Miskatonic mentions #109: Lullabies of Carcosa, inspired by Bookshops of Arkham
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 6th Aug 2026
We've renamed the long-running series "Miskatonic Monday" to "Miskatonic Mentions" so we don't have keep waiting for Mondays to come round to post!
Graveyards and Bookshops of Arkham co-author Belinda Cornish says, "Looking for your next beach read this summer? Ready to let go of your last shreds of sanity? Then I have just the thing! I have carefully crafted seven dark tales, just for you. Each is accompanied by beautifully horrifying original art by the incredible John Gallagher, and bound into this deceptively elegant little tome which will carry you away on a nightmare journey through the carmine desert of Carcosa..."
Belinda's tome was inspired by Chaosium's acclaimed actual play Bookshops of Arkham, which she co-created with Darren Ormandy. Lullabies of Carcosa also features original Call of Cthulhu creature creation by celebrated voice actor and Keeper Mark Meer. Each tale is accompanied by a stunning original plate created by renowned illustrator John Gallagher. Layout and design by Nick Brooke.
Lullabies of Carcosa
Belinda Cornish (76 pages, PDF and print $9.95/$24.95)
Lullabies of Carcosa appears at first glance to be a series of children's stories, sharing roots with old European folklore. But these tales' unwholesome departures from the traditional archetypes suggest something infinitely more malevolent at work.
A nightmare odyssey through Carcosa: a hellish journey into the tales themselves which can be dropped into any campaign. Driving investigators to explore the deeper aspects of their characters, this devastating pilgrimage through the unforgiving dreamscape of Carcosa will have grievous, often heartbreaking, consequences for the party.
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