New H.P. Lovecraft Readings Recorded

Morgan Scorpion, a Lovecraftian and frequenter of Thomas Ligotti Online, has uploaded several readings of H.P. Lovecraft tales for all to enjoy. Her narration is pleasing enough, and fills a natural place in the world of Lovecraft. The Providence writer's works have been public domain for awhile now, and audio readings of his stories are not terribly common or free. Thanks to this post on the blog "Unfilmable," Ms. Scorpion has rectified the grievous scarcity of Lovecraft's fiction in spoken form.

Interesting, his classic tales take on a somewhat new edge when entering the mind through the ears instead of the eyes. The reader of his words is also giving a performance, albeit a subtle one, casting a whole new dimension of atmosphere and mood upon an otherwise internal literary process. Morgan's recordings to date include "The Festival," "The Hound," "Pickman's Model," "The Lurking Fear," and "Dreams in the Witch House." She has also pitched the idea of recording similar readings of Thomas Ligotti's stories, though it's unclear if this is possible given the question of copyrights and authorial consent that isn't a factor in Lovecraft's case. Visit the above linked Unfilmable site for links to download or stream these HPL recordings.

-Grim Blogger