There was a knock on my door this evening. I felt compelled to enter my dark porch. With apprehension, I stepped through the door. I had no idea what to expect.

On the porch there was a box that appeared to be from the dark, Amazonian jungle. Somehow my name had been inscribed upon the label. I grabbed the closest knife I could find and slowly slid the blade along the seam. Upon opening the box, I felt as if a great evil had emerged from the dark depths.

Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!

And it's up to me and some buddies to kick his butt back to the Netherworld. Fortunately, I have a manual to help me.

My SS totally caught me off guard since s/he didn't even mark their gift as being shipped, and this evening I went to grab an Amazon package that I had ordered off my porch and found a package addressed to me sitting there too.I've had my eye on Arkham Horror for a long time but have never gotten around to buying it, and now it has appeared suddenly upon my doorstep along with a collection of HP Lovecraft tales.

I'm a big board game freak and love reading books of all kinds. This is an AMAZING combination of horror, reading and just plain fun. Thanks so much for the surprise SS. And may all your Christmases be fm'latgh.

What a fun surprise!