The concept of Camden, Louisiana

What is Camden?

Camden is a fictional suburb town situated in Louisiana, that was first introduced in the Anthology book "Call of The Void" and is the setting of most of the stories featured in it.

Why Camden?

If you search the name 'Camden' then you will mostly likely see that there is a place called Camden Town in London. However in the United States there are over a dozen places with the name Camden, but none of them are in Louisiana.

So what gives?

Well, the reason I choose the name Camden is because of an old show called 'My Name is Earl' that was aired on NBC from 2005 to 2009 which was set in a fictional town named Camden.

That show had been one of my favorite and it's cancellation had been a great tragedy, the name had really stick with me and it has a nice ring to it. That as far as the connection the show is to the book, as it is a completely different setting that is less comical and more in the realms  of cosmic horror.

Call of the Void 

Call of Thee Void was published in April of 2020 and is available on Amazon Check this link here 

While I have previously written many short stories and had earlier released a collection of short stories called ‘Realms of Insanity’, this book is different in some ways.

Why is this book not called ‘Realms of Insanity Vol 2’?

The reason behind it is simple; that was a collection of earlier published stories that were collected and formed no relation to one another.

However, this book is a brand new book with stories that are written for this collection.

I have to admit one thing since I have written these stories specifically for this book there are certain connections between them. But I encourage them to enjoy them as standalone pieces of work and consider the connections and similarities as fun little easter eggs.

How is  Camden?

So Camden, Louisiana is a suburb town of New Orleans that is home to the fictional Mark Teach University of Louisiana, and yes that is a Black Beard reference. That house various arcane and forbidden books on occult in the restricted section of its library.

Camden in an overview can be seen as a nice place to live and most of its citizen are unaware in blissful ignorance of the sinister things that takes place in this sleepy suburb town.

Many of the strangeness of the town can't be freely discussed with entering the spoiler territory, therefore I would encourage you to take a look for yourself first and discover the strange oddities that are part of Camden.

Maybe in the future we can have spoiler version in which we can do a deeper study of this town.

Would there be more of Camden?

Of course, I have fallen in love with this small town and will definitely explore of of it in future book.

But more than the town I have fallen in love with the characters that live in Camden, like:

• Camilla Rivera
• Oscar Singh
• Terry and Jerry  

I would most definitely be writing more books and possibly full dedicated stories on these characters set in Camden, just don't know when. Maybe soon than later.

Readers Reaction

What do you think of the concept? Have you read 'Call of The Void'? What are your thoughts?

Do let me know.

Riverdale: Best show to watch right now - a review

RIVERDALE

Fair Warning: this review contains details till season 2 episode 1 so consider this a spoiler warning.

The reinventing of the classic Archie Comics at first seem sort of odd at first as we knew Archie and friend as fun goofy bunch with funny stories.
The show takes a different approach to these classic characters that involves a more serious tone and a plot surrounding a murder mystery.

It is a refreshing take on the classic Archie something that is a change of pace. It's not something new as the comics did started publishing horror stories in recent times with titles like Afterlife with Archie and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina also the upcoming Jughead the Hunger.

Season 1 main plot line focus on the murder of Jason Blossom and we are kept guessing through to the end. the twist and turns keeps you hooked. Moreover the other story lines gets you invested as well. This doesn't shy from tackling social issues like slut-shaming and privilege.

But the biggest driving force and what keeps to interested is the characters and the range of emotions they carry.
Central characters are the people you invest the most in but supporting characters also carry quite a weight.
Another thing that would captivate you is the look and the feel of the show, the entire atmosphere is nostalgic. You could easily think of it as a 80s style if they had the morden technology like cell phones.

The monologues by Jughead are easier some of the best lines from the show. Two friends Jughead and Archie can't be more different from each other as one is a lonesome outsider and other is a popular jock respectively.
And the romance between the main characters is very different from that of the comics; while it starts with the feeling between Archie and Betty and then Archie's attraction to the new girl in town Veronica. But it quickly moves away from that and Betty falls in love with Jughead and Archie after a series of affairs (including Miss Grundy) falls in love with Veronica.

Archie is a player like in the comics but he has more serious moment and real teen problems. To me Archie is not the main guy for me, it as to me Jughead. He carries a lot of the story forward and his romance with Betty is real a treat.

A silent character is Hiram Lodge who was missing from the entire Season 1 and only appeared at the end of episode 1 of season 2.
Could he be the antagonist of season 2? Only time will tell, but even as a mentioned-only character in season 1 he still carried a presence and it would be great to final see him on screen.

Deaths are happening in this show from time to time and these elements keep the show grounded.

Season 2 will introduce Sabrina before she will get her on show on The CW, like they did for Flash on the TV show Arrow. Fans are eagerly waiting for Sabrina to come to Riverdale and start her own show soon.

Riverdale treatment is a good formula and would be interesting for future episodes as well as Sabrina's own show.