Author Archives: john-houlihan

Venom, Vengeance and Victory: The Serpent and the Sands

Today sees the pre-order launch of The Serpent and The Sands, a combined guide to North Africa and 10-part TTRPG campaign for Achtung! Cthulhu 2d20. It’s been nearly 18 months in the making and I did the narrative design and direction and led the creative side of the book, as well as writing the first […]

March 21, 2023 – 3:28 pm | By john-houlihan | Posted in Blog, Books | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Venom, Vengeance and Victory: The Serpent and the Sands

Innsmouth Book Club: Tolkien Talk

Innsmouth isn’t traditionally the most welcoming of places, but I’m kind of known there now, so they let me walk abroad once in a while, without being dragged down to the murky depths. The Esoteric Order of Dagon don’t do a very good cup of tea, but the sushi’s excellent, if you like that kind […]

December 14, 2022 – 4:44 pm | By john-houlihan | Posted in Blog, Criticism | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Innsmouth Book Club: Tolkien Talk

Interview with Fluff n’ Crunch

Occasionally, I get a chance to emerge from my writing, game designing and narrative bunker and come blinking into the light for a chat with some interesting people. Check out the Interview here. Fluff n’ Crunch are a splendid set of chaps who do deep dives into games design and narrative, especially in Modiphius’s 2d20 […]

November 25, 2022 – 9:53 am | By john-houlihan | Posted in Blog | Tagged , | Comments Off on Interview with Fluff n’ Crunch

The Musketeers versus Cthulhu

Publication day and always a joy to see a new story going into print. Today’s comes in the form of an excellent new anthology entitled The Musketeers Versus Cthulhu in the Court of King Louis from the estimable Black Ink Fiction, which is now available in print and on Kindle in the UK and US. […]

May 31, 2022 – 7:43 am | By john-houlihan | Posted in Blog, Short Stories | Tagged | Comments Off on The Musketeers versus Cthulhu

Corridors

Author copies of the fantastic new anthology, Corridors, by Innsmouth Gold have dropped through my letterbox this morning and the compilation, which is based on the King in Yellow mythos of Robert W Chambers, features some fantastic stories from the renowned Innsmouth Writing Circle. It’s available now in print or ebook direct from the Innsmouth […]

February 10, 2022 – 9:53 am | By john-houlihan | Posted in Blog | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Corridors

Constellation nominated for a BSFA award

No matter what anyone tells you, it’s always splendid to be nominated for an award and with the British Science Fiction Association’s annual list just published, I was delighted to see that The Constellation of Alarion has made the longlist for Best Short Fiction for 2021. Of course, it would be amazing to win, but […]

January 25, 2022 – 11:57 am | By john-houlihan | Posted in Blog | Tagged , | Comments Off on Constellation nominated for a BSFA award

Vital Signals/Future Plans

It’s probably a bit late now to wish everyone a happy new year, so all I’ll say is, welcome to 2022, let’s hope it doesn’t suck as much as its immediate predecessors. It’s started off on a good note for me at least, as I’ve just received my author’s copy of Vital Signals, a brand […]

January 17, 2022 – 2:44 pm | By john-houlihan | Posted in Blog | Tagged , | Comments Off on Vital Signals/Future Plans

Achtung! Cthulhu 2d20 Arrives!

Wow, this was a while coming! I’ve just received my contributor’s copies of the full range of Achtung! Cthulhu books, dice, and accessories and I have to say they are glorious! Seeing your words and ideas made into such impressive physical form is always a supreme thrill and this is the culmination of over two […]

October 5, 2021 – 9:39 am | By john-houlihan | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Achtung! Cthulhu 2d20 Arrives!

Massive Damage Adventures

It’s always marvellous to have a chat about my work as an RPG narrative designer and I joined the splendid Meric Moir from Massive Damage Adventures for an extended Q&A where we discuss the forthcoming release of Achtung! Cthulhu 2d20. We cover all kinds of material including the factions, lore, and much much more in […]

September 16, 2021 – 2:47 pm | By john-houlihan | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Massive Damage Adventures

The Constellation of Alarion Launches!

It’s The Constellation of Alarion launch day and my brand new collection of sci-fi short stories is now available to buy in paperback and e-book! It’s available on Kindle and paperback on Amazon UK and US, in PDF and paperback on DriveThruRPG, in PDF from Modiphus.net and also on Smashwords! Some early reviews are in, […]

June 24, 2021 – 7:28 am | By john-houlihan | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , | Comments Off on The Constellation of Alarion Launches!