People’s Guide to the Cthulhu Mythos is a long-running podcast exploring cosmic horror, weird fiction, and the strange worlds inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and his contemporaries. Hosted by DB Spitzer with co-hosts Farmer Dave and Aunt Gore, the show dives into myth, monsters, movies, and the legacy of the Mythos with humor and insight. Join us for our audiobook episodes. Episodes drop weekly.
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A researcher’s idle doodling attracts the attention of a fourth-dimensional intelligence, producing increasingly strange and dangerous consequences.
02
Bread Overhead
Fritz Leiber
An experiment in producing lighter bread goes spectacularly wrong, filling the skies with floating loaves and creating a satirical technological crisis.
03
Image of the Gods
Alan E. Nourse
Human colonists resist authoritarian interference from Earth and discover unexpected allies among their planet’s indigenous inhabitants.
04
Martian V.F.W.
G. L. Vandenburg
Giant Martian ants appear at a New York parade claiming to represent extraterrestrial war veterans, but their participation conceals a darker purpose.
05
One Shot
James B. Blish
Intelligence officials investigating a mysterious object in New York Harbor turn to an exceptional gambler when millions of lives depend on one decision.
06
Out Around Rigel
Robert H. Wilson
Two travelers undertake an ambitious interstellar voyage, confronting jealousy, alien dangers, and the devastating consequences of time dilation.
07
Pygmalion’s Spectacles
Stanley G. Weinbaum
An experimental pair of spectacles transports its wearer into an immersive artificial world where simulated experiences become intensely personal.
08
The Repairman
Harry Harrison
An interstellar mechanic must repair a malfunctioning hyperspace beacon concealed within a sacred alien structure.
09
Toy Shop
Harry Harrison
A seemingly impossible toy rocket catches the attention of military researchers and hints at an unexpected scientific breakthrough.
10
Warning from the Stars
Ron Cocking
A message from a supposedly dead scientist reveals extraterrestrial intervention aimed at preventing humanity’s nuclear self-destruction.
A researcher’s idle doodling attracts the attention of a fourth-dimensional intelligence, producing increasingly strange and dangerous consequences.
02
Bread Overhead
Fritz Leiber
An experiment in producing lighter bread goes spectacularly wrong, filling the skies with floating loaves and creating a satirical technological crisis.
03
Image of the Gods
Alan E. Nourse
Human colonists resist authoritarian interference from Earth and discover unexpected allies among their planet’s indigenous inhabitants.
04
Martian V.F.W.
G. L. Vandenburg
Giant Martian ants appear at a New York parade claiming to represent extraterrestrial war veterans, but their participation conceals a darker purpose.
05
One Shot
James B. Blish
Intelligence officials investigating a mysterious object in New York Harbor turn to an exceptional gambler when millions of lives depend on one decision.
A researcher’s idle doodling attracts the attention of a fourth-dimensional intelligence, producing increasingly strange and dangerous consequences.
02
Bread Overhead
Fritz Leiber
An experiment in producing lighter bread goes spectacularly wrong, filling the skies with floating loaves and creating a satirical technological crisis.
03
Image of the Gods
Alan E. Nourse
Human colonists resist authoritarian interference from Earth and discover unexpected allies among their planet’s indigenous inhabitants.
04
Martian V.F.W.
G. L. Vandenburg
Giant Martian ants appear at a New York parade claiming to represent extraterrestrial war veterans, but their participation conceals a darker purpose.
05
One Shot
James B. Blish
Intelligence officials investigating a mysterious object in New York Harbor turn to an exceptional gambler when millions of lives depend on one decision.
A researcher’s idle doodling attracts the attention of a fourth-dimensional intelligence, producing increasingly strange and dangerous consequences.
02
Bread Overhead
Fritz Leiber
An experiment in producing lighter bread goes spectacularly wrong, filling the skies with floating loaves and creating a satirical technological crisis.
03
Image of the Gods
Alan E. Nourse
Human colonists resist authoritarian interference from Earth and discover unexpected allies among their planet’s indigenous inhabitants.
04
Martian V.F.W.
G. L. Vandenburg
Giant Martian ants appear at a New York parade claiming to represent extraterrestrial war veterans, but their participation conceals a darker purpose.
05
One Shot
James B. Blish
Intelligence officials investigating a mysterious object in New York Harbor turn to an exceptional gambler when millions of lives depend on one decision.
A researcher’s idle doodling attracts the attention of a fourth-dimensional intelligence, producing increasingly strange and dangerous consequences.
02
Bread Overhead
Fritz Leiber
An experiment in producing lighter bread goes spectacularly wrong, filling the skies with floating loaves and creating a satirical technological crisis.
03
Image of the Gods
Alan E. Nourse
Human colonists resist authoritarian interference from Earth and discover unexpected allies among their planet’s indigenous inhabitants.
04
Martian V.F.W.
G. L. Vandenburg
Giant Martian ants appear at a New York parade claiming to represent extraterrestrial war veterans, but their participation conceals a darker purpose.
05
One Shot
James B. Blish
Intelligence officials investigating a mysterious object in New York Harbor turn to an exceptional gambler when millions of lives depend on one decision.
A researcher’s idle doodling attracts the attention of a fourth-dimensional intelligence, producing increasingly strange and dangerous consequences.
02
Bread Overhead
Fritz Leiber
An experiment in producing lighter bread goes spectacularly wrong, filling the skies with floating loaves and creating a satirical technological crisis.
03
Image of the Gods
Alan E. Nourse
Human colonists resist authoritarian interference from Earth and discover unexpected allies among their planet’s indigenous inhabitants.
04
Martian V.F.W.
G. L. Vandenburg
Giant Martian ants appear at a New York parade claiming to represent extraterrestrial war veterans, but their participation conceals a darker purpose.
05
One Shot
James B. Blish
Intelligence officials investigating a mysterious object in New York Harbor turn to an exceptional gambler when millions of lives depend on one decision.
A researcher’s idle doodling attracts the attention of a fourth-dimensional intelligence, producing increasingly strange and dangerous consequences.
02
Bread Overhead
Fritz Leiber
An experiment in producing lighter bread goes spectacularly wrong, filling the skies with floating loaves and creating a satirical technological crisis.
03
Image of the Gods
Alan E. Nourse
Human colonists resist authoritarian interference from Earth and discover unexpected allies among their planet’s indigenous inhabitants.
04
Martian V.F.W.
G. L. Vandenburg
Giant Martian ants appear at a New York parade claiming to represent extraterrestrial war veterans, but their participation conceals a darker purpose.
05
One Shot
James B. Blish
Intelligence officials investigating a mysterious object in New York Harbor turn to an exceptional gambler when millions of lives depend on one decision.
A scientist transforms his daughter into something beautiful, deadly, and isolated from ordinary human intimacy. The created woman is treated simultaneously as experiment, daughter, monster, and possible lover.
A researcher’s idle doodling attracts the attention of a fourth-dimensional intelligence, producing increasingly strange and dangerous consequences.
02
Bread Overhead
Fritz Leiber
An experiment in producing lighter bread goes spectacularly wrong, filling the skies with floating loaves and creating a satirical technological crisis.
03
Image of the Gods
Alan E. Nourse
Human colonists resist authoritarian interference from Earth and discover unexpected allies among their planet’s indigenous inhabitants.
04
Martian V.F.W.
G. L. Vandenburg
Giant Martian ants appear at a New York parade claiming to represent extraterrestrial war veterans, but their participation conceals a darker purpose.
05
One Shot
James B. Blish
Intelligence officials investigating a mysterious object in New York Harbor turn to an exceptional gambler when millions of lives depend on one decision.
06
Out Around Rigel
Robert H. Wilson
Two travelers undertake an ambitious interstellar voyage, confronting jealousy, alien dangers, and the devastating consequences of time dilation.
07
Pygmalion’s Spectacles
Stanley G. Weinbaum
An experimental pair of spectacles transports its wearer into an immersive artificial world where simulated experiences become intensely personal.
08
The Repairman
Harry Harrison
An interstellar mechanic must repair a malfunctioning hyperspace beacon concealed within a sacred alien structure.
09
Toy Shop
Harry Harrison
A seemingly impossible toy rocket catches the attention of military researchers and hints at an unexpected scientific breakthrough.
10
Warning from the Stars
Ron Cocking
A message from a supposedly dead scientist reveals extraterrestrial intervention aimed at preventing humanity’s nuclear self-destruction.
06
Out Around Rigel
Robert H. Wilson
Two travelers undertake an ambitious interstellar voyage, confronting jealousy, alien dangers, and the devastating consequences of time dilation.
07
Pygmalion’s Spectacles
Stanley G. Weinbaum
An experimental pair of spectacles transports its wearer into an immersive artificial world where simulated experiences become intensely personal.
08
The Repairman
Harry Harrison
An interstellar mechanic must repair a malfunctioning hyperspace beacon concealed within a sacred alien structure.
09
Toy Shop
Harry Harrison
A seemingly impossible toy rocket catches the attention of military researchers and hints at an unexpected scientific breakthrough.
10
Warning from the Stars
Ron Cocking
A message from a supposedly dead scientist reveals extraterrestrial intervention aimed at preventing humanity’s nuclear self-destruction.
06
Out Around Rigel
Robert H. Wilson
Two travelers undertake an ambitious interstellar voyage, confronting jealousy, alien dangers, and the devastating consequences of time dilation.
07
Pygmalion’s Spectacles
Stanley G. Weinbaum
An experimental pair of spectacles transports its wearer into an immersive artificial world where simulated experiences become intensely personal.
08
The Repairman
Harry Harrison
An interstellar mechanic must repair a malfunctioning hyperspace beacon concealed within a sacred alien structure.
09
Toy Shop
Harry Harrison
A seemingly impossible toy rocket catches the attention of military researchers and hints at an unexpected scientific breakthrough.
10
Warning from the Stars
Ron Cocking
A message from a supposedly dead scientist reveals extraterrestrial intervention aimed at preventing humanity’s nuclear self-destruction.
06
Out Around Rigel
Robert H. Wilson
Two travelers undertake an ambitious interstellar voyage, confronting jealousy, alien dangers, and the devastating consequences of time dilation.
07
Pygmalion’s Spectacles
Stanley G. Weinbaum
An experimental pair of spectacles transports its wearer into an immersive artificial world where simulated experiences become intensely personal.
08
The Repairman
Harry Harrison
An interstellar mechanic must repair a malfunctioning hyperspace beacon concealed within a sacred alien structure.
09
Toy Shop
Harry Harrison
A seemingly impossible toy rocket catches the attention of military researchers and hints at an unexpected scientific breakthrough.
10
Warning from the Stars
Ron Cocking
A message from a supposedly dead scientist reveals extraterrestrial intervention aimed at preventing humanity’s nuclear self-destruction.
06
Out Around Rigel
Robert H. Wilson
Two travelers undertake an ambitious interstellar voyage, confronting jealousy, alien dangers, and the devastating consequences of time dilation.
07
Pygmalion’s Spectacles
Stanley G. Weinbaum
An experimental pair of spectacles transports its wearer into an immersive artificial world where simulated experiences become intensely personal.
08
The Repairman
Harry Harrison
An interstellar mechanic must repair a malfunctioning hyperspace beacon concealed within a sacred alien structure.
09
Toy Shop
Harry Harrison
A seemingly impossible toy rocket catches the attention of military researchers and hints at an unexpected scientific breakthrough.
10
Warning from the Stars
Ron Cocking
A message from a supposedly dead scientist reveals extraterrestrial intervention aimed at preventing humanity’s nuclear self-destruction.
06
Out Around Rigel
Robert H. Wilson
Two travelers undertake an ambitious interstellar voyage, confronting jealousy, alien dangers, and the devastating consequences of time dilation.
07
Pygmalion’s Spectacles
Stanley G. Weinbaum
An experimental pair of spectacles transports its wearer into an immersive artificial world where simulated experiences become intensely personal.
08
The Repairman
Harry Harrison
An interstellar mechanic must repair a malfunctioning hyperspace beacon concealed within a sacred alien structure.
09
Toy Shop
Harry Harrison
A seemingly impossible toy rocket catches the attention of military researchers and hints at an unexpected scientific breakthrough.
10
Warning from the Stars
Ron Cocking
A message from a supposedly dead scientist reveals extraterrestrial intervention aimed at preventing humanity’s nuclear self-destruction.
5. Obsession (2026)
Story: “The Birth-Mark,” Nathaniel Hawthorne
Love curdles into the conviction that another person must be altered and perfected.
Complete YouTube reading
6. RoboCop (1987)
Story: “The Man That Was Used Up,” Edgar Allan Poe
A celebrated military hero is gradually revealed to be an assemblage of manufactured replacement parts. Prosthetic reconstruction, militarism, masculine propaganda, and brutal satire.
Information technology becomes dangerously helpful, invasive, and impossible to contain.
Complete YouTube audiobook
8. Strange Days (1995)
Story: “The Crystal Egg,” H. G. Wells
A mysterious device allows its owner to watch another world—and may allow that world to watch him. The voyeurism, addictive looking, and technologically mediated experience.
Story: “The Story of the Late Mr. Elvesham,” H. G. Wells
A wealthy old scientist finds a way to transfer his consciousness into a young man’s body. It turns recorded experience and technological immortality into an intimate identity nightmare.
A society has surrendered its bodies, relationships, and environment to an enormous technological system.
Complete YouTube reading
11. Neo Tokyo (1987)
Story: “The City of the Singing Flame,” Clark Ashton Smith
A traveller discovers a magnificent alternate city whose alien music and architecture exert an increasingly irresistible pull.
Complete YouTube reading
12. Total Recall (1990)
Story: “The Defenders,” Philip K. Dick
Humanity’s understanding of its war and surrounding reality has been deliberately manufactured.
Story: “The Flowering of the Strange Orchid,” H. G. Wells
A mild collector brings home an exotic plant that proves predatory. Carnivorous botany, human loneliness, and the inability to recognize danger until it is wrapped around your throat.
An isolated traveller discovers an abyss containing an ancient, inhuman civilization and something that calls irresistibly from below.
Complete YouTube reading
19. The Fourth Kind (2009)
Story: “The Hanging Stranger,” Philip K. Dick
An ordinary man notices an impossible event that everyone else accepts, then discovers that his community may no longer be human.
