Audio adaptations of H. P. Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos have been made since at least 1945, when "The Dunwich Horror was adapted for the radio series Suspense. Since then, a number of Lovecraft works have been turned into audio dramas, including continuing projects to bring the Providence writer's stories to life through sound alone. Many Mythos stories by Lovecraft and others are available as audiobooks, which are not noted here unless otherwise noteworthy.
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- The Atlanta Radio Theatre Company, a Georgia-based acting troupe that focuses on the science fiction, horror and fantasy genres, has adapted several of Lovecraft’s stories into audio dramas in the style of the golden age of radio, and has written original Mythos audio dramas (The Dancer in the Dark and Special Order).
- 19 Nocturne Boulevard: a podcast anthology series by Julie Hoverson that produced a loose audio drama adaptation of the "The Picture in the House" in 2009, and in October 2011 released an adaptation of "The Dunwich Horror" in a 4-part miniseries. Each episode was roughly 30 minutes long.
- Caedmon Records, an American recording label that specialises in spoken-word and other literary productions, released three albums in the 1970s featuring Lovecraft works read by British actor David McCallum.
- Dark Adventure Radio Theatre, a project of The H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society, has produced numerous audio adaptations of Lovecraft stories, along with a few original Lovecraftian audio dramas.
- Edwards, Colin: The writer and director adapted "The Dunwich Horror" into an "audio horror movie" in 2010 with sound company Savalas. Recorded in 5.1 Surround Sound to essentially create a movie without pictures, it premiered at the Filmhouse cinema in Edinburgh on 23 June 2010 as part of the 64th Edinburgh International Film festival. Edwards was in attendance along with cast members Greg Hemphill, Innes Smith and Vivien Taylor and sound designer Kahl Henderson.
- HorrorBabble is an indie production company dedicated to creation of audio horror, including recordings of classic stories by writers like Lovecraft and Algernon Blackwood, and original weird audio dramas.
- Jeffrey Combs Reads H. P. Lovecraft's Herbert West - Re-Animator is a 1999 audio reading by the actor who portrayed Herbert West in Stuart Gordon's screen adaptation.
- Landfall Productions: produced a 1989 audiobook adaptation of "The Call of Cthulhu" narrated by Garrick Hagon.
- Stuff You Should Know: The podcast presented a reading of "The Tomb" for their Halloween show in 2010.
- Suspense: radio drama which adapted "The Dunwich Horror". It starred Academy Award winner Ronald Colman as Henry Armitage, and first aired on 1 November 1945.