Carl's Doomsday Scenario
Survive a deadly game show dungeon and unravel a city's dark secrets.
Book Series · 4 Books
In order from Carl's Doomsday Scenario to A Parade of Horribles.
The Dungeon Crawler Carl series is a set of 4 chapter books by Matt Dinniman, published between 2020 and 2026. Most books run about 530 pages.
Survive a deadly game show dungeon and unravel a city's dark secrets.
4 books · Published 2020–2026
Survive a deadly game show dungeon and unravel a city's dark secrets.
Survive a deadly game show dungeon where trust is scarce and danger lurks at every turn.
Survive an alien game show or perish trying. Welcome to the Dungeon.
Survive the races, uncover the truth, and defy the AI's ominous plans.
There are 4 books in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. It began with Carl's Doomsday Scenario in 2021, and the newest book, A Parade of Horribles, was published in 2026.
Start with Carl's Doomsday Scenario and follow the series order — the books above are numbered #1 through #4.
A Parade of Horribles is the longest book in the series at 196,025 words (704 pages).
Carl's Doomsday Scenario (Book #2) is the shortest at 108,746 words (371 pages).
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