Cascade Beyond the Veil

For pages with similar titles, see Beyond the Veil.

Zine
Title:	Cascade Beyond the Veil
Publisher:	Skeeter Press
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Date(s):	2000-2004
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Medium:	print
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Fandom:	The Sentinel
Language:	English
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Cascade Beyond the Veil is a gen anthology of supernatural Sentinel stories.

A Proposed Slash Counterpart

Around 2002 or 2003, a sister zine was proposed but not completed:

"Cries in the Dark". This is the slash version of CBtV. The theme is the supernatural. Again ghosts, goblins, wizards, vampires, Immortals qualifies. The guys should either be in a relationship, or be getting ready to embark on one. (i.e. obviously pre-slash). Crossovers with other fandoms allowed.

Issue 1

cover of issue #1, by Kandace Klumper

Cascade Beyond the Veil 1 was published in 2000 and contains 127 pages. Color cover by Kandace Klumper. Interior art by Barbara K. Seidl and Kandace Klumper.

• The House by D.L. Witherspoon ("A simple chase of a fleeing felon goes horribly wrong…of course.")
• King of the Mountain by TAE ("After a tough case, Jim and Blair go camping. You'd think they'd learn.")
• Avatar by D.L. Witherspoon ("Blair flies into rages. Jim thinks he's in a padded room. Things just haven't been the same around the loft since Blair died.")
• Beneath the Surface by Sue Pokorny (" Broken pottery isn't the only thing Blair digs up at an excavation site.")
• Dust and Lightning by Kandance Klumper ("Why is Tessa Noel back in Duncan MacLeod's life, and what does a certain Rainier University fountain have to do with it? (Crossover with Highlander: The Series)")
• Full Moon Over Cascade by D.L. Witherspoon ("Dr. Blair Sandburg finds himself changed after moving to the Washington Territories.")

Reactions and Reviews: Issue 1

[Beneath the Surface]: The first good thing about this story is the title. I like titles which have resonance and double meanings and this one did. So what was beneath the surface? Well, spooky things, naturally (given this was written for a Halloween zine). And of course, things at an archaeological dig are beneath the surface. And the evidence of the crime (yes there was a crime) was also beneath the surface. And the criminal was not the kind of person he appeared to be, on the surface. All of that makes for all sorts of things going on in this story; a touch of this, a touch of that -- spooky things, archaeology, crime, senses-use, bad guys -- toss it all in the pot and stir. Some of the flavours seem a bit odd together, but it was solid home-cooked dish. There are two good supporting characters here, John Whitefeather the tribal cop, and Two Eagles, the tribal shaman. (Though I admit I found John calling Blair "chief" to toss me out of the story for a moment, because I don't think an Indian would use that word carelessly as a nickname). I did like the insightful (and sometimes cryptic) words of Two Eagles, especially his comment that if the way of the Shaman were easy, then everybody would follow it.

Issue 2

cover of issue #2, by Kandace Klumper

Cascade Beyond the Veil 2 was published in 2001 and is 151 pages long. Color cover and interior b/w art by Kandace Klumper.

• Monster by Susan L. Williams ("A deadly game of hide-and-seek. Who are the players? Why are they playing?")
• Avatar by Sheila Paulson ("Naomi comes for a visit. Or does she?")
• Forest for the Trees by Sue Pokorny ("Jim and Blair trail an escaped con into the woods. When Blair is injured and the con is armed, Jim gets help from a new friend.")
• Bokor by D.L. Witherspoon ("Jim and Blair investigate homicides in Little Haiti. But the murders aren't the worst of the crimes happening there.")
• The Lledrith by Paula ("After attending a conference in Maine, Jim and Blair go to Nova Scotia to do a little fishing. Fish aren't all they find.")
• Soul Eaters by Sue Pokorny and Anne Roquemore ("Both still shaken by their experiences with Golden, Blair drags Jim off to a cabin to unwind. Unfortunately, he picked the wrong cabin.")
• Bag of Bones by Sealie ("A ouija board is just a toy fueled by imagination. Right?")

Issue 3

cover of issue #3, by Kandace Klumper

Cascade Beyond the Veil 3 was published in 2004 and is 146 pages long. It has the subtitle: "An anthology of the mysterious for The Sentinel." Color cover by Kandace Klumper. Interior b/w art by Lorraine Brevig.

• Supay by D.L. Witherspoon ("It was the scent of blood that caught his attention. Acrid, yet sweet -- cloying even. It drew him inside the dark space, a place he knew he should avoid. It was if there were signs all over, shouting to him in flashing colors to run away. Yet the blood called, and he followed.")
• Fairytale Central P.D. by Sealie ("My guide (God, I hate that word) headed off on one of his wild tangents. "You see," he theorized, "if ghosts exist, why not other stuff?" "What other stuff?" I asked foolishly, and it began... Oh, and I should have known that something was seriously wrong when I found the clean bathroom. I mean a clean bathroom: unbelievable.")
• Lightning Strikes Twice by KandaceK (" He turned to see a lanky, dark-haired stranger striding toward him. MacLeod? Quickening? Memory clicked, and he locked his knees as they threatened to buckles. Damn. He couldn't pick just any body to drop into, it had to be Duncan MacLeod's.") (sequel to "Dust and Lightning" in Cascade: Beyond the Veil #1".)
• Passenger by Sheila Paulson ("'Sorry, Jim, I can't go fishing this weekend. I'm going to check out a haunted house.'")
• Bite Me, Jim by Sue Pokorny ("Jim stared at the design. It did resemble a wolf, but it was one of the strangest looking creatures Jim had ever seen. The body of the animal was elongated and standing upright, appearing more human than canine. 'That's one weird looking wolf, Chief.'")
• The Virgin Suicides by D.L. Witherspoon ("'The Virgin Suicides.' Catchy name, except for the fact that at lease three of the five victims weren't virgins and no one was quite sure if they were suicides or not. Five girls found dead in their beds with no known cause of death. No sign of struggle. No marks on their bodies. No trace of drugs. No indication of previous health conditions. According to the autopsy and toxicology reports, these girls shouldn't be dead. But they were.")