Suburban Consumption of the Monstrous

Prepping the ingredients
about 2 years ago – Mon, Mar 21, 2022 at 12:03:31 PM

Hey all,

We're making great progress in the Suburban kitchen at the moment. 

Sadia's busily harvesting their bounty of art. I love seeing the images coming in, and I'm sure you do, too - here are some sneak previews of what's in so far. 

Banana and Sadia have finished the manuscript, and we've got some playtesters testing the recipes in their own game kitchens. (If you'd like to playtest a game, and you're free to play and send us your feedback before February 15th, let us know by emailing [email protected]). 

Banana told you previously that she's finished her paintings. They've already shipped two of them, and I'm trying to find a cost-effective way of getting the final one over to France, so that'll be on its way across the Atlantic très bientôt. 

Sadia's started working on their haunted house, too. We had a catch-up recently and I got a sneak preview of how it looks, which is VERY COOL. Kudos to the lucky backer getting that!

I'm working with manufacturers to source utensils and poison vials, and getting those to our distribution points in advance of the books. I've also started setting up Backerkit, the pledge manager we'll be using. Once we've got the layout and physical dimensions of the book locked in, which should be in April after it's been copyedited and we've got a draft layout, we'll be able to get up-to-date shipping quotes and get Backerkit links out to you all.

We'll post another update for you towards the end of February/start of March. Until then, we'd love to hear any comments or questions you've got for us! You can either comment here, or email us at [email protected].

Until next time,

~ Cat

Happy (toothy) holidays!
over 2 years ago – Thu, Jan 13, 2022 at 12:42:25 PM

Content warning for this post: TEETHHHHHH

Hope everyone's having a wonderful holiday so far! We just wanted to share with all of you some progress we've made so far. 

• We're currently working with our artists to get the pieces together.
• Our words are all done, we just need it to be edited.
• Our media assets (video, weird audio clips, etc. to be used in-game) are all done.

I've also been painting up a storm and all backers at the Connoisseur level should have their paintings received by mid-January (they're already all finished). Here's what they look like!

I also did a smol painting for a giveaway that HyperRPG is doing for their fundraiser for the next season of KOllOK. If you like weird, experimental and scary actual plays, KOllOK uses the Kids on Bikes system and is about a group of teens who encounter some strange things happening in their own town. If you're looking for something to watch during the holidays, you can watch it here. 

If you're looking for something to watch over the holidays, I highly recommend checking out the first 3 seasons of KOllOK if you want to dive into the latest season of KOllOK that will be coming out later in 2022 (but you don't need to to know what's going on for the newest season).

I'm personally also getting ready for my own Kickstarter published under Game and a Curry (please follow along if it looks interesting to you!): Deimos Academy.
If you are interested in a horror TTRPG in a coloring book that uses paper dolls, you might be interersted in Deimos Academy by Austin Knight, Amanda Kahl and I! Players are alumni returning back to their old boarding school for a reunion, only to realize their creepy fears are manifesting in the spaces they enter.

As it's the holidays, we'll all be taking a break and we'll be returning with another update in January! Thanks for your patience and hope you have a Happy New Year!

Thank you!
over 2 years ago – Fri, Nov 26, 2021 at 08:37:19 PM

Thank you to our 881 backers and all the folks who have been pushing and boosting us! We couldn't have done it without your help. Because of you, we'll now be producing a hardcover, full-color book with a cool vellum dust jacket and we'll be working with Jonathan Sims!

We cannot wait to bring this to life and we'll be sharing updates the next few weeks/months on how the production comes along. The first thing we'll be doing after getting everything edited is sending the words to layout (by none other than the talented Ruby Lavin). In parallel, we'll also be paying our artists to do their full color pieces that will be added to the book. 

It was such a pleasure getting to work on this project with Sadia Bies and Pelgrane Press and we look forward to giving you more updates as the anthology progresses!

£22k stretch goal hit with less than 48 hours to go!
over 2 years ago – Mon, Nov 22, 2021 at 01:40:46 AM

Thank you SO much! We've hit our first stretch goal, so that means everyone who has backed at the Mise en Place, the Foodie, the Gourmand, the Gastronome, the Epicure, the Connoisseur, or the Feast levels will now be upgraded to a hardcover book! 

As a treat (Sadia and I have been making a lot of food puns these days), we have included one more level at £23k! Jonathan Sims is joining the team as a guest writer. Jonathan Sims is a writer, performer and games designer whose work primarily focuses on the macabre, the grotesque, and the gentle touch of creeping dread. His first book, Thirteen Storeys, a novel of social terror, is out now from Gollancz. He is also the mind and the voice behind acclaimed horror podcast The Magnus Archives, as well as story-game design duo MacGuffin & Co.

Our regularly scheduled stretch goal after that is at £25k, where we'll be printing the book in full color, meaning we'll be able to commission color pieces from all the artists we're working with!

Thank you so much again and we can't wait for all of you to feast your eyes (oh another pun, I'm so sorry) on what's to come.

Less than 25 hours to go and we've hit our £23K mark!
over 2 years ago – Thu, Nov 18, 2021 at 10:37:00 AM

Thank you so much for helping us get to £23K! We're now in our final 24 hours, but first, we're happy to announce that Jonathan Sims will be guest writing for Suburban Consumption of the Monstrous!

Jonathan Sims is a writer, performer and games designer whose work primarily focuses on the macabre, the grotesque, and the gentle touch of creeping dread. His first book, Thirteen Storeys, a novel of social terror, is out now from Gollancz. He is also the mind and the voice behind acclaimed horror podcast The Magnus Archives, as well as story-game design duo MacGuffin & Co.

Our next stretch goal is at £25K: A full color book!

Thanks again and we're looking forward to getting this book into your hands!