Sanctum Secorum

May 17 2024 89 ep. 59 mins 628

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An Appendix N literary podcast for players of the Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG. Reviewing classic fantasy and helping to bring it to life at the gaming table.

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Sanctum Secorum #64 - The Heads of Cerberus

May 17 2024 82 mins

Tonight… we explore a pre-Appendix N piece, “The Heads of Cerberus,” by the creator of dark fantasy, Getrude Barrows Bennett. When four people in Philadelphia inhale dust developed by an occult scientist who has discovered parallel universes, they are transported into an interdimensional no-man’s land that is populated by supernatural beings. From there, they go on to an a

Sanctum Secorum #63 - Pirates of Venus

Apr 30 2024 71 mins

Welcome to the Sanctum Secorum podcast, where we plumb the depths of Appendix N as it pertains to the Dungeon Crawl Classics Role Playing Game. We’re here to help you serve these literary offerings at your DCC RPG table. Tonight… we explore the solar system with the exciting inaugural volume of the final series imagined and penned by Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Pirates of Venus.

Sanctum Secorum #62 - The Legion of Space

Mar 13 2024 86 mins

Welcome to the Sanctum Secorum podcast, where we plumb the depths of Appendix N as it pertains to the Dungeon Crawl Classics Role Playing Game. We’re here to help you serve these literary offerings at your DCC RPG table. Tonight… we are discussing a book that was reviewed by Thrilling Wonder Stories as “space opera with a vengeance”. Tonight, The Legion of Space by Jack Wi

Sanctum Secorum #61 - The Moon Pool

Feb 14 2024 88 mins

Tonight… we examine a singular work by Abraham Merritt, The Moon Pool. Technically, it is a fix-up of two works, The Moon Pool and Conquest of the Moon Pool, but who are we to quibble?

Sanctum Secorum #60 - Lest Darkness Fall

Jan 24 2024 83 mins

Tonight… we take a look at a time torn classic by L Sprague de Camp, and a book that has been cited as extremely influential by authors such as S. M. Sterling, David Weber, and Harry Turtledove. Tonight, Lest Darkness Fall.

Sanctum Secorum #59 - The Blue Star

Dec 14 2023 78 mins

Tonight… we examine a singular work by one of Michael Moorcock's favorite authors. Join us as we discuss Fletcher Pratt's, The Blue Star.

Sanctum Secorum LIVE #05 - Michael Moorcock

Dec 09 2023 59 mins

Michael Moorcock returns to the Sanctum Secorum podcast to discuss his new book, his experiences with Hollywood, and his upcoming musical projects.

Sanctum Secorum #58 - At the Earth's Core

Nov 14 2023 72 mins

Tonight… we “burrough” to the center of the earth with a classic novel from over a century ago. Written by the creator of Tarzan, tonight, we discuss Edgar Rice Burroughs’, At the Earth’s Core!

Sanctum Secorum #57 - The Trail of Cthulhu

Oct 10 2023 77 mins

Tonight… We celebrate the Halloween season with something that is… Lovecraft adjacent. While August Derleth is known for rescuing the works of HP Lovecraft from obscurity through the founding of Arkham House, he also wrote his own stories tying in to Lovecraft’s works. Some were original works by Derleth and others were “posthumous collaborations with Lovecraft” (which we

Sanctum Secorum #56 - Sailor on the Seas of Fate

Oct 10 2023 76 mins

his triad of tales begins with Sailing to the Future. Elric is lost somewhere in the Young Kingdoms and near the sea. A mysterious ship appears and he is welcomed aboard by its captain and introduced to three other powerful warriors. The captain informs the adventurers that they are traveling across time and between realities. They have been found because they alone have the power