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...
View ArticleHorror 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleHorror Roleplaying Part 5: Cthulhu Mythos 1
This entry is part 5 of 8 in the series Horror Roleplaying 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...
View ArticleHorror 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...
View ArticleDice 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 →
View ArticleHorror 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....
View ArticleJames Cameron, Guillermo del Toro and Tom Cruise team up for a film version...
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...
View ArticleMountains 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...
View ArticleJoshua 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...
View ArticleBeware the Ides of March
Today marks a sad, sad day. On this exact day, separated by approximately 2,000 years, two of the most interesting and inspirational characters in history died. In 1937, Howard Phillips Lovecraft, the...
View ArticleDice of Doom Podcast 021: Vampire: The Masquerade, Confessions of a Newbie GM...
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 →
View ArticleLovecraft’s Inspiration for At the Mountains of Madness: The Paintings of...
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...
View Article“I, Cthulhu” by Neil Gaiman
Have you ever wondered about the early years of Great Cthulhu? What was his origin? From whence did he plunge to earth, and why? Well, now you can find out, direct from the pen of the illustrious...
View ArticleCall of Cthulhu coming to the iPhone!
Call of Cthulhu is finally making an appearance on the iPhone! Announced simultaneously by Chaosium and Red Wasp Design, the game (entitled “Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land”) will be a 3d turn based...
View ArticleArkham Sanitarium Nears Completion
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...
View ArticleH.P. Lovecraft’s Commonplace Book
For those of you interested in reading through the rambling thoughts of one of the world's greatest horror writers, we direct your attention to HP Lovecraft's Commonplace book. Wired have published...
View ArticleCall of Cthulhu 30th Anniversary Edition – time running out to order
First published in 1981, Call of Cthulhu has become one of the most iconic roleplaying games ever printed. It has set the benchmark for horror gothic roleplaying gaming and has introduced countless...
View ArticleSymatt draws Cthulhu for us as part of his CounterSketch project
Being quite the fans of the writings of HP Lovecraft around here, when regular reader and all round nice guy Symatt asked us to suggest a topic for one of his amazing CounterSketches there really was...
View ArticleCthulhu Wars by Sandy Petersen – Kickstarter
Sandy Petersen, the original author of the Call of Cthulhu RPG, is putting together a new Cthulhu Mythos board-game, “Cthulhu Wars”. If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to doom the world as...
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