The Weekly Dispatch — Edition No. 1

📜 Jay’s Personal Note

There’s a particular silence that settles in at 2am when you’re deep in a draft — or, in my case, when the trilogy is finally done and the world you spent years building is out in the hands of actual readers.

The past few weeks have been a strange kind of beautiful. Emails from readers showing up unexpectedly. Reviews appearing with observations I never anticipated. People talking about Evan Hartwell like he owes them a personal apology. (He probably does.)

This dispatch is my way of keeping the conversation going — sharing what’s new on the blog, pulling back the curtain on the lore, and dropping a piece of world history that never quite made it into the books. Welcome to the first issue. I’m glad you’re here.

— Jason Moore

📖 From the Blog This Week

Reader Review | 🌙🩸 A Thrilling and Unforgettable Finale Beneath the Blood Moon
Another 5-star review came in for Blood Moon — and this one captures the emotional weight of the finale with remarkable clarity. If you haven’t read it yet, stop here. If you have, you’ll feel it all over again.
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Character Deep-Dive | Evan Hartwell and the Weight of the Veil
Evan Hartwell isn’t the chosen one of legend. He’s something rarer — a man who sees the truth of the Veil clearly and chooses to stand in front of it anyway. This is a full breakdown of who he is, what drives him, and why that choice matters.
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Dark Fantasy Reading Guide | Ancient Prophecies, Monster Mythology, and Cursed Worlds
Ancient prophecies, original monster mythology, and cursed worlds — the dark fantasy reading list for genre obsessives. Featuring The Moon’s Curse Trilogy alongside The Witcher, Empire of the Vampire, and more.
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Indie Publishing | Building a Universe, Not Just a Book
Most people start with a book. I started with a world. This is the indie publishing philosophy behind Londyn Publishing — and why building a universe first changes everything about how a series gets made.
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BookTok & Culture | The Dark Fantasy Renaissance on BookTok
Dark fantasy has arrived on BookTok and it isn’t leaving quietly. Here’s why the genre is resonating so deeply — and what it means for readers hungry for mythology, atmosphere, and morally complex heroes.
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🗺️ Location Spotlight: The Veil

The boundary that was never meant to be seen — only obeyed.

The Veil is not a wall. It has no stone, no mortar, no edge you can press your palm against. It is a condition — an ancient agreement written into the structure of the world itself — that keeps the Nythrall from walking freely among the living.

For centuries, scholars debated its origin. Was it forged by the first priests? Conjured by a dying god? A consequence of the Blood Moon’s own failed rise in an earlier age? The honest answer is that no one fully knows. What the scholars agree on is this: the Veil is alive in a way that defies classification. It breathes. It reacts. And it weakens.

In the world of The Moon’s Curse, the Veil exists across every landscape — not in a single place, but woven through every shadow at the edge of the world’s light. Travelers near the deepest points of its weakening report a pressure behind the eyes. A sound like distant chanting in a language no living person speaks. Some return describing shapes in the dark that don’t move the way creatures should.

The Veil is the reason the Nythrall hunt at the boundary rather than in the open. It is also the reason the Blood Moon matters so much — because beneath a Blood Moon, the Veil doesn’t just weaken. It forgets itself.

“The Veil does not protect you from the darkness. It protects the darkness from you.”
— The Moon’s Curse

🌑 Lore Corner: The Blood Moon Cycle

In the lore of The Moon’s Curse, the Blood Moon is not simply a celestial event. It is a clock — and when it rises fully, something that has been counting down finally reaches zero.

The ancient texts recovered throughout the trilogy describe the Blood Moon as a “cancellation clause” embedded in the Veil Covenant. When the moon reaches its full crimson state, the terms of the original agreement between the Veil’s architects and the Nythrall technically expire. For a single night, the boundary dissolves. Whatever has been building on the other side — whatever has grown patient and hungry in the dark — is no longer bound to stay there.

This is the event the entire trilogy moves toward. Not a battle. Not a chosen hero defeating a villain. A deadline — ancient, inevitable, and indifferent to whether anyone is ready.