This lecture discusses key ideas from the early 20th century weird and horror story writer, H.P. Lovecraft's short story "The Call of Cthulhu", a classic work of cosmic horror and absolutely central to what will later come to be called the Cthulhu mythos.
It focuses specifically on the encounter with the Great Old One Cthulhu narrated within the story.
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Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan - The Ends Of Discourse - Sadler's Lectures
This lecture discusses key ideas from the modern philosopher Thomas Hobbes' work Leviathan It focuses specifically on chapter 7, where he identifies and discusses what he calls the ends of mental and verbal discourse, and clarifies when the discourse people engage in results in m ... Show More
14m 10s
Oct 7
Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan - Motion, Endeavor, and Passions - Sadler's Lectures
This lecture discusses key ideas from the modern philosopher Thomas Hobbes' work Leviathan It focuses specifically on chapter 6, in which Hobbes develops his basic philosophy of human and animal action, which stems from the senses and movements of the body, and then flows into en ... Show More
14m 41s
Jan 2022
S2 Ep64: Episode 64: Horror Stories from the Deep Web
Today’s opening tale of the fantastical and the macabre is ‘Hide and Seek’, an original story by rijento, submitted via my sub-reddit and narrated here for you all with the author’s express permission.
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1h 7m
Jun 2024
S4 Ep172: Episode 172: Extremely Weird Horror
Today’s first terrifying tale of the macabre is the ‘The Blue Bomber’, an original work by the wonderfully talented The Gigconomist, kindly shared with me via my Dr. Creepen’s Vault sub-reddit so that I could narrate it here for you all, with the author’s express permission.
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1h 58m
Feb 2024
"I'm an Oil Rig Diver, and I Realize There is a Horror Within the Pipes" Creepypasta
CREEPYPASTA STORY►by Darkly_Gathers: / im_an_oil_rig_diver_and_a_recent_calamity_has Creepypastas are the campfire tales of the internet. Horror stories spread through Reddit r/nosleep, forums and blogs, rather than word of mouth. Whether you believe these scary stories to be tru ... Show More
1h 1m