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Jamesport, Rhode Island, 1895 ...

Odd creatures serve a witch in the haunted salt marshes. Sigils of forgotten magic mark the cliff overlooking the bay. A ruined stone tower of unknown age stands in the square. Do not speak too loudly of these mysteries, lest the Old God send his servants to silence you. 

Jacob, the most loyal and gifted of these assassins, has killed many. But peer into Jacob’s eyes and you may see a hint of doubt. You may discover what you have suspected all along. 

History is a lie. 

The world is not what we think it is. 

It is all about to come crashing to an end.

 

Jamesport, Rhode Island, 1895 ...

Listen carefully. You may hear whispers of the city’s mysteries just below the howling of the wind through the rafters of the abandoned fish market. Odd creatures serve a witch in the haunted salt marshes. Sigils of ancient and forgotten magic mark the cliff overlooking the bay. A ruined stone tower of unknown age stands in the square. Do not speak too loudly of these mysteries, lest the Old God send his servants to silence you.

Fear Jacob, the most loyal and gifted of these assassins. He has killed many, from babbling ex-sailors who uncovered too many secrets in dark and faraway lands, to millionaires’ wives summering in mansions on the cliff and wandering one step too far into the occult.

But peer into Jacob’s eyes and you may see a hint of doubt. You may discover what you have suspected all along.

History is a lie.

The world is not what we think it is.

And, it is all about to come crashing to an end.

Cover by Happi Anarky

Workers found this tintype in the basement archives of the Eliza Stephens College in Jamesport, Rhode Island after a fire in the mansion housing the college destroyed much of the special collections. The subject and date of the image are both unknown, but many suspect this to depict a schoolhouse that once served communities of impoverished immigrants living on the edges of the salt marshes spreading north of the city.

The “Marsh School” ceased to operate after a flash flood claimed the lives of a teacher and nearly one dozen children in 1876. Swamp dwellers thought the ruins, which remained standing into the 20th century, to be haunted by the ghosts of those victims. 

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Sigils of the Old God, the next genre-bending adventure from J. P. Moore, will be available as an e-book and trade paperback from Dragon Moon Press in the fall of 2015! As in his award-winning Toothless, Moore melds horror and fantasy to thrust the reader into an exciting tale of hope, loss, and war.

Jacob, an assassin serving a shadowy master, find himself at the center of an ancient war that that has been raging for eons, and which will seal the fate of humanity.

Stay tuned for updates!

“Jamesport, Rhode Island, 1895 ...

Listen in the alleys and you will hear whispers of the city’s mysteries. Strange beings slumber in the salt marshes. Viking runes, sigils of forgotten magic, mark the cliff overlooking the bay. A ruined stone tower of unknown age and purpose stands in the city square.

Do not speak too loudly of these mysteries, lest the Old God send his servants to silence you. Fear Jacob, the most loyal and gifted of these assassins. Peer into his eyes, however, and you may see a hint of doubt.

You may sense in those eyes what you have known all along–that the world is about to turn itself upside down.”

The Old God, the next genre-bending adventure from J. P. Moore, will be available as an e-book and trade paperback from Dragon Moon Press in the fall of 2015! As in his award-winning Toothless, Moore melds horror and fantasy to thrust the reader into an exciting tale of hope, loss, and war.

Jacob, an assassin serving a shadowy master, find himself at the center of an ancient war that that has been raging for eons, and which will seal the fate of humanity.

Stay tuned for updates!

“Jamesport, Rhode Island, 1895 ...

Listen in the alleys and you will hear whispers of the city’s mysteries. Strange beings slumber in the salt marshes. Viking runes, sigils of forgotten magic, mark the cliff overlooking the bay. A ruined stone tower of unknown age and purpose stands in the city square.

Do not speak too loudly of these mysteries, lest the Old God send his servants to silence you. Fear Jacob, the most loyal and gifted of these assassins. Peer into his eyes, however, and you may see a hint of doubt.

You may sense in those eyes what you have known all along–that the world is about to turn itself upside down.”

Demolition crews discovered the clipping in a trunk in the basement of 12 Admiral Way, Jamesport RI–a property leased to Ms. Allison Popper in October 1957. Popper, who was known to have occult affiliations, is thought to have penned the sigil that appears below the tower. Ms. Popper committed suicide early the following year by jumping from Executioner’s Rock into the Jamesport Bay.

The meaning of the sigil, and the reasons for her suicide, remain a mystery.

But what is one more mystery?