to bulk out my modern author collection? Can you speak to how you assign a voice to a character? For example, when you read as Lovecraft, what do you base his voice on? Do you know of any stories by Lovecraft, his contemporaries or his devotees set in or around Hawaii? If my fictional protagonist actively hunts down and kills nightgaunts, the mi-go, gugs and the like, how far from Lovecraft am I going? Am I writing more like Robert E. Howard? When will your annotated Lovecraft be available at Chaosium? Do you find that your obsession with Lovecraft mythology and Christian mythology are related? Do you believe that having such explicit use of cosmic horror in such a high profile game as Bloodborne will draw new fans to the genera and maybe even inspire other games to draw on these themes as a way to tell new stories?

EPISODE18 - The Lovecraft Geek Apr 03, 2015

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What purpose do the child sacrifices serve in The Dreams in the Witch-House? If Lovecraft did not provide a reason, did August Derleth find a place for it in his Christian-Cthulhu mythos?

EPISODE17 - The Lovecraft Geek Feb 27, 2015

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EPISODE16 - The Lovecraft Geek Feb 13, 2015

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EPISODE15 - The Lovecraft Geek Jan 27, 2015

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EPISODE14 - The Lovecraft Geek Jan 04, 2015

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