234: The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath part 4
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Matt Returns!
The big news this episode is that Matt is well enough to record with us again! His experiences with necrotising fasciitis over the past few months have been nothing short of terrifying. Matt shares some of the less gruesome details, along with insights about what it’s like to be in a coma. All surprisingly relevant to our main topic.
This is the fourth part of our multi-episode exploration of Lovecraft’s novel, The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath. In our first three episodes (part 1, part 2 and part 3), we looked at the story’s origins and followed Randolph Carter’s increasingly odd adventures as he searches for his dream city. Now, we’re heading into the most action-packed part of his romp through dreamland.
As ever, we pick the story apart, looking for Call of Cthulhu inspiration. In particular, we spend some time trying to work out why Leng gets such a bad rap. Sure, it seems cold and grey, but by that measure Aberdeen should have a similarly evil reputation.
Links
Things we mention in this episode include:
- Necrotising fasciitis
- ICU delirium
- The Sopranos
- Shantaks
- Mister Ed
- Night-gaunts
- Crotala
- Leng
- Nyarlathotep
- Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Lovecraft and the Occult
- At the Mountains of Madness by HP Lovecraft
- Lengian spiders
- Sarkomand
- Diorite
- Nodens
- Moon-beasts
- Azathoth
- The King in Yellow by Robert W Chambers
- HP Lovecraft’s Dreamlands
- The Private Life of Elder Things by Adrian Tchaikovsky, Keris McDonald and Adam Gauntlett
- Robert E Howard
- The Two-Headed Serpent
- Dog Soldiers (2002)
- From Beyond the Grave (1974)
- MK-RPG
Comments
Very happy to hear Matt is well enough to record!
Andreas Davour
2022-05-10 12:01:08 +0000 UTC
