A Sporting Chance — A Forgotten Pulp Nightmare Reborn

A Sporting Chance marks the launch of The Darkness Chronicles, a new line dedicated to restoring and adapting long‑lost pulp horror stories from the golden age of American magazines.

Originally published in The Beyond #18 (1953), this tale had vanished into obscurity — a relic of the pre‑Code era, printed once and then abandoned like so many stories of its time. Today, it returns in a newly adapted Kindle edition, sharpened and restored for modern readers while preserving the raw, atmospheric dread of the original.

A Hunt Through the Schwarzwald

Three hunters.
One storm.
One vampire.

And a single rule: survive until dawn.

When Vladimir Rasloff, Jean Fernand, and Harry Williams seek refuge inside the decaying Castle Fledermaus, they expect nothing more than a fire and a roof over their heads. Instead, they meet a nightmare in human form.

The Baron, master of the castle, offers them a “sporting chance”:
one hour’s head start before the hunt begins.

But the Schwarzwald is a maze of shadows, and Rasloff himself may not be what he appears. As the storm closes in, the line between hunter and hunted blurs, leading to a frantic chase through forests, ruins, and secrets better left buried.

A Razor‑Sharp Pulp Shocker

This adaptation preserves everything that made the original story unforgettable:
– gothic atmosphere
– relentless tension
– frantic pursuit through the night
– a villain as charming as he is terrifying
– and a final twist worthy of the greatest horror magazines of the 1950s

A Sporting Chance is fast, fierce, and unapologetically pulp — a perfect introduction to the tone and spirit of The Darkness Chronicles.

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If you love vintage horror, classic pulp energy, and stories that hit hard and fast, this first volume sets the stage for what’s to come.
Step into the darkness…
and see if you can survive until dawn.