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Blackrift Gate
The Orphan World floats aimlessly in the void. Humanity now populates once haunted lands, bearing fading signs of forgotten eons, and aftermath of some strange event. Unexplained incidents keep happening in various corners of this world. Disappearances. Accounts of strange sightings. Insanity. Horrifying legends and absurd folklores circulate around fireplaces in hushed voices.
This book is a collection of such fragmented individual events, ofren taking place around a particularly peculiar valley. Wavy hillocks shrewd in mist, surrounded by highlands like an ancient wall, guarding the secrets.
Stories:
Blackrift Mansion: Mysterious phenomena starts to take place around a mansion in a foggy valley. Shady group of villagers engage in cryptic rituals as some souls find themselves struggling against an unknown threat as they are dragged into a bizarre event. The legends of the Old Water might as well be true.
The Cave Horror: Two prehistoric hunters take shelter from thunderstorm in a seemingly normal cave. Things start to take a sinister turn as night falls.
Journey to the Eastern Mounds: Prehistoric people from the same tribe need to make a journey to a misty valley of rolling hills, eastwards from their camp. They take the Shaman's Trail, a shorter rout to their destination. It was supposed to be an uneventful journey. Normally.
Ceterum Sanguis: An impoverished single father from the Italia of this world makes a risky venture to an annual fair at a big city, hoping to earn enough to afford a supposedly miracle cure for his dying son. But everything changes after a strange encouter on the way.
This book is a collection of such fragmented individual events, ofren taking place around a particularly peculiar valley. Wavy hillocks shrewd in mist, surrounded by highlands like an ancient wall, guarding the secrets.
Stories:
Blackrift Mansion: Mysterious phenomena starts to take place around a mansion in a foggy valley. Shady group of villagers engage in cryptic rituals as some souls find themselves struggling against an unknown threat as they are dragged into a bizarre event. The legends of the Old Water might as well be true.
The Cave Horror: Two prehistoric hunters take shelter from thunderstorm in a seemingly normal cave. Things start to take a sinister turn as night falls.
Journey to the Eastern Mounds: Prehistoric people from the same tribe need to make a journey to a misty valley of rolling hills, eastwards from their camp. They take the Shaman's Trail, a shorter rout to their destination. It was supposed to be an uneventful journey. Normally.
Ceterum Sanguis: An impoverished single father from the Italia of this world makes a risky venture to an annual fair at a big city, hoping to earn enough to afford a supposedly miracle cure for his dying son. But everything changes after a strange encouter on the way.
- GenresHorrorLovecraftian
230 pages, Paperback
Published April 13, 2021
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April 18, 2021
I really liked this book. The stories start strong, and you do not want to let go till you finish reading the entire story once you start. First story takes place in a mansion situated in the blackrift valley, where things ultimately turns into a supernatural horror mystery . Tension builds up fairly well and early in the story and remains high throughout, making it hard to put down till finish. The second story and the third are related, and set in prehistoric period of this world. Second story is horror themed and fairly shorter than others, and though independent, it sets the stage for the third. Third is an adventure, from the eyes of these prehistoric people. Fourth one is loosely based on Italy. A father-son story from the perspective of the father, trying to do whatever it takes to save his ailing son. There is a lovecraftian undertone throughout the stories and some humor sprinkled in the ease the tension at times.
April 18, 2021
I really liked this book, so much so I decided to order a paperback. The stories start strong, and manages to keep your interest. First story is a lovecraftian cosmic horror in medieval settings. Second and third are prehistoric, with a strong lovecraftian undertone, from the perspective of prehistoric people. The fourth is a father-son story as the father does whatever it takes to save his ailing son. People who love cosmic horror and H.P. Lovecraft's works shall definitely love this book. There is also some humor sparkled in, which is relieving amid the tension that builds up.
April 18, 2021
I really liked this book, so much so I decided to order a paperback. The stories start strong, and manages to keep your interest. First story is a lovecraftian cosmic horror in medieval settings. Second and third are prehistoric, with a strong lovecraftian undertone, from the perspective of prehistoric people. The fourth is a father-son story as the father does whatever it takes to save his ailing son. People who love cosmic horror and H.P. Lovecraft's works shall definitely love this book. There is also some humor sparkled in, which is relieving amid the tension that builds up.
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