About this episode

The episode discusses 'The Tree', a story by H. P. Lovecraft set in ancient Greece, exploring the legacy of two master sculptors in a grotesque and supernatural context.

THE TREE was first published in the October 1921 edition of The Tryout. The story takes place in ancient Greece, where the legacy of two master sculptors takes root in a grotesque and supernatural form.

Topics covered

• H. P. Lovecraft
• fiction
• supernatural
• ancient Greece

Keywords

• grotesque
• sculptors
• legacy

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Tree

Places: Greece

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