From the Room 101 Substack, here is a transcript of the Innsmouth Book club Episode 124 conducted by Rob Poyton featuring guest, Mike T Lyddon.
Contents of part one of the interview include but are not limited to:
1)Introduction 2)Lovecraft film adaptations 3)Low Budget Filmmaking 4)Hiring Theater Actors for Movies 5)The Night Gallery TV Series 6)Discovering Lovecraft 7)Weird Tales 8)Lovecraft’s Letters 9)Robert E. Howard 10)Fiend Without A Face 11)Poe and Lovecraft
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About Mike T. Lyddon
Mike T. Lyddon has been making no-budget indie genre films for more than 30 years.
His last feature film, “Witch Tales” aka Cuentos de la Bruja (2020) is a horror anthology movie. It is based upon lesser known 1950s pre-code horror comic books in the vein of Tales from the Crypt. Witch Tales landed in 13 festivals and garnered 6 awards over the 2019-2020 seasons.
In 2022 he released a documentary on 1950s pre-code horror comic books called HAUNTED THRILLS. It won six awards for best short documentary during its 2022 film festival run.
His new documentary “Lovecraft in Florida” is a two part doc focusing on writer H.P. Lovecraft’s time in Florida. It is currently on the 2026 film festival circuit and has garnered an early BEST SHORT DOCUMENTARY award from the prestigious A NIGHT OF HORROR FILM FESTIVAL.
Mike has an Amazon Authors page that includes his short stories as well as several issues of Monster! magazine he wrote articles for.
He has since sold several stories to a variety of publishers and a number of illustrations to magazines such as Cosmic Horror Monthly and Lovecraftiana: The Magazine of Eldritch Horror. In the latest issue of Lovecraftiana, Lyddon has contributed the cover art and a few interior illustrations.
Listen to the entire show on youtube.