There’s a brand new Royal Occultist story up at my Patreon today. “Fiends Fell” finds St. Cyprian and Gallowglass in Northern England, hunting a monstrous, aquatic terror with the help of a diving suit and a sceptical vicar. Continue reading
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Brotherhood of Shadows
Strange shadows stretch and writhe in the light, as if possessed by malign intent. Eerie laughter echoes from all around, rising from everywhere and nowhere. In the swirling black, shapes emerge–to strike where they are least suspected.
The Black Brotherhood has come, and someone is going to die… Continue reading
The Westenra Fund
A body drained of blood is found on Hampstead Heath. Three nights later, a white face is seen pressed against a window in Highgate. In Hampstead tube station, something titters in the shadows of the platform. In Surrey, a phone rings.
The agents of the Westenra Fund are on the case… Continue reading
Wings of the Bat
I’ve posted a new story for patrons over at my Patreon today. “La Chauve-Souris” is a science-fiction story of sorts – it’s also a monster story, and maybe slightly Lovecraftian? – and one that went in a weird direction. Originally, I conceived of it as a detective story, but that’s not how it turned out. Continue reading
Men from the Ministry
Today’s look at the world of the Royal Occultist features the bureaucratic wrangling of the Ministry of Esoteric Observation… Continue reading
The One-Armed Man
Today’s look at the world of the Royal Occultist focuses on an old friend and staunch ally of Charles St. Cyprian, the ex-soldier and adventurer, Bobby Ogden… Continue reading
Under-London
Today’s look at the world of the Royal Occultist introduces the redoubtable men of the London Tunnel Authority, and the dangers of Under-London… Continue reading