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2000AD Randomizer @2000adrandom.bsky.social · 7h

Henry Flint

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Scott M | Haunted Edition 🎃 @voxparlour.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

The macabre month is here, so maybe treat yourself to The Terror Beneath. Weird folk horror roleplaying inspired by Athur Machen

The Terror Beneath cover and opened book. Your investigation begins...

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Gareth Hanrahan @mytholder.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Nothing inspires an author's desire to reminiscence like reading a royalty statement and seeing how close a book is to earning out. In unrelated news, I was thinking about my LANDS OF THE FIRSTBORN trilogy - what becomes of heroes after the quest is done? www.hachettebookgroup.com/series/garet...

Cover of THE SWORD DEFIANT, showing a middle-aged warrior holding a demon sword

Cover of THE SWORD UNBOUND, showing that middle-aged warrior in front of a burning city. The demon sword seems smug.

Cover of THE SWORD TRIUMPHANT, with a much older version of that warrior and a judgemental sword.

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Jon at Handiwork Games @handiworkgames.bsky.social · 18h

Out now in PDF! The Art of Cold City Hot War and The Bunker Game! Catch up with the amazing new imagery from Cold City Hot War by @paulbourne.bsky.social, and this didactic experience turned party game by @malcolmcraig.bsky.social and @handiworkgames.bsky.social Both exclusive to @drivethrurpg.com

The covers of The Art of Cold City and Hot War, and The Bunker Game shown on devices, in front of a blurry, unpleasant looking figure in a broken gasmask

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jwmuk ⚖️ GrogLaw 17 Oct @jwmuk.bsky.social · 21h

In the murky past, @groewe.bsky.social proposed a writing competition on our #TTRPG Discord (link in bio). Members of The Raspy Raven created Gothic RPG systems and scenarios, with @pookie-uk.bsky.social judging entries for a season of games. Sign-ups for players are now open! 🌹

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Scarred For Life Books @scarredforlife.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

THE SWEENEY ANNUALS (1976-1978): Post-watershed fun with Reagan and Carter - a bullet to the groin, a double page spread of the pissed-up duo in a sweaty pub, and grimy photos. Just the thing for the little 'uns to unwrap on Christmas Day.

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jwmuk ⚖️ GrogLaw 17 Oct @jwmuk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Thanks to @oldscouserp.eurosky.social I ran a bling-filled game of Index Card RPG, as the Bearcats (Go Bearcats!) took on the INVADERS and defeated them with three rounds to go. An excellent night at D17 in E17. Hosted by Signature Brew.

A tabletop role-playing game in progress, photographed from above an orange wooden table. A large illustrated map fills most of the centre, showing a sprawling settlement or industrial complex surrounded by woodland, rivers and pools of water. Several coloured wooden meeples are positioned on the map, along with a black twenty-sided die.

In the foreground is a character sheet for Erik Walton, labelled as a Human Mechanic, with large attributes including Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom and Charisma. A red marker pen and the edge of a mug sit beside it.

Around the map are small illustrated cards, handwritten notes and other character sheets. One large card on the left has the number 12 written on it in red. Players are seated around the table, although only their arms and hands are visible. Drinks, a mobile phone and a wrapped bread roll or sandwich add to the informal gaming-table atmosphere.

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jwmuk ⚖️ GrogLaw 17 Oct @jwmuk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Microfiche are one of those enjoyable things to explain to a younger generation.

A large, boxy vintage microfiche or microfilm reader sits on a carpeted floor. It has a pale grey metal casing with rounded corners and a large, slightly blue-green viewing screen dominating the front.

Below the screen, a pull-out black-and-blue tray is extended towards the viewer. It contains the film holder and a printed reference grid, with rails and handles for moving the film beneath the reader. A large silver adjustment knob is positioned on the lower right of the machine.

The reader looks heavy and industrial, probably dating from the later 20th century. Storage boxes and other household items can be seen behind it, suggesting it is currently being stored rather than used.

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jwmuk ⚖️ GrogLaw 17 Oct @jwmuk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Definitely worthwhile having a look - as it's a 🔥 scenario! 2e has basically updated Gumshoe from the various previous Gumshoe releases since 1e - 20 years! Changes on character creation, so if you have pre-gens they may need tweaking. Happy if you want to offer your game on the Raspy Raven 😁

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jwmuk ⚖️ GrogLaw 17 Oct @jwmuk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Proud to announce my Trail of Cthulhu scenario, The Face in the Billows, a dust bowl 1930s adventure, part of the compilation Hunger Awakes, is off to playtesting in late 2026. More fantastic release news from @pelgranepress.bsky.social in the link below. pelgranepress.com/2026/10/06/v... #ttrpg

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View from the Pelgrane Nest – Jack O Lantern Edition

In October, home of Halloween, we dedicate ourselves to horror and assuming new identities. In other words, the patron month of tabletop roleplaying has arrived. I don’t even have to wait until the…

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Sarah Cole @irny.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

This little offer runs until midnight tonight, and orders will be posted tomorrow!

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jwmuk ⚖️ GrogLaw 17 Oct @jwmuk.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

@savagespiel.bsky.social's Borg Season II, coming to The Raspy Raven (link in bio) in Jan 2027. Looking for someone to run Orc Borg @gshowitt.bsky.social anyone you know that can help?! 😁 rowanrookanddecard.com/product/orc-... All, feel free to suggest your favourite Borg! #TTRPG

Distressed, retro-horror poster in vivid orange-red, cream and black. On the left, a large bird skull sits atop part of a human skeleton, set against a hypnotic cream-and-orange spiral. On the right, heavy black Gothic lettering reads “SUE’S BÖRG”, with “SEASON II” on a cream banner beneath it. At the bottom: “18–24 JAN 2027 — THE RASPY RAVEN.” The whole image has a worn, cracked, screen-printed texture, evoking a 1970s horror or psychedelic film poster.

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Scott Dorward @sdorward.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I've had the bloody stupid impulse to post daily horror film reviews again this month. Pray for me. blasphemoustomes.com/2026/09/28/o...

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October Horror Movie Challenge 2026 - Blasphemous Tomes

Scott Dorward discusses his October Horror Movie Challenge 2026 plans, inviting other horror fans to join him in the madness again this year

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jwmuk ⚖️ GrogLaw 17 Oct @jwmuk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Bunny Borg. One for the Bunnies & Burrows revivalists aka BaBR™️? bunnyborg.com #ttrpg

A vivid dark-fantasy illustration of a brown rabbit with glowing red eyes, sitting upright among tangled leaves and bare branches against a black night sky. Its fur is streaked with orange, white and black. A green, scaly curved bow lies across its body, alongside a pale arrowhead and skeletal-looking hand. Three winged insects glow yellow-green nearby. Ornate red lettering across the bottom reads “Bunny BORG”.

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jwmuk ⚖️ GrogLaw 17 Oct @jwmuk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A nice transition from Extraction, getting to see elements of longer play. We lost a player in Extraction so integrated them into the group through childhood reminisces. Amazingly, they blended in. There were squeals of delight/horror as we went through the Time Murder Psych Assesment questions.

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jwmuk ⚖️ GrogLaw 17 Oct @jwmuk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Playing through the Cosmic Dark campaign, last night was Time Murder. Wanton destruction & disobeying operational instructions has moved the current employees towards a swift exit from Extracsa, but there is now a new assignment for them to redeem themselves. www.thievesoftime.com/cosmic-dark/

A close-up photograph of an orchid against a plain white background. Three prominent blooms have broad, rounded petals in golden yellow, shading into warm peach and orange. Their intricate centres are vivid pink and magenta, with small white tips and yellow throats speckled with dark red.

Two flowers face forwards, one above the other, while a third on the right tilts sideways and is partly cropped. More blooms overlap behind them. Green stems rise above the flowers, carrying several tightly closed, oval buds tinged green and brown. Black support stakes and a small clip hold the stems upright.

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Chaosium @chaosium.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Seth Skowkowsky @sskorkowsky.bsky.social has played and reviewed *A LOT* of Call of Cthulhu. Here's his Top Five Beginner-Friendly Adventures!

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Top 5 Beginner-Friendly Adventures - Call of Cthulhu

YouTube video by Seth Skorkowsky

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Kaye Elling @k000.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

OMG I've just realised what Google's AI search interference model is: An automated mansplainer. Think about it: Unsolicited ✅ Confident ✅ Frequently wrong ✅

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jwmuk ⚖️ GrogLaw 17 Oct @jwmuk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Session zero, a bit of session one: #Vaesen & The Lost Mountain Saga. We have an intriguing bunch: vagabonds, priests, occultists, hunters & private detectives. After meeting a famous Danish author, our group heads off to the mining town of Falun and a frosty reception from Rev. Bruselius. #ttrpg

The image is the cover of Vaesen: The Lost Mountain Saga. Two travellers stand beside a twisted, nearly leafless tree, looking across a glowing yellow valley. Dark mountains rise on either side, and a huge, shadowy humanoid creature with pale eyes looms in the mist between them. The warm landscape and muted sky give the scene an eerie, storybook feel.

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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The Eye, Like a Strange Balloon, Mounts toward Infinity (1882) by French painter, illustrator, printmaker, sculptor, lithographer, and drawer, Odilon Redon (1840-1916). Lithograph on chine collé 25 x 20 cm Los Angeles County Museum of Art, US #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

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Somebody wake up Hicks @jonmarkhicks.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Save 40% when buying all four Those Dark Places Reports, along with the supplement Cosmic Quest! All compatible with the follow-up #RPG 'Pressure' and easily adaptable to your favourite sci-fi horror #ttrpg. www.drivethrurpg.com//product/470...

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THOSE DARK PLACES BUNDLE [BUNDLE] | Farsight Games | Farsight Games | DriveThruRPG

This special bundle product contains the following titles: COSMIC QUEST - A supplement for the Those Dark Places RPG Regular price: {display_price(5.2869)} Bundle price: {display_price(3.2700)} Format...

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jwmuk ⚖️ GrogLaw 17 Oct @jwmuk.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Take 💪 from the friends around you, things will turn for the better.

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jwmuk ⚖️ GrogLaw 17 Oct @jwmuk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Check out this article and more in The Bermondsey Biscuit and Rotherhithe Docker. issuu.com/southwark.ne...

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The Bermondsey Biscuit Stack - Issuu

A quarterly love letter to Bermondsey and Rotherhithe

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jwmuk ⚖️ GrogLaw 17 Oct @jwmuk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Session zero last night of Trail of Cthulhu 2e. A new campaign where we are using a hacked (for 2e) version of the Bookhounds of London and with plans to run the improvised Armitage Files campaign. Our bookhounds have a shop, Shrawley Scripts, maybe a successor to the one below. #TTRPG #booksky

A magazine-style page about The Bermondsey Bookshop, centred on a large black-and-white historical photograph of the shopfront at 89 Bermondsey Street, London. The narrow premises has a dark-painted wooden frontage, with “The Bermondsey Book Shop” written in pale lettering across the fascia and the number 89 on either side. A large display window is crowded with books and printed material. Two women in 1920s-style coats and dresses stand together in the doorway to the right, looking towards the camera. Beneath the photograph is the article title, “The Bermondsey Bookshop” by Debora Gosling, followed by three columns of text describing the shop’s history. Between the columns is a colour photograph of a blue, slightly worn copy of The Bermondsey Book, dated June 1925. The article explains that the shop was established in the 1920s by Ethel and Sidney Gutman as an unusually welcoming cultural and literary centre in a relatively poor part of Bermondsey, with a reading room, inexpensive membership, lectures and its own publication.

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Evlyn Moreau @evlynmoreau.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Can a friendly ghost possess me during the night and upload all my zine catalogue on RPG Trader for me? I just don't have the energy to do it. rpg-trader.com/creator/1843...

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Evlyn Moreau on RPG Trader

Independent TTRPG creator on RPG Trader.

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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Knud Baade (Norwegian, 1808–1879) "A Norwegian Fjord by Moonlight", 1855. Oil on Canvas, 159.5 × 132 cm. Private Collection. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

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Paul @spookshow71.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

the barrens/skyship/wreck of the Harpy #digitalart #scifi #rpg #fantasy #rpg

The wreck of a broken skyship in a sandy barren region under a deep cloudy sky

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W.H. Arthur RPG @wharthur.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Woke up today and thought that more people should know about Hamlet: A one-letter RPG. 🅱️ aryl-ether.itch.io/hamlet

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Hamlet: A one-letter RPG by W.H. Arthur

One-letter Business Card RPG

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Kaye Elling @k000.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Folks, please help me write another lecture. I need examples of science fiction where a technology is presented as unimportant or otherwise hand-waived away / dismissed. The only examples I can think of are "unobtanium" in Avatar and The Core. Any more?

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jwmuk ⚖️ GrogLaw 17 Oct @jwmuk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Star Wars - Lightsabres Avengers: Age of Ultron - Vibranium Doctor Who (Tardis) - Dimensional transcendentalism Blake's 7 - Aquitar (the stuff that makes teleporters work) ...bit of a rabbit hole here!

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jwmuk ⚖️ GrogLaw 17 Oct @jwmuk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Many weekends have been sent sorting, tidying and clearing out the old family home. A weird time. My dad's books dominate most rooms. Here's a recent selection. Always amazed how much people accumulate during a lifetime and the kind of things important to them.

A close-up of a tall stack of worn vintage books, mostly cloth-bound in faded reds, browns and blues. Visible titles include Old English Churches, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, Frenchman’s Creek by Daphne du Maurier, A Book of London Yesterdays, The Regency Style, Muir’s Historical Atlas, and Lost London by Philip Davies. The books vary in size and condition, with scuffed edges, faded lettering and aged covers; a bookshelf is visible in the background.

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Scott M | Haunted Edition 🎃 @voxparlour.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Some preview pages of Eerie Unbound, my follow-up to English Eerie that allows you to create horror stories as a group or solo

Eerie Unbound page spread - the night beckons

Eerie Unbound spread - creating a protagonist

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jwmuk ⚖️ GrogLaw 17 Oct @jwmuk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Share the last 4 TTRPGs you played and expose your gaming habits (Or don't. I'm not a cop). Cosmic Dark @grahamwalmsley.bsky.social The Yellow King RPG @pelgranepress.bsky.social Cthulhu Dark @grahamwalmsley.bsky.social Dragonbane

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jwmuk ⚖️ GrogLaw 17 Oct @jwmuk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It's a Gumshoe Community item, for InDesign/word for creating Esoterrorists scenarios or supplements. So all the art, fonts and design is Pelgrane Press. I'm just trying to get something working in Affinity that mirrors this community starter set. Then I can adjust for my scenarios and their design.

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jwmuk ⚖️ GrogLaw 17 Oct @jwmuk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It's easy to go down rabbit holes with Affinity, a buggy period aside with 3.0, it seems to do most of what I need with my limited skills. Lovely looking pages btw.

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jwmuk ⚖️ GrogLaw 17 Oct @jwmuk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Another fun episode. It seemed shorter, maybe I was just drawn in, mesmerised by @davepaters.bsky.social's Rage against the 2d20 machine! I liked @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social take on NBA, not run any extensively, I think it does require a group immersed in that genre to get the best out of it.

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jwmuk ⚖️ GrogLaw 17 Oct @jwmuk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Cosmic Dark campaign kicked off with Extraction last night Ended with Marik unscrewing his helmet, breathing in carbon dioxide & bitter dust, after being trapped under a rockfall Kai underwent nasty invasive surgery. Klee praised Extracsa Ready for assignment 2 www.thievesoftime.com/cosmic-dark/

A wide science-fiction illustration showing a small, rugged spacecraft flying through a dark, turbulent nebula. Its blue engines glow against clouds of black, teal and purple cosmic dust, while a brilliant golden-white burst of energy arcs across the upper-right sky. Large text on the left reads “COSMIC DARK”, with “COSMIC” in white and “DARK” in black.

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jwmuk ⚖️ GrogLaw 17 Oct @jwmuk.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Fun (!) #TTRPG times. Working on my Operation: Altered States for The Esoterrorists and I've spent a good part of two hours putting together a reusable Affinity template for Esoterrorists operations Maybe @pelgranepress.bsky.social will start looking at "shattered veil" edition of this game too 😜

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jwmuk ⚖️ GrogLaw 17 Oct @jwmuk.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I'm sure, an airworthy one might be worth a bit, but I am cheap, I'd happily settle for an Airfix one!

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jwmuk ⚖️ GrogLaw 17 Oct @jwmuk.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Quote this with a picture of the aircraft you'll accept as a bribe.

A restored First World War-era biplane stands on a grassy airfield beneath a pale blue, lightly clouded sky. The olive-green aircraft has two broad, dark wings supported by wooden struts and criss-crossing tension wires. At the front is a large white engine cowling and a two-bladed wooden propeller. British roundels are visible on the lower wing, with a red, white and blue marking on the tail. A modern aircraft can be seen in the distance.

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Dirk the Dice @thegrognardfiles.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

There's a new Dirk's Dossier available for Patreons. Featuring Nick Edwards talking about zines, the book club covering historical detectives and Dirk discussing RPG music with Blythy. www.patreon.com/theGROGNARDf...

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Dirk's Dossier - More 'zines, historical detective work and music in RPGs | Dirk the Dice

Dirk's Dossier - More 'zines, historical detective work and music in RPGs by Dirk the Dice on Patreon. Join Dirk the Dice's community for exclusive content and updates.

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Scott M | Haunted Edition 🎃 @voxparlour.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

If you're curious as to what The Terror Beneath is all about, this page should be useful

The Terror Beneath Reading List If you’re less familiar with Machen’s tales of horror it’s recommended you read the following (most, if not all, are available to read free online):
• The White People • The Great God Pan • The Novel of the Black Seal • The Novel of the White Powder • Ornaments in Jade • The Inmost Light • Out of the Earth • The Lost Club • The Terror • The Shining Pyramid • The Hill of Dreams • The Red Hand • A Fragment of Life • The Green Round • N WHAT IS WEIRD FOLK HORROR?
The taxonomy of horror subgenres is admittedly a bit of a mire. Machen’s stories are especially difficult to categorise, with hallmarks of cosmic horror intertwined with the rustic chills of folk horror and the science fiction trappings of weird fiction.
The Terror Beneath uses the term ‘weird folk horror’ to describe this particular ‘Machenesque’ genre, encompassing strange Otherworldliness, pagan terror and science gone awry. Because this game expands on Machen’s mythos, for want of a better word, having a term such as weird folk horror makes it easier to understand what sort of stories and monsters fit into this world. A ghost haunting a mansion isn’t weird folk horror, but a scientist building a machine to communicate with an ancient horned god is. A weird folk horror mystery will likely have a mix of the following:
• Contacting an ancient pagan deity in one of its forms (The Great God Pan).
• The slow realisation that the world isn’t as it seems, with the mundane giving way to the fantastic (A Fragment of Life).
• Discovering murderous hidden beings of folklore lurking in the countryside (The Shining Pyramid).
• Traversing the Veil between Earth and the Otherworld (The White People).
• Scientists mixing technology and occult rites with disastrous consequences (The Inmost Light).
• Discovering strange places that exist outside of space and time (N).
• Secret societies with bizarre and frightening rituals (The Lost Club).
• Ancient beings arriving in industrialised London (T…

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