This is a special episode covering a perfect story for spooky season or winter reading. H. P. Lovecraft’s “At the Mountains of Madness” novella is a nearly century old tale that still grips readers. This episode discusses how the very inventive Lovecraft borrowed from other authors but still wrote an original tale. Coverage mentions the environment in which Lovecraft wrote the story which was shaped by the Antarctic exploration of the time and discoveries of ancient Egypt as well as political concerns.
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Host: Matt McInnis
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The Multilayered Beauty of At the Mountains of Madness