Jonathan L. Howard

Jonathan L. Howard is a seasoned game designer, scriptwriter, and author who has been active in the industry since the early 1990s. He has worked on various video games, including the acclaimed 'Broken Sword' series. Originally from the United Kingdom, Howard currently resides near Bristol with his wife and daughter.

Howard gained literary fame with his series of black comedy novels about Johannes Cabal, a necromancer. After publishing two short stories featuring the character in H.P. Lovecraft's Magazine of Horror, Howard released his first Johannes Cabal novel, "Johannes Cabal the Necromancer," in 2009. The series now includes four books, with the latest, "The Fall of the House of Cabal," set for publication in late 2016. Additionally, Howard has penned two novels in the "Russalka Chronicles" series, and the "Goon Squad" superhero stories. His latest series, "Carter & Lovecraft," began with the publication of "Carter & Lovecraft" in 2015, and the sequel, "After the End of the World," followed in 2017.

In addition to his success in the horror, science fiction, and fantasy genres, Howard is a game designer and BAFTA-nominated scriptwriter with over twenty years of experience. His work in the game industry includes creating engaging narratives and scripts for numerous titles. With his diverse background and extensive experience, Howard has established himself as a prominent figure in both the literary and game design worlds.
Johannes Cabal Books
# Title Year
1 The Necromancer 2009
2 The Detective 2010
3 The Fear Institute 2011
4 Johannes Cabal and the Blustery Day 2013
5 Exeunt Demon King 2013
6 The Brothers Cabal 2014
7 Ouroboros Ouzo 2014
8 A Long Spoon 2014
9 The Fall of the House of Cabal 2016
Russalka Chronicles Books
# Title Year
1 Katya's World 2012
2 Katya's War 2013
3 Mojito Doomsday 2013
Carter & Lovecraft Books
# Title Year
1 Carter & Lovecraft 2015
2 After the End of the World 2017
Short Stories/Novellas
# Title Year
1 The Death of Me 2013
2 Between the River and the Road 2013
3 Filming the Ghost 2013
4 An Unreasonable Doubt 2014
Goon Squad Books
# Title Year
1 The New Girl 2014
2 Nightclubbing 2014
3 By the Water, By the Grave 2014
4 Exterminating Angel 2014
5 A Star in Strange Ways 2014
6 Holy Fool 2014
7 Dead Man Tells Tale 2014
8 Pomona Island 2016
9 Life During Wartime 2016
10 Shadow of the Vivisector 2016
11 The Man From Switzerland 2016
12 The End of the Year Show 2016
Call of Cthulhu RPG Books
# Title Year
1 Shadows of Yog-Sothoth (By: Sandy Petersen) 1982
2 The Asylum and Other Tales (By: Sandy Petersen) 1983
3 Cthulhu Companion (By: Lynn Willis) 1983
4 The Complete Masks of Nyarlathotep (By: Larry DiTillio) 1984
5 The Compact Trail of Tsathoggua (By: Keith Herber) 1984
6 Masks of Nyarlathotep (By: Larry DiTillio) 1984
7 Curse of Cthulhu (By: Sandy Petersen) 1984
8 Fragments of Fear (By: Lynn Willis) 1985
9 H. P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands (By: Sandy Petersen) 1986
10 Spawn of Azathoth (By: Sandy Petersen) 1986
11 Terror from the Stars (By: Scott David Aniolowski, Lynn Willis, Michael Szymanski, Scott Aniolowski, Doug Lyons, Andre Stalin) 1986
12 Cthulhu by Gaslight (By: Kevin Ross, William A. Barton) 1986
13 H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands (By: Jason Eckhardt, Sandy Petersen, Charlie Krank, Paul Carrick, Chris Williams, Shannon Appelcline, Raymond Bayless) 1986
14 Alone Against the Wendigo (By: Glenn Rahman) 1989
15 Cthulhu Classics (By: Sandy Petersen) 1989
16 S. Petersen's Field Guide to Creatures of the Dreamlands: An Album of Entities from the Land Beyond the Wall of Sleep (By: Sandy Petersen, Lynn Willis) 1989
17 The Compact Arkham Unveiled (By: Keith Herber, Lynn Willis, John B. Monroe, Tim Callender) 1990
18 H.P. Lovecraft's Arkham (By: Keith Herber, Richard Watts, Mark Morrison) 1990
19 At Your Door (By: L.N. Isynwill) 1990
20 Mansions of Madness (By: Janet Aulisio, Lee Gibbons, Keith Herber, Penelope Love, Sam Inabinet, Wesley Martin, Fred Behrendt, Mark Morrison, Shawn DeWolfe, Liam Routt, David Lee Ingersoll) 1990
21 Cthulhu Casebook (By: William A. Barton) 1990
22 Blood Brothers (By: Chris Adams, Fred Behrendt, John B.; Behrendt Monroe) 1990
23 Fatal Experiments (By: Penelope Love, Lynn Willis, Richard Watts, Kurt Miller, Russel Bulman, Gregory W. Detwiler, Kevin A. Ross, L.N Isinwyll, William Dunn) 1990
24 H.P. Lovecraft's Dunwich (By: Chaosium Inc., Keith Herber) 1991
25 H.P. Lovecraft's Kingsport (By: Kevin Ross, Lynn Willis) 1991
26 Dark Designs (By: Earl Geier, Lee Gibbons, L.N. Isynwill, David Hallett, Kevin Jacklin) 1991
27 Escape from Innsmouth (By: Scott David Aniolowski, Kevin Ross, Keith Herber, J. Todd Kingrea, Fred Behrendt, Mark Morrison, Mike Szymanski, Jason Eckhardy, Tom Kalichack) 1992
28 The Stars Are Right! (By: William Jones, John Tynes, David Conyers, Kevin Ross, Richard Watts, Andre Bishop, Fred Behrendt, Gary Sumpter, Steve Hatherley) 1992
29 Fearful Passages (By: Marion Anderson) 1992
30 Blood Brothers 2 (By: Earl Geier, Scott David Aniolowski, Lee Gibbons, Penelope Love, Richard Watts, Marcus Rowland, John B. Monroe, Kevin A. Ross, Geoff Gillan, Kathy Ho, Les Brooks, Rhonda Chase, Steve Kluskens, Mark Grundy) 1992
31 Keeper's Compendium (By: Keith Herber) 1993
32 Investigators' Companion for the 1920s, Volume 1 (By: Keith Herber) 1993
33 Investigators' Companion Volume 2 (By: Greg Rucka, Keith Herber, Kevin A. Ross, Gary O'Connell) 1994
34 King of Chicago (By: Earl Geier, Gary Sumpter) 1994
35 Miskatonic University (By: Sam Johnson, Sandy Antunes) 1995
36 Strange Aeons (By: Lucya Szachnowski) 1995
37 The Cairo Guidebook (By: Marion Anderson) 1995
38 The London Guidebook (By: Lucya Szachnowski) 1996
39 Utatti Asfet (By: Owen Guthrie) 1996
40 A Resection of Time (By: Sam Johnson) 1997
41 The New Orleans Guidebook ( By: Fred Van Lente) 1997
42 Secrets of New Orleans ( By: Fred Van Lente) 1997
43 Secrets (By: Brian M. Sammons) 1997
44 The Bermuda Triangle (By: Justin Schmid) 1997
45 Mortal Coils (By: Michael Cisco, John Tynes, John H. Crowe III, Denis Detwiller, Jeff Moeller, Rebecca Strong) 1998
46 Dead Reckonings (By: Kevin Ross, Richard Watts, J. Todd Kingrea) 1998
47 The Creature Companion (By: Scott David Aniolowski) 1998
48 Beyond the Mountains of Madness (By: Charles Engan, Jan Engan) 1999
49 Antarctic Expedition Pack for Beyond the Mountains of Madness (By: Robert M. Price) 1999
50 Last Rites (By: Paul Carrick (Illustrator) Ian Winterton) 1999
51 The Book of Dzyan (By: Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Chaosium Inc., Jamie Oberschlake, Tim Maroney) 2000
52 Unseen Masters (By: Paul Carrick, Bruce Ballon, Matt Harpold) 2000
53 The Keeper's Companion Vol. 1 (By: Keith Herber, William Deitze) 2000
54 Call of Cthulhu D20 Roleplaying Game (By: Monte Cook, John Tynes) 2002
55 Call of Cthulhu Gamemaster's Pack ( By: Aaron Rosenberg) 2002
56 The Keeper's Companion 2 (By: Brian M. Sammons, Adam Gauntlett, Lynn Willis) 2002
57 Cthulhu Dark Ages (By: Stephane Gesbert) 2002
58 Secrets of San Francisco (By: Cody Goodfellow) 2003
59 Cthulhu Invictus (By: Steven Gilberts, Charlie Krank, Thomas Boatwright, Jeff Tidball, Chad Bowser, Andi Newton, Max Badger, Stefano Marinetti, Andy Dawson) 2004
60 Twilight Memoirs (By: Clint Krause) 2005
61 Strange Songs (By: Chaosium Inc.) 2005
62 Malleus Monstrorum (By: Sandy Petersen) 2005
63 Legacies of the Renaissance (By: Alan Kissane, Dr Robert Francis) 2005
64 Secrets of New York (By: Steven Gilberts, William Jones, Lynn Willis, Chris Hill, Kathy Ferrell, Kathy Hill) 2005
65 Tatters of the King (By: Lynn Willis, Ashley Jones, Tim Wiseman, Antony Fentiman) 2006
66 Strange Tales of Dread & Wonder #1 (By: Chaosium Inc.) 2006
67 Strange Tales of Dread & Wonder #2 (By: R.J. Christensen, Kev Dearn, David Haddin) 2006
68 Halloween Horror 2 (By: Chaosium Inc.) 2006
69 Christmas in Kingsport (By: Oscar Rios, Robert Brinkman) 2006
70 Ramblings of a Twisted Muse (By: Phil Thompson, Robert Hobart) 2006
71 Menace from the Moon (By: William A. Barton) 2006
72 Secrets of Kenya (By: David Conyers) 2007
73 Return of the Ripper (By: William A. Barton) 2007
74 Mysteries of Hungary (By: L. Dosza) 2007
75 Gaslight Equipment Catalogue (By: R Basler) 2007
76 Night of the Kachina (By: J. Semple) 2007
77 A Cthulhian Miscellany (By: William A. Barton) 2007
78 The Casting Call of Cthulhu (By: R.J. Christensen) 2007
79 Undying Leaders (By: Jason Williams) 2007
80 Secrets of Los Angeles (By: Paul Carrick, Chaosium Inc.) 2007
81 Farewell, My Sanity (By: Aaron Venek) 2007
82 Halloween Horror Returns! (By: Chaosium Inc.) 2007
83 The Ravenar Sagas (By: Oscar Rios) 2008
84 Shadows of War (By: Rick Payne, Glyn White) 2008
85 Ravenstone Sanitarium (By: John Gary Pettit) 2008
86 Tales of Death & Darkness (By: Oscar Rios) 2008
87 Rise of the Dead (By: Andre Kruppa) 2008
88 Secrets of Morocco (By: William Jones) 2008
89 Kingdom of the Blind (By: Anthony Warren) 2008
90 The Bride of Halloween Horror (By: Sarah Newton, Nick Davison) 2008
91 Terrors from Beyond (By: Rick Sardinha, David Conyers, David Grilla, David Lee Ingersoll, Brian Courtemanche, Gary Sumpter, Glyn White, John Almack, Brian Sammons) 2009
92 Mystic Alliances (By: Kamal Lombardi) 2009
93 Mysteries of Sudan (By: Jason Williams) 2009
94 Age of Cthulhu, Vol. I (By: Harley Stroh) 2009
95 This Old Haunted House, Too (By: R.J. Christensen) 2009
96 Plan 09 from Halloween (By: Chaosium Inc.) 2009
97 Queensguard (By: Jeffrey Rissman) 2009
98 Arkham Now (By: Chaosium Inc., Brian Courtemanche, Matt Sanborn, David Grilla;Joe Rossomanno;Andy Hopp;Marco Morte) 2010
99 Strange Aeons II (By: Brian M. Sammons, Davide Mana, Bradley McDevitt, David Lee Ingersoll, Gary Sumpter, Christopher Smith Adair, Michael Dziesinski, Marco Morte, Shannon R. Bell, Alessandro Mana, Eckhard Huelshoff, Adam Crossingham, Adam Denton) 2010
100 Rise of the Dead: The Raid (By: Andre Krupa) 2010
101 Spirits & Dreams of the Viking Age (By: Thomas B. DeMayo, Thomas B. De Mayo) 2010
102 The House That Stands Alone (By: Michael C. LaBossiere) 2010
103 The Cruel Empire of Tsan Chan (By: Christian Read) 2010
104 Call of Cthulhu Keeper's Screen (By: Charlie Krank, Christian Grussi, El Théo) 2010
105 The Dreaming Prince (By: Teague Avent, Hunter Neal) 2011
106 The Gods Hate Me (By: Chaosium Inc.) 2011
107 The Sevenfold Path (By: Jeff Moeller) 2011
108 Dead Leaves Fall (By: Chaosium Inc.) 2011
109 Terror from the Skies (By: Marco Morte, Colin Hart, Kenneth Solis, Pedro de Castro Araujo, Roderick and Ellen Robertson) 2012
110 Mythos Case Files (By: Anthony Uyl) 2013
111 The House of R'lyeh (By: Brian M. Sammons) 2013
112 Secrets of Tibet (By: Lee Simpson, Caleb Cleveland, Mike Mason, Jason Williams) 2013
113 Horror on the Orient Express (By: Mike Mason) 2014
114 Call of Cthulhu Investigator Handbook (By: Mike Mason) 2015
115 Cthulhu Britannica The Curse of Nineveh (By: Mark A. Latham) 2015
116 Call of Cthulhu Keeper Screen (By: Sandy Petersen, Mike Mason, Paul Fricker) 2015
117 Call of Cthulhu Keeper Rulebook (By: Sandy Petersen) 2016
118 S. Petersen's Field Guide to Lovecraftian Horrors (By: Sandy Petersen, Lynn Willis, Mike Mason) 2016
119 Reign of Terror (By: Mike Mason) 2018
120 Alone Against the Dark (By: Matthew J. Costello) 2018
121 Berlin: The Wicked City (By: Mike Mason) 2019
122 Cthulhu Dark Ages: Setting Guide (By: Mike Mason) 2020
123 Cults of Cthulhu (By: Mike Mason, Loïc Muzy) 2022
124 The Shadow on the Glass 2024
125 Order of the Stone (By: Mike Mason, Paul Fricker, Lynne Hardy, Jared Twing) 2024
126 Cthulhu by Gaslight: Investigator’s Guide (By: Mike Mason, Lynne Hardy) 2024
127 Cthulhu by Gaslight: Keeper’s Guide (By: Mike Mason) 2025
128 The Sutra of Pale Leaves (By: Mike Mason, Damon Lang, Yukihiro Terada) 2025
Jonathan L. Howard Anthologies
# Title Year
1 Airship Shape & Bristol Fashion 2011
2 Swords v. Cthulhu 2016
3 The True History of the Strange Brigade 2018