Mini: Houdini Trapped Beneath the Pyramids

Published: Jan. 6, 2024, 10:05 a.m.

b'A tale of terror and tombs. In 1924, Weird Tales magazine published "Imprisoned with the Pharaohs" (aka "Under the Pyramids"). A short story in which Harry Houdini, world-famous escape-artist, illusionist, and advocate of rationalism, came face-to-face with horrors beyond his comprehension. The tale is work of horror, ghost-written by H.P. Lovecraft. It is a fun story, worthy of the genre.\\nLogo image: The statue of Khafra / Khephren in Cairo\'s old museum (Photo Dominic Perry).\\nTimecodes:\\n\\nStory Part One: 00:01:40.\\n\\nStory Part Two: 00:38:39.\\n\\nCommentary: 01:18:50.\\n\\nSources:\\n\\nH.P. Lovecraft, \\u201cImprisoned with the Pharaohs,\\u201d Weird Tales magazine at WikiSource.\\n\\nR. Emrys and A. M. Pillsworth, \\u2018Harry Houdini Versus Cosmic Horror: \\u201cUnder the Pyramids\\u201d\\u2019, TOR.com, accessed 12.27.2023.\\n\\nD. Harms, Cthulu Mythos Encyclopedia: A Guide to the Horrors Created and Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft (3rd edn, Chelsea, 2012).\\n\\nS. T. Joshi and D. E. Schultz, An H. P. Lovecraft Encyclopedia (2001).\\n\\nH. P. (Howard P. Lovecraft, The New Annotated H.P. Lovecraft (2014).\\n\\nD. Norris, \\u2018Lovecraft and Egypt: A Closer Examination\\u2019, Lovecraft Annual (2016), 3\\u201345.\\n\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'