Messages to Azathoth: Dreams

In Cinereous Skies, at times Neal is unsure if he's awake or dreaming. That has been a recurring theme in Arkham Files and one which I've spent much time daydreaming about as well.

Resumes: an exercise in creative writing

Well, here I am, rested and relaxed from a South Pacific vacation and ready to dive into a highly un-relaxing activity: the job hunt. Yes, I'm nearing the end of a contract and need to find another job to support my writing habit. And that means updating my resume. It feels a bit scandalous to say I'm calling on my skills in fiction writing for the resume. It's not that I'm planning to lie about my experience, but that I'm trying to tell a story.

Messages to Azathoth: An Unreliable Trigger

Peter decided in Nocturne in Black and Gold that Diana should include plot elements in Cinereous Skies that could be interpreted as references to objects in Vermeer's painting, The Astronomer.

Messages to Azathoth: Invisible Wounds

In Cinereous Skies, Peter broadcasts a loud message to Rolf Mansfeld. He knows Rolf was in Los Angeles when Neal was rescued from Scima Workshop. Rolf must be aware that Neal was hospitalized after he was discovered to be hooked up to a virtual reality program. Are those implanted memories bubbling to the top?

Messages to Azathoth: A Leashed Leopard

Cinereous Skies is the first Arkham Files story to overtly reference the master art thief Klaus Mansfeld, Neal's former mentor. Up to a month ago, the White Collar team believed he was dead. Now they know his brother Rolf wasn't the only one to fake his death.

Messages to Azathoth: Gods No Longer

In Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos, the Outer Gods are the most powerful entities in the universe. Azathoth and Nyarlathotep are members of that rarified group. Remote, amorphous beings they're beyond the ability of us mere mortals to comprehend. That's not the case in Arkham Files, where Diana and the members of the Arkham Round Table have taken them down several notches.