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Episode 495 - The Terror from the Depths - Part 1 (Patreon)

Published:
2020-04-09 17:13:51
Edited:
2024-12-12 19:02:13
Imported:
2026-06
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Fritz Leiber dresses up as Lovecraft in The Terror from the Depths! Tune in to our thrilling coverage!

Special thanks to our reader - Andrew Leman of Voluminous!

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Next up: More TERROR!

Comments

Rick Siem

The story is available in the book Fritz Leiber and H.P. Lovecraft: Writers of the Dark.

Mandy Reznor (She/It)

Is the lizard man folklore at all related to the Reptilian conspiracy theories? Because from what I know, the Reptilians stuff actually has its roots in anti-semitic "New World Order" nonsense, and I'd be interested in how it *originally* came into being and developed, because I have no idea how you get to "The Jews secretly run the world, *and* they're lizard people."

Mandy Reznor (She/It)

Also, I read this tale long ago, but on a listen nowadays Wilmarth's letter reminds me of a screencap that floats around the internet now and again showing a map of the US highlighting all known caverns, and a map showing the density of unresolved missing persons cases, and showcasing how much the two look alike.

Clayton Patteson

Holy Leiber, you've been down too long in the midnight dream!

Comic Book Dungeon Podcast

I have never commented on the show before but the long awaited return of Stand Up Frankenstein compelled me to break my silence and tell you that his return was the highlight of my day. "misery made me a fiend when I wish it would have made me a sandwich" makes me laugh as much today as when I first heard it keep up the good work guys.

Thomas Paynter

My recollection reading this story is that it is somewhat slow, but it builds an effect. The slow build of the narrative puts the reader in the same state of mind as the protagonist...sleeping his days away, dreaming, wandering the same paths over and over. I am a big Fritz Leiber fan, glad Chris and Chad are covering him.

Sweatin' to the Great Oldies

Good stuff, but I think Leiber really missed the obvious tribute to Lovecraft. The Terror from the Depths, no. The Terror from the Debts, yes.

Steve

This is very much a love letter, to Lovecraft's fiction, to his life and to the LA hills. It's not exactly exciting, and it doesn't quite go the full HPL on the vocabulary. I'm not sure how this goes if you're not familiar with all the references but it worked for me.

The Call of Cassandra

Now for something completely different. Last night I watched the Ice Worlds episode of The Planets, which is a series on Amazon Prime. I have always been really intrigued by the planets it covers - Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto, the worlds farthest from the Sun. Pluto is really incredible. A vast plain of frozen nitrogen 900 miles across, and next to it a mountain range made of ice the height of the Rockies. The ice that covers the planet might be up to 180 kilometers thick, with an ocean of liquid water beneath that might be another 100km deep, and a solid core beneath that which appears to have radioactive decay, since something down there is creating the heat needed to create a dynamic surface. The whole time I kept thinking, that is where Cthulhu lives. R'lyeh is not in the Pacific, but in the heart of Pluto. Of course the Cthulhu Macula on Pluto is named for him. Which reminds me. March is for Maculas.

Six Bay Bay

There is seriously something comforting about starting an episode and hearing the soothing voice of Andrew Leman reading some eldrich horror.

lazyelvis

Not sure if anyone has mentioned this yet but here’s a link to a 1934 story in the LA Times that seems like a possible source of inspiration for the story:

Lars Backstrom

Thanks guys for continuing producing episodes during these times. We need some cosmic horror to cheer us up :-). I hope you and yours stay safe and healthy.