Oscar Rios

Brian M. Sammons

Heroes of Red Hook is a collection of eighteen cosmic horror tales taking place during the Jazz Era with a very specific focus. Our heroes and heroines are the outsiders who are most often blamed (wrongly so) for the actions of various alien horrors of the Mythos. Our heroes and heroines are members of ethnic and religious minorities, immigrants, independent free-thinking women, those with special needs, and members of the LGBT community. This collection features people struggling to overcome not only the horrors beyond mankind’s understanding, but an oppressive society seeking to deny them basic human rights.

Edited by Brian M. Sammons & Oscar Rios

A True Telling of the Terror that Came to Red Hook (William Meikle)
Ivan and the Hurting Doll (Mercedes M. Yardley)
A Gentleman of Darkness (Wilum Hopfrog Pugmire)
Hungry Ghosts (Cody Goodfellow)
Tell Me No Lies (Sam Stone)
O Friend and Companion of Night (Vincent Kovar)
Across a River of Stars (Scott R. Jones)
Old Time Religion (Paula R. Stiles)
Men and Women (Oscar Rios)
The Eye of Infinity (Sam Gafford)
Lords of Karma (Glynn Owen Barrass & Juliana Quartaroli)
A Ghastly Detestable Pallor (Penelope Love)
Crossing the Line (Tom Lynch)
The Guilt of Nikki Cotton (Pete Rawlik)
Brickwalk Mollies (Christine Morgan)
The Backwards Man (Tim Waggoner)
Beyond the Black Arcade (Edward M. Erdelac)
Shadows Upon the Matanzas (Lee Clark Zumpe)

Heroes of Red Hook

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Charlie Krank

Bob Brinkman

R Brinkman

Ian Gorlick

Laszlo Dozsa

Five Tales for a Not-So-Silent Night

Christmas in Kingsport

Jim Lynch

R. J. Christensen

The Best of Our Call of Cthulhu Halloween Adventure Contest

Halloween Horror

Of all the varied and mysterious Great Old Ones of the Cthulhu Mythos, few ensnare the imagination as easily as Hastur. The image of the silent, deserted city beside a dark, foreboding lake where sinister things lurk is one that stays with the reader. Many of us have walked the twisting streets of that dead alien city in our minds, finding our way into the tall towers to stand before an ancient throne. There sits the King in Yellow, the Lord of Carcosa, who gazes at us from behind his Pallid Mask. It is a journey many of us have taken, whether alone in our dreams or around a table rolling dice with our friends. It is a journey we are about to take again.RIPPLES FROM CARCOSA expands upon the mythology of He Who Should Not Be Named and gathers much of the varied material on Hastur into one place. The first chapter reviews The Great Old One Hastur and his various avatar forms. It examines the Yellow Sign, the play The King in Yellow, the Mythos tome of the same name, and the effects these things have on the human mind.Next within these pages is a trio of adventures pitting investigators against Hastur and his human worshippers. These scenarios can be played as stand-alone adventures or as a linked campaign called Ripples from Carcosa. Investigators are provided for each scenario, but keepers should feel free to allow their players to use their own investigators if they so choose.Finally is information on the Great Old One Hastur and his cults during the Cthulhu Invictus and Cthulhu Dark Ages eras.

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