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An invitation to the The Howling Claw Supper Club
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The Howling Claw Supper Club

In April 1886, Cascadian John Sparrow created The Howling Claw Supper Club. A successful restauranteur, Sparrow’s previous…

train near trees inside building with indoor waterfalls
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The Hub

The city of Pørtland’s transportation centre, the Hub is a massive structure that melds nature with technology…

An architectural drawing of the Cascadian Long House.
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The Long House

The Long House is the physical seat of government for the Independent Sovereignty of Cascadia. The massive…

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The Long Winter

The period generally referred to as The Long Winter was the time after the explosion of Mount…

A vintage illustrated movie poster for “The Marionette’s Lament,” in Edward Gorey’s Gothic cross-hatched style with black, white, and red accents. At the center, a wide-eyed marionette girl dangles from strings, her limbs jointed like a doll’s. To the left, a sinister puppeteer looms, pulling the strings with claw-like hands. To the right, a frightened woman peers from behind a curtain, holding a lantern that casts an eerie glow. Heavy red text at the top asks: “DO YOU TRUST WHO PULLS THE STRINGS?” At the bottom, the title reads: “The Marionette’s Lament – An Animated Gothic Thriller – Directed by Alfred Hitchcock & Edward Gorey – Music by Bernard Herrmann – Not Recommended for the Young or the Faint of Heart.”
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The Marionette’s Lament

The Marionette’s Lament (1957) is the second installment in what later became known as The Mechanist’s Curse Trilogy, continuing the macabre collaboration of Alfred Hitchcock, Edward Gorey, and Bernard Herrmann. Set in the theaters of New Amsterdam, the film follows a young stagehand who uncovers the disturbing truth behind a puppeteer’s lifelike marionettes. Building on the themes of corrupted innocence introduced in The Clockwork Children (1954), the film deepens the trilogy’s whispered mythology with hints of a sinister figure known only as “The Engineer,” weaving psychological suspense with grotesque artistry in what critics hailed as a “danse macabre of the stage.”

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The Mark Marvel Show

The Mark Marvel Show is a business and economics Farnsworth show starring financial whizbang Mark Marvel. 827…

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The Mechanist’s Curse Trilogy

About the Films Films: Directors: Alfred Hitchcock & Edward GoreyMusic: Bernard HerrmannProduction Studio: Thalia Pictures (New Amsterdam,…

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The Night of Promises Kept

The Night of Promises Kept (Ночь сдержанных обещаний, Noch’ sderzhannykh obeshchaniy) refers to a coordinated effort on…

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The Order of the Silent Coil

In the country of Balboa’s Land, the Order of the Silent Coil is a covert organisation focused…

The Outbreak was a deadly viral contagion event in Cascadia
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The Outbreak

The Outbreak refers to an infectious disease outbreak that took place in the Cascadian capital of Pørtland…

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The Quiet Period

An epoch of Australian history including and between the reigns of Eleanor the Ninth and Eleanor the…

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The Real Truth About Plot 27

The Real Truth About Plot 27 is an album by the DJ and recording artist mr darling…

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The Red Lion

See Eleanor the Fifteenth.

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The Russian Republic

A breakaway region of the Russian Empire sandwiched between the United Baltic States and East Poland. The…

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The Salty Ee’na

The Salty Ee’na is a tavern located in the Wharves of Pørtland.

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The Schism

The Schism usually refers to the split of the Kingdom of Poland into two separate countries: Poland…

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The Spring Campaign

The Spring Campaign refers to a 1922 military campaign by the Russian Imperium following its victory in…

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The Tragical Historie of Macbeth

The Tragical Historie of Macbeth is a play by William Shakespeare that depicts the murder of the…

Hard Times is an iconic image from photographer Matthew Brady during The Troubles
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The Troubles

The Troubles, also sometimes known as the Great Contraction, were a period of worldwide economic privation from…

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The Wharves

The Wharves is a neighbourhood of Pørtland, Cascadia in the north-northwest of the city that is adjacent…

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The Wrath of Thunderbird

The Wrath of Thunderbird is a song commemorating the typhoon that destroyed the fleet of 300 ships…

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Third Order

The Third Order (troisième commande) is a storied military unit within the Empire of Australia. Most infamously,…

Thomas Green Clemson
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Thomas Green Clemson

The 10th President of the Union of American States. The Presidency of Thomas Green Clemson (1850 –…

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Thomas Jefferson

The second President of the Union of American States.

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Throne of Repose

The Throne of Repose is one of three thrones used by the Empresses of Australia. More comfortable…