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Releasing a new installment of each attraction featured here—A Vampire’s Vengeance, House, Bus Driver—means I do not have the luxury to procrastinate any of them into oblivion. I must write, in order to publish on time. This has become a sure-fire way to ensure these attractions arrive at completion. Furthermore, presenting guest attractions means I must consume and experience a fair amount of them.

Reading and writing are two sides of the same coin; you cannot do one well without the other.

The Backstage Pass, then, has become a vehicle of motivation and consistency. I am forced to expand each attraction, edition after edition, solely for your perusal and enjoyment. And as you peruse and enjoy, these attractions near completion, little by little.

We are, you and I, symbiotic in this experience. Thank you for being on this journey with me. Now, let’s see what’s in store for you in this edition →

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Warlock Queen is close to having the first major round of edits completed. What does this mean for you, my dear guest? It means you’ll soon hear about the next round of edits. Which sounds really annoying if you’re the kind of person who just wants to experience a new attraction, but I assure you this is necessary. Safety checks, inspections, all of it, are necessary parts of bringing an attraction to life. This process is for your own well being!

Okay, you might say, “But Mad Alex, what about A Vampire’s Vengeance? What about House? What about Bus Driver? We’re getting to experience these attractions raw!” And you would be correct. However, not all attractions can be opened with such carefree and wild abandon. Nor should they all! You get to experience the realtime production of three attractions, which is very cool. But you will also get to experience other attractions raised to production level and fully complete without having to deal with the scaffolding and dust and warning signs! And yes, I know what you’re thinking: “But Mad Alex, I have seen zero warning signs,” to which you would also be correct. This is horror, after all; I expect that you expect horrible things. Go enjoy all the horrible things we have in store for you here.

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It appears Edgar may finally learning what transpired between the fall of the Manor and the Beings’ arrival. And what Edgar learns, we learn, so don’t miss this prelude to what we’ll learn:

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One scene after another after another for our resident dreamwalker. Greenhouse, neon forest, bog, casino, low lit florescent hallways, and now … what? Where does Solomon get spit out this time?

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Human hubris always leads to an untimely end, or difficult circumstances. Sometimes both. In this edition’s guest attraction, both things are true but for different characters. Find out what happens when the wife of a powerful mage and her lover push their luck.

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

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Welcome to another installment of Bus Driver! When last we spent time with the bus driver, he was making his way out to where they were serving up breakfast in the outpost, and attempting to discover what lay in store for them further up the highway. You can catch up with Part XXXVII here. What does the bus driver learn of the road ahead? Let’s find out →

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