Vaesen Actual Play

Behind the scenes...

People sometimes ask what we discuss before recording the game sessions. While everyone is double-checking their audio, using the bathroom once more before a 2 hour session, we talk about anything but the game. There's no reviewing what happened (I'll answer questions but that's about it). As we're from all over the world, we talk about events that impact us... such as the hording of toilet paper.

Beyond the Mountains of Madness: The Day After

Beyond the Mountains of Madness: Night of the Elders

98 Years Ago...

This month marks the 98th anniversary of Call of Cthulhu by H.P. Lovecraft (it was released in the February 1928 edition of Weird Tales). From my video history and, if you're familiar with my writing, you know that Call of Cthulhu has been very impactful for me (the author's own views aside). So, in honor of that, here's a video of Call of Cthulhu.

One more thing to add as this is just a small comment on things becoming more and more horrific in this country (The US). I will not be knowingly doing business of any kind with I.C.E. agents. I cannot speak for all of my distributors but I cannot, in good faith, support them and their crimes. I will, from time to time, hold a charity event to support victims of ICE because monsters don't belong on our streets, they belong on the page.

Open Call: "Book of Madness"

 Word Count: 3000-5000

Payment: Royalty share and contributor ebook (discounted physical copies will be available)

Due: March 13 (Yes, Friday the 13th)

Release Date: Ebook mid-September; physical book early October

M PRESENTS PUBLISHING is looking to create an anthology, tentatively titled Book of Madness, based upon the Cthulhu mythos popularized by H.P. Lovecraft and August Derleth. That does not mean writers need to use any of the deities/alien creatures described (in fact, authors are unable to use anything created by August Derleth, Brian Lumley, etc without permission from their estates), but cosmic horror/the madness of knowledge is important. Write about the creatures that think of humans as ants fit to be destroyed, or the cults of humans that deify these alien creatures. All works should be original and previously unpublished.

Authors will split the royalty of the book based on their contribution. Different markets pay different royalties/different times, so it’s difficult to estimate how much/how often authors will be paid. Authors will also receive a free e-book version of the published work and have the option to purchase a physical copy at the production costs, should they choose. Due to recent changes, print copies will have limited initial distribution.

What I’m Looking For: 3000-5000 words in a doc or docx file. Primarily Horror. This can be a horror that makes me look over my shoulder, sleep with the lights on, or double-check to make sure nothing is hiding under my bed. Sci-fi/fantasy stories with heavy horror elements are fine. If you blend genres, it must make sense. Content including scenes of sexual abuse is fine, provided they add to the story in a meaningful way. If these books were movies, Rated R is your limit (that is itself open to interpretation).

What I’m NOT Looking For: Primarily erotica. While I’m not opposed to graphic scenes of murder, death, or sex, I am not looking for scenes of stories of sexual depravity with a ghost in the corner. If you choose to include romance or sex, it must be integral to the story.

To Submit: https://forms.gle/s58MbNWEk2YiWjf59

Happy Birthday CL Moore

(from Cosmic Horror Monthly) 

 115 years ago, on January 24, the American Science Fiction and Fantasy Writer C.L. Moore was born! She was one of the first women to write in the genre, and was a significant contributor to the world of Sword & Sorcery.