Cthulhu Thursday: Happy Birthday, H P Lovecraft!

Today would have been H P Lovecraft's 136th birthday. An ever-increasing number of my books have been inspired - either directly, or indirectly - by Mr Lovecraft's cosmic horror creations.

Among the most recently published are the ACE Gamebook adventure Shakespeare Vs. Cthulhu: What Dreams May Come, and the Arkham Horror Investigators Gamebooks published by Aconyte Books.

In fact, purely by chance, today I am writing a pitch for another Lovecraftian gamebook. You will have to continue to follow this blog to find out if it graduates beyond just a pitch.

ACE Gamebooks Summer Sale in aid of Darren Pearce

My colleague Darren Pearce has been dealt a terrible hand by fate of late. Only a few weeks after losing his father, his wife died unexpectedly. And then their pet cat passed away as well.

Darren is struggling financially at the moment, so I am offering the PDF of any ACE Gamebook, including Shakespeare Vs. Cthulhu: What Dreams May Come, for just £1 each until the end of the month. Simply click on the image below to access the sale on DriveThruRPG.

All funds raised by this sale will go towards the Pearce family's bereavement costs. If you have been meaning to plug some gaps in your collection, now's the time to do so.

Thank you in advance for your generosity.

Darren and I in happier times at UK Games Expo 2023.

National Massachusetts Day - The Arkham Horror Invesitgators Gamebooks

Today it National Massachusetts Day. The Arkham Horror Investigators Gamebooks I have written to date are all set within Massachusetts. So why not click on the covers below and check one out today?

Gamebook Friday: World Lizard Day

Which is your favourite lizard-based encounter from the ACE Gamebooks series?

Quox, from The Wicked Wizard of Oz?

The Terrible Lizards of Neverland: Here Be Monsters?

The Ravager, from Beowulf Beastslayer?

The Daikaiju, from RONIN 47?

Book Lovers Day

Today is Book Lovers Day, so as a way of saying thank you to everyone who has ever bought or read one of my books, for today only you can download any ACE Gamebook or ACE Gamebook Roleplay product at a whopping 70% off! Simply click this link.

Gamebook Friday: One month left to back 100 AKER WOOD on Kickstarter!

If you have yet to pledge your support to the 100 AKER WOOD ACE Gamebooks Kickstarter, you have until Monday 7th September 2026 to do so. After that date, Late Pledges will close as the book goes to layout.

Heraldo Mussolini has completed the illustrations for the book, and I have been tinkering with the cover for the paperback. Having thought I would take it one way, this morning I tried something different, and I'm really pleased with it. I think it could work...

That said, nothing is set in stone at this time so, it may well change before 100 AKER WOOD goes to print.

Just make sure you don't miss out on the chance to be part of the Kicktstarter and receive some exclusive rewards that won't be available to people who buy the gamebook later through retail.

Are you ready for The Ghost's Revenge?

I'm told that's how the title of the Danish edition of Night of the Necromancer - GENFÆRDETS HÆVN! - translates, the original being considered too much of a spolier for potential readers.

The fantasically grim cover is by Henrik Exler, who has already produced new cover art for a number of books in the Sværd og Trolddom range.

It's the second time the Wraith Queen has appeared on the cover of an overseas translation, and is an excellent reimagining of Martin McKenna's original illustration.

GENFÆRDETS HÆVN! will be published by Faraos Cigarer on 19th September 2026, to coincide with my visit to Fantasy Festival in Denmark, and will be the third of my Fighting Fantasy gamebooks to be given a Danish makeover.