To Frankie that quarter-moon sky looked darker and all the iron apparatus of the El taller than ever. The artificial tenement light sweeping across the tracks made even the snow seem artificial, like snow off a dime-store counter. Only the rails seemed real, and to move a bit with terrible intent. — Nelson Algren, The Man With The Golden Arm When a new neighbor moves into the characters'... [click here for more]
I don't know if I believe. But I know I'm scared. That makes it real enough. - Dutch, A Herald of Portland The Legends of the Damned Where do vampires come from? What creatures of myth do they fear? What legends do they tell about the Blood? Find out. Hear tales of the monsters that hunt the Kindred. Read the legends of the Roman vampires who founded the clans. Learn... [click here for more]
The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary. Men alone are quite capable of every wickedness.
- Joseph Contrad, Under Western Eyes
In the Harvesters, the characters are pitted against a group of kidnappers that prey upon the forgotten people and sell them off to the highest bidder. They visit upon those lost souls any torment that pleases them, so long... [click here for more]