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Tag Archives: Horror
For those of you who read our blog regularly or listen to our podcast, you’ll know that we’re quite fond of the occasional horror roleplaying game. Turns out the guys at Gaming Tonic have a similar penchant. Check out their post on Setting the Stage for a night of horror roleplaying. Continue reading
Three previously un-filmed Lovecraft stories are finally to make it to the big screen! “Arkham Sanitarium” will be the first feature film from the London based independent studio Survivor Films. They are about a week away from finishing filming, and … Continue reading
Lovecraft’s Inspiration for At the Mountains of Madness: The Paintings of Nicholas Roerich
One of Lovecraft’s most famous works of literature, and certainly his longest, is the magnificent novelette At the Mountains of Madness. This work is one of the best examples of a particular facet of the Cthulhu Mythos: the survival of … Continue reading
Dice of Doom Podcast 021: Vampire: The Masquerade, Confessions of a Newbie GM and An Introduction to HP Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos
In this episode our topics are Vampire: The Masquerade, Confessions of a Newbie GM and An Introduction to the writings of HP Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos. Continue reading
Posted in Cthulhu, Gaming, Podcasts, Role Playing Games, Vampire: The Masquerade
Tagged call of cthulhu, Cthulhu, GMing, Horror, HP Lovecraft, Lovecraft, vampire, vampires, VtM
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Joshua Hoffine Cthulhu Horror Photography
Denizens of the Internet, especially those who are in the slightest bit interested in the horror genre, will probably have come across Joshua Hoffine’s remarkable photography before. His work is both realistic and horrific; the pains he takes to infuse … Continue reading
Posted in Cthulhu, Horror
Tagged Cthulhu, Cthulhu mythos, H.P. Lovecraft, Hoffine, Horror, horror art, Joshua Hoffine, Lovecraft, Mythos, mythos art, photography, Pickman, Pickman's Model
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James Cameron, Guillermo del Toro and Tom Cruise team up for a film version of Lovecraft’s “At the Mountains of Madness”
For those of us currently living under a rock in a secluded place far away from society it may come as a surprise that James Cameron is currently negotiating with Tom Cruise to play the lead in an adaptation of … Continue reading
Posted in Cthulhu, Horror, scifi
Tagged At the Mountains of Madness, del Toro, Guillermo del Toro, H.P. Lovecraft, Horror, James Cameron, Lovecraft, Movies, Science Fiction, Tom Cruise
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Introduction to Using Emotions in RPGs
We, as humans, are emotional creatures. We enjoy experiencing emotions, and a lot of the media we have (games, films, books, etc) focus on using our emotions to tell a story or create enjoyment. Understanding how people react to stimuli has been increasingly important in game design lately. Creating emotional situations in RPGs is tricky, however, because the form of RPGs can restrict you a lot, but you need look no further than the horror roleplaying genre to see what you can do. In this post we’ll look at some of the basic emotions, and an overview of including them in games. Continue reading
Posted in Dungeons & Dragons, Gaming, Role Playing Games
Tagged dnd, emotions, gaming, GMing, Horror, Roleplaying, rpg
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Horror Roleplaying Part 7: Cthulhu 3 – Tomes and Dreams
In this article we turn our attention to two more aspects of the Mythos which are frequently employed, and how to use each to the greatest advantage. These are horrific tomes and the Dreamlands. Continue reading
Posted in Cthulhu, Gaming, Horror, Role Playing Games
Tagged call of cthulhu, Cthulhu, dreams, Horror, Lovecraft, Role Playing Games, rpg
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Dice of Doom Podcast 006: Playing a Cthulhu Roleplaying Game
In this week’s episode we discuss the iPhone game Epic Citadel and the epic horror roleplaying game the Call of Cthulhu. Continue reading
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Tagged Cthulhu, epic, Gaming, GMing, Horror, iPhone, Lovecraft, Roleplaying, rpg
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Horror Roleplaying Part 5: Cthulhu Mythos 1
The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was … Continue reading
Posted in Cthulhu, Horror, Role Playing Games
Tagged Cthulhu, GMing, Horror, Lovecraft, Roleplaying, rpg
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