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‘The Kingsport Metamorphosis’ by Jonathan Green (An Arkham Horror Investigators Gamebook) Book Review

Spooky things are happening in the little town of Kingsport, just up the road from Arkham. You’ve received a mysterious invitation from Elijah Harcourt to come visit him on the Autumn Equinox. He’s been following your work and believes you’re perfect for his needs. The only problem, is that you’ve never heard of this Elijah Harcourt. Still, an intriguing puzzle in

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‘Bullets in the Dark’ by Cath Lauria (An Arkham Horror Novel) Book Review

It’s been a few months since the incident in Arkham. The one where the water wouldn’t stop rising, and something else was rising with it. The city is working on rebuilding, but some things should never be rebuilt, and Isabelle Barnes is determined to make sure those things aren’t. With the help of maybe the only decent cop in Arkham, Tommy

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‘The Arcane Gamble of Harvey Walters’ by Rosemary Jones Book Review

Over the past year, Aconyte has released a series within the Arkham Horror series, The Drowned City. The last two books have chronicled different events that seem unrelated but are all related to the reawakening of the Ancient One, an eldrich being so terrifying that people hesitate to even say its true name. Professor Harvey Walters has been running all around

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‘The Twilight Magus’ by Tim Pratt (Arkham Horror) Book Review

It’s time for another Arkham Horror adventure! Carl Sanford was the leader of the Silver Twilight Lodge until he was betrayed by the very people who had sworn to protect him. He survived, barely, thanks to his endless backup plans. Now he’s in Europe plotting his return to power, but even the best-laid plans can fail. And if Carl fails this

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‘The Tides of Innsmouth’ by Jonathan Green an Arkham Horror Investigators Gamebook Review

Come to Innsmouth, a little port town just down the coast from Arkham. Dr. Stella Addison is looking for help investigating tales of a pirate shipwreck off the shores of this odd little town. You saw her ad in the paper and the job seems perfect for you. Sure, there are some odd stories about the town, but for the chance

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‘The Nightmare Quest of April May’ by Rosemary Jones an Arkham Horror Novel Review

Things are always a little off in Arkham, but now something’s really wrong. Nightmares are plaguing the citizens. Half of them are afraid to fall asleep, the other half are caught in a sleep so deep they can’t wake up. No one knows what’s going on or why otherwise healthy people just won’t wake up. When April May’s best friend, Nella,

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‘Lasher’ by Anne Rice (A Mayfair Witches Novel) Book Review

Anne Rice’s The Witching Hour ended with Lasher finally breaking through to the mortal world. In a dramatic climax, he hijacks Rowan and Michael’s baby’s body, kidnaps Rowan, and leaves Michael for dead. Now in Lasher, the Mayfair family is in disarray. No one can find Rowan. Many of them are sure that Lasher isn’t real. Michael is alive but in

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‘The Forbidden Visions of Lucius Galloway’ by Carrie Harris an Arkham Horror Novel Book Review

Lucius Galloway is flying high. He has finally written a hit book, he’s won a prestigious award for it, and now he’s been offered a research position at Harvard for the summer. For anyone, this would be an amazing set of achievements, but for a gay black man in the 1920s, it feels like Lucius has won the lottery. But things

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‘Rozdroże Kruków’ (‘Crossroads of Ravens’) by Andrzej Sapkowski ‘The Witcher’ Book Review

After a long wait, we can finally dive into the world of the books from The Witcher universe once again. After 11 years, Andrzej Sapkowski returns with the new book Wiedźmin: Rozdroże Kruków (The Witcher: Ravens’ Crossroads), a prequel to his beloved series of books. This book explores the first steps of Geralt of Rivia as The Witcher, by offering a

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‘The Hollow and the Haunted’ by Camilla Raines Book Review

Miles Warren is a good kid in The Hollow and the Haunted by Camilla Raines. He goes to school, gets decent grades, is nice to his little sisters, listens to his parents, he even helps out with the family business. If only the family business was a little convenience store, or a family restaurant, Miles would be so much happier. But

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Halloween 2024 Horror Picks: Films, Games & More! | The Cosmic Circle Podcast

Some of us here at The Cosmic Circus are big horror fans, much to the dismay of our fearless leader, Lizzie Hill. [Editor’s note: Just keep those zombies away from me, okay?] She’s expanded our niche to allow us to cover quite a bit of the creepy and crawly; however, sometimes, she has to edit our articles through semi-closed eyes to hide

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