PseudoPod 584: ARTEMIS RISING 4: The Drowned Man’s Kissby
Christine LucasNarrated by
Andrew LemanHosted by
Karen BovenmyerPseudoPod 584: ARTEMIS RISING 4: The Drowned Man’s Kiss is a PseudoPod original.
Show Notes“The Drowned Man’s Kiss” is inspired by the works of the Greek Poet Nikos Kavvadias:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikos_KavvadiasIn his poem “Esmeralda” there’s this verse: “Come sweet dawn, the drowned man kissed you.” And the story was born from that, playing as it went with the theme of the cursed dagger, which also features in another of Kavvadias’ poem, “To Machairi” (The dagger).
Longtime listeners or backers of our Pseudopod 10 Year anniversary will be familiar with the artistic work and madcap visions of
Jonathan Chaffin of
Horror In Clay. He makes fine horror-themed tiki mugs, art, and ephemera. He made a Cthulhu tiki mug, before that was a thing, and a cask of Amontillado and an Innsmouth Fogcutter. Now, he has a warning for you. Somewhere in the infinite multiverse, or just on the other side of this shadow, the King In Yellow awaits. “The Pallid Mask” from
Horror In Clay is a 8in tiki mug inspired by love for the linked short stories of Robert W. Chambers, and every subsequent writer caught by that fateful play.
Last night, I dreamt of the drowned man again.
It starts with a murmur. A prayer, slithering through a sleeping shipmate’s lips. Or perhaps a confession, or a memory caught in the fog of the ghostly hours before dawn. It lingers little down here, in the stale air heavy with the stench of urine and unwashed bodies. Soon it rises higher, amidst the sails and the riggings, hungry for fresh air. Then comes the scratching against the ship’s hull. Grip by grip, claw-like hands dig into the wood dragging upwards God knows what.
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