Tag: Short Stories

  • Poirot Adventures: The Underdog

    Poirot Adventures: The Underdog

    Two hours of reading? That’s far and away the longest short in the collection. Interesting… Businessman Sir Reuben has been murdered, and it’s up to Poirot to find the killer. The suspects: the members of his staff and family. But who? It’s far from a straight-forward case. Papa Poirot will have to put all his…

  • The Call of Cthulhu: Gods Beneath the Tide

    I had pretty high expectations going into this one. Most bits of Lovecraft I’ve seen before reading his work, from board games to TTRPGs to stories penned by other authors, have used this story’s title. Surely this has to be one of Lovecraft’s best, right? Let’s find out. Let’s answer the Call of Cthulhu together.…

  • Poirot Mysteries: The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman

    Poirot Mysteries: The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman

    Robberies and kidnappings are good and all. But nothing beats a good ol’ murder mystery. A call for murder has been sounded, and the victim himself called it in! Luckily, the doctor said victim called in was dining alongside none other than Hercule Poirot! Will Papa Poirot’s gray cells get to the bottom of this…