74: The Last Test (Discussion)

About this episode

Tod and Congressional Candidate Claire discuss the horror story 'The Last Test' by H.P. Lovecraft and Adolphe de Castro.

Join Tod and Congressional Candidate Claire as they discuss "The Last Test," by H.P. Lovecraft and Adolphe de Castro. It was first published in the November 1928 issue of Weird Tales, under de Castro's name. Please note: this is a horror podcast, and may not be for everyone. In particular, this story touches on sensitive subjects such as suicide, the unethical treatment of animals, the unethical treatment of humans, the lost city of Atlantis, hypodermic needles, California politics, prison a...

People in this episode

Host: Tod

Guest: Claire

Topics covered

• H.P. Lovecraft
• horror literature
• sensitive subjects
• California politics
• animal ethics
• suicide

Keywords

• The Last Test
• H.P. Lovecraft
• Adolphe de Castro
• Weird Tales
• horror podcast
• sensitive subjects
• California politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Weird Tales

Books & works: The Last Test

Places: California, Atlantis

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