Synopsis
Nikha von Kranssov awakens one sunny morning to find that things have gone all wrong: Her maid has been murdered, her father is missing, and her house, Eldergrave Manor, is far larger and less familiar than it should be. She decides to grab her trusty rifle and set out into a home made strange and sinister, determined to find her father and confront whoever is responsible.
The Lay of the Black Doors is a horror/adventure story that takes place in a secondary world. It is mainly inspired by the Cthulhu Mythos, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, China Miéville’s Bas-Lag books, M.T. Anderson’s The Game of Sunken Places, and Shea and Wilson’s The Illuminatus! Trilogy. Be warned that the story involves frightening situations and occasional dark themes, as well as some violence and gore.
On hiatus, but it will return. Soon™.
The cover image is not mine. It is "The Drawbridge," a 1761 engraving by Giovanni Battista Piranesi.
Table of Contents
- 1Chapter 1: Something Has Gone Wrong2024-11-13
- 2Chapter 2: Convolutions2024-11-13
- 3Chapter 3: A Message from the Past2024-11-13
- 4Chapter 4: Decisions2024-11-13
- 5Chapter 5: The Galleries2024-11-13
- 6Chapter 6: Arboreal Movements2024-11-13
- 7Chapter 7: Heathenry2024-11-13
- 8Chapter 8: Beneath Rotting Brick2024-11-13
- 9Chapter 9: Karst2024-11-13
- 10Chapter 10: Kemp2024-11-13
- 11Chapter 11: The Lodge2024-11-13
- 12Chapter 12: Mano-a-mano2024-11-13
- 13Chapter 13: The Glade2024-11-13
- 14Chapter 14: Ossuary2024-11-13
- 15Chapter 15: Ghosts in Silver2024-11-13
- 16Chapter 16: Warmer, Cooler2024-11-13
- 17Chapter 17: Schism2024-11-13
- 18Chapter 18: Smoke and Void2024-11-13
- 19Chapter 19: A Change of Scenery2024-11-13
- 20Chapter 20: Felix2024-11-13
- 21Chapter 21: Wound Down2024-11-13
- 22Chapter 22: Yeskov2024-11-13
- 23Chapter 23: Survivors2024-11-13
- 24Chapter 24: A Meal2024-11-13
- 25Chapter 25: Just Desserts2024-11-13
- 26Chapter 26: Persistence2024-11-13
- 27Chapter 27: Let Them Eat Cake2024-11-13
- 28Chapter 28: Pack2024-11-13