It’s true what they say: “Nothing Lives in the Sea Kingdom.” But that doesn’t mean there isn’t something bad lurking inside. Turns out you don’t have to be alive to cause problems, and the people our heroes are after are causing some SERIOUS problems.

Ace, Echo and Wicker head to the very top of the bottom as their hunt for the Glasstown thieves leads them to a Matriarch of the Bridgeway. But their true goal leads them deeper into the underbelly of the town than they’d planned. And the score they’re after is not what it seems. As long as they stick to the deal and don’t open the case, they should be okay… right?

What happens when you take a dyed-in-the-wool crew of Monster of the Week lifers and make them play a different system? Well, it’s delightful, that’s what. Welcome to Blades of Brickwall. A Blades in the Dark miniseries set in the homebrew city of Brickwall. Ace, Echo and Wicker are a crew of small-time criminals who get a job that could put them in the big leagues and almost immediately find themselves in over their heads. I mean like… instantly.

Welcome back to BOOK CLUB! This time John had the chance to talk with David (Trials of the Apocalypse), Quinn (Monster Hour) and Natalie (The Storyteller Squad) about how they create game worlds that capture the hearts and minds of players and audiences alike. This is an amazing peek behind the curtain of some of our favorite shows that you won’t want to miss!

The Witchwood is an ancient tree, a boundless source of arcane power. But for years, it’s been lost to the world. Turns out, it’s not so lost anymore! Good news: the team’s new ally can use powerful magic again. Bad news? So can whoever has found it. Yeah, we don’t know what they’re up to but we know we want to stop them.

It’s another case of bad news, worse news. Bad news? Otherworldly fog is invading the city. Worse news? Kira’s apprentice Gad has gone missing investigating it. By now the team knows that the best way to get ahead of something weird is to bring in something weirder. And that’s exactly what they do by reaching out to someone from Mark’s mother’s former coven.

It’s time for an assault on the Stroud Manor. That’s where their friend Aaron is, it’s where their enemy Nathaniel Rose is. It’s time to finally put an end to this. But what, exactly, has Nathaniel been doing this whole time? And will it be too late to stop him?

Content Warning: This episode contains violence, body horror, and dissociative episodes.

The team gets a lead on their arch-nemesis… from their other arch-nemesis. But Nathaniel Rose isn’t the only monster stalking the city tonight. It’s time for those famous last words: “Let’s Split Up, Gang!” But this’ll probably go all right. … Right?

Content Warning: This episode contains violence and some brief moments of body horror.