Lovecraft's Influences and Favorites
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Length 13 h 44 min
Chapters 26
In 1927, H. P. Lovecraft wrote a long essay on "Supernatural Horror in Literature" in which he discussed the history of what came to be known as Weird Fiction. This collection includes many of the texts that Lovecraft mentioned in the essay, beginning with Edgar Allan Poe's Fall of the House of Usher, published in 1839 and ending with Walter de la Mare Seaton's Aunt from 1922. Included are 19 stories and 1 poem. - Summary by Alan Winterrowd
Chapters
1
The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe Read by Josh Kibbey 38:40
2
What Was It? by Fitz-James O'Brien Read by Rafe Ball 36:49
3
The Little Red Kitten by Lafcadio Hearn Read by Availle 5:36
4
The Upper Berth by F. Marion Crawford Read by Chris Pyle 45:02
5
The Death of Halpin Frayser by Ambrose Bierce Read by oogiesragdoll 33:31
6
The Mark of the Beast by Rudyard Kipling Read by Rafe Ball 33:21
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The Captain of the 'Pole-Star' by Arthur Conan Doyle Read by Josh Kibbey 49:48
8
The Yellow Sign by Robert W. Chambers Read by Dan Ficklin 38:57
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Xelucha by M. P. Shiel Read by Peter Yearsley 26:19
10
The Red Room by H. G. Wells Read by Maria de Fátima da Silva 24:55
11
The Shadows on the Wall by Mary E. Wilkins Read by Maria de Fátima da Silva 36:05
12
The Harbor-Master by Robert W. Chambers Read by Robert Doolan 58:11
13
The White People by Arthur Machen - Pt 1 Read by Ian Virly 25:53
14
The White People by Arthur Machen - Pt 2 Read by Ian Virly 44:51
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The White People by Arthur Machen - Pt 3 Read by Ian Virly 20:20
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Lost Hearts by M. R. James Read by JMH Powell 24:50
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The Willows by Algernon Blackwood, Pt 1 Read by Alan Winterrowd 34:12
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The Willows by Algernon Blackwood, Pt 2 Read by Alan Winterrowd 29:11
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The Willows by Algernon Blackwood, Pt 3 Read by Alan Winterrowd 29:31
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The Willows by Algernon Blackwood, Pt 4 Read by Alan Winterrowd 24:17
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The Hashish Man by Lord Dunsany Read by Rafe Ball 15:18
22
The Unhappy Body by Lord Dunsany Read by Stefan Von Blon 13:04
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Fishhead by Irvin S. Cobb Read by Peter Yearsley 26:46
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The Hashish-Eater, or the Apocalypse of Evil by Clark Ashton Smith Read by Alan Winterrowd 28:49
25
Seaton's Aunt by Walter de la Mare, Pt 1 Read by Rafe Ball 33:09
26
Seaton's Aunt by Walter de la Mare, Pt 2 Read by Rafe Ball 47:04
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