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The 19th-century reign of the mysterious Buth Sugo was detailed only in this one ugly, bloody, regrettable record.

Music by Dave Lahn, and also by Emma Fradd of the Sibling Horror Podcast

Art by S. Patrick Brown, https://www.instagram.com/scalawagarts/

Released everywhere else next week.

Thanks to Jeffrey Walker for including me in the recording of his latest tale, “Posthuman,” for the Acephale Horror Fiction podcast!

 

And congratulations to Father Hall, wherever he is, for ultimately coming out on top in the Knifepoint Horror Villain playoffs. Perhaps we'll encounter him again sometime, but only if he forces his way back into the consciousness of these stories. The author feels blissfully powerless to make that call. As Kurt Russell once said to Keith David, "Why don't we just wait here a while... and see what happens?"

From artist David Montano, who has done some amazing art based on the podcast (and for my book Loft), more imagery from majesty:

 

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Brennan Klensch

Out of curiosity how did you arrive at the names (specifically Buth Sugo which is, perhaps, the coolest villain name since Keyser Soze)

Soren Narnia

Straight-up trial and error mostly: sounds run through my mind and letters fall off and catch on until something clicks--though a lot of the time, the core words begin with a name I've known of from the past...

Neha Lal

Wow! It took me a couple days to fully digest this dark tale. First, I caught a couple references to other KPH stories. Cabel, the town from “proof”. The Gy Culthu from “cult” and “house”. Also the belief that Sugo may have been a body for other evil spirits brings to mind “lockbox” and the finger bells lady (I can’t recall the name of that story!). Second, I love how you were able to weave in the supernatural and real history. When the narrator described the bodies slumped around that room, the mention of them having lost limbs made me recall the atrocities in the Congo by Leopold II of Belgium. The final conversation between Margarive and the narrator was also so impactful. The truth is the Merchant Capacity Company probably would have allowed Booth Sugo’s reign to continue as long as he continued to trade with them. How different are these imperial forces from Booth Sugo? A beast that consumes the lives of the native peoples of the land. A lot to think about with this one, incredible story yet again Soren!

Reid J

It's Conan's Thulsa Doom meets Apocalypse Now. Amazing work as always Soren!

Alain Kapel

A terrific story Soren, very much a Heart of Darkness type of thing. I loved the horror elements in this one, the way they seamlessly connect with the (already scary) narrative giving them extra power. And Buth Sugo is one hell of a villain, too. That death room scene... yikes!