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The attractions are slow to be raised, yet they are being raised. From the ongoing chapter-by-chapter releases of A Vampire’s Vengeance, House, and Bus Driver, to the editing of Groundskeeper and steady development of Children of the Damned, a wide world of entertainment is in the making! But building these attractions is anything but straightforward. There is a ton of background shit that needs doing to help get these attractions out from backstage and onto the world stage. Which is exactly what these Backstage editions are all about: giving you a peek behind the wizard’s curtain to see the mechanisms that make these attractions possible.

In this first issue of the new year, we take pride in the sharing of the latest updates to the existing attractions in development. Isabelle and Edgar make some interesting discoveries in this week’s installment of A Vampire’s Vengeance. Mr. Garcia gets taught an important lesson in dreamwalking in House, though whether he figures it out or not remains to be seen. Monks have a devilish time when they unearth a relic from an distant past in The Disinterment of Venus. And of course, we take another ride through infected-infested lands in Bus Driver.

Now that the holidays are over, we will see the return of Calamity on Cinema beginning in the next edition! As for now, let’s get into it →

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What did I work on this week? What didn’t I work on this week, rather? I’ll tell you what: everything except the current ongoing serials (A Vampire’s Vengeance, House, Bus Driver) and Groundskeeper. At least as far as attractions are concerned. There is more and more work happening on the development of infrastructure. Two new plugins are in the works: one for improved management and processing of content in our context libraries, and the other for workflow improves in drafts and manuscripts. The attractions are being developed, the infrastructure is improving, and we are moving forward as best we can. At least the we continue to move forward with the three attractions being featured here, backstage! Go enjoy them, please.

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Our vampires find themselves in a bit of predicament in this weeks installment of A Vampire’s Vengeance, though they know not how deep the predicament extends:

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Mr. Garcia’s brush with the strange figure becomes stranger as he moves deeper into the house:

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What happens when monks … you know, it’s always interesting when horror and religion mix in a story. Well, interesting when it takes a paranormal bent. We’re all aware of the general horrors of religion; those stories are no fun, but rather a reminder of the abuses of power and the lack of accountability of those in power by their congregations. Nay, this story is not one of those stories, but rather a whimsical narrative of the testing of the bonds of faith when the powers of a goddess are unearthed.

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An old woman risks everything to discover what became of her husband. A tale from the Odds ‘n’ Endings Boutique.

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When last we spent time with the bus driver, they had barely managed to get away from the high desert city of Victorville before another swarm arrived. You can catch up with Part XVII here. Will the remainder of the ride to Calico Trading Outpost be uneventful? Or will they arrive at their doom long before they arrive at the Trading Outpost? Let’s find out →

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