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The Picture in the House

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 This is my reading of the 1921 short horror story "The Picture in the House" by H P Lovecraft. It is another of the stories from the book gifted me at Yule by a good friend - I have already recorded a few of the shorter samples. The recording is a bit odd due to my recovering from a throat infection. Apologies to any American listeners for the dreadful attempt at a backwoods accent - I've never been tot he States so have no real idea (outside of the movies) what the regional accents are like. Lovecraft writes heavily accented dialogue, which is quite fun to read aloud.
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Freud vs Jung

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 This month (on Feb 26th at 7.30pm) the Suffolk Jungian Circle will have an online debate around the celebrity death match of Freud vs Jung - where are their ideas similar and where do they differ? To help get the discussion rolling, I've recorded a few initial thoughts in the video below. If anyone would like to be sent the Teams link to take part, drop me a line or leave a message on this blog.
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The Haunted Closet

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 I gave this talk at a college event in December 2024, recording it now on the off-chance that it might eb of interest to some followers on YouTube or this Blog. The talk interprets some of the ghost stories written by E F Benson, Saki, M R James, and Forrest Reid in the light of sexuality and social isolation. If nothing else, I rather hope that this talk will inspire listeners to want to read the works of the respective authors.
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The Five Jars, ch.8

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 My reading of the eighth and final chapter of M R James' (1922) children's story 'The Five Jars'. An odd conclusion because the secrets of the villains are (spoilers) not resolved - maybe James was intending to write a sequel but never got round to it?
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The Five Jars, ch. 7

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 My reading of the seventh chapter of M R James' 92922) children's fantasy story "The Five Jars". The narrator is beset by the forces of evil, using their wiles to get hold of the magical jars. Quite what they would do with them is not yet clear!
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Five Jars, ch. 6

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 My reading of the sixth chapter of M R James' (1922) children's fantasy "The Five Jars". The narrator learns more about the Right People and their strange world.
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Five Jars ch 5

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 This is my reading of the fifth chapter of M R James' (1922) children's fantasy The Five Jars. The narrator continues to experiment with the jars of ointment and comes under attack from sinister forces.
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