The Stranger / CalderoSome names are not given.
They are returned.
Fictional account from Jamie Folsom’s Bloodlines / The Cross Series story-world.
Jame Folsom AuthorBloodlines Is Now Free: Enter Book 1 of The Cross Series
Bloodlines, Book 1 of The Cross Series, is now available as a free ebook download. Enter the beginning of Avery Locke’s story, where inherited fear, family silence, and a stranger who knows her name set…
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Why Interactive Case Files Are the Future of Book Marketing
Most book marketing asks readers to do one thing:
Look.
Look at the cover.
Look at the blurb.
Look at the quote.
Look at the trailer.
Look at the post before it disappears into the feed.
That can work, but it is also…
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Can You Find the Detail the Reports Tried to Bury?
Three reports. One repeated detail. Every time, the system found a way to dismiss it.
That is the idea behind The Threshold File, a short interactive case file from the world of The Blue Gate.
In this case file, you step into Avery Locke’s…
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Steam & Epic Games | DailyLoose Cannon, new story DLC for Vampire: The Masquerade, Bloodlines 2 from Chinese Room is out now 🔫
You play as impulsive Brujah cop Benny Maldun in a prequel set in Seattle that reveals the motives behind his actions before the main campaign and how they helped shape the city. Gameplay leans into aggressive, up‑close combat: vampire powers blended with melee and firearms, unique finishers and an intimidation system, pure...
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Why Clean Crime Scenes Are More Terrifying
Most people assume that horror in crime fiction comes from violence.
Blood. Chaos. Destruction. The visible aftermath of something brutal.
But the truth is, those things are often the least frightening part…
https://jamiefolsom.net/blog/why-clean-crime-scenes-are-more-terrifying-than-violent-ones
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Why Institutional Silence Is So Terrifying in Crime Fiction
Not every horror story begins with a scream.
Sometimes it begins with a file.
A report.
A sentence.
A detail written down and then quietly dismissed.
That kind of silence is one of the most frightening things crime fiction can…
https://jamiefolsom.net/blog/why-institutional-silence-is-so-terrifying-in-crime-fiction
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Loose Cannon, the new DLC from The Chinese Room for Vampire: The Masquerade, Bloodlines 2, lands on April 27. 🔫
You play as Benny Maldun: his arc begins right after the quest «Свинцовые цепи, золотые оковы». Benny has no telekinesis, he relies on firearms and melee, using aerial dashes for mobility. A second DLC focused on a Toreador is slated for Q2 2026.
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🩸 Vampire: The Masquerade, Bloodlines 2 gets its first story DLC on 27 April.
The add-on follows Benny Maldun, a hot-headed Brujah sheriff who sides with the SABBAT and starts hunting thin-bloods, covering events before and after the awakening of Фаира. It's a short narrative pack (just four quests) but adds Benny's unique skills, melee and firearms use without telekinesis, plus Benny's outfit and glasses for the base game. A simul...
The Horror of What People Hide in Plain Sight
There is a kind of horror that lives in darkness.
Then there is the kind that lives in daylight.
The first kind is easy to recognize. It wears blood on its hands. It leaves bodies behind. It howls, breaks, tears, and shows its teeth…
https://jamiefolsom.net/blog/the-horror-of-what-people-hide-in-plain-sight
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