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Merry Christmas everyone, Everyone at the Fraternity of Shadows wishes you and your family to enjoy a safe and happy holiday season, pervaded by an intangible sense of dread and foreboding and shrouded in the ghostly mists. Hopefully Azalin has left you many presents around the Yule tree, any that o...

Several weeks ago I had the privilege to attend the Toronto Afterdark Festival and watch a fantastically fearsome film called Banshee Chapter. I should have reviewed it sooner, but the memories were just too terrifying to revisit. Also I'm lazy. But mostly the terror. Banshee Chapter follows Anna, a...

When we examine the world of the Nodwick cartoons / comics, we see a cheerily painted nightmare realm as black as any Gothic domain. I would argue that Nodwick is the actual Darklord. Nodwick is an immortal being with incredible strength, experience, wisdom, casual relations with countless gods and ...

On behalf of everyone at the Fraternity of Shadows, I would like to thank all of our contributors. This year's issue has been an especially challenging one, what with the number of submissions and the sheer size of the book. I think our readers will really appreciate the time, effort, and creative e...

I like Tobias' idea. Thematically, its great. While using 6 bodies to create 6 golems violates the spirit of the rule, golem making is by definition an experimental science. Wizards, scientists and madmen of all stripes are continuously pushing the boundaries of abominations. Of course, in Ravenloft...

I suppose a lot of it depends on what kind of adventure this shall be: Will it be a mission to solve a haunting? Or a dungeon crawl in a haunted house? On good trope is the locked safe. You could have it be a vault protected by a terrible trap, to prevent anyone from tampering with it. The idea of t...

Hi Everyone,

Just four more days and the delayed action poison will take effect.
Oops.
I mean, and then the deadline for Quoth the Raven will take effect.
Forget about that first thing.
For now....

Hello everyone,

Just a reminder: Time is neary up for submissions to this year's edition of Quoth the Raven. If you intend to submit an article, make sure that you contact one of the members of the Fraternity before October 1st.

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I liked that show as well, though I only caught a few bits of it over the years.

Try not to get a pumpkin tree confused with a death's head tree. That's one way to change the span of your life.

The signs are nigh: Clouds gather in the east, witch fires dance across the moors, and all of the cows are giving soy milk. We can no longer doubt the coming of the season of terror! The deadline for Quoth the Raven is fast approaching. Please remember to submit your entries by October 1st, or else ...

There was an episode of The Real Ghostbusters dedicated to this exact scenario. The results are far to awesome to describe.

Good tidings all, This is just a reminder that the last day for submissions is October 1st. This year, thanks to a contribution from some friends in Darkon, we can truly call it a deadline. Anyone who needs more time to complete an article is advised to contact their friendly local member of the Fra...

I've seen the remake, and I was not very impressed. Now, to be fair to the film, it was a very competent movie, well paced, and very frightening in the right places. The problem lies with me: I've seen Evil Dead before, and for this movie, that is a problem. In fact, I've seen both I and II, as well...

Bats in Ludwig's bellfry?
Has the vampyre lord he become a true undead vampire?

Hardly bad at all. But don't discount humanity! We are critical vectors of bacteria, fungi, and even viruses. Our civilization is responsible for the spread and diversity of these most noble forms of life. In fact, at the heart of nearly every human cell is a mitochondia bacteria which depends upon ...