A few Ravenloftian-ish-ness books off my shelf
Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2016 10:28 am
Here are some of literary inspirations that fit into my perception(s) of Ravenloft. Check 'em out if you want. If not, then link on outta here.
"The House of the Wolf", Basil Copper
High above the Hungarian village of Lugos rise the towers of Castle Homolky, whose subterranean dungeons contain the remains of a chamber of horrors once used for the torture of enemies, and whose tragic and violent history has caused it to be known as The House of the Wolf. Into this legend-haunted region comes John Coleridge, an American professor and expert on lycanthropy, who is staying as a guest of Count Homolky while attending a conference on European folklore. After a villager is found dead with his throat torn out and a huge black wolf with seemingly preternatural powers is seen stalking the halls of the Castle, leaving scenes of bloody carnage in its wake, Coleridge and his colleagues must hunt the beast. But is the killer a wolf, or could the unthinkable be true: that one of the Castle's inhabitants is actually a werewolf? - Ripped from Amazon.com
"Necropolis", Basil Copper
Set in an alternate Victorian London, where Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are not just fictional characters, Basil Copper's Necropolis (1980) is a tale of mystery and intrigue worthy of Arthur Conan Doyle or Wilkie Collins.
Private detective Clyde Beatty, a rival of the great Holmes, has been hired by the lovely Angela Meredith to inquire into her father's suspicious death. As Beatty's investigation unfolds, the danger intensifies: more murders ensue, and attempts are made on his life. It is clear there is more to Mr. Meredith's death than meets the eye, and it may have something to do with the brazen robbery of a fortune in gold bullion. The clues lead Beatty to the eerie Brookwood Cemetery, where fatal secrets lie hidden in the catacombs beneath a city of the dead. . . . - Ripped from Amazon.com
"Blackstone novels", Derek Lambert (as Richard Falkirk)
Blackstone
Blackstone's Fancy
Beau Blackstone
Blackstone and the Scourge of Europe
Blackstone Underground
Blackstone on Broadway
They are based on the Bowstreet Runner Edmund Blackstone, ex criminal, hard sob (in many ways). The Bowstreet Runners were London's first professional police force and are, in my mind, the source of inspiration for Mordent's Lamplighters. The books might cost you a penny (Blackstone Underground anyway), but they reek real nice of age and have that yellowish hint of classic to them. Blackstone and George Weathermay would tandem HELL on the denizens of Darkness! LD50 for sure.
Descriptions are hard to come by so if you want to read reviews check out goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18 ... rd_Falkirk
I dunno if they're written fairly or not but I'm sure you'll get the gist of the books through them. Hopefully. I never read them (reviews).
I'll add more book titles if/when I get around to it.
"The House of the Wolf", Basil Copper
High above the Hungarian village of Lugos rise the towers of Castle Homolky, whose subterranean dungeons contain the remains of a chamber of horrors once used for the torture of enemies, and whose tragic and violent history has caused it to be known as The House of the Wolf. Into this legend-haunted region comes John Coleridge, an American professor and expert on lycanthropy, who is staying as a guest of Count Homolky while attending a conference on European folklore. After a villager is found dead with his throat torn out and a huge black wolf with seemingly preternatural powers is seen stalking the halls of the Castle, leaving scenes of bloody carnage in its wake, Coleridge and his colleagues must hunt the beast. But is the killer a wolf, or could the unthinkable be true: that one of the Castle's inhabitants is actually a werewolf? - Ripped from Amazon.com
"Necropolis", Basil Copper
Set in an alternate Victorian London, where Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are not just fictional characters, Basil Copper's Necropolis (1980) is a tale of mystery and intrigue worthy of Arthur Conan Doyle or Wilkie Collins.
Private detective Clyde Beatty, a rival of the great Holmes, has been hired by the lovely Angela Meredith to inquire into her father's suspicious death. As Beatty's investigation unfolds, the danger intensifies: more murders ensue, and attempts are made on his life. It is clear there is more to Mr. Meredith's death than meets the eye, and it may have something to do with the brazen robbery of a fortune in gold bullion. The clues lead Beatty to the eerie Brookwood Cemetery, where fatal secrets lie hidden in the catacombs beneath a city of the dead. . . . - Ripped from Amazon.com
"Blackstone novels", Derek Lambert (as Richard Falkirk)
Blackstone
Blackstone's Fancy
Beau Blackstone
Blackstone and the Scourge of Europe
Blackstone Underground
Blackstone on Broadway
They are based on the Bowstreet Runner Edmund Blackstone, ex criminal, hard sob (in many ways). The Bowstreet Runners were London's first professional police force and are, in my mind, the source of inspiration for Mordent's Lamplighters. The books might cost you a penny (Blackstone Underground anyway), but they reek real nice of age and have that yellowish hint of classic to them. Blackstone and George Weathermay would tandem HELL on the denizens of Darkness! LD50 for sure.
Descriptions are hard to come by so if you want to read reviews check out goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/18 ... rd_Falkirk
I dunno if they're written fairly or not but I'm sure you'll get the gist of the books through them. Hopefully. I never read them (reviews).
I'll add more book titles if/when I get around to it.