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A young man leaves Massachusetts on a ship bound to harvest ice and deliver it to Charleston. When they encounter an impossible iceberg and haul a mysterious fragment on board events are set in motion that will lead our young hero, and generations after him, on a journey to their horrible destinies on an island off the coast of South Carolina.
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Tentacle Talk - DUI or Don't We?
Hidden gem["Kirk Battle and Alex Murray use \"Tentacle Talk - DUI or Don't We?\" to trace the U.S.
Mar 9, 2026·1h 58m·5 clips - 2
"These Hallowed Halls" Reading and Talkback with Author Kirk Battle
Hidden gemKirk Battle says These Hallowed Halls is an eight-year historical-fiction project about the founding of Sewanee, and he pairs it with Cthulhu and the Deep South as a sister book turned into free podcast audiobooks.
Aug 7, 2024·1h 28m·5 clips - 3
Tentacle Talk - Why do we Flush? with Kirk and Alex
Hidden gemCthulhu in the Deep South's Tentacle Talk - Why do we Flush?
Aug 3, 2022·1h 28m·5 clips - 4
Book 6 Author's Notes
Hidden gemKirk Battle's Book 6 author's notes trace Cthulhu in the Deep South through Harriet Wilson, Harriet Jacobs, Elizabeth Keckley, and Charles Chestnut.
Mar 2, 2022·50m·3 clips - 5
Book 6 - Chapter 9
Feb 25, 2022·16m - 6
Book 6 - Chapter 8
Feb 25, 2022·17m - 7
Book 6 - Chapter 7
Feb 25, 2022·17m - 8
Book 6 - Chapter 1
A narrator recounts the mysterious events surrounding Mom Ruth and the Wadham House to two lawyers after a trial.
Feb 25, 2022·22m - 9
Book 6 - Chapter 5
Feb 25, 2022·18m - 10
Book 6 - Chapter 4
Feb 25, 2022·17m - 11
Book 6 - Chapter 3
A woman returns to her childhood cabin in the South, haunted by a terrifying dream of falling into the ocean, and discusses finding work in Charleston with her companion Grace.
Feb 25, 2022·17m - 12
Book 6 - Chapter 11
Hidden gem"I eat people," Miss Wadham tells Roland Levesque before agreeing to the trip to Carcosa.
Feb 25, 2022·17m·1 clip - 13
Book 6 - Chapter 6
Feb 25, 2022·18m - 14
Book 6 - Chapter 12
Feb 25, 2022·19m - 15
Book 6 - Chapter 2
A root doctor returns to Charleston on a steamer, reflecting on his past and the changes ahead.
Feb 25, 2022·14m - 16
Book 6 - Chapter 10
Feb 25, 2022·18m - 17
Tentacle Talk - Ed Erdelac
Dec 6, 2021·1h 3m - 18
Tentacle Talk - These Hallowed Halls
Oct 15, 2021·51m - 19
Tentacle Talk - The Black Plague
Aug 16, 2021·56m - 20
Tentacle Talk - The Black Plague
Aug 14, 2021·56m - 21
Book 5 Author's Notes
Author Kirk Battle discusses the inspiration and writing process behind Book 5 of Cthulhu and the Deep South, heavily influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic and House of Leaves.
May 10, 2021·53m - 22
Tentacle Talk - With Brian Murphy of the Miskatonic University Podcast
Brian Murphy discusses his father's perspective on Cthulhu as a metaphor for death and the loss of control in aging, leading into a conversation about the March of Cthulhu.
May 5, 2021·1h 3m - 23
Book 5 - Chapter 8
Apr 20, 2021·13m - 24
Book 5 - Chapter 3
Apr 20, 2021·13m - 25
Book 5 - Chapter 6
Apr 20, 2021·12m - 26
Book 5 - Chapter 7
Apr 20, 2021·12m - 27
Book 5 - Chapter 5
Apr 20, 2021·12m - 28
Book 5 - Chapter 1
Apr 20, 2021·13m - 29
Book 5 - Chapter 2
Apr 20, 2021·11m - 30
Book 5 - Chapter 4
Apr 20, 2021·13m - 31
Tentacle Talk! with Kirk, Alex, and Walt
A casual, alcohol-fueled interview preview with the creators of Cthulhu in the Deep South, discussing the series and upcoming book five.
Apr 15, 2021·1h 8m - 32
Book 5 Announcement!!
Apr 3, 2021·2m - 33
Book IV Author's Notes
Nov 6, 2020·46m - 34
Missing Sock network announcement!!
Oct 30, 2020·8m - 35
Book IV - Chapter 5
Sep 12, 2020·15m - 36
Book IV - Chapter 9
Sep 12, 2020·10m - 37
Book IV - Chapter 8
Sep 12, 2020·19m - 38
Book IV - Chapter 7
Sep 12, 2020·15m - 39
Book IV - Chapter 3
Sep 12, 2020·15m - 40
Book IV - Chapter 2
Sep 12, 2020·19m - 41
Book IV - Chapter 1
Sep 12, 2020·16m - 42
Book IV - Chapter 6
Sep 12, 2020·12m - 43
Book IV - Chapter 4
Sep 12, 2020·15m - 44
Book III Author's Notes
Jan 23, 2020·29m - 45
Chapter Eight
Oct 31, 2019·11m - 46
Chapter Nine
Oct 31, 2019·11m - 47
Chapter Seven
Oct 31, 2019·12m - 48
Chapter Ten
Oct 31, 2019·16m - 49
Chapter Five
Oct 31, 2019·13m - 50
Chapter Six
Oct 31, 2019·13m