Sunday, May 10, 2026

Denkirch | Horror Fiction | Nightshade Diary Podcast


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Denkirch is the first published short story by David Drake, originally appearing in the 1967 horror anthology Travellers by Night edited by August Derleth. It is described as a Lovecraft pastiche and established Drake's early career in horror and weird fiction before he became famous for military science fiction. Excerpt: "Now I sleep only by day or when the sky is cloudy, and when the stars gleam bright in the heavens I walk little back streets, avoiding other people, for I do not care to be reminded of my humanity and my inevitable fate. My acquaintances think me odd, but they would not understand if I told them that on dear nights the stars speak to me, and that if I did not walk I would go mad. So I walk the lonely streets, and the echoing cadence of my stride helps to muffle the rhythmic whispers, but still my mind is forced back to Denkirch, who proved Man’s unique place in the universe." Host - M.P. Pellicer www.MPPellicer.com SUPPORT VIA DONATION Buy Me A Coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Marlene11 Miami Ghost Chronicles: www.MiamiGhostChronicles.com Nightshade Diary: www.NightshadeDiary.com Stories of the Supernatural: www.StoriesoftheSupernatural.info Eerie News - www.Eerie.News Stranger Than Fiction Stories: www.storiesofthesupernatural.info/strangerthanfiction LISTEN TO ALL MY PODCASTS www.EeriePodcast.com MY BOOKS: Amazon: http://amazon.com/author/marlenepardo... Goodreads:   / 17113386.marlene_pardo_pellicer   SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER ON SUBSTACK: https://marlenepardopellicer.substack... You can find me on major video and podcast platforms, just look for MP Pellicer or Miami Ghost Chronicles. Hypnosis DIY - https://www.hypnosis-diy.com Music - Pixabay.com, Purple-Planet.com Narration always by a human, no A.I.

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