EPISODE · May 29, 2026 · 1H 7M
The Thing on the Doorstep | H.P. Lovecraft | Podcast
from Nightshade Diary · host M.P. Pellicer
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. Pellicerwww.MPPellicer.comSUPPORT VIA DONATIONBuy Me A Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Marlene11LISTEN TO ALL MY PODCASTS AT www.EeriePodcast.comNarration by a human, never AIBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/nightshade-diary--2765110/support.
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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. Pellicerwww.MPPellicer.comSUPPORT VIA DONATIONBuy Me A Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Marlene11LISTEN TO ALL MY PODCASTS AT www.EeriePodcast.comNarration by a human, never AIBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/nightshade-diary--2765110/support.
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