''Blood Brothers 2'' is an anthology of short adventures published by

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in 1992 for the

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''Blood Brothers 2'' is a sequel to the anthology '' Blood Brothers'' published by Chaosium in 1990. Like the first book, ''Blood Brothers 2'' is an anthology of nine short adventures that are based on themes, monsters and plots taken from classic

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s. The adventures include references to ''

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In the November 1992 edition of ''

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enjoyed the generous serving of B-movie humor, saying, "Cue the

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!" Wayne Ligon reviewed ''Blood Brothers 2'' in ''

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'' #35 (March/April, 1993), rating it a 4 out of 5 and stated that "All of the scenarios here provide lots of spirited film fun, and I heartly recommend ''BB2''."

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