A strange case of amnesia strikes down a university professor. Five years later, he awakes with no recollection of the intervening time. He launches an investigation and discovers the horrifying reality behind his affliction, making a discovery that reverberates with cosmic horror.

Many scholars consider The Shadow Out of Time to be one of HPL's highest achievements in weird fiction. Here the scope of the horror reaches across the cosmos and through the vast essence of time itself. Dark Adventure Radio Theatre brings the weird tale to life as it might have been broadcast during Lovecraft's lifetime. This old-time radio adaptation features a cast of more than a dozen professional actors, exciting sound effects and a thrilling original musical score by Troy Sterling Nies (composer for The Call of Cthulhu). Sit down, dim the lights, fire up the wireless and enjoy 77 minutes of exciting Lovecraftian drama, suspense and cosmic horror.

Click to the right to play it now, or click below to download it:

• for your iPod
• small Quicktime movie
• large Quicktime movie
• audio only (MP3)

To enhance your listening pleasure, the HPLHS has packed the jewel case for The Shadow Out of Time with carefully created props from the story. You'll have

• An annotated page from the fiendish tome Von Unaussprechlichen Kulten (in the original German)
• A 1908 clipping from the Arkham Advertiser about Nathaniel Peaslee and his mysterious illness
• An illustrated article from the British Medical Journal about Peaslee's dreams of Yithian architecture
• An urgent ship-to-shore Marconigram sent to Peaslee while aboard H.M.S. Empress
• Plus extra bonus props as downloadable PDF documents, available to those who purchase the CD

We invite our customers to let the world know what they think. Here you can read what they have to say in their own words: good, bad or non-euclidean.

For your convenience in feeding your iPod with the appropriate images, we're pleased to provide the cover art for the show.

If you're the kind of unusual soul who enjoys tales of rugose cones that have mastered time, we have other items you might like too.

• The Shadow Out of Time Poster - by weird illustrator Darrell Tutchton

Some Dark Adventure Radio Theatre fans have asked if we'd make the scripts available so people can read along. So here, for your enjoyment, is a free PDF download of the final recording script of The Shadow Out of Time. The performance of the script turned out to be longer than can fit on a CD, so you will see portions of the script in strikeout which were deleted from the final CD. Note: this script is a readalong companion to Dark Adventure Radio Theatre. This script may not be performed without the written consent of HPLHS, Inc.

To get your own CD of The Shadow Out of Time direct from us, the show's creators, click here. Want to hear it immediately? Click here to buy the MP3 download of the show.