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Pet Semetary (2019) review

    PET SEMETARY (2019) is te second adaptation of Stephen King's original novel. I should probably mention that Stephen King used to be my jam during the early 90s. I was like twelve when I discovered my love for him but wasn't quite mature enough to actually "get" him. A lot of his prose and ideas went over my head and it's on my list of things to do to re-read his stories as an adult when I've had a bit more life experience to understand his deeper themes.

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L.A. By Night Season 2 review

    L.A. By Night is probably my favorite thing to come out of tabletop roleplaying games since Gehenna wiped out the original World of Darkness in 2004. The only things that match it are the 25 Years of Vampire: The Masquerade reviews of Utility Muffin Labs (available here: https://utilitymuffinlabs.com/25-year...), Beckett's Jyhad Diary, the revised version of Masks of Nyarlathotep, and the 5th Edition of Chicago by Night. This is beating out many oth...

Setite (Clan Novel #4) by Kathleen Ryan

    The Followers of Set hold a special place in my heart. They are the Set-worshiping, Caine-rejecting vampires who went from being one of the most ridiculous Clans in Vampire: The Masquerade to one of my all-time favorites. Presently, they hold a number #2 position for me in the setting with only Clan Malkavian ranking higher in people I'd want to be Embraced by. The Followers of Set are a group that is easy to get wrong but amazing if you get them right and a large part of w...

The Future of Supervillainy is out on Kindle

THE FUTURE OF SUPERVILLAINY is the sixth novel in the Supervillainy Saga and probably the best one yet. Gary Karkofsky returns for another adventure as the U.S. Government forces him out of retirement. Having accidentally caused them to hate him, he's anxious to get away for awhile and ends up being recruited by CTHULHU ARMAGEDDON's John and Mercury to go rescue a bunch of refugees in the Hollow Earth. The subterranean kingdom is under attack by P.H.A.N.T.O.M soldiers led by none other than R...

Gangrel (Clan Novel #3) by Gherron Fleming review

    It's interesting how re-reading a book can change your opinion of it as well as reveal elements you were blind to on your first read-through. I read Clan Novel Gangrel in June 1999 at the age of 19. I had recently dispersed myself of fundamentalism for liberal Christianity (yes, a fundamentalist Vampire: The Masquerade player) and was only beginning to become aware of the diversity in the world around me.

    When I first read the novel, I was primarily absorb...

Tzimisce (Clan Novel #2) by Eric Griffin review

    CLAN NOVEL: TZIMISCE is the second novel in the Clan Novel series by White Wolf games. Originally published in 1999, it and the rest of the series have been reprinted for their 20th anniversary by Crossroad Press. They're available in a new trade paperback edition and Kindle format. I remember reading these back when I was 18 years old, a Goth kid in Kentucky, and so edgy that you could shave with me. Sisters of Mercy was the coolest, ooo! So, do the books hold up two decad...

The Company of Death by Elisa Hansen review

    THE COMPANY OF DEATH is by Elisa Hansen, one of the authors of the Twilight parody Awoken (where a young teenage girl falls in love with Cthulhu). She is also a well-loved web reviewer of vampire fiction under the stage name the Maven of the Eventide. Her persona there is a perky Goth who fangirls over vampire fiction while also giving incisive commentary on the feminist, racial, sociological, or even environmental subtext of things like Daybreakers or Kindred: The Embraced...

I WAS A TEENAGE WEREDEER wins Best Paranormal award

Hey folks,

I'm astounded to share the news that I won the 2019 HEARNOW FESTIVAL's Independent Audiobook Award for BEST PARANORMAL novel! Yes, I won with I WAS A TEENAGE WEREDEER and that is just an amazing feather in my kept.


It is an honor to have the judges choose it as the best example of its class for 2018.

https://www.audible.com/pd/I-Was-a-Teenage-Weredeer-Audiobook/B079Q644JN

Jane Doe is a weredeer, the least-threatening shapechanger species in the world. Blessed with the ability to turn f...

The Social Satire of Vampire: The Masquerade

    It's risky to interpret any fiction through a political lens nowadays, even though that is one of the foundations of literary criticism. Virtually everyone is ready and willing to say that Pokemon is about dog-fighting or class warfare. Other people object to any sort of interpretation that suggests a work is more than entertainment.

    Examples: Star Wars is a pro-democracy, anti-fascist work even if these shouldn't be particularly controversial opinions. S...

New Releases from C.T. Phipps

Hey folks,

I thought I would share some interesting new works from the Phipps Factory. I hope you guys will check them out and enjoy the results. I've almost got all of my series on audiobook and will proceed to finish up the majority of the series from there.

AGENT G: ASSASSIN (Kindle)


Agent G a.k.a Case Gordon has managed to wiggle himself free from the United States military but the entire world has suffered in its place. After the eruption of a volcano and the release of Black Technology to...