James Lowder’s The Screaming Tower
By Flames | March 26, 2008
Elder Signs Press has announced that they are taking pre-orders on Book One of James Lowder’s Ebonacht Trilogy:
Superstition shrouds the island of Thran and keeps the fear-plagued inhabitants subservient to the reclusive tyrant, Lord Ebonacht, and the denizens of the unseen Twilight Court. Only Janus, an orphan whose own mysterious past is discussed in frightened whispers, rails against the tales of the Strangerfolk and the other creatures that are rumored to stalk the night. His quest to prove the old stories false will bring him face to face with the prisoner of the Screaming Tower and reveal secrets about the world — and himself — far more terrible than those hinted at in the grimmest of legends.
The Screaming Tower will be available in signed, numbered, limited edition hardcover (limited to only 50 copies) as well as trade paperback and signed trade paperback. Visit the Elder Signs Press Website to place your order.
Read the Flames Rising Interview with James Lowder for a little history on the Ebonacht Trilogy and his other writing projects.
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Flash Fire Mini-Reviews! (Vampires)
By Matt-M-McElroy | February 8, 2008
Round three of the Flames Rising Flash Fire Mini-Reviews series is here!
This week we’ve got a vampire theme going on with a mix of fiction, comics and games. Some vampire hunters might even make an appearance as well. You can’t have the monsters without giving the heroes a little screen-time too. So, grab your garlic, watch your neck and enjoy!
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Ravenloft Gazetteer V Review
By Flames | September 27, 2007
I should probably note before I commence that I am not much of a fan of the original Ravenloft, or of the world as a whole. Of the alternative game settings offered in the last gasps of TSR Ravenloft is much weaker - in my opinion - than Dark Sun or Planescape. To me it just all seemed a little too cheesy, a little too Bela Lugosi and we all know how unscary the old 40s and 50s horror films seem these days. Some of that ‘cheese’ always seemed to taint my encounters with Ravenloft from fortune telling gypsies to vampire lords and, so, I’ve never been that enamoured of it. I know people love it though, so I’ll try to rate this d20 remake gazetteer based on its individual content rather than the world it describes.
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James Lowder Interview, Author & Editor
By Flames | October 2, 2006
As an editor and author, James tells us about his work on Forgotten Realms, Ravenloft, All Flesh Must Be Eaten and other projects.
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Laurell K. Hamilton Interview, Horror Author
By Flames | June 20, 2006
In this interview we talk to the author about Anita Blake, her Ravenloft novel and the upcoming Dabel Brothers comic book.
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Interview with freelance author Patrick Younts
By Flames | September 22, 2005
Patrick tells us about his work on many Mongoose Publishing d20 products as well as writing for the Scarred Lands setting from Sword & Sorcery Studios.
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Interview with Andrew Bates
By Flames | December 10, 2004
Andrew describes his job as Managing Editor of Sword & Sorcery Studios in this interview. We also talk about his work on several World of Darkness RPGs, Ravenloft and writing the Year of the Scarab trilogy.
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Interview with Talon Dunning
By Flames | October 6, 2004
Talon tells us about his work on Ravenloft and Scarred Lands for Sword & Sorcery Studios in this interview. We also talk shop about art and professionalism in the industry.
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