Bøger af Pete Rawlik

For decades, dedicated fans of H.P. Lovecraft have looked to his works and from them constructed chronologies and timelines of the stories and their events, with the most ambitious of these being Peter Cannon's The Chronology Out of Time (Necronomicon Press, 1986). Now, author Pete Rawlik (Reanimators, The Weird Company) presents the culmination of years of research. The Lurking Chronology is a detailed examination of the Cthulhu Mythos tales of August Derleth. Although based on Lovecraft's mythos, the fictitious universe derived by Derleth is distinctly different, interpreting the core events of Lovecraft's fiction in entirely different ways and engendering a wholly unique chronology. Fans of both authors will find this to be an indispensable volume in understanding and comparing the artificial universes these masters of the weird have created, and role playing enthusiasts will find it an incomparable resource for games in this distinct and dramatic setting.

Once again, the many types of monsters from folklore, legend, and cinema et al. will be feared not only by the hapless human beings they routinely prey upon - but also by each other! Eleven different authors bring you short stories and a sprinkling of flash fiction featuring unfortunate people caught between two different monsters, with the latter creatures on a bloody collision course with each other for a climactic duel of the monsters! In each fear-fraught tale one of the two combatants will go down for the count. Which one will it be?>A camping family and a forest ranger are caught between a deadly Bigfoot and a ravenous Killer Grizzly - who end up clashing in mortal combat to determine which is the true king of the forest; A Man-Made Monster stitched together by a scientist overcome with the usual madness clashes with the latter's assistant, a sentient Great Ape, in the most demented love story of the century; A Sea Serpent and a Kraken decide that even the ocean depths are not big enough for the both of them; A dangerous Man-Beast is followed by an investigative reporter into the bayou... only for each to have a run-in with the deadly resident Swamp Monster; The dreaded Mr. Edward Hyde visits Paris only to find himself in the cross hairs of the fabled city's deadliest assassin - the Phantom of the Opera; A bloodthirsty Velociraptor gets loose within the genetics facility that created it... only to cross fangs with an equally bloodthirsty Vampire; A powerful undead Lich finds himself challenged in an old cathedral by the infamous Dr. Herbert West, a.k.a., the Reanimator - and a trio of his murderous Zombie reanimates; An Invisible Woman turned serial killer discovers that her latest targets have been stalked by a predator of a different sort - a man-eating Insectoid Alien; A man cursed to become a cannibalistic Wendigo finds himself and his family under siege by a rampaging Lizard Man; A voracious Werewolf takes refuge in a church... only to run afoul of the resident Gargoyle that prefers having no late night visitors; Stoner dude Bill Chan once again finds himself caught between two fearsome critters out of lumberjack folklore... only this time, the critters are a spiny Cactus Cat and an elusive Hidebehind. These creatures are here and ready to rumble for your nightmarish pleasure in the second volume of Duel of the Monsters! Rated Ex (Explicit) for graphic violence, strong language, sexuality, and intense themes. This book may not be suitable for sensitive readers

What lurks in the damp recesses of urban existence? These new tales of weird fiction are a blend of urban horror, pulp noir and dark fantasy. Lovecraftian horrors and Cthulhu Mythos monsters have never been this gritty. From haunted Kingsport across the globe to shadowy Berlin and the otherworldly music of Bangalore. From kind, sexy neighbors to cyberpunk paranoia an The King in Yellow. A journalist's search with unexpected results. What really happened to Walter Gilman, and what is the origin of the witch Keziah Mason? And witness humanity fail against the forces from beyond. From weird sounds to screams of madness. Entropy. Chaos. Disorder. Death. Beneath cities, on the outskirts of ruined, aeon-old cities and INSIDE cities. The stench, the decay, the hopelesness... it is everywhere. Welcome to URBAN CTHULHU: NIGHTMARE CITIES.