Classic Cast: The Night Wire
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Ease into things with the soothing transmissions of The Night Wire by H.F. Arnold!
Here's a link to the original episode from 01/03/2019
Special thanks to our reader Andrew Leman! Check out all the new offerings at The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society
Extra Credit 042 - Beauty and the Beast Movies
Join us as we discuss La Belle et la Bête, the Jean Cocteau adaptation of Beauty and the Beast from 1946! We also have our swipes at the Disney film, the recent French remake and the TV procedural among many, many other adaptations.
Original Fiction - Haunted
“Haunted” was written, read and scored by Chad Fifer, with the generous participation of Heather Klinke.
Happy Holidays to the listeners of Strange Studies of Strange Stories!
Expect more original fiction in the new year… when you least expect it!
Study 152 - Beauty and the Beast
We're discussing the most popular version of Beauty and the Beast by Jeanne-Marie LePrince de Beaumont from 1756, which was adapted from the longer 1740 novelette by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve!
Special thanks to reader Heather Klinke!
A History of Beauty and the Beast from Pook Press
The poets: Taylor Swift and Die Antwoord
Non-Fifer musical selections: Carnival of the Animals: VII. Aquarium and XIII. The Swan by Camille Saint-Saëns; Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor by Frédéric Chopin
Study 151 - Sir Buzz / The Blue Light
Indian fairy tale Sir Buzz gets a strange study this week, along with its Grimm variant The Blue Light! Vampires, tigers and bee-men, OH MY!
Special thanks to reader Erik Peabody of Viking Guitar Productions, for his voice, production and the rockin' tunes!
Some light reading: Comparative phylogenetic analyses uncover the ancient roots of Indo-European folktales
Grab your tix for The Smith Circle: A Clark Ashton Smith Conference on Saturday 1/10/26!
Today's episode features selected arrangements from Bach's Concerto No. 3 in D major, BWV 1054: II. Adagio e piano sempre as well as Fugue in G Minor, BWV 578.
Feedback 042 - Tiny Mind Explosions
We're discussing your comments on Slaughterhouse Five, Jason X, and everything in-between!
Study 150 - The Soldier and Death
We're casting weird fairy tale magic all month, beginning with the Russian classic The Soldier and Death!
Special thanks to our reader, Rachel Lackey of Rachel Watches Star Trek!
Here is the full adaptation of The Soldier and Death from Jim Henson's The Storyteller, featuring a script from Anthony Minghella.
Here also is the Afanasev version of the story, featuring Secret Shopper Jesus.
This episode features the track "Lovesick" by Fifer - pick it up for Bandcamp Friday!
Other pieces adapted for this episode:
Marche Slave by Tchaikovsky.
Nocturne No. 19 in E Minor, Op. 72, No. 1 by Frédéric Chopin
Prelude No. 22 of Shostakovich's 24 Preludes and Fugues, Opus 87
Prelude No. 4 of Shostakovich's 24 Preludes and Fugues, Opus 87
Extra Credit 041 - Mysterious Island
It's Thanksgiving... TIME TO FIGHT THE TERROR BIRD!
Join us as we discuss 1961's Mysterious Island, a Ray Harryhausen creature feature adaptation of Jules Verne's novel.
Classic Cast: The Cask of Amontillado
POEVEMBER RETURNS! Crank this classic from 2018: Edgar Allan Poe's The Cask of Amontillado!
Special thanks to our reader, the great Bob Hanske!
Here's that Vincent Price / Peter Lorre wine-tasting scene from Tales of Terror.
Here is a link to the original episode.
Study 149 - Slaughterhouse-Five - Part 3
Join us as we bring our discussion of Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five to an end. So it goes.
Special thanks once again to our reader, Sean Langenecker!
Don't forget to scope out COSMIC HORROR: Supernatural Horror in Miniature from our sponsor, Spectre Miniatures!
Today's episode features selected arrangements from Bach's Concerto No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo and Bach's Concerto No. 3 in D major, BWV 1054: II. Adagio e piano sempre.
Next up: A POEVEMBER Classic Episode, an Extra Credit episode on Mysterious Island, and FAIRY TALES for December!
Study 148 - Slaughterhouse-Five - Part 2
The plunger-shaped aliens speak! Get abducted and join us for the second part of our discussion on Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five.
Don't forget to scope out COSMIC HORROR: Supernatural Horror in Miniature from our sponsor, Spectre Miniatures!
Special thanks once again to our reader, Sean Langenecker!
Today's episode features selected arrangements from Bach's Concerto No. 3 in D major, BWV 1054: II. Adagio e piano sempre.
Feedback 041 - A Great Awakening
We're talking your takes on the stories of H.R. Wakefield, and it's EXPLOSIVE!
Study 147 - Slaughterhouse-Five - Part 1
Get unstuck in time with us as we begin Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five, a profound novel about war, trauma and plunger-shaped aliens.
Check out COSMIC HORROR: Supernatural Horror in Miniature by our sponsor, Spectre Miniatures!
Special thanks to our reader, Sean Langenecker!
Today's episode features selected arrangements from Bach's Concerto No. 5 in F minor, BWV 1056: II. Largo
Extra Credit 040 - The Haunted Palace
We're discussing the very first film adaptation of Lovecraft, The Haunted Palace starring Vincent Price! Special appearance by the Sons of Lackey!
Classic Cast: The Red Lodge
Get haunted by more Wakefield with a classic from eleven years ago: The Red Lodge!
Here is a link to the original episode from 1/9/2014!
Study 146 - The Seventeenth Hole at Duncaster
CADDYSHOCK! Join us as we tee up H.R. Wakefield's haunted golf course tale, The Seventeenth Hole at Duncaster!
Special thanks to reader Greig Johnson! Check out his YouTube and Patreon channels to view his Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy props and film!
Golf horror games: Greener Grass Awaits and Gone Golfing
Study 145 - The Frontier Guards
Wake-tober continues with a haunted house of a different kind! Can your hearts stand The Frontier Guards by H.R. Wakefield?!
Special thanks to reader Greig Johnson! Check out his YouTube and Patreon channels to view the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy madness!
Here is Bedfellows, the short film referenced in the show.
Feedback 40 - Borges and Booty Calls
We're working together to solve the world's problems one comment at a time! Join us!
Study 144 - Blind Man's Buff
Start Spooky Season Spookily with Blind Man's Buff, a haunted house tale by H.R. Wakefield!
Special thanks to reader Greig Johnson! Check out his YouTube and Patreon channels.
Pitch Black Manor has a new album lurking 10/3. GRAB IT FOR BANDCAMP FRIDAY!
While you're there, nab some soundtracks to the show. All proceeds go to the artists on 10/3!
Thanks to Ramsey Campbell for the Wakefield recommendations. Check out his books An Echo of Children as well as Six Stooges and Counting! And you can listen to our interview with Mr. Campbell here!
Here' s that radio drama version of Wakefield's Ghost Hunt!
Extra Credit 039 - Andrew Leman Interview
Join us as we talk with our friend and collaborator Andrew Leman about the origins and offerings of the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society!