News, Reviews, and Commentary on all forms of science fiction, fantasy, and horror audio. Audiobooks, audio drama, podcasts; we discuss all of it here. Mystery, crime, and noir audio are also fair game.
The SFFaudio Podcast #217 – Jesse, Tamahome, Jenny, and Marrisa VU talk about audiobook NEW RELEASES and RECENT ARRIVALS. Talked about on today’s podcast: Hammer Chillers, Mr. Jim Moon, British audio drama horror anthology, Hammer Films, Janette Winterson, Paul Magrs,… Read moreThe SFFaudio Podcast #217 – NEW RELEASES/RECENT ARRIVALS
Alethia Phrikodes is a long poem by H.P. Lovecraft. The title, by the way, is from Greek, and means “Frightful Truth.” Following the title there is a short line, in Latin, reading: “Omnia risus et omnis pulvis et omna nihil.”… Read moreAlethia Phrikodes by H.P. Lovecraft
Though Edgar Allan Poe’s The Valley Of Unrest predates most post-apocalyptic ideas, this beautiful poem, about an empty valley, seems to me about exactly that. Let me plant a seed for you, that may grow as you read it: What… Read moreThe Valley Of Unrest by Edgar Allan Poe
Part of the Fungi From Yuggoth sequence of sonnets, this poem, The Port, is one of two featuring the mouldering town of Innsmouth, Massachusetts (as depicted in H.P. Lovecraft’s novella The Shadow Over Innsmouth). It also places the seaport town… Read moreThe Port by H.P. Lovecraft
I listened to a great episode of BBC Radio 4’s In Our Time about Christina Rossetti recently. I was fascinated by their brief discussion of her poem Goblin Market. Melvyn Bragg and guests described it as: ‘celebrated, fascinating, bizarre, extraordinary,… Read moreListen To Genius: Goblin Market by Christina Rossetti
Wayne June‘s animated reading of Edgar Allan Poe’s The City And The Sea is absolutely haunting. Posted by Jesse Willis