Dagon Episode 1
Rosaline
Struck by a strange emotion
Like a tidal wave approachin’
Sinking at sea
Won’t you rescue me?
Doubts are pulling me down
Shouts that don’t make a sound
Still there is time
Just throw me a line.
How can - I stay - afloat
You were
My sail, my boat
My mind is all at sea
My dear little fae
Has stolen away
Forgotten me.
Into - dark sea - I slip
Lost all,
My heart, my ship
Your laughing eyes I see
My dear little fae
Has stolen away
Forgotten me.
(Chorus)
She spins like a wheel on fire
On the wind I can hear a
Demon choir
When the stars align you’ll find
My dead eyes reflect in yours
and shine,
Rosaline.
Moonbeams coalesced
Into your emptiness
Who would have guessed
That you’re so dangerous?
Soft skills you don’t possess
Your strength is ruthlessness
Empty, emotionless
I loved you nevertheless.
(Chorus)
She spins like a wheel on fire
On the wind I can hear a
Demon choir
When the stars align you’ll find
My dead eyes reflect in yours
and shine,
Rosaline.
(Middle 8)
Sweet song confused me
I could not resist
Why trick young sailors
Who’ve never been kissed?
Enraptured I swore I’d
Love you throughout time
And I’d die
For you
Rosaline.
(Chorus)
She spins like a wheel on fire
On the wind I can hear a
Demon choir
When the stars align you’ll find
My dead eyes reflect in yours
and shine,
Rosaline.
Dagon Episode 1 - Facts and Fiction
Early in the episode Tristan says the following:
"Check out the 1928 San Francisco case where Bill Sutton, a representative of a company with goods aboard a cargo ship, was lost at sea for a week or so and then turned up in a San Francisco hospital with a weird tale of having a disturbing experience on an uncharted island with strange amphibian creatures that seemed to worship colossal monoliths. He wrote about it before he jumped from his window to his death."
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This is, more or less, a recap of the original 'Dagon' short story by HP Lovecraft. But his story was told from the first person perspective, and we never learned the name of the man involved. I therefore gave him the name 'Bill Sutton'. He described himself as being 'Supercargo'. In case this job title was not understood, I phrased it as "a representative of a company with goods aboard a cargo ship". More simply it can be looked at as Supervisor of Cargo.
Tristan goes on to say the following, in the opening section of the episode: "When you pass this information to the DPSR, I’m sure they’ll be willing to foot the bill for an investigation. We certainly can’t let a case involving the ‘Deep Ones’ go unchecked. We know from what happened in Innsmouth Massachusetts back in 1838, how dangerous and far-reaching it can be, especially if a cult has been formed to worship and procreate the species."
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This refers to HP Lovecraft's 'The Shadow Over Innsmouth'.
While in the car on the way to Sunderland, Sylvia says:
“We had the poltergeist case. You can’t say that wasn’t interesting.”
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This is a reference to the minisode, 'Of Pies and Poltergeists', which acts as a bridge between our first podcast, 'The Shambler From the Stars', and 'Dagon'.
We just might learn more about that pesky poltergeist in 2025!
Anton says the following:
“Oh, by the way, I’ve been looking at Akely’s old website and checking out the articles he wrote. There’s a whole series of ‘Day in the Life’ pieces on dock workers. His last big article was about the Wild Oyster Reef that’s being built off Whitburn.”
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The Wild Oyster Reef was actually a big news story at the time this episode took place. You can check it out here:
Monday 26th August 2024. High water times are marked on the chalk board, (left image). During these times, requests can be made for the bridge to swing open to allow taller vessels through. When the bridge needs to be cleared, the man in this hut rings a hand bell to tell people to make their way, quickly and safely, to the side they're heading for. The gates are then closed for safety, and opened again once the bridge has been secured back in position.
Dagon Episode 2 - Facts and Fiction
In this episode, we have a character named Donna who, we're led to believe, makes good cakes.
This is a reference to a commercial - heaven forgive me! I heard this endlessly; I'll say no more.
Anton: “You remember the portal I sensed at the ruins of St Bartholomew’s church in Norwich when we were searching for the missing writing teacher?”
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This is a reference to something which happened in the podcast 'The Shambler From the Stars'.
The American detectives in the podcast are from the Newburyport Anomalous Phenomena Investigative Service (NAPIS).
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The location of Newburyport was chosen because Robert Olmstead, in 'The Shadow Over Innsmouth', went to Newburyport as part of his 'coming of age' tour of New England. (In the 1930's, this would mean he was 21 years old.) He wanted to go to Arkham from Newburyport, but was unable to afford the train, so he took the bus and disembarked at Innsmouth.
Benjamin says "Hold on a mo!"
In case anyone wondered, yes, I'm a massive fan of 'Wallace and Gromit'! This line is from 'The Curse of the Were-Rabbit'.
Dylan Finley says, “Oh yes! And Wanda - that’s my wife, keeps in touch using social media."
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This is a reference to 'A Fish Named Wanda'.
Benjamin says, "Hmm, sense of humour strong and unimpaired."
A reference to the series, 'The Prisoner'. Number 2 makes a note saying this about Number 6 in the episode, 'The Chimes of Big Ben'.
The character of Professor Quaterman is a nod to a famous plant ecologist... but also to Nigel Kneale's Professor Quatermass.
https://todayinconservation.com/2019/11/november-28-elsie-quarterman-plant-ecologist-born-1910/
For more information on names in the series, check out the article to the right!
What’s in a Name?
The following is an excerpt from ‘The Shadow Over Innsmouth’, Zadok Allen speaking:
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“The Marshes, together with the other three gently bred families of the town—the Waites, the Gilmans, and the Eliots—were all very retiring.”
In our podcast series, we have James Gilman, the head of the ‘Department of Para-Scientific Research’. His role goes back to ‘The Shambler From the Stars’, but it was well planned, since I knew that I would be going into ‘Dagon’ after ‘Shambler’. I went for the voice actors first name to use for his character as well: James Leatherbarrow. As an interesting aside, James was also the first actor to be cast in the podcast series.
Next, we have Ernie Waites, our retired doctor in Sunderland, whose surname is also taken from this trio.
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Finally we have IIFI and DPSR team members, Tristan and Thomas Elliott. Their surname underwent a Canadian twist on the spelling.
Otis Marsh is a direct descendent of Obed Marsh from ‘The Shadow Over Innsmouth’.
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I’ve also used other HP Lovecraft character names in the series. John Lees is from ‘The Secret Cave, or John Lees Adventure’ written by HPL at the age of eight!
The surname for the charter boat captain, Daniel Carter, was taken from ‘The Statement of Randolph Carter’. (This character appeared in HPL’s ‘The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath’, as well.) For this character’s first name, I looked to the voice actors surname for inspiration: Benedict Daniels.
Then there’s our dead man in Sunderland, Robert Akeley. There is a character named Henry Wentworth Akeley in HPL’s ‘The Whisperer in Darkness’.
Some of the other character names were taken from Doctor Who, so Sylvia’s last name is ‘Grant’ as in Jo Grant, we have a security man named ‘Benson’ which is a close match for Sergeant Benton of UNIT, Liz’ Byford, for the character Liz Shaw, and actress Liz Sladen who played Sarah Jane Smith, Det. Insp. Alistair Compton as a nod to Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart.
As an interesting side note, Eoghan Blakewell was supposed to be Eoghan Blakeway, but it changed due to an error…. which is another story entirely!
Most of the other names were decided on by doing a Google search for most common given and surnames in an area, historically. We therefore have characters like Captain William Turnbull of Whitby.
A section of Whitby's inner harbour.
Dagon Episode 3 - Facts and Fiction
Jennifer: “The deaths were first noticed by fishermen in late September, but the first big die-off was reported on October 5th. I was a reporter, remember? In fact, I could point you to a google page that lists all the reported incidents and locations. It’s a great resource.”
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The site referenced is: https://www.northeastfc.uk/doku.php?id=chronology_of_marine_die-offs
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Eoghan: “So you assume it’s a summoning rock?”
Det. N Garrison: (In disbelief.) “What else would it be; a paperweight? You say an incantation, pop that thing in the water, and the next thing you know, Deep Ones are starting to build a colony on your doorstep.”
Eoghan: (SFX Tablet passed back to Eoghan.) “Isn’t the artifact for that supposed to be made from some type of metal?”
Det. N Garrison: “If you’re going by the account of that old drunk back in the 1800’s, sure. But ‘It looked like lead’ doesn’t seem like a definitive description to me. Sounds like he didn’t even get to see it properly.”
This is a reference to ‘The Shadow Over Innsmouth’. Zadok Allen provides information about the artifact that Obed Marsh used to summon the Deep Ones to Devil Reef: “Walakea he shewed Obed a lot o’ rites an’ incantations as had to do with the sea-things, an’ let him see some o’ the folks in the village as had changed a lot from human shape. Somehaow or other, though, he never would let him see one of the reg’lar things from right aout o’ the water. In the end he give him a funny kind o’ thingumajig made aout o’ lead or something, that he said ud bring up the fish things from any place in the water whar they might be a nest of ’em. The idee was to drop it daown with the right kind o’ prayers an’ sech. Walakea allaowed as the things was scattered all over the world, so’s anybody that looked abaout cud find a nest an’ bring ’em up ef they was wanted.”
​Jennifer: “Oh no. The train we could have used has been cancelled due to a crewing problem. Let’s see what else I can….”
One of the many reasons a train might be cancelled in England. It happens frequently. I had a day when the train I was supposed to use to get to London was cancelled, then later that day, the one I was supposed to go home on was cancelled as well! Alternate trains were allowed due to the situation, but you lose your booked seat, of course. In this instance, I ended up travelling down first class as an apology for the inconvenience and enjoyed free hot drinks and a variety of biscuits… yum!
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Jennifer: “What? I didn’t back him up. He just misunderstood me. I meant exactly what I said: That rock’s going to attract something nasty. You know; trouble. That thing looks seriously old. I expect someone’s going to want to get their hands on it. Maybe the Esoteric Order of Dagon does exist somewhere on the east coast. I would expect that even the Church of Starry Wisdom would like to have that plopped on their collection plate.”
Eoghan: “Oh please. Not them again!”
In ‘The Shambler From The Stars’, Eoghan Blakewell has an unpleasant time in the presence of members of ‘The Church of Starry Wisdom’ in the final episode, having his arm slashed by a rather unpleasant High Priest, wonderfully played by DK Sellers.
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James Gilman: “I was standing on the deck of the ‘Autumn Mist’ on a fine, sunny day, just under four leagues out from Whitby. On other occasions, this would have been a holiday for me, but today it was business. Sightings of unknown sea life had been reported in the waters between Staithes and Robin Hood’s Bay. Not wanting to involve the Coast Guard, I’d brought my two top investigators with me and hired a couple of local boats captained by men I’d come to know from my regular visits to the area. I’d sent Andy Morwood out on the ‘Persephone’ and I was accompanied by Carl Chandler.”
While naming the boat owned by Captain Bill Turnbull ‘Autumn Mist’ was just something I personally liked, the Persephone was a different matter. And no, it wasn’t because of the Greek mythological ‘Goddess of the Underworld’ whose name means "bringer of death" - although that’s pretty cool! It was because of a TV series I grew up watching in Canada, called ‘The Beachcombers’, in which the star, Bruno Gerussi, called his boat the Persephone.
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Carl Chandler: “Latimer was invaluable to us during the UAP incident in Suffolk. Sounds like we’re going to have an interesting team on this investigation.”
This actually references a couple of things. Firstly, the UAP incident at Rendlesham Forest which took place over two consecutive nights in December 1980. The incident – often referred to as ‘the British Roswell’ - is well-documented – a good starting point is here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-54649675. The range of opinions about the incident is wide, with attempts, including a recent update to the Wikipedia entry, to debunk eyewitness accounts, while others offer compelling arguments in support of them. It’s a case of, “You decide which argument speaks most to you.”​
Steps going up from the Sandsend car park to the Cleveland Way. The trail starts at Helmsley and ends at Filey Brigg. The distance for the whole trail is 176 km, or 109 miles.
A view from part way up the steps to the Cleveland Way. In the distance, Whitby can be seen, with its long piers jutting out into the North Sea. At low tide, you can walk from Sandsend to Whitby via the beach.
James: “Tell me, is there anything interesting about this specific area?”
Bill Turnbull: “Nothing you don’t already know. There are a good number of wrecks that are diveable; most of them are mapped. And you know as well as the locals about the good fishing spots.”
James: “Are there records of how the ships sank; are they all explained? I know I’m reaching for straws, but….”
Bill Turnbull: “I understand.” (Thinking.) Let me see…. Some of them were war time disasters, so mines, torpedoes and just a lack of a warning light due to not wanting to give away the position of the town. Others got caught in bad weather or had mechanical faults. Hmm, the only oddball I can think of is the incident in 1976. But that wrecked on the rocks at Saltwick Bay. You can still see the remains at low tide.”
James: “So what happened in 1976?”
Bill Turnbull: “You don’t know about the Admiral Van Tromp? I’m surprised! How many times have you been to Whitby, James? There’s information about it at the museum; it’s quite famous due to the mystery surrounding it. But it’s nothing to do with this.”
This scene happens a few leagues out from Whitby, on board the ‘Autumn Mist’. Everything said about the area is true. Diving the wrecks is quite popular, but there are signs of a few maritime disasters on the beach at Saltwick Bay. Check out this site for the fascinating story of the Admiral Van Tromp: https://fishingnews.co.uk/fishing-nostalgia/the-fate-of-the-admiral-von-tromp/
Jennifer: “Nate, I think you know that this area of investigation is rather new to me; I come from a mainstream news background. To try to get up to speed on this case, I was reading one of your articles on the history of the Deep Ones. You wrote that it was commonly accepted that they were summoned to the Innsmouth area by Captain Obed Marsh sometime around 1838. Do you think the city beneath Devil Reef still exists?”
Det. N Garrison: “Y'ha-nthlei? Yes; I’m certain it does. But since they don’t take kindly to strangers in Innsmouth, we’ve had to set up surveillance using airborne drones with video cameras. We’ve caught some strange activity at night on Devil Reef on half a dozen or so occasions. Nothing that can be made out clear enough to say exactly what’s going on - nothing you could use in a court as evidence - but I think they still offer sacrifices to the Deep Ones.”
In case anyone doesn’t know, the Obed Marsh section is from ‘The Shadow Over Innsmouth’, and the city of the Deep Ones, Y'ha-nthlei, is taken from the story as well. The sacrifices mentioned are also a point in the original story.​​
Det. N Garrison: “…. We spend most of our time looking into a variety of paranormal activity: UAP’s, cryptids, Pukwudgie, shadow people and skinwalker sightings….”
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Jennifer: “I’ve never heard of some of the things you said you investigate. For instance, what are shadow people?”
Det. N Garrison: “It’s a shadow that seems to be alive; there’s no one to cast the shadow, but it’s clearly visible and acting independently. Some say they’re lost souls. Give me a minute.” (Pause, using his phone.) “I’ve uploaded a link to our main file on the Bridgewater Triangle. We’ve been involved in 47 different cases in that area. I hope that’ll answer all your questions.”
The Bridgewater Triangle is located in south-eastern Massachusetts and covers a 200 square mile area. Cryptozoologist Loren Coleman coined the term ‘Bridgewater Triangle’, in his 1983 book, ‘Mysterious America’. You can watch an excellent documentary here, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIVKPZLwr0k, or follow this link to read an interesting article about the area, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgewater_Triangle
Jennifer: “And the other Deep Ones you have?”
Det. N Garrison: “….The second Deep One we obtained was perfectly preserved and found in an auction of an artists’ belongings after his death. When we saw the photo of it in a Boston newspaper, we made sure we had enough to outbid any competition we might have.”
This is a slight nod to one of my favourite HP Lovecraft stories, ‘Pickman’s Model’.
Eoghan: “It depends on how we travel. It’s a lot of changes if you go by train.”
Greg: “Excuse me, but James went by helicopter. It’s returned now and is on standby. It can get all of you there in under two hours. We’ve arranged to land at Larpool Hall Hotel, just a mile and a half from town centre. James has the use of a friend’s car and is happy to meet you and take you to your accomodations. He booked several extra rooms where he’s staying.”
Larpool Hall Place is a real place in Whitby which does indeed have a place for a helicopter to land. In researching the quickest way to get to Whitby from Chelmsford, this seemed the logical choice… and it has that ‘The Prisoner’ feel to it!
Det. J Lees: "Don’t tell me you’re afraid of flying. Statistically it’s safer than driving, you know.”
Eoghan: “In the US that’s likely true, but England is one of the safest countries to drive in - statistically speaking.
Indeed, Norway, Sweden and the UK are the three safest places for driving. But no, that doesn’t make it safer than flying, although Eoghan Blakewell would like to think otherwise.
Det. N Garrison: “Personally, I’m with you, Jen. I look forward to getting to Whitby, but I must admit, the idea of a helicopter isn’t appealing.”
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Eoghan: (Hardly hiding his surprise.) “Really?”
Det. N Garrison: “It doesn’t help that they look like big insects. But if it’s less than two hours onboard, I’ll do it. I just googled driving and that suggests it takes 4 hours and 18 minutes. The train and bus journey is ludicrous - about 9 hours! You’d think we were trying to get to the moon! What is it with public transport here? You folks might have invented the locomotive, but you sure as hell don’t know how to run a railroad.”
Eoghan: (Grumpily.) “We have Dr. Beeching to thank for that. No eye for future needs.”
Dr. Richard Beeching has been described as the most hated civil servant in Britain. He was responsible for selecting the railway lines which would be closed in 1963. Check out this article dated Thursday, 28th March from ‘The Guardian’ for more information: https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2008/mar/28/4.
Dagon Episode 4 - Facts and Fiction
Eoghan: “Oh, you do ask difficult questions, Miss Morgan. I tell you what we’ll do. We’ll find the Deep Ones and whack ’em, and whack ‘em, and whack ‘em! Ah ha, I saw a tiny smile. But honestly, we just keep doing what we always do: Search for answers and try to make a difference. Okay?”
In this scene, Eoghan Blakewell is impersonating ‘Campion’ as played by Peter Davison (1989-1990). While the line is used in an episode of the show, it's actually a quote in itself, said by the character, Toad, in ‘The Wind in the Willows’.
Eoghan: “You do you realise that you’ve set them an impossible task, right? They could research that for the rest of their lives. There’s so much out there, James. There are all kinds of weird maritime tales; whole books dedicated to it.”
Jennifer: “More than just books. I’ve noticed online sites which host discussions, asking people to tell about the weirdest experiences they’ve had at sea. You could spend years wading through all that!”
Indeed, if you search for true stories of the sea, you'll find many books indeed! For some interesting maritime tales, you could also check out this: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/35dppz/sailors_of_reddit_whats_the_weirdestcreepiest/?rdt=62835
(Voice Over - Eoghan) We headed towards the bridge to go down to our favourite chippy, but as we did, we could hear the warning bell being clanged by the control booth operator on the other side. We stopped and watched as people hurried to get off the bridge so the gates could be closed. Before long, a low mechanical hum could be heard as the bridge began to slowly swing open to allow a ship through. It was the largest one I’d ever witnessed entering the harbour. I kept an eye out for it’s name. SHARM II. As soon as the gates were opened, we resumed walking.
The swing bridge in Whitby was started in 1908 and finished in July of 1909. See it in action here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDbcvtfOAIQ
James: "Wait. Do you mean Professor Evelyn Quaterman?”
Tristan: “Yup! I can’t wait to meet her.”
James: “Isn’t she American? Is she here on a lecture tour or something?”
Tristan: “No, she lives in Sandsend now. Her father was English. She was born somewhere in Cumbria, but she moved to Rhode Island when she got married.”
James: “Thank you, Mr Encyclopaedia. But of all the places in England, why would she choose to live in Sandsend?”
Tristan: “Ah-ha! I can answer that. A friend of mine interviewed her for a nature programme and it seems she has family up this way. She bought a home in Sandsend because of its unique microclimate that keeps it warmer than other places in North Yorkshire.”
Check out Sandsend’s microclimate here: https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/in-your-area/yorkshire-seaside-town-microclimate-makes-25914064
Henderson: “Good afternoon.”
Tristan: “Oh, hello. I have an appointment to see Professor Quaterman.”
Henderson: “Your name, sir?”
Tristan: “It’s Tristan Elliott. Oh - here’s my card.”
Henderson: “Indeed. Please come in.” (SFX Entering and sounds and door closing.) “If you’d take a seat in the lounge, I’ll notify the professor that you’ve arrived.”
A butler named Henderson? How about a look at this Butler Henderson built in December 1919? https://preservedbritishsteamlocomotives.com/62660-butler-henderson-gcr-506-lner-5506-lner-2660-br-62600/
Naming the butler ‘Henderson’ is also an in-joke between Neil (Eoghan), James Leatherbarrow (James Gilman), and me, because we used to take part in a mock radio show called ‘Monty of the Manor’, in which there was a butler named Henderson.
Quaterman: “Algae are the oldest protista on Earth. The sample which you’ve provided is a simple seaweed which shouldn’t exist! It has large siphonous cells and a unique branching style that align it with a group of green seaweed called siphonodaleans, but this variety is extinct.”
Tristan: “Great. Hey, I’ll take your word for it. My PhD’s in Cryptology & Security. So I guess you’ve told me all that I really needed to know. Do you mind if someone from IIFI contacts you by phone if they want more info?”
Knowing nothing about seaweed, I looked at the following articles and used a bit of imagination to come up with an idea.
https://communities.springernature.com/posts/a-one-billion-year-old-green-seaweed
https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/seaweeds-a-hidden-habitat-under-threat.html
https://recentlyextinctspecies.com/algae/vanvoorstia-bennettiana
And to learn more about protists: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protist#:~:text=Protists%20were%20historically%20regarded%20as,formal%20taxon%20was%20gradually%20abandoned.
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Robert Akeley: (1) “Oh God, what should I say? Uhmm, I don’t know why I’m doing this, ahh, making a recording. Maybe it’s just to… to talk this through and try to make some sense of it all. Maybe it’s in case… No. No, I don’t want to think about that. Let me think. I don’t feel safe here in the apartment. I thought it would be okay. I wasn’t even safe in the hospital, for God’s sake. I think I’m being watched. Are they listening to me as well? Are you? Can you hear me, damn you! Oh hell. Maybe I’ll try again tomorrow.”
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(10)“Hello, dear app. Time for another recording. Did you miss me? I noticed that it’s a perfect day. But dear app… you’re the only one I can talk to. I miss talking. I had… have?… a lot of friends. I think that makes it worse. So many… worried people to avoid. So many for me to miss and… I can’t…I…. What was that? It sounds like there’s someone at my door. But no one knocked. It sounds like someone’s… trying to… open… Oh God. The door is opening ever so slightly. But it was locked! Go away! Whoever you are, stay away from me! Do you hear me? Oh! That… ‘hand’. Ahhhhh!”
This scene is done to mimic the style of the original story, ‘Dagon’, which was written in the first person. Due to this fact, the character in the HP Lovecraft story had no name, so I gave him the name Bill Sutton when he was mentioned in ‘Dagon’ Ep. 1. In a modern day setting, I felt it was necessary to change the long written account left by the deceased man into an audio file. The original story ends with these words: “God, that hand! The window! The window!” I cut the part about the window since my character, Robert Akeley, doesn’t jump from the window, but falls.
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Eoghan: “Andy’s gone overboard.”
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Paul: “Oh no!”
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Jennifer: “What?”
Eoghan: “You heard me. James is on his way down here and Bill Turnbull’s bringing his boat in. Bill witnessed something happening and called the Lifeboat. James called them too; he received the SOS signal from Andy’s watch button thingy.”
Paul: “The lifeboat crew got themselves sorted quickly - thank goodness!”​​
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NOTE: The Lois Ivan is a Shannon-class All-weather lifeboat (ALB), which arrived in Whitby on June 23rd 2023, to replace the old Trent class lifeboat, George & Mary Webb.
Dagon Episode 5 - Facts and Fiction
Eoghan: “I should say so. Borrowing a Squadron Leader? Next you’ll be getting the Prime Minister to build a tree house outside Radar House for your grandson.”
James: “You obviously don’t know the ranks very well, and you’ve got the wrong Prime Minister.”
This is a reference to one of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s scandals. You can find out more here: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jun/25/boris-johnson-carrie-johnson-150000-treehouse-for-son-at-chequers
Sylvia: “Just one other thing: As Jennifer noticed, there are also two larger marks on what I believe is the bottom, and they coincide almost exactly with two symbols that we saw repeatedly in the papers we translated last month. If I’m right about the use of the prefix, its meaning is roughly ‘tomorrow assured’, which could fit into the prayer theme as resurrection, so opposite of the way it was used in the Angell Papers.”
Det. J Lees: “Did you say the Angell Papers?”
In the HP Lovecraft story, ‘The Call of Cthulhu’, a collection of papers are found in a box inherited by the nephew of the deceased, one Professor George Gammell Angell. The content is made up of occult papers, notes, newspaper clippings and artifacts.
Det. N Garrison: “How the hell did you get hold of the Angell Papers? They went missing from Miskatonic University back in 1929!”
Anton: “We found them in the attic of a house in Margate after some, ah, body parts of the old lady who had lived there were found on the beach. We notified the university, scanned everything for our records, and then they sent a representative over to pick them up.”
The finding of the Angell papers in the way described here, is an attempt to fit in a song reference: ‘Margate Fhtagn’ by The Men Who Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing. To hear it on YouTube, follow this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfSLnRTMkgY
Eoghan: “Well I’m not waiting. I’m going to have a nice little walk, and then go for pie and mash.”
Benjamin: “Pie? Do you mind if I join you? That sounds perfect.”
This is a reference to one of our favourite places to eat in Whitby, but we hope you’ll forgive us for not using our show to advertise a humble pie shop… on Church Street!
Sylvia: “What a lovely ship.”
Otis Marsh: “She certainly is.” (Realises he wasn’t the one being spoken to.) “Oh, I’m sorry. I thought you were speaking to me.”
Sylvia: “It’s easily done.”
Otis Marsh: “But that ship; interesting, isn’t she? ‘Polaris’ - a good name. But I have no idea what UNPSSC stands - do either of you know?”
I named the ship ‘Polaris’ because it’s one of my favourite HP Lovecraft stories… and it does sound like a good name for a ship!
Det. John Lees: “I’m looking forward to exploring the town once we’re settled in. Nate’s suggested that we have lunch at a restaurant here that serves authentic burgers and fries.” (Emma's Diner, Est 2015.)
(Voice Over - Eoghan) We headed towards the bridge to go down to our favourite chippy, but as we did, we could hear the warning bell being clanged by the control booth operator on the other side. .... Before long, a low mechanical hum could be heard as the bridge began to slowly swing open to allow a boat through. (Whitby Swing Bridge built 1908-1909.)
Jennifer: “Well, my tummy’s grumbling, so the fish and chips might be a good start. Oh - but I do want to pop by the book shop before we go shopping for clothes and stuff, if that’s okay - that’s assuming we’re sticking together.” (Whitby Bookshop, Church St., opened in 1985.)
James: “You’re missing breakfast, old bean.”
Eoghan: “… and toast, and… did you say kippers?”
James: “You said kippers, but yes, they’re waiting for you.”
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(Fortunes of Whitby on Henrietta Street, Est. 1872 by William Fortune.)
