Kraken Rider Z by David Estes and Dyrk Ashton – Available Now!
Jennie Ivins
Hello Factioneers! Today we would like to congratulate our friends David Estes and Dyrk Ashton on the launch of their new book: Kraken Rider Z!
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Cults of Cthulhu: A Sourcebook for the Call of Cthulhu RPG
Richard Marpole
Cults of Cthulhu is a supplement for Call of Cthulhu—the first and most famous Lovecraftian role playing game. (To my knowledge, the first horror RPG ever.) Cults of Cthulhu recently…
Mythological Creatures of Oregon
Kellie Doherty
A while back I did an article on mythological beasts from my home state of Alaska. It was such a fun research project that I wanted to honor some of…
They Came from Beyond the Grave! – Role-Playing Game Review
Onyx Path Publishing Written by: Michael Barker, John Burke, Dixie Cochran, Rachel Cole, Matthew Dawkins, Joshua Alan Doetsch, Klara Horskjær Herbøl, Jason Inczauskis, Danielle Lauzon, Lauren Roy, Bianca Savazzi, Robert…
Mythological Creatures of Alaska: Fantasy Close to Home
Last year I wrote a blogpost about house spirits to keep you company, highlighting creatures from all kinds of regions and folklores. This time, I want to showcase fantasy creatures…
Mythological Creatures: A List Without Dragons
Fantasy has a longstanding relationship with dragons, reaching as far back as ancient Mesopotamian art and literature and as recent as Night of the Dragon by Julie Kagawa and House…
Dinosaurs and Darkness
Geoff Matthews
Since the age of whenever it was that someone first uttered the word ‘Dinosaur’ to me and showed me a picture of a Stegosaurus, I’ve loved the very concept of…
House Spirits to Keep You Company
Well, friends, there’s no sugarcoating this; we’re in the middle of a pandemic. COVID-19 has ripped through the world and has overturned how we live. Some of us cling to…
A Walk Among the Trees: A Look at Forests in Myth and Media
Forests have always been places of enchantment, haunted by outlaws, gods, angry ghosts and ferocious monsters. Walk a while with me. The wind sings through the leaves. Birds squabble in…
Monsters, the Monstrous, and Reclaiming the Other
Leo Elijah Cristea
Monsters—or, in the very least, the monstrous—show up fairly frequently in most speculative fiction. Whether under the guise of dragons and creatures from the deep (ocean or space) or by…
The Island of Doctor Moreau by H. G. Wells
Toby Frost
The late Victorian era was a time of new and dangerous ideas. The concept of evolution challenged traditional religious belief. The first few voices were questioning the politics of Empire.…
Monster Hunter World – Video Game Review
I have no desire to stalk and kill big game across the savanna plains of Africa. To be honest, the whole concept of big game hunting; shooting and killing an…