About this episode

The episode explores H.P. Lovecraft's horror short story 'The Thing on the Doorstep', focusing on themes of identity and the occult.

The Thing on the Doorstep is a horror short story by H. P. Lovecraft, first published in the January 1937 issue of Weird Tales . It is a key work in the Cthulhu Mythos universe, inspired by a 1928 dream Lovecraft recorded in his commonplace book. ​ Edward Derby, a reclusive poet with a fascination for the occult, marries Asenath Waite, who is sprung from a strange family living in Innsmouth. The story explores the fragility of identity, the dangers of forbidden knowledge, and the terror of losing bodily autonomy. Host - M.P. Pellicer www.MPPellicer.com SUPPORT VIA DONATION Buy Me A Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Marlene11 LISTEN TO ALL MY PODCASTS AT www.EeriePodcast.com Narration by a human, never AI Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/nightshade-diary--2765110/support .

People in this episode

Host: M.P. Pellicer

Topics covered

• horror
• Cthulhu Mythos
• identity
• forbidden knowledge
• bodily autonomy

Keywords

• H.P. Lovecraft
• horror
• Cthulhu Mythos
• identity
• occult
• forbidden knowledge
• bodily autonomy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Weird Tales

Books & works: The Thing on the Doorstep

Places: Innsmouth

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