“THE HAUNTER OF THE DARK” by H.P. LOVECRAFT (Classic Horror) #WeirdDarkness #ThrillerThursday

A writer obsessed with the occult and forbidden knowledge uncovers a nightmarish secret lurking within a long-abandoned church—one that watches, waits, and is drawn to the dark. IN THIS EPISODE: I’m back with a classic horror story, requested by one of you, my Weirdo family members. “The Haunter in the Dark” written by horror writer H.P. Lovecraft. CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)… 00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Show Open 00:01:16.382 = About The Story 00:04:10.820 = Poem, “Nemesis” 00:04:31.919 = The Haunter of the Dark 01:06:51.759 = Show Close, Verse, and Final Thought SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE… POEM: “Nemesis” by H.P. Lovecraft: https://tinyurl.com/y466z69v The Cthulhu Mythos: https://tinyurl.com/y22oe79f “The Haunter of the Dark” by H.P. Lovecraft: https://tinyurl.com/y33eprua ===== Darkness Syndicate members get the ad-free version. https://weirddarkness.com/syndicate Info on the next LIVE SCREAM event. https://weirddarkness.com/LiveScream Info on the next WEIRDO WATCH PARTY event. https://weirddarkness.com/TV ===== ( Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases. ) = = = = = "I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46 = = = = = WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2025, Weird Darkness. ===== Originally aired: July 30, 2020 EPISODE PAGE at WeirdDarkness.com (includes list of sources): https://weirddarkness.com/HaunterOfTheDark