The storm hangs over the village like a drunken mariner; forever haranguing and unceasing – its true intentions never clear. It has been like this for twelve days now, and the villagers – hardy folk whose skin is leather-taught and just as resilient – are growing fearful. They are not unaccustomed to storms. Just a few moons ago [...]
It was nearing sundown, and Marek had been riding since lunchtime. Hot and stuffy in his borrowed armour, he briefly wondered about what exactly he was supposed to do before recalling the telegram he had received that morning from the Monster Hunters’ Guild. DIVERT YOUR CURRENT RIVER QUOTE GOD UNQUOTE ATTENTIONS STOP HEAD TO CASTLE [...]
A young girl follows a line of steps cut into the yellow rock of a cliff overlooking the sea. Her footfalls are light, she hops from step to step, but her face betrays a determined purpose. At the end of the path, which still has further to climb before it traces an arc along the [...]
If you know anything about Schlock, you’ll know we like to indulge every now and then. In the dark, the profane, the excessive. In the maligned and (dare we say it) “old fashioned” – just take a look back at our ‘Exploitation’ themed issue. And as summer edges to a close we’ve decided to indulge once [...]
