Herne Stories

A year after his redemption, Ebenezer Scrooge has become an exemplary philanthropist, a mentor to the young, an advisor to Parliament, and a symbol of a new moral conscience in 1844 England. But the spirit of Christmas-ancient, sacred, and wild-cannot be sustained by reforms and good intentions alone. On the night before Christmas Eve, a mythical figure appears: Herne the Hunter, guardian of winter. He draws Scrooge, along with his nephew Fred, the young Tiny Tim, and a mysterious boy named Oliver Twist, into the Realm of Father Christmas, where the spirit of Christmas lies dying. Scrooge has been chosen as his successor-but change alone is not enough. To take on the mantle, he must face four trials that confront him with his past, his power, his pride, and his ability to act when no one is watching. Inspired by British Yuletide mythology, winter folklore, and the literary universe of Charles Dickens, this epic sequel transforms Scrooge's journey into a universal rite of passage. With deep emotional resonance and the mythic structure of the Hero's Journey, A Christmas Carol II is a story about justice, compassion, legacy... and the humble art of disappearing without ceasing to love.

Based on Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos 14 years after R'lyeh rises.