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Sunday, 6 July 2025

FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 144 - The Other Gods by HP Lovecraft

Another tale from the fantastical Dreamlands of HP Lovecraft!

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Monday, 10 February 2025

FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 132 - The Death of Halpin Frayser by Ambrose Bierce

A strange gothic nightmare of a tale from Mr Ambrose Bierce!

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Sunday, 12 January 2025

FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 130 - Celephaïs by HP Lovecraft

For our first tale for the new year, we have a trip to a fantastic Dreamlands of HP Lovecraft, in the classic weird tale Celephaïs.

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Sunday, 11 August 2024

FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 114 - The Flowering of the Strange Orchid by HG Wells

A tale of botanical terror from HG Wells, concerning a highly unusual and indeed hostile rare plant!

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Sunday, 3 March 2024

HYPNOGORIA 254 - Calling Up the Black: A Tribute to Brian Lumley Part I

In the first of two special shows we celebrate the life and works of the late great Brian Lumley. In this first show we look at his first writings in the Cthulhu Mythos, meet Titus Crow, uncover the ancient Primal land, adventure in the Dreamlands, and the horrors of Psychomech trilogy!

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Monday, 15 January 2024

FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 099 - The Cats of Ulthar by HP Lovecraft

We begin a new year with a fantastical weird tale from HP Lovecraft, an early story from his Dreamlands cycle...

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Friday, 18 June 2021

FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 035 - The Red Brain by Donald Wandrei

A classic tale of cosmic horror from Donald Wandrei, the cofounder of legendary weird fiction publisher Arkham House. Take a trip to the end of time and witness the final end of the universe itself...

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Saturday, 18 July 2020

FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 016 - The Night Wire by HF Arnold

In this podcast we present a reading of one of the most celebrated tales ever published in Weird Tales. An eerie story of mysterious transmissions and a strange, menacing fog - The Night Wire by HF Arnold.

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Friday, 12 June 2020

FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 013 - The Moor Ghost by Robert E Howard

In this little show we have an eerie poem from Robert E Howard. While he is best known as the creator of Conan the Barbarian and other two-fisted heroes, Howard also wrote a great deal of verse, much of it on weird and fantastic themes. The poem in this podcast takes us back England in years gone by, the days when gibbets still stood at crossroads...

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Sunday, 7 June 2020

HYPNOGORIA 148 - Exploring the Colour Out of Space Part II

In the second part of our discussion of The Colour Out of Space by HP Lovecraft, we delve into the science behind the story, the themes of the tale, and its legacy.

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Sunday, 24 May 2020

HYPNOGORIA 146 - Exploring the Colour Out of Space Part I

We return to where the hills rise wild outside Arkham town, and explore The Colour Out of Space by HP Lovecraft. In this episode, we discover how Lovecraft came to write his classic fusion of horror and science fiction, and delve into the various tales that inspired him.

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Monday, 18 May 2020

FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 007 - From Beyond by HP Lovecraft

HP Lovecraft is regarded of the one of the masters of the 20th century horror story, but a great many of his tales also contain a good deal of science fiction too. And this early short tale is a prime example of how Lovecraft fused science and terror...

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Friday, 15 May 2020

FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 006 - Dreamland by Edgar Allan Poe

Mr Edgar Allan Poe surely needs no introduction, but as well as writing a legion of classic horror tales, his poetry often went to dark and strange places too...

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Thursday, 14 May 2020

FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 005 - The Open Window by Saki

Mr HH Munro forged as successful career as a writer under his pen name Saki, and is now hailed as one of the masters of the short story. Many of his tales contain a dark humour, and a good few ventured into the realm of the weird and the macabre. Here is a short classic by Saki detailing a most unusual haunting...

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Wednesday, 13 May 2020

FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 004 - Seaton's Aunt by Walter de la Mare

While Walter de la Mare is usually best remembered as a highly respectable poet, he also wrote a good deal of fiction, and in particular, several highly individual tales of the macabre. . One such story is Seaton's Aunt, which in a visit to a friend's quiet country house leads to some strange and haunting experiences...

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Thursday, 7 May 2020

FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 001 - Introduction

Welcome to the the Great Library of Dreams Podcast, where we present readings of classic tales of the weird and the wonderful! Here you will find stories of the magical, the mysterious, the marvelous, and the macabre! In this introductory episode Mr Jim Moon details what you can expect on your visits to the cosy fireside of the Great Library, and reads an appropriate weird verse from Mr Clark Ashton Smith!

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Sunday, 22 March 2020

GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 68 - The Colour Out of Space by HP Lovecraft Part II

The concluding part of our reading of the classic weird tale from HP Lovecraft

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Sunday, 15 March 2020

GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 67 - The Colour Out of Space by HP Lovecraft Part I

In this show we proudly present the first part of one of the most celebrated weird tales ever written - The Colour Out of Space by HP Lovecraft

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Sunday, 25 August 2019

GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 61 - The Place of Safety by EG Swain

Welcome back to the cosy fireside of the Great Library of Dreams, where we'll hear another Stoneground Ghost Tale from EG Swain. Mr Batchell, the antiquarian clergyman once again finds the past does not always lie as quietly as it should in his parish when he makes an intriguing historical excavation in his garden...

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