The Weird Adventures of Peter Van Melsen (Van Melsen Mythos, Book 1), by Ian Gordon

The Weird Adventures of Peter Van Melsen (Van Melsen Mythos, Book 1)

by Ian Gordon

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	1.	"The Weird Adventures of Peter Van Melsen" 00:37
	2.	The Soul Stealer Preface 07:30
	3.	The Soul Stealer One 04:42
	4.	The Soul Stealer Two 07:02
	5.	The Soul Stealer Three 13:16
	6.	The Soul Stealer Four 10:18
	7.	The Soul Stealer Five 06:12
	8.	The Soul Stealer Six 07:10
	9.	The Soul Stealer Seven 08:10
	10.	The Soul Stealer Postface 02:46
	11.	The Colour of the Forest Foreword 02:18
	12.	The Colour of the Forest 49:36
	13.	The Colour of the Forest Afterword 02:49
	14.	The Pom-Pom Spot One 21:24
	15.	The Pom-Pom Spot Two 13:36
	16.	The Pom-Pom Spot Three 13:04
	17.	The Knavesmire Vampires One 06:41
	18.	The Knavesmire Vampires Two 11:32
	19.	The Knavesmire Vampires Three 20:26
	20.	The Knavesmire Vampires Four 21:06
	21.	The Knavesmire Vampires Five 24:00
	22.	The Stonegate Horror 37:43
	23.	The Lure of the Dreamscape Prologue 26:12
	24.	The Lure of the Dreamscape One 51:38
	25.	The Lure of the Dreamscape Two 37:26
	26.	The Lure of the Dreamscape Three 55:06
	27.	The Lure of the Dreamscape Four 28:42
	28.	The Lure of the Dreamscape Epilogue 08:58

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Weird things dwell in the hidden corners of Britain: subterranean beasts, extradimensional entities, resurrected ghouls, and spectral vampires. And there are weird places, too. Beyond the veil of the waking world, lie realms of secrets, domains of madness.

So begins the saga, of Peter Van Melsen...

The tall, gaunt and mysterious Van Melsen was born out of Ian’s love of occult detective fiction—Algernon Blackwood’s John Silence and William Hope Hodgson’s Thomas Carnacki being among his favourite paranormal investigators.

“The old Hammer Horror actors were a big influence, too,” says Ian. “I’ve always envisioned Van Melsen as the amalgam of Peter Cushing and Roddy McDowall. Duncan Kay’s wonderful cover illustration captures this perfectly.”

The six stories within serve to introduce the reader to the peculiar P. I., whilst sewing the seeds for future volumes, of which there will be several...

CASE 1: THE SOUL STEALER
During a visit to the old city of York, Van Melsen happens upon a young girl possessed by a most unusual and macabre compulsion.

CASE 2: THE COLOUR OF THE FOREST
Van Melsen heads into the wilds of Scotland, in order to investigate the presence of mysterious doorways found in the furthest reaches of Galloway Forest Park.

CASE 3: THE POM-POM SPOT
Van Melsen stumbles into a strange situation in the Lincolnshire town of Louth, centering around the discovery of a bright blue pom-pom in the hills nearby.

CASE 4: THE KNAVESMIRE VAMPIRES
Van Melsen, with a little help from his oldest friend, Norman Cane, investigates a series of unusual killings in York’s South Bank.

CASE 5: THE STONEGATE HORROR
Tasked with the retrieval of a rare and powerful object, Van Melsen descends into the hidden catacombs of York... But what else might be waiting for him down there?

CASE 6: THE LURE OF THE DREAMSCAPE
Van Melsen undertakes his most ambitious case to date: a quest involving a curious black box, and a missing dreamer by the name of Jason Murphy.

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released March 7, 2024

Written & Narrated by Ian Gordon
Feat. Gary Gordon as Norman Cane
Feat. Jennifer Gordon as Ellen Moore, Agatha Winston
Feat. Gareth Wynne as D. C. I. Mark Brent
(www.garethwynne.uk/narration)
Music & Production by Ian & Jennifer Gordon
Illustrations by Duncan Kay: duncankayartwork.artstation.com

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