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Readers of my reviews will see that I absolutely loved Song of Carcosa. It set a high bar for Lair of the Crystal Fang, and while it didn't quite clear it, it still made a good run at it.

The actual story of Lair of the Crystal Fang is good, solid pulp, an adventure story which mixes a serial killer with an eldritch horror. What holds it back is, in my opinion, the writing style -- it's a very blunt, flat-affected tone with a lot of choppy sentences and periods (eg: "It couldn't be true. The police were arresting the wrong person. The man they had was a reporter. Rex was his name.") that makes it hard, in my opinion, to build up a sense of dread; at one point, I grabbed an 100 word section, which contained 8 sentences, and the only punctuation in it were periods except for one comma. That said, it's definitely a choice, and there are places where it really builds that Mid-Atlantic Accent; it's likely the choice will work better for other people than it did for me, personally.

The characters were great; I absolutely loved Maude's scenes in particular, and I'll probably look up Cult of the Spider Queen just to get more Maude. Wendy was also a standout in this, and it's a challenge to write child characters. There were a few too many characters, in my opinion -- if they'd cut the mayor's pov scenes, I think the book as a whole might have been a bit more focused and stronger -- but the characters all really stood out as their own creations regardless.

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Meine Meinung zu dem Buch geht leider in eine negative Richtung, da ich mit dem Schreibstil und der Erzählweise absolut nichts anfangen konnte. Ich habe das Buch auch ehrlich gesagt bei ca 20% abgebrochen, da es für mich wirklich keine gute Leseerfahrung war, und dass obwohl ich das Thema und den Mythos sonst großartig finde...

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I was glad to see that 'Cult of the Spider Queen' had a sequel, as I'd really enjoyed that book and its characters. They're back in Arkham now, but of course it's never easy to escape the supernatural in that old town...

A mysterious crystal formation has been found in the sewers under Arkham, and those poor workmen who try to investigate don't come out alive. Enter both our heroes from past SA Sidor novels, as well as some new faces on a mission to uncover exactly what's going on.

This time I found it fun to see a Lovecraftian mystery in which the citizens of Arkham weren't entirely oblivious! It's a full-blown 1920s mystery, with journalists and paparazzi getting in the way of the police, everyone holding a theory, misinformation and false accusations. Meanwhile, those who are aware of what the Crystal Fang might mean aren't having an easy time.

I was reminded of the old 'Quatermass and the Pit' movie too, with the uncovering of a Mysterious Thing that turns out to be far more malevolent than at first thought. What to do? Is its power growing? Is it valuable, or should it be destroyed?

There's a lot going on in this book, and I think that's why despite my enjoyment, I found it a little hard to stick with. Other titles in the series have kept me gripped, but there's so many different perspectives here that while I knew what was going on, I grew frustrated with having to re-engage with characters as chapters alternated protagonists so much.

It's good fun, but not my favourite in the Arkham range.

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Set a long while after Andy, Jake, Maude, and Ursula returned from their doomed voyage into the Amazon and the Dreamlands we find ourselves dropped into the sewers beneath Arkham where the mayor has set out to improve the failing sewer system with a project which has gone terribly awry. A killer has been lurking in the sewers, you see, and the crew working the project has begun to behave in inexplicable ways, causing the hands on mayor to investigate. There a workman tears down a wall and reveals an ominous pink stone that hangs down like a fang and colors the walls of the chamber with sparkling shades of impossibly varied color. What is it and what does it have to do with the murders commuted by someone who strangles and draws the blood from their victims? Why does it feel so strangely powerful to those who come in contact with it? And once Andy and his friends, all of them embroiled in their own troubling experiences after the terrible nightmare of their past, come to be pulled into its influence, what will they do to try and save their city?

This book and it's predecessor (Cult of the Spider Queen) are just genuinely good pulpy supernatural adventure novels oozing with Arkham mythos and engaging narratives. If you enjoy a bit of adventure, cosmic horror, plucky heroes and heroines, and monstrous villains you're going to enjoy them both. I think I liked this one even more than the first! It's clear Sidor is comfy with his characters and the setting he's dropped them into after their misadventure and he doesn't keep them from suffering their own very real consequences simply because they're established characters either. Our characters, both old and new, are driven as much by their flaws as their strengths and we aren't just traveling the same familiar ground with any of their arcs. Where the first book was a rich narrative set in the jungle, this book is set beneath the streets of their home city, itself rich with hidden power and darkness between our murderer, the crystal itself, and a hidden past that sprang forth in the earliest days of Arkham's founding. Absolutely recommended reading!

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Back in August of 2019, I reviewed S.A. Sidor's The Beast of Nightfall Lodge which was The Institute for Singular Antiquities second book. I really like the approach used to tell a very chilling horror story. The writing managed to chill and give a rise to the hair on the back and leave the reader wondering if they could be overlooking clues to what the world is really like if you knew how to see it. On the other hand, it didn't leave readers turning on all the lights in the house and pulling the blanket up over their heads while wondering how much security systems would cost.

Lair of the Crystal Fang leaves much the same feeling. It slowly builds up the elements of horror but in such a way that, until you're in the middle, you might not realize just how bad it is going to get, or how far-reaching. On the other hand, it is an Arkham Horror novel so you should have known. I love slow-burn horror that creeps up on you until you know you need to finish the book or you'll never get to sleep.

Arkham is having the city's sewer system upgraded and modernized to avoid a lot of the stench and backflow that they are dealing with during and after storms. The digging has floundered from the discovery of a number of bodies in the system's tunnels--most, if not all, of the bodies have been drained of blood.

Characters from Sidor's Cult of the Spider Queen, Andy van Nortwick and Maude Brion, are in Arkham. Nortwick was fired when he returned from the search for the Spider Queen and now works as a janitor. Maude has been remanded to the Arkham sanitarium where her doctor is experimenting on her. Both of them end up working with others to get to investigate the murders and the feeling that there is more going on than murder. Rumor has it that a large pink crystal has been found in one of the sewer tunnels and workers are missing.

That's the basic setup for the story but the atmosphere and creeping feeling of dread will keep you turning the pages. The characters are well drawn and you'll find yourself rooting for some to survive and succeed in solving the crimes and saving the city--and possibly the world from chaos.

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This review was originally published on NetGalley.com. I was given an ebook freely by NetGalley and the book’s publisher in return for a voluntary and honest review..

A journalist, filmmaker and Adventurer walk into a sewer. It’s not a set up to a joke but an awesome adventure.

I’ve read a few Arkham Horror books and I really enjoyed this one. I prefer the stories taking place in Arkham. Arkham is more than a city or setting. It is its own emotion. There’s characters popping up all over the book from previously published books in the series as well as the board game.

S. A. Sidon does an excellent job of bringing the pulp to this horror classics. I was wrapped up as tight as a mummy in this book. Sidon brings the horror and just a sprinkle of humor to every twist and turn.

If you enjoy the game or pulp horror and action you really need to treat yourself to this book.

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I really like this series, and SA Sidor's books are some of the best in the series.That said, this one is a bit confusing, there are way too many bad guys. It does clean up nicely though in the end. Getting there is tough, though, as there are few revelations, little progress for our intrepid adventurers, but mostly dead ends and red herrings.
I really like this series, and SA Sidor's books are some of the best in the series.That said, this one is a bit confusing, there are way too many bad guys. It does clean up nicely though in the end. Getting there is tough, though, as there are few revelations, little progress for our intrepid adventurers, but mostly dead ends and red herrings.

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Cult of the Spider Queen was one of my favourite books of last year, and it's still on top of the pile as my favourite entry in the Arkham Horror line; so when I saw that several of the characters from the book were going to be reuniting for another adventure I was very excited. Instead of the long and winding waters of the Amazon river and the dense forests that surround it, this book returns readers to Arkham, and takes you beneath the surface into the sewers beneath the city, where a mysterious artefact has been discovered, and a killer has the city on edge.

One of the things that really made Cult of the Spider Queen stand out amongst the other Arkham Horror titles was that it was set in a very different location, and that the book took on the feel of the old pulp adventure films like Creature From The Black Lagoon more than it did it's actual source material. With Sidor shifting the focus back to the streets of Arkham this book needed something to make it feel different. Luckily, by placing the vast majority of the action beneath the city streets it manages to not feel repetitive.

The story focuses on a strange crystal structure that's found beneath Arkham City when work is being done to expand and update the city's sewer systems. The crystal, which resembles a fang, isn't the only thing lurking in the sewers, as a mysterious killer has been using them to get around Arkham, dumping the bodies of their victims. Rex, one of the local reporters, has been looking into the case, but ends up getting arrested as the killer when he's caught underground near the fang.

When Rex is eventually released he runs into Andy Van Nortwick, who used to work at the same paper but was fired after a failed expedition to the Amazon, and a story about giant spider monsters.Andy convinces Rex to let him help, and the two of them set out to try and figure out where the strange crystal structure came from, and why it seems to be connected to the person performing the killings. Along the way they'll end up getting help from explorer Jake Williams, former film star Maude Brion, as well as a couple of smart street kids with a history of running up against the supernatural.

Lair of the Crystal Fang brings together a number of characters, some of whom appeared in Sidor's previous book, others who have appeared in a story in The Devourer Below, as well as some more characters fans of the games will recognise. It's kind of great to get to see these characters again, with most of them being stars in the previous Sidor book. We get to find out what happened to Andy when he got home (thrown out of his job as a laughing stock), what happened to Jake (lost his leg but is still healing), and what happened to Maud (got shut away in an asylum). It doesn't feel like many of them got a happy ending after their last adventure, and as such you don't really feel bad that they're getting drawn into something else, and that they might be in danger once again. Instead, you kind of see this as a second chance for them; one where they might finally come out on top.

The new characters that they get to team up with and work with compliment them well, with Wendy in particular bringing a lot of great energy into the mix. The new situation also feels like a fun evolution to what the characters went through before. The tightly confined waterways of the Amazon are replaces with the dark tunnels of the Arkham sewers, with them once again travelling along dangerous waters to find a deadly killer; though this time it's sewer water and a much more human killer.

The book also introduces a lot of new mysteries and gives readers some interesting new history for the city, as well as the various cults and supernatural groups that call it home. There are some really interesting moments where the cults, the criminals, and the politics of Arkham get to take centre stage and make it ends up making the city feel more alive and real than in many of the previous books. There's a sense that it isn't just a background for these spooky adventures, but a living, evolving city where all these different stories are happening in their own intersecting circles.

Lair of the Crystal Fang is going to be different to the previous Sidor entry in the series, just as that was different to the first. It gives readers a different perspective on Arkham, a different type of adventure, and different scares. Go into it knowing that you're going to get something new and you're going to have a great time with it.

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I own and have read every Arkham book there is. Every time a new one is released I always say “this is the best one yet”, and I repeat myself with this title. I love the sewer location and the idea of the “strangler”. I love old characters making a comeback (doesn’t mean have had to read any of the previous books) it just makes everything feel like this big connected series because most Arkham books are stand alone.
I loved this book from start to finish and I can’t wait for my copy to show up and add it to my Arkham shelf.

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A spiritual sequel to S.A. Sidor's previous Arkham Horror novel Cult of the Spider Queen, Lair of the Crystal Fang has several characters (Andy Van Nortwick, Jake Williams (Ursula Down's close friend), and Maude Brion) returning for another occult adventure. Including some well know investigators from the Arkham Files board games (including Rex Murphy, Wendy Adams, Carolyn Fern, Mandy Thompson and Charlie Sinclair), Lair of the Crystal Fang begins with the discovery of the eponymous Crystal Fang in the sewers below Arkham while excavations are underway for Mayor Sinclair's new plan to revitalize and improve the city's sewer system. This discovery leads to a connection between the fang and the city's current rash of murders perpetrated by a man who calls himself the Lamprey.
Andy, Jake, Maude and Wendy, with the assistance of Carolyn Fern investigate the mysterious Lamprey and the connection to the sewers and the fang uncovering an even darker intent than just murder.

This is a wonderful pulp horror novel filled with an intriguing mystery, murder, witches and ancient beings....and several trips to the smelly Arkham sewers.

Thank you to NetGalley and Aconyte for providing me with an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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An excellent mix of horror, action, and thriller that kept me hooked and entertained till the end.
The author did a good job in recreating the atmosphere of 40s noir/pulp novels and added a something interesting to the Arkham lore.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher for this arc, all opinions are mine

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My thanks to Aconyte Books for an eARC via NetGalley of ‘Lair of the Crystal Fang’ by S A Sidor.

I so enjoy curling up with the pulp horror adventures of this Lovecraft-inspired series of historical mysteries aligned to the popular Arkham Horror board game system.

This is Book 19 in the series, each of which can be easily read as stand-alone. ‘Lair of the Crystal Fang’ is Sidor’s third novel for Arkham Horror and contains characters that were introduced in ‘The Last Ritual’ (2020) and ‘Cult of the Spider Queen’ (2021) along with others from the wider Arkham Horror Universe.

I have read both of these earlier novels along with a few others by different authors and have been impressed by the series as a whole.

With respect to the plot, a brief overview: Something strange has been discovered in the sewers underneath Arkham, a crystalline formation that hints at dark events from the city’s past. While the discovery makes headlines, so does a series of bizarre murders in the sewers. As usual, the Arkham police are baffled. Down-on-his luck former journalist Andy Van Nortwick reunites with adventurer Jake Williams and filmmaker Maude Brion to unearth the truth.

The trio are aware of the supernatural horrors that lurk beyond this world and remain haunted by their experiences. Yet time is running out and they must face their nightmares before the city of Arkham is lost to blood and chaos. Chilling!

There is an art to creating pulp fiction whether focused on crime, mystery, horror, adventure or a mixture of genres. With ‘Lair of the Crystal Fang’ S A Sidor demonstrates their understanding of these tropes and traditions and combines with a strong sense of the late 1920s period setting, a well crafted story and relatable characters.

Overall, highly entertaining and immersive pulpy fun. I look forward to reading more in the series.

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I’m almost embarrassed to admit I’d never heard of the Arkham Horror series or the game it’s based off before reading Lair of the Crystal Fang, but I sure wish someone had alerted me sooner. The time period, the Lovecraftian vibes, and S.A. Sidor’s excellent writing pulled me right in and kept me reading late into the night. Described as an ‘action-packed pulp adventure’, Lair of the Crystal Fang delivers, big time! You don’t want to be anywhere near the ‘Big Drain’ sewer project currently underway. Someone…or something is killing people...and what is discovered under the city is just the tip of the iceberg and the start of one heck of an adventure. As I said, when I started I didn’t know this was part of a series, and I’m unsure just how many of the books are connected to one another. While this book can definitely be read as a stand alone, after a bit of research I see that some of the characters from this book were also in at least one of the other books (perhaps more) Cult of the Spider Queen (a book which I’ve already downloaded to my kindle), which was also written by S.A. Sidor. If wild pulpy horror/adventure stories are your things, definitely check out this series…and this book in particular. I’d like to thank Aconyte Books and NetGalley for allowing me to read and review an eARC of Lair of the Crystal Fang.

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As always I want to start by saying that I was given an ARC copy of this to review by @AconyteBooks. My review is honest and left voluntarily. #AconyteBooks #Ad #Gifted #ArkhamHorror #TheLairofTheCrystalFang #SASidor

Is it possible to not love one of Aconyte’s Arkham Horror novels? Maybe but when you love Horror, Lovecraft and the Arkham Horror games it’s hard NOT to love it. Even more so when you had in some pulp goodness to the mix. S. A. Sidor knows what they are doing when it comes to these genres and Lair of the Crystal Fang delivers.

Following on from the Cult of the Spider Queen but ultimately standing alone the latest entry in the Arkham line up sees excavators uncover a crystalline formation swirling in the sewers beneath the city, a formation that could be connected to dark events of the city’s past. The discovery, of course makes headlines but so do the series of bizarre murders that are taking place. With no solid leads the Arkham police are always one step behind. Enter the journalist Andy Van Nortwick who acting on an hunch reunites with adventurer Jake Williams and the struggling filmmaker Maude Brion to unearth the truth. The trio are more than familiar with the supernatural horrors that lurk beyond our world and the reality haunts them still. But with time running out they might face their nightmares and help save the city before Arkham is lost in a wave of blood and chaos.

If you are looking for a brilliant and pulpy novel look no further. Sidor’s writing suits the story and setting perfectly mixing the creepy horror and pulpy action to create something that you are hardly able to put down. The characters are wonderfully flawed, each recovering realistically from discovering what cosmic and eldritch horrors are out there but they over come this to work together and try and save their city. The descriptive writing is wonderful at setting the scene and making your skin crawl (in a good way!). And while it does reference The Cult of the Spider Queen I do think this could be read stand alone as well. Another brilliant entry with a perfect mix of action, horror and a real sense of historical period. Even if you haven’t played the Arkham games or aren’t really a fan but love a good action novel then I think this is one you are sure to love!

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My thanks to both NetGalley and the publisher Aconyte Books for an advance copy of this horror adventure set in the Arkham Horror Universe.

Even the most dankest of cities, a city plagued by demonic creatures who fill the stygian alleys, a city ripe with the smells of ozone and ether, a city whose skies turn red and rain gray water, even Arkham, especially Arkham needs good waste disposal system. Strong sewers that are hard to block, easy to maintain and made of modern materials to deal with the hundreds of years of dead matter, ichor from unnamed creatures, a what humans leave behind, or what's left behind in sacrifices. Arkham has enough problems to deal with, why add flooding, property damage and clogged storm drains to their list of woes. However this new public work campaign sets off a battle between gangsters, witches, a murder and our heroes when a strange stone is unearthed deep under the city, in Lair of the Crystal Fang: An Arkham Horror Novel by S. A. Sidor.

The Mayor of Arkham, which much planning and as honest as a mayor can be in a city of the odd, filled with gangsters, cultists, strange medical facilities, universities and more, has proposed the Big Drain, a program to bring the city's sewers into the 20th century. Visions of civic improvment, jobs, growth are the plan, however a murderer is stalking the sewers, choking victims and leaving behind corpses drained of blood. Workers are also disappearing, and a strange pink stone has been found deep underground, whose ownership is claimed by the powerful and the mysterious. Battles between gangsters are also taking place as the tunnels were used to move illegal hootch, or alcohol as Prohibition is still the law of the land. Our heroes slowly come together as weird things happen all over the city from hospitals, asylums and dilapidated buildings, as an ancient evil plans to drain not just Arkham but all of the world.

Another fun spooky adventure in a series that I can not get enough of. Everyone of these books has been great, but this one and the prequel to this Cult of the Spider Queen, have been among my favorites. You don't need to have read the previous book to enjoy this, but do so as it is a rollicking adventure story. This one is different because of the characters who are different than the usual ones who fill Arkham. I like the Mayor character as he is a politician, with a different way of looking at the city, not as a magical playground, but as a city in desperate need of good governance. All the characters are good, all with their own quirks and characterizations that make them unique and leaving the reader waning more. Which there might be as a lot of characters and plots are introduced that could easily fill up quite a few adventures. Which makes me excited. To see how a town like Arkham could be governed, while dealing with gangsters, corrupt cops, corrupt business types, and cultists, while being a mayor for the common person would be intriguing.

Another thing about this books and why I am quick to recommend them is the portrayal of women. Women are just to grab the hero, faint at the bad guys feet and scream. No they are doctors, professors, thieves, adventurers and just as brave if not more than the men around them. A great series that I have not read one bad or even ehh book in. I can say that pretty much for all of Aconyte books. These are tie in books that treat the source and the readers with respect and deliver great entertainment that I love to share with others. I can't wait for more books from them and S. A. Sidor.

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A review of “The Lair of the Crystal Fang” by S.A. Sidor.

Aconyte’s newest project by writer S.A. Sidor is the “Lair of the Crystal Fang”, which Sidor uses to tell the further adventures of twenty-something would be Arkham Gazette reporter Andy Van Nortwick and his associates. Sidor gets the medal for being the first of Aconyte’s writers to have published a third novel within Fantasy Flight Games’ ongoing Arkham Files line, currently standing at twelve releases, and he has once more demonstrated that he is a fantastic fit for the setting with his use of pulp action, a great interpretation of the pre-established Arkham Files world and the otherworldly creepiness inherent to the setting. Following Andy’s initial exposure to the mythos in Sidor’s “The Last Ritual” and his efforts to make a name for himself in “Cult of the Spider Queen”, he is now left attempting to salvage his career in “Lair of the Crystal Fang”.

However, in order to make his name as a reporter Andy must first contend with a coven conducting arcane rituals, a serial killer with a unique perspective, politicians pushed to their wits end and readers and Andy are reminded that you never, ever, want to end up at Arkham Asylum. Daniel Strange’s cover art invokes a pulp-era action mystery and the story does justice to that impression. From the start, readers are forced into the uncomfortable reality of working underground and although the story wheels about the surface of Arkham the investigation into the titled crystal’s lair assures you that when things go bad, the characters are truly on their own in the depths of Arkham.

The early books from Aconyte typically included cameos of the investigators in the Arkham Files line. This amounted to fun inclusions but the reader didn’t always take away any new insights or developments on the characters that they have been playing at the table. Over time that evolved, specifically with “Cult of the Spider Queen” and Rosemary Jones’ “The Deadly Grimoire” as examples of work that has the Arkham File investigators seated more as co-leads with the book’s protagonist. With the release of Crystal Fang Sidor continues that evolution so that readers can tour several of Arkham’s notable locations and spend chapters of content with Wendy Adams, Charlie Kane, Carolyn Fern, Mandy Thompson, Rex Murphy & Jake Williams. This inclusion allows fans of the IP to feel a deeper connection to a story they are experiencing for the first time. Although the preexisting characters get more room to breathe than in prior releases, Sidor does a great job of balancing that with his own creations.

As the story wrapped up I found myself to be as excited about what was next for Andy Van Nortwick's continued attempts to report on what he has seen and Maude Brion’s next step in life as I was for Wendy Adam’s hunt for her father or Charlie Kane’s political problems. Given that the initial hook for many readers is the Arkham IP contained in this line of books the fact that Sidor’s creations are captivating, unique, and engaging makes his work all the stronger.

If you have been reading Aconyte’s catalog, then “The Lair of the Crystal Fang” will treat you to some worthwhile surprises. Alternatively, if you are a tabletop player that enjoys the game but wants to be exposed to more of the lore of the setting you spend hours playing with then I recommend this as a highly accessible story that will give your games a more in-depth feel. The Lair of the Crystal Fang is releasing Dec 9th digitally and in paperback on Dec 20th and is available for preorder in both formats.

The best way to support content you like is to pre-order and I would encourage any fan of the Arkham Files to whistle this up in your preferred format now. That’s the best way I know of to make sure that S.A. Sidor gives us his continued adventures in the Arkham Files universe.

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I enjoyed this book and it makes me want to read more from this author and this publishing house.

The book description promised a pulp story and it delivered. The author created characters I cared about and the book moved along at a good pace. Fun story!

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"When a mysterious killer haunts Arkham, three struggling investigators must confront the eldritch horrors of their past in this action-packed pulp adventure from the world of Arkham Horror.

In the swirling sewers beneath Arkham, excavators uncover a crystalline formation that hints at dark events from the city's past. As the discovery makes headlines, so too does a series of bizarre murders. With no leads, the Arkham police are always one step behind. Acting on a hunch, down-on-his luck former journalist Andy Van Nortwick reunites with adventurer Jake Williams and struggling filmmaker Maude Brion to unearth the truth. The trio know of the supernatural horrors that lurk beyond this world, and the reality haunts them. But time is running out and between them they must face their nightmares before the city of Arkham is lost to blood and chaos."

Seriously, Lovecraft and pulp go together so well, but don't take my word for it.

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Not exactly my cup of tea but I still enjoyed it nonetheless. I think I would have enjoyed it more if I had read the Cult of the Spider Queen before hand. I didn't feel that connected to the characters because they were mostly already established. I might go back and read it. I don't think I'm done with Arkham just yet.

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Arkham Horror by Aconyte is back with a pulp fiction action and horror adventure for fans of the series as well as newcomers. Lair of the Crystal Fang features Great Old Ones, witches, cults, and more with it's largest Arkham Horror cast yet.
An accidental discovery during sewer renovations leads to mysteries about Arkham's past and a series of heinous murders. A murderer proclaiming himself as the Lamprey stands in the way of journalist Andy Van Nortwick, adventurer Jake Williams, and movie star Maude Brion back from battling the Spider Queen. This story also features appearances by Wendy Adams, Rex Murphy, Charlie Kane and more investigators we all know and love from the Arkham Horror Universe.
SA Sidor ties together action and horror in a story filled with thrills, anticipation, and plot twists as he proves he can compete with pulp fiction greats.

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