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Tag Archives: Lovecraft
Mountains of Madness Falls Through!
Alas! A minute of silence shall be held for the great movie that might have been. Unfortunately for horror fans, lovecraft fans, Del Toro fans, James Cameron fans and fans of great, experimental new movies, Universal has decided not to … Continue reading
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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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
Posted in Cthulhu, Horror, Podcasts, Role Playing Games
Tagged Cthulhu, epic, Gaming, GMing, Horror, iPhone, Lovecraft, Roleplaying, rpg
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Horror Roleplaying Part 6: Cthulhu Mythos 2
Having taken a look at the underlying philosophy and the basic theme of the Cthulhu Mythos in my last offering, I thought we might have a look at some of the other aspects of Lovecraftian Mythos stories and how you might implement them in your own game. Continue reading
Posted in Cthulhu, Game Design, Gaming, Horror, Role Playing Games
Tagged Cthulhu, gaming, GMing, Lovecraft, role-playing, 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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The Dice of Doom Podcast 003: Using Horror in Roleplaying Games
This week we discuss using horror in your roleplaying games. Even if your campaign is of the ordinary run-of-the-mill high fantasy variety, horror can be used to add an edge to the experience the players have. We discuss how a GM can implement horror elements into a game as a one off or as a whole campaign in and of itself. Continue reading
Posted in Cthulhu, Gaming, Horror, Podcasts, Role Playing Games
Tagged Cthulhu, d&d, dnd, GMing, Horror, Lovecraft, Roleplaying
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Horror Roleplaying Part 1. Setting the Mood.
Horror roleplaying is some of the most visceral, engaging gaming you can indulge in, yet it can be very hard to run well. In this post we look at a couple of ways to make a horror styled roleplaying game run more effectively. Continue reading
Posted in Cthulhu, Game Design, Gaming, Horror, Role Playing Games
Tagged Cthulhu, gaming, Horror, Lovecraft, Roleplaying, rpg
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The Philosophy of Horror
For those of you who love horror fiction and roleplaying, yet also don’t mind a bit of academic/philosophical speculation, let me introduce a wonderful resourse: Collapse volume IV. This is a special edition of an academic journal on philosophy, this … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Cthulhu, Horror, Nerdom, Role Playing Games
Tagged awesome, Cthulhu, geek, Horror, Lovecraft, monster, role-playing, rpg
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Cthulhu Loves Me
There was a time in my life where I would jokingly treat the Cthulhu Mythos as a surrogate religion. As such, I borrowed heavily from other religions, taking what I could from them and turning it into a kind of … Continue reading
