Nightshade Diary Podcast Series

Podcasts of classic stories of horror, mystery, science fiction and adventures, reminiscent of the pulp fiction magazine era which birthed the best writers in these genres
Narrated by M.P. Pellicer

Nightshade Diary Archives Can Be Found at Spreaker

The Black Island, Being the Narrative of Horvath Blayne" is a short Cthulhu Mythos story by August Derleth. | There is an island in the South Pacific that surfaces only at certain times, and it serves as the portal for the ultimate evil. In the story, the protagonist, Horvath Blayne, encounters the Black Island, a mysterious place where Cthulhu is believed to be hidden. The story is notable for its blend of Lovecraftian horror and Derleth's own interpretation of the Cthulhu Mythos.

The Keeper of the Key is part of The Trail of Cthulhu series. | In pursuit of the ultimate evil, you have to resort to raising the dead, because no living person has the answers you are seeking. | Narrated by Marlene Pardo Pellicer

The Gorge Beyond Salapunco: The Testimony of Claiborne Boyd" is a Cthulhu Mythos short story by August Derleth, part of his Trail of Cthulhu series. | Everyone has a crazy uncle in the family, but what if your crazy uncle turns out to be an Indiana Jones who sends you a map on where to confront evil beings from another dimension? What then?

THE WATCHER FROM THE SKY - Ignorance is bliss, knowledge brings no happiness or safety when you are confronted with the reality of great evil. "The Watcher from the Sky" is a novelette written by August Derleth and is part of the Cthulhu Mythos series. It was first published in the July 1945 issue of Weird Tales and later included in the 1962 collection "The Trail of Cthulhu". The story follows Abel Keane, a divinity student in Boston, Massachusetts, who has some experience as a stage hypnotist and has taught himself psychic abilities, including telepathy. One night, Keane returns to his apartment and encounters a mysterious entity.

THE HOUSE ON CURWEN STREET - You would think that working for an eccentric professor poses only one threat... boredom. Unless he can travel between dimensions and wants you to come along. "The House on Curwen Street" is a short story by August Derleth, which is the first in his series "The Trail of Cthulhu." It was initially published in the March 1944 edition of Weird Tales under the title "The Trail of Cthulhu" and later reprinted by Arkham House in the collection "The Trail of Cthulhu" in 1962. ​ The story introduces elements of the Cthulhu Mythos, including the Deep Ones and the byakhee, which are creatures that can transport individuals to other times or places through inter-dimensional travel. In the narrative, characters such as Laban Shrewsbury, Andrew Phelan, and Timoto Fernandez are involved.

THE SEAL OF R'LYEH - What if the missing link is not a primate, but something much slimier? "The Seal of R'lyeh" is a short story by August Derleth, first published in 1957 under the title "The Seal of the Damned" in the July 1957 issue of Fantastic Universe Science Fiction.2 It was later included in the 1962 collection "The Mask of Cthulhu". The story is part of the Cthulhu Mythos and involves themes of good versus evil. In "The Seal of R'lyeh," Derleth suggests that R'lyeh, the sunken city where Cthulhu is imprisoned, might be an enormous ring-shaped sunken continent that extends from the South Pacific all the way to the Atlantic coast of Massachusetts.

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