About this episode

The episode features a reading of 'Cool Air', a short story by H. P. Lovecraft about a doctor with a peculiar affliction.

COOL AIR was first published in the March 1928 issue of TALES OF MAGIC AND MYSTERY. The story tells of a doctor with a peculiar affliction.

Topics covered

• H. P. Lovecraft
• fiction
• horror
• short story

Keywords

• Cool Air
• Tales of Magic and Mystery
• 1928

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Cool Air

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