Me: "You're just going to kill these guys without challenging them to personal combat?"

Player: "They don't deserve it. Clowns aren't knights."

I was going to write a long review discussing Venger's philosphy in detail, but I realized that nobody cares what I think. Buy the book, keep it under your pillow at night, and never let its advice be far from your mind. Your players may never forgive you, but they'll also be there every session, because you can offer them something more exciting and satisfying than any of the countless distractions the modern age has to offer.

I'm a big, big fan of haunted houses, I admit, so this tickled my fancy immediately. It turned out to be totally worth the two mochachinos I had to give up to buy it, too - the mechanics for the generation of haunted houses are incredibly useful, even to GMs who don't intend to run the adventure as written. Need an old mansion (or two or three) for any reason? This has you covered, complete with creepy hauntings tied to the specifics of each room. If I have a complaint, it's that the sprits themselves are more archetypes than individuals, which somewhat undermines the personal nature of the horror involved and requires the GM to flesh out their stories to really get the most out of this. Still, anyone and everyone running a horror game should buy this product.

While it may not be the "Ultimate Haunted House Toolkit" as it claims, this is a truly fantastic horror adventure that will show up in the nightmares of any player unfortunate enough to try and survive it. The random tables are indeed useful, but what really stands out as top-notch is the history of the house and the spirits within, along with the mechanics for the villian growing in strength as the characters suffer. There's a lot to love here, and it's a great value for the price.