Ultimate Horror: An Encyclopedia of Blood & Terror for D&D 5E and Pathfinder 1E & 2E

Hurray for Horror!
about 2 months ago – Fri, Sep 04, 2026 at 06:17:17 PM

Thanks so much to everyone who pledged to make this project possible! We send a special shout out to Jean B. as backer #400, and I was going to salute Luke D. as our final backer right before the project ended... but then right AFTER it ended we had our first late pledge with Thassilonian jumping aboard! 

I do enjoy Kickstarter's Late Pledges feature; we've had nearly 30 people come aboard after our Nordic Monsters project ended and we're happy to get our books into even more hands however you can find us! 

I'm already working on our Backerkit survey, filling out items that we built in along the way and also adding in new items that we'll have available for you in stretch goals that we didn't quite conquer. I aim to get it ready to submit on Tuesday after the Labor Day holiday, and barring any need for fixes with our survey we should hopefully be able to send it out by the end of next week! 

We'll work on finalizing the content for these books as well, and we hope to have a very happy Halloween coming your way! Tricks and treats are definitely coming for your players! Thanks again for helping us to Make Your Game Legendary!

It all ends Tomorrow, with Backer's Choice to come!
about 2 months ago – Thu, Sep 03, 2026 at 02:14:39 PM

Hi all,

Thanks so much for your support of this project! We love how much you have contributed to making this book a reality, with a special shout-out to Michael I. as backer #350 and Bill R. for pushing us across the $30,000 mark and unlocking blood and bone elementals to horrify your heroes! 

As we're less than 30 hours away from completing the project, it looks like we're not likely to hit a bunch of stretch goals we had hoped to include in the book had this book hit the way we were expecting. We had some questions from backers about what that would mean and here's what's coming! 

1. Adventures: The Horror Campaign Compendium includes three adventures already, but the planned fourth adventure, Whisper House, a 60-page tale of cosmic corruption for 8th-level heroes, that we were going to add to the book will be available separately in Backerkit as an add-on for 5E, PF1, and PF2.
2. Madness: The Horror Campaign Compendium also likewise includes simplified rules for madness and mental strain associated with horror. We also developed a 32-page expanded rule set of detailed insanity rules for madness, hallucinations, phobias, tics, major breakdowns, and magical, alchemical, and psychic treatment, which would've been added across several stretch goals, but instead the entire Tome of Madness will also be available as a Backerkit add-on for 5E, PF1, and PF2 too!

• Backer's Choice: We have several other stretch goals where we've added great bonus material but we had even more we were excited to add, and that's where YOU, our backers come in. Rather than us deciding which other stretch goals we'll fill in and complete, we'll be having a backer poll so that you can decide what bonus material would be best to include if we hit stretch goals at $35,000 and/or $40,000 by the time we close! More cults? More clowns? More curses? Alien abominations? Creepy castles? Scream your loudest because every voice gets a choice and we'll fill in the final details that you demand!
• Creative Content: Last but not least, if you want to include a piece of your own horror ideas in this book, check out add-ons like That Old Black Magic and Something Wicked This Way Comes and you can personalize the Horror Campaign Compendium with a character, rules design, artwork, and more.

Thanks again for helping us bring this beautiful book to life and please spread the word wherever you can to your fellow 5E fans and Pathfinder players! 

Into the second half with ANOTHER stretch goal!
2 months ago – Sat, Aug 22, 2026 at 02:42:22 PM

Hi all,

Thanks so much for your ongoing support of Ultimate Horror! We are excited and delighted to cross the 500% funding mark and add Creepy Castles to our stretch goals added to the book, with a special tip of the cap to Russel S. as backer #300 and to Sam K. for pushing us over the $25,000 mark!

We are looking forward to a fabulous finish in the final two weeks as we look to unlock blood and bone elementals and unlock a whole new level of mental maladies with detailed madness rules developed by mental health experts, with even more horrors beyond! 

We urge you to continue sharing this campaign with your fellow 5E fans and friends and Pathfinder pals and players so we can keep making this book bigger and better! If you see posts or ads on social media, by all means give them a "love" or better yet a comment or question or share! It takes all of us to Make Your Game Legendary! 

The Clowns are In and Creepy Castles are Next!
3 months ago – Fri, Aug 14, 2026 at 02:23:02 AM

Hi all and thanks so much for your ongoing support to make this campaign truly HORRIBLE! We are pleased to bring you an eerie assortment of creepy clown creatures for your campaign (and if you look ahead to the just-revealed stretch goals, there are even more to come)! 

Now I do want to be clear that when we say a creepy clown, we don't just mean a shambling juggalo with a painted face and a bloody knife. We DO have that in here too, but when we come with creepy killer clowns, we are coming with the WHOLE BLEEDING CIRCUS TENT!

Come inside and close your eyes and you will get a BIG SURPRISE!!!

We'd love to shout out Rob J. as backer #250 and Redjack P. for pushing us over the $20,000 mark and unlocking these killer carnies, and we hope you're looking forward to our next stretch goal with special rules for building fearsome fortifications from bone keeps to flesh palaces and ghostly citadels that will chill your heroes to the bone! Plus, expanded new madness rules coming your way too! 

Please continue to shout out and share Ultimate Horror with your fellow 5E fans and Pathfinder pals and we look forward to making your horror game truly Legendary!

One week in and now... SPONSORSHIPS!
3 months ago – Tue, Aug 11, 2026 at 04:26:09 PM

We're creating a ton of tools and content that WE think will add thrills, chills, and spooky scares to your game, but by adding a Sponsorship you can get in on the fearsome fun too! With the Ultimate Horror project, you add the listed amount to your pledge and choose any of the following, which you'll be able to select in Backerkit!

P.S. If you think it would be easier for me to add these as Kickstarter "Add-Ons," I could do it that way as well. Let me know what you think. 

I Heard a Scary Noise ($25): Describe a spooky person, place, or thing (up to 100 words)!

That Old Black Magic ($50): Submit a spooky spell, creepy curse, horrific haunt, terrifying trap, fearsome feat, or macabre magic item for 5E, PF1, or PF2 and we'll convert it for all three systems (up to 200 words)! 

That New Black Magic ($100): Get That Old Black Magic, plus beautiful artwork featuring your creation! 

The Dark Masquerade ($120): Sponsor a character illustration! Immortalize yourself or your character in goth glory or illustrate a deadly demise! You'll get to see work-in-progress with the artist and give your feedback on the final illustration. In addition, you'll be listed in the credits as a Masquerader!

Things That Go Bump in the Night ($150): Select an existing horror-monster from any published source to the beasts in this book. Bring us a 5E, PF1, or PF2 monster and we'll convert it for all three systems. This pledge includes a haunting illustration to accompany whatever you create, and you'll be listed in that compendium's credits as a Things That Go Bump in the Night!!

Something Wicked This Way Comes ($200)! Design a brand-new monster for inclusion in the Horror Campaign Compendium, including a horrifying illustration of your creature! Your name will be listed in the final compilation as a Wicked Witch (or Warlock if you prefer)!

Something Even Wickeder ($300)! Get Something Wicked This Way Comes, but expand your illustration to a full-scale action scene featuring your monster in their lair and/or messily murdering some hapless goodie-goodies! Your name will be listed in the final compilation as a Witch-King or Witch-Queen! 

All Sponsorships with illustrations include a high-res file of your chosen image sent to you!