BLACK JACK, is a new short story by Dan Shaurette, a prequel to his upcoming novel, BLACK CASTLE. Confidence artist Jacob Springer discovers that his mother, a Faierie, has been murdered in London. Can he track down her killer while the police have their hands full with Jack the Ripper's reign of terror? Featuring the voice talents of Dani Cutler, Emerian Rich, Glenn Hibburt, Jack Mangan, Lucie LeBlanc, Mat Weller, Murdo Morrison, Pete Lutz, Sean Young, Ted Wenskus, and Veronica Giguere. Thi ...
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BLACK MAGIC, is a new short story by Dan Shaurette, a prequel to his upcoming novel, BLACK CASTLE. Capt. Matt Black and Dr. Andrew MacGillivray are a pair of paranormal private eyes hot on the trail of someone — or something — killing women during the raucous 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Stranger things are afoot however when their friend, L. Frank Baum, finds a man who was brutally attacked not far from the Fair. Featuring the voice talents of Mat Weller, Murdo Morrison, Ma ...
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Friday, the 13th of December, 1889. Aldgate, England. Jackie and Jacob set a trap for the Fairchilde Butcher in this final episode.
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Tuesday, the 10th of September, 1889. East End of London, England. Months have passed and it seems as though the Ripper hysteria is over. The Butcher however has killed again, leaving behind a scar on the victim that Jacob recognizes.
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Friday, the 9th of November, 1888. Spitalfields, England. Mary Jane Kelly is brutally murdered at home leaving the most gruesome display yet by the Ripper. This episode contains graphic violence.
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Friday, the 19th of October, 1888. Southampton, England.Mudgett meets his wife, Myrta, as she arrives in England. He resumes using the alias she knows him by: Dr. Henry Howard Holmes. They enjoy a romantic trip to Paris and Glasgow before returning back to Whitechapel.
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Thursday, the 18th of October, 1888. Whitechapel, England. Inspector Reid receives a suspicious letter about Jack the Ripper from Major Stephenson. Reid asks Jacob to interview Stephenson at the hospital. While there, Jacob also gathers information about the Butcher.
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Tuesday, the 2nd of October, 1888. Whitechapel, England. On a corner in Soho Square, Jacob recognized a prostitute working her patch. It was the woman who might have seen Faye's killer. Meanwhile, Mudgett and Stephenson attempt to perform a dark magic ceremony using the body parts they collected from their victims.…
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Sunday, the 30th of September, 1888. Whitechapel, England. In the last of a string of murders by Mudgett and Stephenson, they complete their dark work with Kate Eddowes in Mitre Square. Meanwhile, Jacob Springer has found body parts left behind from another killer, whom he calls the Fairchilde Butcher. He believes the Butcher murdered his mother an…
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Part two of Herman Mudgett's visit with Major Roslyn D'Onston Stephenson, as he explains how he discovered an infernal ring with a demonic secret.
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Wednesday, the 15th of August, 1888. Whitechapel, England. Herman Mudgett had business in London, but for the trip, he called himself Dr. Harold Pratt. He brought skeletons from Chicago to sell to the Medical School at the London Hospital. While there, he confirmed that an old friend, Major Roslyn D'Onston Stephenson, a practitioner of black magic,…
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Tuesday, the 27th of December, 1887. East End of London, England. Jacob Springer learns how his mother, known around London as Fairy Faye, was murdered. He discovers there may also have been a witness to her abduction. Along with family friend, Jackie Chevalieux, Jacob meets Detective Inspector Edmund Reid and offers to help with the investigation.…
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Monday, the 26th of December, 1887. East End of London, England. A man who has discovered that fairies are real is using a cursed artifact to steal their vitality. One unfortunate victim awakes to find herself in the villain's clutches. This episode contains graphic violence.
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When we left our heroic hooligans, a mighty cyclone had formed and was making its way towards them at Lake Michigan. Behold the thrilling conclusion!
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When we left our incorporeal investigators at Mac’s office and makeshift laboratory, he and Oskar worked tirelessly through the night and into the morning on the amulet.
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When we left our pair of paranormal policemen and the plucky pen jockey, they were perched above the Midway Plaisance, pointing out a potential problem.
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When we left our men of mystery, they had arrived at the hospital to speak to Joe, only to find him running away in a big green angry fit!
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When we left our ethereal examiners, they learned that the green beast was a witch named Ezmeralda. Her broken amulet was stolen and the attack from the previous night was her attempt to get it back. Meanwhile, the ruffian in question is lying in a hospital bed becoming very upset.
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When we left our metaphysical marshals, they met Oskar, Wizard of No Small Water, who explained that the green beast they were after was his wife, the Witch Ezmeralda.
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When we left our occult operatives, their discoveries led them to the slum cottages at the back of the Union Stockyards known locally as Packingtown. Mac’s compass began to spin wildly out of control as they approached one house in particular.
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When we left our bizarre band of bloodhounds, they met their man who was mauled by a monster. Frank has gone with Mac to his lab to find out what they can about the baffling blood left behind, and Mac has made a discovery.
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When we left our supernatural sleuths, they were meeting a man who was attacked by some kind of strange beast that was green!
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When we left our heroes, they decided to investigate the case of a brutal attack near the World’s Columbian Exposition that left a man barely alive. We join Matt and Mac the next day at the Chicago offices of the Supernatural Affairs Department, discussing the case with their boss, Rex Darren.
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Capt. Matt Black and Dr. Andrew MacGillivray are a pair of paranormal private eyes hot on the trail of someone -- or something -- killing women during the raucous 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Stranger things are afoot however when their friend, L. Frank Baum, finds a man who was brutally attacked not far from the World's Fair.…
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