


Books in series

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The Royal Occultist Primer
2012
The Royal Occultist Primer is an introduction to the world of Charles St. Cyprian, the Royal Occultist, and his assistant, Ebe Gallowglass. The Primer contains six previously published stories–”Krampusnacht”, “Sign of the Salamander”, “The d’Erlette Configuration”, “Iron Bells”, “Wendy-Smythe’s Worm” and “Deo Viridio”.

#1
The Whitechapel Demon
2013
Formed during the reign of Elizabeth I, the post of the Royal Occultist was created to safeguard the British Empire against threats occult, otherworldly, infernal and divine.
It is now 1920, and the title and offices have fallen to Charles St. Cyprian. Accompanied by his apprentice Ebe Gallowglass, they defend the battered empire from the forces of darkness.
In the wake of a séance gone wrong, a monstrous killer is summoned from the depths of nightmare by a deadly murder-cult. The entity hunts its prey with inhuman tenacity even as its worshippers stop at nothing to bring the entity into its full power... It's up to St. Cyprian and Gallowglass to stop the bloodthirsty horror before another notch is added to its gory tally, but will they become the next victims of the horror guised as London's most famous killer?
In the tradition of William Hope Hodgson's Carnacki the Ghost-Finder, Josh Reynolds presents the Adventures of the Royal Occultist. Join Charles St. Cyprian and Ebe Gallowglass as they race to halt the workings of a sinister secret society and put an end to the monstrous manifestation in THE WHITECHAPEL DEMON!

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The Royal Occultist
Haunted Holidays
2014
The Royal Occultist: Haunted Holidays contains four previously published stories–”The Dreaming Dead”,”Krampusnacht”, “The Gotterdammerung Gavotte”, “Feast of Fools”–and one all new, never before published story, “The Riders of St. George”, which sees St. Cyprian and Gallowglass battle an army of undead knights on St. George’s Day.

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The Royal Occultist Halloween Special
2015
Includes three stories - "The d'Erlette Configuration", "The Faceless Fiend", and "The Creature from the Abysmal Sea".

#2
The Jade Suit of Death
2014
Formed during the reign of Elizabeth I, the post of the Royal Occultist was created to safeguard the British Empire against threats occult, otherworldly, infernal and divine. It is now 1920, and the title and offices have fallen to Charles St. Cyprian. Accompanied by his apprentice Ebe Gallowglass, they defend the battered empire from the forces of darkness. Evil prowls the docks of Limehouse and a priceless artifact is stolen. St. Cyprian is contacted by an old acquaintance to find it, but what he and Gallowglass discover is far more than anyone bargained for. London's most notorious occultists gather in secret as St. Cyprian faces an assassin and Gallowglass goes toe-to-toe with a goat demon. The tide is already against our duo when a thousands-year-old spirit is released to unleash a plague that will feast upon humanity... In the tradition of William Hope Hodgson's Carnacki the Ghost-Finder, Josh Reynolds presents the second volume in The Adventures of the Royal Occultist. Join St. Cyprian and Gallowglass as they race to solve the deadly mystery of THE JADE SUIT OF DEATH!

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The Infernal Express
2016
In this third and most harrowing adventure, the Royal Occultist faces a terror with no equal... Charged with the safe-keeping of the remains of Dracula, Charles St. Cyprian and Ebe Gallowglass depart London and race across Europe in death-defying mission to pass the remains over to those that can hopefully keep and guard them. As one might guess, nothing goes as planned.
The world of The Royal Occultist continues to grow at an explosive rate and in the tradition of "The Whitechapel Demon" and "The Jade Suit of Death", Reynolds once again proves why his occult detective and apprentice (or assistant, depending on who you ask) are two of the very best characters in modern literature.
If you are looking for rip-roaring adventure combined with supernatural sleuthing, this is your call to board The Infernal Express!

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Casefiles of the Royal Occultist
Monmouth's Giants
2019
Investigating, Organizing, and Occasionally Suppressing that Which Man Was Not Meant to Know!
Jazz Age Britain is rife with the impossible.
Fashionable unwrapping parties awaken the dead. Ghouls stalk the Underground. Krampus steals the sinful. Famous magicians are kidnapped by shadows.
Only the Royal Occultist can set these right.
Charles St. Cyprian and his assistant, Ebe Gallowglass, defend the British Empire against sinister secret societies, eldritch occurrences, and foul creatures of myth and legend. If there are satyrs running amok in Somerset, or werewolves prowling Wolverhampton, the daring due will be there to see them off.
Casefiles of the Royal Occultist: Monmouth's Giants is the first of several volumes collecting all of Josh Reynolds' Royal Occultist stories, including an all-new, never before published novelette, "Fane of the Black Queen."

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Casefiles of the Royal Occultist
Hochmuller's Hound
2020
Investigating, Organizing, and Occasionally Suppressing that Which Man Was Not Meant to Know!
Jazz Age Britain is rife with the unspeakable.
From the shattered cities of the western front to the high occult parties of London, a monstrously altered hound stalks. Possessed by the mind of a ruthless German scientist, the beast pursues revenge against the man he blames for sealing him in this body—the Royal Occultist himself. But this is not the only surgical horror at work. Dedicated to giving the gods physical form, Dr. Ptolemy builds his own vessels for ancient beings and eldritch terrors, either on his own or alongside the Hound.
Only the Royal Occultist can stand resolute against these implacable foes.
Charles St. Cyprian and his assistant, Ebe Gallowglass, defend the British Empire against sinister secret societies, eldritch occurrences, and foul creatures of myth and legend. If there are satyrs running amok in Somerset, or werewolves prowling Wolverhampton, the daring duo will be there to see them off.
Casefiles of the Royal Occultist: Hochmuller's Hound is the second installment of a series collecting all of Josh Reynolds' Royal Occultist stories. This volume features two all-new, never before published stories revealing the first battles between St. Cyprian and the mad Dr. Ptolemy.
Author

Joshua Reynolds
Author · 109 books
Josh Reynolds’ work has previously appeared in such anthologies as Historical Lovecraft from Innsmouth Free Press and Horror for the Holidays from Miskatonic River Press, and his novel, Knight of the Blazing Sun, is currently available from Black Library. He can be found at: http://joshuamreynolds.wordpress.com Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name.