The Shanghai Gambit (Part 1)
The search for a World War II occult weapon leads Cynthia Su-Price to mainland China. Cynthia works to unravel a decades old mystery, while hostile forces, both secular and arcane, close in about her.
The Chronicles of
Chester Fritz
Académie Julian
Seeking to salvage something of his trip, Jim Galgadet seeks out a Paris-based art historian with a lead on a lost text known as Unaussprechlichen Kulten.
Hunt in the Romanian Hills (part 2)
Returning to the village of Dragovista, Arnold explores the area around the village–seeking the source of the tragedy that has afflicted the remote community.
Hunt in the Romanian Hills (Part 1)
After arriving in Romania, Arnold Hunt is pressed into service as a surgeon–a task that brings him face to face with a terrifying medical aberration. His efforts to unravel the mystery lead him to a rural village in the Transylvanian hills.
Lovecraft Apologist Bingo
So I recently came across a Lovecraft apologist bingo card. I was quite amused by the accuracy of the various arguments that people (myself included on occasion) draw on to deal with the cognitive dissonance engendered by the whole Weird Tales community.
Should Such Things Be
I just finished reading the classic collection of horror stories Can Such Things Be by Ambrose Bierce. I loved the ryness of Bierce’s prose and while the stories were hardly terrifying by modern standards there were gems in the collection that were memorable.
Fonts (Part 2)
A couple years ago, I came across the Doves font. I fell in love with it for two reasons. Firstly, it is the most beautiful serif font I’ve ever seen. Secondly, the Doves font has a wonderful story of loss and recovery. The original steel typeset blocks (sorts) were hurled into the Thames river, lost for generations. In 2014 a subset of the sorts were recovered, allowing the re-creation of the font.
Fonts (Part 1)
Fonts sit at the intersection of design, communication, and technology. I have a rather embarrassing collection of custom fonts that I’ve created, or edited. For this project, however, I immediately knew the font I wanted to use.
The Royal Archives
Jim Galgadet crosses the Atlantic on the trail of an arcane book linked to the British Royal Society. His search does not go unnoticed and those watching from the shadows have their own agendas.
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Sound Scapes
I have always loved the early radio serial drama’s such as The Shadow or anything produced by Orson Wells’ radio troupe. I’ve also enjoyed the dramatic audio adaptations of Lovecraft’s stories–one of my favorites being Pickman’s Model. So as I began thinking through how to package and present the stories I’ve been writing, I quickly gravitated toward this early 20th century form of story telling.
I’m not an audio engineer (although I’m learning fast). I also don’t have access to a deep bench of voice actors. Still, I’ve been able to get something close to what I’ve imagined by pulling audio from www.freesound.org. The most recent story, the Arabian Campaign, would not have been possible without the sounds provided. I rarely donate to random sites on the internet, but I threw $10 at Free Sound because it is such an incredible resource.