On the eve of Halloween, we're celebrating with dark stories of our own. Take new adventures in our last issue in year #1, and tread the spooky with us. We've got creepy poems that dim the lights around you, strange stories leave us questioning, and mystical adventures into new realms. Join us, in this issue 5!In this issue:The Choosing by Len BerryRenewal by Clare DemingNo Equal Price by Jordan DavidsonThe Witch of Smoke & Shadow by...

In this second issue of The Common Tongue Magazine, take a dark adventure in the eyes of an undead princess, face off a dragon with an unsuspecting knight, and discover a fatal disease overtaking the Athuruinian slums. Uncover the mystery behind the clouds that rain bones, go grave-robbing with a goblin, or hunt down old friends. Take an explosive adventure with all our tales and poems, and discover more of the dark fantasies that we crave in this issue #2!

This night begins with something of a whimper. The window creaks open and out over the din of the city streets below, you notice smoke rising over the distant horizon. An orange glow, embers of a fire, signs of something to come. The ambitions of men. You gather your belongings and charge the window’s ledge. You’ve seen what men do and what they are capable of, and you know this may be your only chance to escape.Only, you stop. You breathe. And you realize, why run? After all, this...

The tavern swells in a dark shroud, as the few remaining torchlights burn low and suffering. Patrons huddle closely to the walls, their faces hidden behind the blanket of night. Your eyes find a table, oaken and stained with the years lost, and you take your seat. Something in the way the barkeep looks at you, or how the strange eyes behind the familiar shadows flash their interest, keeps your hand on the pommel of your sword.You hear a sound. A gale of wind flings the doors open. ...

In the dark on the edge of our perceived reality, lie shadows that flicker in and out. Shied by the light and existing just beyond the senses loom dark fantasy worlds. Our first issue of The Common Tongue explores these dark worlds in a masterful anthology of tales told by the best dark fantasy storytellers. Learn what it's like to venture into the darkness, so that you can always remember what it's like to have your courage.