Episode 68 - 2020 Halloween Special "The Whisperer in Darkness" Part 2

October 27, 2020 by Robert Daun

Episode 68: (10/27/2020)

Welcome, Listeners to the 2020 BSSH Halloween Special - Part II!
This is part 2 of a 3-part series. If you missed the beginning of the story, please go back and check out episode 67!
When we left off in the last episode, our narrator had just begun corresponding with an intellectual recluse in the wild Vermont hills about strange sightings and evidence of otherworldly beings there. Creatures whose formerly benign aloofness, had now grown to more sinister-feeling. attention directed upon the men themselves.
A special thank you to Owen Swerkstrom (Hidden Oaks Podcast & Chunky Milk Productions) for his audio work on this episode!
For a free read-along copy of the story on Project Gutenberg, click HERE
Thank you for listening! I hope you enjoy!

Episode 67 - 2020 Halloween Special "The Whisperer in Darkness" Part 1

October 25, 2020 by Robert Daun

Episode 67: (10/25/2020)

Welcome, Listeners to the 2020 BSSH Halloween Special - Part I!
This episode kicks off our 2020 Halloween feature presentation! We're sticking with Lovecraft this month, though this story is from later in Howard's career than the previous episode's tale.
This story took Lovecraft longer to write than many of his other works. He toiled over it from February 24th to September 26th, 1930. The ideas behind it go back to at least 1927 when Lovecraft first visited Vermont. He loved the beauty of the state and its untouched wilderness so much that he felt compelled to write an essay entitled "Vermont - A First Impression". Whole passages of this work are incorporated into today's story.
The setting of the country farmhouse is based on the abodes of two of his friends Vrest Orton and Arthur Goodenough. Lovecraft even included the discovery of Pluto into the story - something that was announced to the world one month after he began writing the story. It first appeared in Weird Tales Magazine in August 1931.
A special thank you to Owen Swerkstrom (Hidden Oaks Podcast & Chunky Milk Productions) for his audio work on this episode!
For a free read-along copy of the story on Project Gutenberg, click HERE
Thank you for listening. Enjoy!

April 28, 2020 by Robert Daun

Episode 55: (04/29/2020)
- “Hidden Oaks” podcast special preview part III
- Round table discussion with the creative minds behind the project.
- Hidden Oaks podcast is set to debut May 6th, 2020 (next Wednesday), check out the Hidden Oaks website HERE
- For more about Patrick W. Marsh, click HERE
- For more from Owen Swerkstrom, click HERE
- For more about David Schwartz, click HERE and HERE.
- Thanks for listening everyone, and don’t forget to follow up with Hidden Oaks next week on Wednesday, May 6th!

April 22, 2020 by Robert Daun

Episode 53: (04/15/2020)
- Special sneak preview of the new upcoming podcast Hidden Oaks written by Patrick W. Marsh, Owen Swerkstrom and Robert Daun, with original music by David Schwartz, and read by…me!
- For more information about Patrick W. Marsh, check him out HERE
- For more information about David Schwartz, check him and his music out HERE
- For more information on how to find Owen Swerkstrom in person - listen to the credits of the show, I tell you how there.
- For more information about me, contact me at bobsshortstoryhour@gmail.com
- Stay tuned next week for another sneak peak into Hidden Oaks with a sit-down discussion with the creative minds behind the project - coming out Wednesday, April 29th!

April 15, 2020 by Robert Daun

Episode 53: (04/15/2020)
- Special sneak preview of the new upcoming podcast Hidden Oaks written by Patrick W. Marsh, Owen Swerkstrom and Robert Daun, with original music by David Schwartz, and read by…me!
- For more information about Patrick W. Marsh, check him out HERE
- For more information about David Schwartz, check him and his music out HERE
- For more information on how to call Owen Swerkstrom directly - listen to the credits of the show, I tell you how there.
- For more information about me, contact me at bobsshortstoryhour@gmail.com
- Stay tuned next week for another sneak peak into Hidden Oaks coming out Wednesday, April 22nd!