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This week we discuss the stories “An Inhabitant of Carcosa" and "Haïta the Shepherd" by Ambrose Bierce and The Whisperer in Darkness by H.P. Lovecraft.

The more I read, the less I know. I feel just like a Lovecraft protagonist seeking forbidden knowledge!

Time Codes

02:14 "Haïta the Shepherd"
05:35 “An Inhabitant of Carcosa"
07:23 Thoughts on Bierce
15:15 Introduction to Lovecraft
17:42 “The Whisperer in Darkness”
24:28 Where is the King in Yellow?
28:24 Jonah loses his mind
33:22 Back to Lovecraft
39: 03 Wrapping up

Next Read: Red Rising by Pierce Brown

Next week we will be reading Parts 1 and 2 of Red Rising, the sci-fi novel by Pierce Brown. See you then!

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