Dark Adventure Radio Theatre® - The Curse of Yig

Like most of Lovecraft’s “collaborative” writings, I read “The Curse of Yig” only some years after all his solo horror fiction. It didn’t impress, and indeed I wondered at the time how little of it was really Lovecraft’s, so it was a surprise to discover how substantial was his contribution, as Lovecraft himself claimed. It has none of his “cosmic horror” about it, not really much horror at all, in fact, instead seeming more as if based on real-world rattlesnake folklore, and fictionalised for effect. As with others of Lovecraft’s lesser works though, the HPLHS’ DART team have worked their magic to expand and improve upon the original brief, thin tale, to create something worth listening to for a modern audience. The props work, as ever, to enhance matters still further, including covering some of the historical realities of the late 1880s in proto-Oklahoma, all of which is made still more remarkable by the fact the whole was created in the midst of the severe strictures imposed during the global Covid pandemic. As a story, I’d be hard-pressed to recommend “Yig” to any but Lovecraft completists. As a DART production, I have no such reservations!

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I am always so excited to see what the HPLHS will come up with regarding these audio dramas. The insight they have is phenominal and every single episode is not only throughly enjoying, but absolute fun as well. You can't go wrong with any of these great audio dramas.

I love the Curse of Yig. The radio drama is amazing. The props bring the story to life. The voice acting is top notch.

Excellent recording