Literature & Storytelling
Original novels, supernatural mysteries, complicated characters, and stories from the stranger corners of existence.
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Evil Lab Studios · An independent creative laboratory
Strange Worlds.
Deeper Questions.
Welcome to the laboratory. Where strange ideas come to life… and occasionally escape.
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Welcome, curious visitor
A Little Madness. A Lot of Imagination.
You've found Evil Lab Studios, an independent creative laboratory dedicated to building strange worlds, telling unusual stories, and bringing impossible ideas into existence.
Within these walls you'll discover supernatural mysteries, original fiction, tabletop roleplaying games, music from places that shouldn't exist, and peculiar creations still under construction.
Some experiments become novels. Others become games. Occasionally, they start singing. We try not to worry about that last part.
Wipe your feet, mind the mysterious stains, and please don't feed anything that speaks to you from the basement.
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Founder · Author · Chief Instigator
Meet the Madman Behind the Laboratory
Every laboratory needs someone willing to ask dangerous questions. Ours has The Philosopher Castor .
Part storyteller, part philosopher, part mad scientist of the imagination, Castor is the creative mind behind Evil Lab Studios and the ever-expanding world of Grimmstone. Drawn to gothic horror, supernatural noir, mythology, dark humor, and tabletop games, he believes even monsters deserve interesting stories.
When he's not writing or developing games, he's probably inventing another project the laboratory absolutely doesn't have room for. Unfortunately, nobody has figured out how to stop him.
About the MadmanLaboratory Notes
“Every buried dream helps the garden grow.”
Original worlds. Uncomfortable questions. Stories that continue even when nobody is watching.
What exactly do we do here?
The Experiments
Creativity doesn't stay neatly contained in one medium.
Tabletop Games
Original roleplaying systems, dangerous adventures, and worlds designed for players to make their own stories.
Discover the game →Music & Radio
Fictional musicians, original songs, supernatural broadcasts, and sounds from beyond the ordinary.
Visit Grimmstone Radio on YouTube ↗Art & Oddities
Illustrations, character designs, collectibles, and whatever else crawls off the drawing board.
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Our flagship experiment
Welcome to Grimmstone
Somewhere between midnight and 5:25 in the morning, there is a city that shouldn't exist.
Its streets glisten beneath perpetual rain. Neon lights illuminate forgotten alleyways. Monsters work ordinary jobs, detectives chase extraordinary mysteries, and the city carries on whether anyone is watching or not.
Grimmstone isn't simply a setting. It's a place with a life of its own. And somewhere in the darkness, the radio is still playing.
Enter Grimmstone
Currently on the workbench
What's Happening in the Laboratory?
Grimmstone Tabletop RPG
An original supernatural-noir roleplaying game with thirteen playable races and nine classes.
Explore the RPG →A Hazzard to Remember
Private investigator James Hazzard navigates a city where ordinary cases rarely stay ordinary.
Books & stories →Grimmstone Music
Original fictional bands, dark cabaret, monster swing, and songs from the streets of Grimmstone.
Studio projects →Art & Collectibles
New illustrations, curious oddities, and the planned Seven Deadly Sins sticker release.
More experiments →Want to build a character? Open the Grimmstone Character Creator →
Fresh from the workbench
The Laboratory Journal
Follow the experiments as they happen: writing notes, Grimmstone RPG playtesting, music, and news from behind the laboratory doors.
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The Fiction Department
Enter the Library
Meet the investigators, mysteries, and manuscripts taking shape at Evil Lab Studios.
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