CHAPTER V Letter from Miss Mina Murray to Miss Lucy Westenra. “9 May. “My dearest Lucy,— “Forgive my long delay in writing, but I have been simply overwhelmed with work. The life of an assistant schoolmistress is sometimes trying. I am longing to be with you, and by the sea, where we can talk together […]
Monthly Archives: October 2017
October
10
Halloween Edition: Lights Out – “The Dream”
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What if Boris Karloff, Legendary Master of Horror, keeps having a recurring dream about committing murder? Lights Out – “The Dream” – March 23rd, 1943
October
07
Meet the Adventurer: Conrad Sternguard
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If there was ever a face of the people it would be that of Conrad Sternguard. Conrad’s home village was completely obliterated by rampaging Dragon. All but four people perished in the razing of his hometown of Illidar. Conrad and his three friends, all under the age of ten, were out in the woods playing swords […]
October
07
Meet the Adventurer: Katharina DeArmado
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The Auran Empire is a vast expanse from one end of the continent to the other. No other Empire on Sora matches the amount of land it controls. Maintaining such a large empire requires a lot of manpower. From bureaucrats, militia, armies, infrastructure and of course spies. The DeArmado family is a very well known […]
October
06
Meet the Adventurer: Thramrem Wraithforge
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The Clan of Wraithforge has been at one time a legendary name. It was synonymous with monster slaying and crafting instruments of destruction of mighty beasts. Many adventurers made a name for themselves with the aid of a Wraithforged weapon. Thramrem would risk the clan name, however. For many generations, his family has carried on the Wraithforge […]
October
05
Halloween Edition: Cry of the Werewolf (1944 Full Film)
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A Romani gypsy princess is actually a werewolf. She uses her curse to protect the tomb of her mother Marie LaTour whom she inherited the curse from. Anyone who discovers the tomb is just a tasty meal to this beautiful gypsy. Also known as Daughter of the Werewolf, Cry of the Werewolf stars the lovely […]
October
05
Halloween Edition: “Dracula: Chapter 4” By Bram Stoker
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CHAPTER IV JONATHAN HARKER’S JOURNAL—continued I AWOKE in my own bed. If it be that I had not dreamt, the Count must have carried me here. I tried to satisfy myself on the subject, but could not arrive at any unquestionable result. To be sure, there were certain small evidences, such as that my clothes were folded […]
October
05
Halloween Edition: The Witch’s Tale – “The Devil Doctor”
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“The Devil Doctor” is a fun story that goes old school. Insert scary story and then a warlock who has a penchant for sacrificing hundreds of people to Satan. Then sprinkle about a group of non-believers who open his tomb and you have one hell of a spooky romp through an ancient town. The Witch’s Tale […]
October
04
Halloween Edition: H.P. Lovecraft’s: Necronomicon (1993 Full Film)
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Possibly one of our favorite horror anthology movies ever made. Like most Lovecraft films of the late 80’s and early 90’s, they were mostly brought to life by one of our favorite horror movie directors Brian Yuzna. Christophe Gains and Shusuke Kaneko also brought their talent to this great campy film that you just can not help […]
October
04
Halloween Edition – “Dracula: Chapter 3” by Bram Stoker
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CHAPTER III JONATHAN HARKER’S JOURNAL—continued WHEN I found that I was a prisoner a sort of wild feeling came over me. I rushed up and down the stairs, trying every door and peering out of every window I could find; but after a little the conviction of my helplessness overpowered all other feelings. When I look […]
October
04
Halloween Edition: Nightfall – “A Glimpse of Eternity”
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Two friends discover that they can reanimate the dead! All in the name of medical science! Of course the obvious happens but it is still scary as hell! Nightfall – “A Glimpse of Eternity” May 21st, 1982
October
03
Halloween Edition: Alone in the Dark (1982 Full Film)
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Dr. Bain operates a psychiatric recovery home because we all know that’s always a fun occupation during Halloween. On the third floor of the home houses all the real loonies. We have a Preacher who is obsessed with pyromania, Byron “Preacher” Sutcliff. Next door we have former POW Frank Hawkes who is just a tad […]
October
03
Halloween Edition – “Dracula: Chapter 2” by Bram Stoker
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CHAPTER II JONATHAN HARKER’S JOURNAL—continued 5 May.—I must have been asleep, for certainly if I had been fully awake I must have noticed the approach of such a remarkable place. In the gloom the courtyard looked of considerable size, and as several dark ways led from it under great round arches, it perhaps seemed bigger […]
October
03
Halloween Edition: The Shadow – “Death Rides a Broomstick”
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A witch trial was held in the Scottish Highlands in the year 1741 and a woman was put to death by burning at the stake. The witch put a curse on the judge, the head of the McCavery clan. Two hundred years later, the curse would return to end the bloodline of the McCavery for […]
October
02
Halloween Edition: The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971 Full Movie)
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This year we start off our Halloween edition of Cryptic Escape Magazine with a funny and quirky horror movie from the master of horror himself, Vincent Price! Honestly, there is no better way to start the month of October without Vincent Prince in your living room scaring the hell out of your kids. As always, […]
October
02
Halloween Edition: “Dracula – Chapter 1” by Bram Stoker
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CHAPTER I JONATHAN HARKER’S JOURNAL (Kept in shorthand.) 3 May. Bistritz.—Left Munich at 8:35 P. M., on 1st May, arriving at Vienna early next morning; should have arrived at 6:46, but train was an hour late. Buda-Pesth seems a wonderful place, from the glimpse which I got of it from the train and the little I […]
October
02
Halloween Edition: The Vampire’s Desire (The Hermit’s Cave)
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It’s a stormy night and Mr. Winton and John have lost their way and drenched to the skin they go to a nearby house for shelter. However, the old woman who answers tells them that they are not welcome and slams the door on them. John puts his foot in the door and they enter […]
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