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Jonathan Raab
@spookhouse.bsky.social
Hack horror writer

SPLATTER ZONE | VAMPYRVANIA RPG | THE MAUSOLEUM OF GORE | EUROSCHLOCK NIGHTMARES

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Doing my civic duty (showing yet another group of friends BURIAL GROUND NIGHTS OF TERROR)
November 15, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I have sword and sorcery brain, time for more dungeon synth
November 14, 2025 at 10:55 AM
It was a bad time for the empire.
November 14, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Gaining knowledge of various Dungeons & Dragons B/X clones and derivatives, growing in power
November 12, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Happy Armistice Day.

War degrades our humanity. The imperial US wars of our contemporary period are evil, wasteful, and for the benefit of the wealthy.

I have my DD214 and CIB, so I'm not interested in any pro-war nonsense. I know the arguments. I used to believe them.
November 11, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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VISCERATOR, the first expansion for my #solorpg game, SPLATTER ZONE, is now available from the multitalented @goresorcerer.bsky.social.

Get details AND updates on my next books, including sword & sorcery, Gothic horror, and a new VAMPYRVANIA stage:

www.muzzlelandpress.com/blog/unoffic...
VISCERATOR - A Splatter Zone Expansion — Muzzleland Press
A fan-made expansion for the solo horror dungeon crawler SPLATTER ZONE
www.muzzlelandpress.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:17 AM
now that I have reached 10th level by delving into and clearing dangerous underground labyrinths, dungeons, temples, wizards' towers and so forth, it's time to settle down and protect my wealth by building a dangerous underground labyrinth, dungeon, temple, or wizard's tower
November 10, 2025 at 11:25 AM
VISCERATOR, the first expansion for my #solorpg game, SPLATTER ZONE, is now available from the multitalented @goresorcerer.bsky.social.

Get details AND updates on my next books, including sword & sorcery, Gothic horror, and a new VAMPYRVANIA stage:

www.muzzlelandpress.com/blog/unoffic...
VISCERATOR - A Splatter Zone Expansion — Muzzleland Press
A fan-made expansion for the solo horror dungeon crawler SPLATTER ZONE
www.muzzlelandpress.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:17 AM
no amount of blog posts, innovative systems, thinkpiece videos etc will convince me that tracking encumbrance beyond a simple check (carrying a lot of shit? IF Y = encumbered; IF N = you're fine) is "fun". Logistics tracking/planning is for boring real life, I'm here to behead (or befriend) goblins
November 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
related to last RT: I'm playing FINAL FANTASY IV (Pixel Remaster) and it's amazing how well broadly drawn characters, colorful sprites, and simple exploration / battle systems can create a sense of grandiose fantasy adventure. Even better that I'll be able to finish the game in under 25 hours.
November 8, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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I bet we could get whole games to look like this and not pseudophotorealistic bleh. Whey don't they yet?
Final Fantasy IV art by Yoshitaka Amano
#FinalFantasy #gameart
November 8, 2025 at 10:34 PM
DARKVOID DEATHSHIP is under the tender knife of the editor, so it's back to work on the VAMPYRVANIA tabletop RPG while I wait
November 8, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Yeah I read theory
#whitebox #dnd #osr
November 7, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Criterion 50% off sale drew me in, and our favorite large son kept me there
November 7, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Generally how I approach my own fiction and gaming work AND what I'm looking for as a reader, too
I write zines now instead of pitching because zines mean choosing my subject matter, 100% chance of acceptance, long form essays where I get to make my complete point, not having to speak in a standardized voice, better writing because no consideration of SEO, and no one else profits off it.
November 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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I hope this succeeds and set a chain reaction emboldening more devs to unionize/protest/go on strike
November 7, 2025 at 2:37 AM
take care, brave warriors, for the dungeon floor below smells strongly of WIZARD'S WEED
November 5, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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The PC Engine Super CD-ROM² can produce mind-boggling effects
November 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Meanwhile here in beautiful Gothic upstate, we just had two state supreme court justice seats go D and my local town board elected a D, too. I live in a deeply, deeply red area.
November 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
forming alliances with wizards
November 5, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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New 🩸📚 out in March from Nictitating Books!

“Carnalis is a poetic feast, a lean yet satisfying contribution to the cannibal subgenre. This addictive novella hums with a primal energy that reminds you how animalistic and predatory society can be.”
-Grant Wamack, author of God’s Leftovers
November 4, 2025 at 4:20 PM
As your lawyer I recommend that you play DRAGON RUINS II immediately
November 4, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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STOP THE PRESSES.

The ROM for the unreleased Famicom RPG Splatter World has been released (in a thread on 4chan, of all places). I've tried it myself, and it does seem to be genuine. If it's a fake, it's a damn good one.

Expect (more) coverage on West Mansion soon.

@hg101.bsky.social
November 1, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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Finally got around to watching The Vourdalak last night and that was a great decision A+++
November 1, 2025 at 5:49 PM