Dark Origins

By Dave Gross, Graeme Davis, Richard Lee Byers , Chris A Jackson

Book cover of Dark Origins: Arkham Horror:  The Collected Novellas, Vol. 1

Book description

The Ancient Ones are coming to consume our world, and only the bold investigators of Arkham Horror stand in their way, in this chilling collection of eldritch novellas.

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1 author picked Dark Origins as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Published by the makers of the Arkham Horror board and card games, the four novellas in this book follow characters from the game, giving them depth and background, bringing them to life.

This book is a perfect example of taking an existing license and transporting it to a new medium. The writing itself is modern and accessible while the stories take place in the prohibition era. What I enjoyed most is that these stories show Lovecraft created more monsters than just Cthulhu.

There is more danger in Lovecraftian fiction than one horrible, sleeping god.

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