Characteristics or More on Monsters Point 2: Gothic Novels

Characteristics or More on Monsters Point 2: Gothic Novels

Mr. Wigglestick here, coming to you today from the Hallowed Halls, where fine suggestions lurk behind every nook and deep within the crannies of the mind. The Hallowed Halls is a fine establishment, with room to accommodate most any sort of appetite, no caveats attached. So take your time, browse the collection and admire the artwork, feel free to visit the front desk for entertainment, refreshments, or lodging requests.

Welcome, one and all.

Ahh the Gothic Novel and all of it’s successors. Truly the Horror genre holds the most esteem for this source of fear and monsters. None of the other genres have held our fascination as long as this has.

1. The Frankenstein’s Monster
2. Le Loop Garou
3. The Vampire
4. The Golem (Predecessor to The Frankenstein’s Monster)
5. The Gargoyle
6. The Stalker (Jack the Ripper in essence, also under Grotesqueries)
7. The Mad Scientist (Personified in Captain Nemo in this case)
8. The Mad Man or Woman (also in the Grotesqueries)
9. Wild Beasts and altered versions of such (wolves, bats, rats, etc.)
10. Lost Worlds, savages, dinosaurs, etc.
11. Christian Demons and Angels

Protodimension Issue 7 is Available

The Premier Horror Gaming Free EMagazine Protodimension Issue # 7 is uploaded and available for free at the Download Page on Protodimension.Com

The Winter Issue has the following content for your reading pleasure

• From The Shadows By Norm Fenlason
• When a Cold Heart Comes to Call a Mini-Adventure by Dave Schuey for Dark Conspiracy®
• dark story Fiction by Andrew Gardner-Blatch
• Where Have They Gone? Poetry by Eleanor Williams
• Wheels of Terror an Adventure by Linden Dunham for Cold City®
• Flash Backs a Classic RPG Review by Marcus Bone for Dark Conspiracy®
• Grim Wisdom a “Grim” Interview by Lee Williams
• The Container Witchcraft Fiction by Kevin Dawson
• Canadian Content Northern Dark Races by Tim Bisaillon for Dark Conspiracy®
• Friendly Fire a Mekong Delta Adventure by Peter Bowkett for Call of Cthulhu®
• The Coney a New Dark Race by Tad Kelson for Dark Conspiracy®
• Not Much Larger Than a Cat Minion Hunter Fiction by Joel Steverson
• Rasputin a Dark Lord by Norm Fenlason for Dark Conspiracy®
• Decrepit Blade Dark Weapons by Tad Kelson for a Pair of Systems
• Floorboards RPG Bits by Lee Williams 

Over 70 pages of content, quarterly release schedule, covering Dark Conspiracy, Call of Cthulhu, Cold City, Little Fears, and other horror and surreal oriented RPGS.

Protodimension Issue 4 is available

The Spring Issue is here. Issue #4 of Protodimension Magazine featuring Spring Rites
is now available on the main site.

The direct download link is ready and able to accept your free requests

It is stuffed with all sorts of horror and conspiracy oriented goodness such as the Table of Contents indicates

•Silence, Poetry by music-freak101
•A Rite of Spring, An Adventure by Dave Schuey For Dark Conspiracy
•Market Direct, An Interview with Literature Innovator Jess Hartley
•The Necromancer, New Horror Art by CosmicGhost
•Rotten Factory, A Demonseed by CW Kelson III (Tad)
•The Precontinental Order, An Organization By Ryan Quinn, for Spycraft 2.0
•Firearm Accessories, Weapon Options by Zvezda for Dark Conspiracy
•Liveathan, Setting Elements by Michael Pevzner for All Systems
•Report on the Viability of, A Short Story, by CW Kelson III (Tad)
•Staring, A Poe, by music-freak101
•Memories Of A Killer, Fiction by Peyton Bisaillon
•Outbreak Generator Charts, A Plot Device by Citizen X (Joe Klemann)
•Motorway: The Gremlins’ Playground, A Proto-Dimension by Linden Dunham for Dark Conspiracy
•The Big Long Wait, A Short Story by Tim Bisaillon
•The Strayer-Voigt Infinity Gold Special, High Class Handguns by Kevin OíNeill for Dark Conspiracy
•Big Guns and Bigger Stuff, Gear in a Modern Setting by Kevin OíNeill for Dark Conspiracy
•Mechanisms, Fiction by CW Kelson III (Tad)
•Under the Floorboards, A Column by Lee Williams
•Into the Woods, Humor by The Braincase Factory

Go check out the modern horror and conspiracy oriented FREE gaming magazine that is Protodimension Magazine

Protodimension 3 is available

The 3rd issue of the Horror and Conspiracy gaming oriented E-Magazine Protodimensions is posted at http://www.protodimension.com/ ready to download.

It is 76 pages of gaming goodness all for the price of downloading it for free

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Issue 4, Spring, is slated for the April Timeframe

National Novel Writing Month and Examiner.com

Hello to everyone,


Well I am once again participating in the National Novel Writing Month hosted at http://www.nanowrimo.org/. This is where you spend the month of November trying to write a 50,000 word novel between November 1 and November 31.
This comes out to be about 1,667 words a day if you write every day, and about 2,500 words if you do not write on the weekends.

Also on the writing front I am the Tampa SF and F books Examiner. My page is located at http://www.examiner.com/x-26054-Tampa-SciFiFantasy-Books-Examiner and I can always use a few more views. Focused on Book Reviews with occasional comments and observations about bookstores in my local area.

I am including books by authors such as HP Lovecraft, since the Elder Things come from other planets and dimensions, that makes it SF in many respects. Besides I love his work.
Come visit.

Protodimension Magazine

Greetings all.

Issue #2 of Protodimension Magazine is currently on schedule. The current list of articles and literature is available here:

http://www.protodimension.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=66

As always, we welcome any horror & conspiracy-related submissions you may have. We are always in need of everything: adventures, art, scenarios, art, backgrounds, art, blurbs, art, stories, art, plot hooks/adventure seeds, and did I say art?

The Issue 3, Winter 2010 submission cut-off date is 1 January 2010. That date would normally be December 1, but the holiday is a wonderful time of the year, isn't it Cool

Also, if anyone is willing to work up a cartoon strip (4 times a year, pretty easy, eh?), contact us at the usual email address:

submissions(at)protodimension(dot)com

Note that if we had more submissions, we could publish more often. Very Happy

Cheers!

Norm Fenlason
Lee Williams
Tad Kelson - Editors

Characteristics or More on Monsters Point 1: Mythological Monsters

Characteristics or More on Monsters Point 1: Mythological Monsters

Mr. Wigglestick here, coming to you today from the Hallowed Halls, where fine suggestions lurk behind every nook and deep within the crannies of the mind. The Hallowed Halls is a fine establishment, with room to accommodate most any sort of appetite, no caveats attached. So take your time, browse the collection and admire the artwork, feel free to visit the front desk for entertainment, refreshments, or lodging requests.
Welcome, one and all.

So welcome to the Monster Roundup. Today we have for your reading and viewing entertainment a fine assortment of classic specimens. All guaranteed to make your mouth water in anticipation of many screams and groans of terror and pain. These are the classics, the ones that have been around the longest, with the greatest of staying power and puissance. Be warned however, to cross them is to imperil all that you might have held dear.

This is a simple straightforward listing of some of the more iconic monsters from classical mythology and beliefs that can be incorporated into your existing framework; they often are statted out for the system of your choice. If not, then improvisation can be a key to delightful fear.

1. Sphinx
2. Lamia
3. Animated Statue
4. Sea Monster (In all shapes and sizes)
5. Cyclops and other Giants
6. Wild Animals (such as wolves, lions, snakes)
7. Christian Demons and Angels