76: The Silver Key (Discussion)

About this episode

Tod and Claire discuss H.P. Lovecraft's 'The Silver Key' and its themes of aging and nostalgia.

Join Tod and Congressional Candidate Claire as they discuss H.P. Lovecraft's "The Silver Key," first published in the January, 1929 issue of Weird Tales. Please note: while this story is largely fanciful, this is ultimately a horror podcast, and so it may not be suitable for all audiences. In particular, this discussiojn involves the horrors of growing old, the siren's song of nostalgia bordering on retromania, grotesque packaging, and the utter meaningless of life in a blind and uncaring cos...

People in this episode

Host: Tod

Guest: Claire

Topics covered

• horror
• nostalgia
• growing old
• meaning of life
• retromania
• literature discussion

Keywords

• H.P. Lovecraft
• The Silver Key
• horror podcast
• nostalgia
• growing old
• Weird Tales
• literature
• retromania

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Weird Tales

Books & works: The Silver Key

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