Episode 104 - Halloween Feature Presentation "The Seven Geases" by Clark Ashton Smith

October 24, 2021 by Robert Daun

Episode 104: (10/24/2021)

Episode 104 includes our Halloween Special Feature Presentation! This year, with permission given by CASiana Enterprises, the literary estate of Clark Ashton Smith, we bring you "The Seven Geases".
Special Guests:
- Owen Swerkstrom (Hidden Oaks Podcast) - as the voice of Tsathaggoua, Abhoth, and engineer of monster voice magic.
- Robin Sand (Hidden Oaks Podcast) - as the voice of Atlach-Nacha.
- Jon Cook (Fado Podcast) - as the voice of Haon-Dor, and engineer of Haon-Dor’s monster voice magic.
- Michael Crosa (Jollyville Radio Podcast) - as The Serpent People.
- Abby Brenker (Lunatics Radio Hour Podcast) - as The Archetypes.
Thank you again to CASiana Enterprises for the generous allowance of producing this story.
"The Seven Geases" starts at 09:55
Businesses/charities mentioned on this episode:
- Hearts and Farts LLC
  - FACEBOOK
  - ETSY
- Underdog Pet Rescue (This is the MN website, but you can search for Underdog Pet Rescue in your area)
- Madison Reading Project
Thanks for listening everyone! Happy Halloween!

Episode 96 - "Death of the Kraken" by David H. Keller

July 04, 2021 by Robert Daun

Episode 96: (07/04/2021)

Episode 96 features a recitation of the story "Death of the Kraken" by David H. Keller that I recorded to be featured on an upcoming Lunatics Library episode. As a complement to this episode of BSSH, tune over to Episode 77 of Lunatics Radio Hour to hear some history behind the Kraken and other sea monsters in folklore and maritime superstition.
"Death of the Kraken" starts at 00:02:02
Lunatics Radio Hour: https://www.lunaticsproject.com/
BSSH and Lunatics Radio Hour are part of the Pizza Rice Podcasting Collaborative: http://pizzaricepodcast.com/
Happy Independence Day to all those listeners in the USA. Happy 6th Birthday to my daughter Josey, and my tax man Tom!

March 22, 2021 by Robert Daun

Episode 86: (03/22/2021)

Episode 86 features three stories written by New York author Abby Brenker who is also the host of the Lunatics Radio Hour Podcast.
Check out the Lunatics Radio Hour and Lunatics Film Project HERE
Abby wanted to mention support for the Marsha P Johnson Institute on her episode. The Marsha P. Johnson Institute (MPJI) protects and defends the human rights of black transgender people. They do this by organizing, advocating, creating an intentional community to heal, developing transformative leadership, and promoting their collective power. Check out their website HERE
Stories Timing Index:
- “Something” - 02:50
- “The Man with an Axe” - 12:11
- “The Giant Eyeball” - 22:59
Thanks for listening everyone! Don’t forget to check out the Lunatics Radio Hour Podcast anywhere podcasts can be found.

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!