Innsmouth Book Club

Send us a text Game designer, author and podcaster Matt Sanderson joins us in a somewhat festive Gilman House for a chat. We talk Vampire LARP, conventions, horror RPGs, the appeal of horror, grimoires and gaming trends. Download MP3 Blasphemous Tomes          Smith Circle Conference We Want the Gold          The Innsmouth Forum Support the show Send your questions to innsmouthbookclub@outlook.com Patreon Youtube BlueSky Monster in my Bed podcast The Innsmouth Forum Old Episodes Tim Mendees Innsmouth Gold Dragon's Teeth Rob's YT Gaming Channel

Send us a text On this visit we dare the New England surf with Elizabeth Bear's excellent Shoggoths in Bloom. We talk War of the Worlds, lobsters, the North Sea, daleks, story endings and also have a delve into the mailbag. Download MP3 Elizabeth Bear      Innsmouth Forum    The Smith Circle Convention      The Art of Skinner    Edwyrdian Tales  Clay Story Scuplture    Sentinel Hill Press Arkham Gazette Support the show Send your questions to dagonsack@outlook.com Patreon Youtube BlueSky Monster in my Bed podcast The Innsmouth Forum Old Episodes Tim Mendees Innsmouth Gold Dragon's Teeth Rob's YT Gaming Channel

Send us a text Join Tim in the back room of Ye Olde Innsmouth Book Shoppe for a look at two books, one fictional, one not, both entitled Mysteries of the Worm. This episode looks at both Robert Bloch's mythos tome and the Chaosium collection of his mythos fiction. Along the way, he reads Bloch's afterword in its entirety, looking at the creation of his tales and his relationship with HPL, and delves into the introduction by Robert M Price and an essay by Lin Carter.  Download MP3 Support the show Send your questions to dagonsack@outlook.com Patreon Youtube BlueSky Monster in my Bed podcast The Innsmouth Forum Old Episodes Tim Mendees Innsmouth Gold Dragon's Teeth Rob's YT Gaming Channel

Send us a text It's a Halloween treat today as we visit the Olde Booke Shoppe to discuss Robert Bloch's Notebook Found in a Deserted House. We talk shoggoths, Arthur Machen, druids, Cousin Osbourne, Ramsey Campbell and the possible origin of Dark Young... Download MP3 Innsmouth Forum     Julia Morgan Reading     Grooving in Green Support the show Send your questions to dagonsack@outlook.com Patreon Youtube BlueSky Monster in my Bed podcast The Innsmouth Forum Old Episodes Tim Mendees Innsmouth Gold Dragon's Teeth Rob's YT Gaming Channel

Send us a text Authors John Houlihan and Christopher Michael join us in the Library for a discussion of the Mythos at War. We talk WW2, the Napoleonic era, research and detail, Georgian science, the perils of velcro, modern warfare and cavalry sabres. Download MP3 John Houlihan       Christopher Michael    The Innsmouth Forum ILF25 Quiz   Edwyrdian Tales Support the show Send your questions to dagonsack@outlook.com Patreon Youtube BlueSky Monster in my Bed podcast The Innsmouth Forum Old Episodes Tim Mendees Innsmouth Gold Dragon's Teeth Rob's YT Gaming Channel

Send us a text For our second panel we take weird fiction out of the pages of books and magazines and into other creative spaces. From film, game, comics and art, to music and performance, our guests will discuss how easy, or not, tales of the strange and uncanny can be to translate to other mediums. Guests – Paul Roland, Zoe Burgess, Tom Campbell, Helena Nash, Matt Sanderson, Matthew Wood.  Moderator – Mike Mason Download MP3   Send your questions to dagonsack@outlook.com Patreon Youtube BlueSky Monster in my Bed podcast The Innsmouth Forum Old Episodes Tim Mendees Innsmouth Gold Dragon's Teeth Rob's YT Gaming Channel

Send us a text Subscriber Episode Innsmouth Literary Festival 25 Join our guests on a jaunt through time as we look at the use of historical figures and settings in weird fiction. This can range from well-know events such as the Napoleonic Wars, to little known local history, folklore, and hauntings. They will discuss the pros and cons of using real-world situations in a work of fiction and, no doubt, discuss the swirling vortex that is the research rabbit hole.  Guests – Anna Smith Spark, David Hambling, John Houlihan, Simon Bleaken, & Ally Wilkes.  Moderator – CJ Hooper Download MP3 Send your questions to dagonsack@outlook.com Patreon Youtube BlueSky Monster in my Bed podcast The Innsmouth Forum Old Episodes Tim Mendees Innsmouth Gold Dragon's Teeth Rob's YT Gaming Channel

Send us a text We continue our delve into HPL's sonnet cycle with Mirage, The Canal, St Toads and The Familiars. We talk Fata Morgana, Roerich, labyrinths, Southwark, St Patrick, Tsathoggua and the Whateleys. Download MP3 Cloud City                Nicholas Roerich Send your questions to dagonsack@outlook.com Patreon Youtube BlueSky Monster in my Bed podcast The Innsmouth Forum Old Episodes Tim Mendees Innsmouth Gold Dragon's Teeth Rob's YT Gaming Channel

Send us a text We celebrate HPL's birthday in the Gilman Hotel with games designer and podcaster Scott Dorward. We talk on-line gaming, scenario design, Milton Keynes, quantifying the Mythos, new perspectives on gaming and The Good Friends of Jackson Elias. Download MP3 Blasphemous Tomes            Concrete Cow 25        The Smith Circle Conference      ILF25 Support the show Send your questions to dagonsack@outlook.com Innsmouth Literary Festival Youtube BlueSky Patreon Old Episodes Tim Mendees Innsmouth Gold Dragon's Teeth Rob's YT Gaming Channel Monster in my Bed podcast Graveheart Designs The Unreality Store

Send us a text Horror author Robbie Dorman joins us in the Gilman Hotel to discuss his work, literary forms, rural vs urban horror, derelictions, seaside towns, and discovering new writers. Plus we pay tribute to Ozzy... Download MP3 Robbie Dorman       Rob's Facebook video    ILF25 Eventbrite  Ulthar film Kickstart      CAS Conference 26 Support the show Send your questions to dagonsack@outlook.com Innsmouth Literary Festival Facebook Youtube BlueSky Patreon Old Episodes Tim Mendees Innsmouth Gold Dragon's Teeth Rob's YT Gaming Channel Monster in my Bed podcast Graveheart Designs The Unreality Store

Send us a text Horror author James H Longmore drops in to the Gilman Hotel in a sweltering Innsmouth.  We chat book covers, James Herbert, analogue vs digital, comedy in horror, centipedes, Joe Pasquale and writing for films. Plus news of a great CAS event in Auburn and a new book release! Download MP3 James H Longmore       Hellbound Books Auburn CAS Conference     Continuum Games Convention Shadow of Chaos Tim Mendees Support the show Send your questions to dagonsack@outlook.com IBC Online Store Innsmouth Literary Festival Facebook Youtube BlueSky Patreon Old Episodes Tim Mendees Innsmouth Gold Dragon's Teeth Rob's YT Gaming Channel Monster in my Bed podcast Graveheart Designs The Unreality Store

Send us a text Our study of the Fungi From Yuggoth sonnet cycle continues with Nyarlathotep and Azathoth.  We take a deep delve into two of HPL's earliest creations, and possibly his most used character. We talk Nikola Tesla, Egypt, HPL's lost novel, old adverts, Gothic vs Cosmic,  weird acoustics, mythos family trees, and a cat called Azazel. Plus Rob has a rant on Lovecraft and occultism. Download MP3 Dr Steve Brule    Ghosts on the Underground Send your questions to dagonsack@outlook.com Patreon Youtube BlueSky Monster in my Bed podcast The Innsmouth Forum Old Episodes Tim Mendees Innsmouth Gold Dragon's Teeth Rob's YT Gaming Channel

Send us a text Stoker Award nominated author Ally Wilkes joins us in a distinctly chilly Innsmouth. We chat polar exploration, research, survival horror, YA Lovecraft, occult conspiracies and reclaiming HPL. Download MP3 Ally Wilkes' Site       Continuum 2025 Support the show Send your questions to dagonsack@outlook.com IBC Online Store Innsmouth Literary Festival Facebook Youtube BlueSky Patreon Old Episodes Tim Mendees Innsmouth Gold Dragon's Teeth Rob's YT Gaming Channel Monster in my Bed podcast Graveheart Designs The Unreality Store

Send us a text Join us for a a nautical excursion in the North Pacific with William Hope Hodgson's chilling The Voice in the Night. We talk Houdini, hanky panky, The Nightlands, cordyceps, mi-go maps, Matango and more. Plus news and a delve into the mailbag. Download MP3 Matango       Suspicion   Nightshade Press   Sargasso Chaosium Con       The Video Pirates   Royston Vasey Support the show Send your questions to dagonsack@outlook.com IBC Online Store Innsmouth Literary Festival Facebook Youtube BlueSky Patreon Old Episodes Tim Mendees Innsmouth Gold Dragon's Teeth Rob's YT Gaming Channel Monster in my Bed podcast Graveheart Designs The Unreality Store

Send us a text In which we return to the Innsmouth Picture Palace for some classic, grim British horror - 1972's Death Line. We talk London Underground, Soho adventures, Donald Pleasance, tragic monsters, teabags, funerals and CHUDs. Pearl & Scream: Innsmouth Travel Download MP3 Who Killed Bambi? Support the show Send your questions to dagonsack@outlook.com IBC Online Store Innsmouth Literary Festival Facebook Youtube BlueSky Patreon Old Episodes Tim Mendees Innsmouth Gold Dragon's Teeth Rob's YT Gaming Channel Monster in my Bed podcast Graveheart Designs The Unreality Store

Send us a text We are joined at the Gilman House by performer, composer and artist Alia Synesthesia. We chat scoring films, vampires, The Lost Opera, found footage audio, the function of horror, and more. Download MP3 Alia Synesthesia     The Lost Opera       Nosferatu trailer Support the show Send your questions to dagonsack@outlook.com IBC Online Store Innsmouth Literary Festival Facebook Youtube BlueSky Patreon Old Episodes Tim Mendees Innsmouth Gold Dragon's Teeth Rob's YT Gaming Channel Monster in my Bed podcast Graveheart Designs The Unreality Store

Subscriber-only episode Send us a text 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. Download MP3 The creepy TV series I mentioned was actually called Escape into Night and is now  available (colourised!) on YouTube Sculptures of Dhuys               Full Fathom Five TAH - Playing Out The Jazz Band                 Sirius Rising - Dreamlands Send your questions to dagonsack@outlook.com IBC Online Store Innsmouth Literary Festival Facebook Youtube BlueSky Patreon Old Episodes Tim Mendees Innsmouth Gold Dragon's Teeth Rob's YT Gaming Channel Monster in my Bed podcast Graveheart Designs The Unreality Store

Send us a text 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. Download MP3 James Lovegrove website                   The Cthulhu Casebooks Star Spawn of Cthulhu build Support the show Send your questions to dagonsack@outlook.com IBC Online Store Innsmouth Literary Festival Facebook Youtube BlueSky Patreon Old Episodes Tim Mendees Innsmouth Gold Dragon's Teeth Rob's YT Gaming Channel Monster in my Bed podcast Graveheart Designs The Unreality Store

Send us a text 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 the Worm and more. Download MP3 Christopher Michael Author Page Battle of the Century Reading          Aaron Vlek Stories Support the show Send your questions to dagonsack@outlook.com IBC Online Store Innsmouth Literary Festival Facebook Youtube BlueSky Patreon Old Episodes Tim Mendees Innsmouth Gold Dragon's Teeth Rob's YT Gaming Channel Monster in my Bed podcast Graveheart Designs The Unreality Store

Send us a text 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 ILF news, a delve into the mailbag and a reading of the Innsmouth Sonnet. Download MP3 Japanese Shadow out of Innsmouth        English Shadow Over Innsmouth Kings Ferry Bridge    Teratocon        DT Mythos Roundup   The Hunger streaming     The Hunger DVD      Nosferatu Retrospective Support the show Send your questions to dagonsack@outlook.com IBC Online Store Innsmouth Literary Festival Facebook Youtube BlueSky Patreon Old Episodes Tim Mendees Innsmouth Gold Dragon's Teeth Rob's YT Gaming Channel Monster in my Bed podcast Graveheart Designs The Unreality Store