Category Archives: Horror

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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 →

Posted on August 16, 2011 by RupertG | Leave a comment

Lovecraft’s Inspiration for At the Mountains of Madness: The Paintings of Nicholas Roerich

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Cuchulain
roerich Icy Sphinx

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 →

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Joshua Hoffine Cthulhu Horror Photography

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Cuchulain
Pickman opens the cellar door

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 →

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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”

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Cuchulain
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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 →

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Horror Roleplaying Part 8: Roleplaying a Victim – A Gamer’s Response to Sieg

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Cuchulain
Psycho
This entry is part 8 of 8 in the series Horror Roleplaying

An interesting article – “Infinite Regress into Self-Referential Horror: The Gnosis of the Victim” by a guy named George J. Sieg – suggests that an essential part of horror is the identification of the victim. In fact, without the appropriate … Continue reading →

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Masks of Nyarlathotep Released!

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Cuchulain
Nyarlathotep removes his mask

At last the stars are once again aligned, and the great campaign Masks of Nyarlathotep has been unleashed on the world!… Again. The prophecy has been fulfilled! Not only is it re-released, but you have your choice of different formats: … Continue reading →

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Podcastle, Squonk and Alternate Fantasy

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Cuchulain
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I have just finished listening to an absolutely awesome story: “Squonk and the Horde of Apprentices”, which came out as Podcastle’s episode 124. I couldn’t keep the smile off my face the whole time. The story details the tribulations of … Continue reading →

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Masks of Nyarlathotep to be Re-Released this October

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Cuchulain
Masks of Nyarlathotep Cover

To the ecstatic joy of all right-thinking Cthulhu gaming fan, the all-time classic (and some would say all-time best) Cthulhu campaign, the Masks of Nyarlathotep, is being re-released this very month. Let there be rejoicing on the streets! (Well, in … Continue reading →

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Horror Roleplaying Part 7: Cthulhu 3 – Tomes and Dreams

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Cuchulain
This entry is part 7 of 8 in the series Horror Roleplaying

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 →

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Dice of Doom Podcast 006: Playing a Cthulhu Roleplaying Game

Posted on September 7, 2010 by RupertG
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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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