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Octobernomicon, Oct 5: Mercy Brown

Mercy Brown, Unique Wraith

Mercy Brown is remembered in urban legend as America’s last vampire. Mercy is no vampire, however; she is a vengeful spirit, angered over the desecration of her grave and corpse.
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Octobernomicon, Oct 4: The Ghost of John

“Have you seen the ghost of John?
Long white bones with the skin all gone.
Wouldn’t it be chilly with no skin on?”

— Traditional Halloween Song

The Ghost of John, Unique Entity

Little to nothing it known about the origins of “John”, who he was in life, how he met his end, or what horrid forces resurrected him from the grave. Even the title ghost is a misnomer, doing little to describe the true condition of this creature. Some aspects of the monstrosity’s nature to suggest a connection to Ithaqua. The Ghost of John hunts human flesh; not for consumption, but to cover his own naked bones.
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Octobernomicon, Oct 3: La Llorona

La Llorona, Unique Wraith

There are many stories about La Llorona, but very few agree on any points. The one point they do all agree on is that she murdered her own children, methodically drowning each one of them. No one knows for certain who she was in life, or what drove her to commit such an atrocity. The act condemned her to an afterlife of wandering near creeks and rivers, wailing in grief and anguish over her crime. Her spirit is twisted, driven beyond madness by her torment. La Llorona can be found wherever there is a significant Hispanic population.
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Octobernomicon, Oct 2: Wills-o-the-Wisp

Wills-o-the-Wisp, Lesser Servator Race

Ominous lights that have fascinated and terrified humanity since before recorded history, Wills-o-the-Wisp are servants of Tulzscha. Born of human sacrifices to the Outer God, Wills-o-the-Wisp protect places sacred to Tuzlscha and its followers, confusing trespassers, leading them astray and onto dangerous ground. Omens of ill-luck and death, the Wills-o-the-Wisp may be sent to curse those who have run afoul of Tulzscha’s cult. The Wills-o-the-Wisp also serve as harbingers, appearing before the deaths of those Tulzscha has taken an inexplicable interest in.

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Octobernomicon: 31 Monsters in 31 Days

Halloween, that time of the year when TV stations find an excuse to show any horror movie they have hiding in their library, and Call of Cthulhu players find an excuse to play their favorite game. In that spirit, we bring you the Octobernomicon, a project featuring one brand-new monster for your Call of Cthulhu game for each day of October.
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Work Week

Work Week

Monday

8:00 am — As it has for the past ten days, the knocking and rattling continued unceasingly, echoing from the office’s lobby and throughout the nearly empty building. Continue reading »

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Updates at Kthulhu Kitsch

Just a quick note to let y’all know about a couple new things at Kthulhu Kitsch.

First, we’ve made a section for just Shoggoth.net merchandise, so you can more easily discern what stuff you can buy to support Shoggy.

Second, we have a new T-shirt design: Arkham Fire Department. Yes, very exciting.

You are now returned to your normal talk about Origins ’05.

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Spring Toy Sale

Just a quick and shameless plug to let y’all know that Kthulhu Kitsch is having a Spring Toy Sale.

http://www.kthulhukitsch.com/

Plus, we have our usual candles and Mythos Ts, including the official Shoggy shirts that help support this fine site. Continue reading »

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The Last Christmas

Penny Arcade, sponsors of the Child’s Play charity drive, are finishing this season with a little story of how our favorite Great Sleepyhead wakes up in time for Christmas dinner.

Penny Arcade

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A Moment of Self Promotion

Trollboy has given me permission to do a bit of shameless plugging for my new online store:

http://www.kthulhukitsch.com

So far there’s only one product, the fine and lovely Cthulhu Devotional Candle, but I’m hoping to get some other stuff up real soon, including some T-shirts that will provide a bit of funding towards Shoggoth.net itself. Stop by, send in your comments, maybe even buy something!

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