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The Book of Masks Homepage

by Seuzz

Rated: 18+ · Book · Other · #2156493

A hub for the "Book of Masks" universe.

The Interactives
"The Book of Masks"

: A high school student discovers a grimoire that can make magical disguises.
"The Wandering Stars"

: Sequel to "The Book of Masks."
"Student Bodies"

: A high school student is turned into a blue goo that can possess people.

For non-WdC Members
"The Book of Masks: Archives"

: Dodges the "Servers Busy" barrier!
"The Book of Masks (Abridged)"

: Introductory storylines for new readers.

Community
"BoM/TWS Message Forum"

: Community for readers of the interactives.
"BoM/TWS/SB Wiki"

: Notes and documentation for authors. Spoilers!

Current Polls
None

The Latest
4/26: Interactive: "Madam I'm Adam"

4/26: Public: "Madam I'm Adam"

Show Recent Comments

10 Most Recent Blog Comments:

ThePrussian

Apr 5, 2024 at 4:17am
In response to "Switching Conspiracies"

I like the chapter name today lol. That a reference to what I think it is?

Easy

Jan 27, 2024 at 12:48pm
In response to "Get a Bedroom, Guys!"

Loving both arcs at the moment

Wordsmitty ✍️

Jan 16, 2024 at 2:39pm
In response to "Taking Longer Than I Thought ..."

That's all OK. Take your time in Hollywood. Spending more time at a cabin in the woods is enjoyable while we wait for the next blockbuster.

Seuzz

Jan 8, 2024 at 12:10pm
In response to "Happy New Year!"

"The Five" is much older than "The Stalker," from a time before he joined up with the artist he now uses.

Tal

Jan 8, 2024 at 9:15am
In response to "Happy New Year!"

As a long time Chronicstuss fan, I can’t say I remember “The Five.” The premise you describe though seems to be more along the lines of “The Stalker,” but regardless of the name I’m excited to see what you wrote!

Seuzz

Jan 7, 2024 at 2:52pm
In response to "Happy New Year!"

"The Five" in question is from a long time ago, one he deleted from his account, so I can't link to it. It's my favorite chronicstuss story.

I'm not even sure I want to say anything about it because, y'know, spoilers.** So the only hint I'll offer is that it involves five high school students vacationing on an island, unaware that there's something sinister going on around them.

** My adaptation expands on the original, both with some prefatory material and also deeper dives into the characters, but is very faithful to the original, even to verbatim dialogue. So, seriously, there would be spoilers if I described the original in any but the most hand-wavy detail.

I did tone down the ... method ... by which identities are assumed, because I didn't feel like diving into some pretty grotty details over which the original webcomic glosses.

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Nostrum

Jan 7, 2024 at 12:51pm
In response to "Happy New Year!"

The Five? Like, the story about five tattooed guys that wear skinsuits of hot women to try to kill Saddam or something, where the tattooed guys are basically The Rock and Vin Diesel?

(Why yes, I am familiar with chronicstuss, which is why it took me by surprise. Not that I know him, but I've seen his work - specifically Simple Simon, The Cult, The Shaman, The Skinwalker, Fast Teddy, etc.)

Nostrum

Nov 6, 2023 at 6:37pm
In response to "Stolen Life Results"

I was gonna go with Jenny but I let that slide.

It'll be interesting to see a Gordon x Cassie relationship, though.

ThePrussian

Aug 24, 2023 at 2:49pm
In response to "A Party Crasher"

Sorry to hear that man, hope things get better soon. Putting down a dog is always heartbreaking.

rugal b.

Jul 24, 2023 at 8:49pm
In response to "New Poll; Another Interactive; Catching Up"

I'll mention that since the chapters are mine, any GPs will wind up going to me but I'll be sure to pass them along to Seuzz. So if you're the type to donate in these polls they'll still be going to the right place, it'll just involve a middleman.

March 4, 2024 at 1:28pm

#1065545

Jerry-rigged

In case you couldn't tell from the bumpy posting schedule, this was a hard one to wrap up. I had a target—get to the point where Michelle has six masks, and Will is ready to move to another spot—and by the end I was pretty grimly set on getting to it. It wasn't much fun for me, because I wasn't giving myself room for surprises.

At any rate, today's chapters—

* Interactive: "Ambition from a Surprising Place"

* Public: "Ambition from a Surprising Place"

—have got it done. There's also a commentary thread: "Commentary: "A Junior Partner""

Tomorrow I start working on a commission: a return to the story of "Laurent and his gang of sports clowns," as the commissioner put it. (I love that description, and I'm going to repeat it as often as possible.) It will pick up here: "Thimbleriggery"

. The background:

Will needs money to continue researching the masks, and so he has shown them to Laurent Delacroix, the captain of the wrestling team, and to some of Laurent's friends. They all think the masks are hilarious, and are having great fun copying girls and then playing around as girls inside the masks.

There have been some shenanigans involving Jessica Garner, though: At least twice, Will has had to put on Jessica's mask and sneak into the Garners' house, and each time he has managed to mess something up between the Garner siblings. And wind of things has apparently got back to Jessica, for she has shown up on Will'd doorstep with the news that she knows all about what's going on.

Meanwhile, someone has been using Will's mask to get him in good with Eva Garner.

Now, hang on just a moment, I hear you guys cry. The link above is pointing to "Thimbleriggery" as the place where the story resumes. But wasn't there a chapter that came after that.

Yeah, and I'm going to start things off tomorrow by posting a new version of that chapter. It won't change the fundamental direction of the story, and in fact only parts of the chapter will get a revision. But I need to change it if I'm going to continue the story the way I want to continue it.

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