A Book order of the Johannes Cabal Series The reading order for the NecRomancer’s Deathcast Want to follow along? Here is a list of the order the podcast will take in the series. Caution, there are some minor spoilers in some of the book descriptions.
The Water Clock A water clock is any timepiece by which time is measured by the regulated flow of liquid into (inflow type) or out from (outflow type) a vessel, and where the amount is then measured. If you too are feeling creative, you can make this Read More …
15 Different Types of Ghosts Throughout history, shadows have stirred, footsteps have echoed in empty halls, and figures have appeared where no living soul stood. Whether born of folklore, fear, or something far less explainable, these are the spirits said to walk beside us — Read More …
Dr Terwiliker is a reference to The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T, an 1953 American musical fantasy film about a boy who dreams himself into a fantasy world ruled by a diabolical piano teacher enslaving children to practice piano forever. It was the only feature Read More …
The Music of the Calliope Lasry-Baschet Sound Structures The Calliope in Johannes Cabal, The Necromancer plays a haunting and curious piece of music that Johannes Cabal is uncertain about. It turns out that this piece of music exists: Manège by Lasry-Baschet A little bit of Read More …
An Antiquarian, a gangster, and a woman with a lisp walk into a bar From the Plantagenet years onwards, the Druins were said to be capable of swapping from Protestant to Roman Catholic and back again within the period of a single church service. Indeed, Read More …
Want to know more about Cabal’s favourite gun? A canon is more like it! The Webley .577 is a gun that doesn’t mess around. It is meant to stop everything dead… or undead. Original source: https://www.historicalfirearms.info/ The Webley No.1 was one of a number of Read More …
Lucifuge Rofocale The Book of Ceremonial Magic I was curious to find out if the conjuration that Cabal uses to call upon Lucifuge Rofocale was based in fiction or pulls from a real source. After doing some research on the names used in the conjuration, Read More …
Illusionists vs Occultists In Exeunt Demon King there is an interesting passage: “Show me a stage magician who values the writings of Dee over Houdin, the works of Simon Magus over John Maskelyne, and I shall show you a disaster in the making.” We wanted Read More …
The Duchess of Malfi by John Webster For those looking for a little more information on the reference to The Dutchess of Malfi in Exeunt Demon King, we have an excerpt from Wikipedia for you. “The play begins as a love story, when the Duchess Read More …
Malleus Maleficarum By Kramer and Sprenger After reading Exeunt Demon King, we dove a bit deeper into the book referenced by Jonathan L. Howard, the Malleus Maleficarum. According to Wikipedia: “The Malleus elevates sorcery to the criminal status of heresy and recommends that secular courts Read More …