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Initial thoughts – Twin Peaks (1990)
Twin Peaks is a somewhat obscure TV series that draws on detective fiction tropes but mixes it with psychological horror in a way that is iconic. And better yet, it uses offbeat style characters, music and side-effects in a way that maximises the feeling of dread. Set in a small mountain town on the US…
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Movie Review: Glorious (2022)
Sometimes in horror, less is more when it comes to increasing the stakes. Having too many characters can add too much clutter to the story and reduce the depth of emotions and character you can explore with characters. While yes, this doesn’t fit every story, sometimes horror works when it focuses on just one character,…
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Alone Against The Static: Into the Black Hills
There’s just something about isolation in a setting. By separating them from potential sources of help and their connections to the world, it works well to create atmosphere that really adds to the horror. On another level, limiting the ability of characters to escape pushes them into positions where they can face their fears and…
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Heinrich’s Guide to Carcosa: Love and Death in the Hyades.
Heinrich’s Guide to Carcosa is a solo campaign set in Carcosa, the mysterious city ruled by The King in Yellow. Intended for use with Call of Cthulhu 7th edition rules, it can also be run one-on-one with a Keeper and player.
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RPG Review: Pulp Cthulhu
Horror is a very intriguing genre. Observing or playing characters that need to find non-violent solutions to an issue is a really fun way to play. I love a good horror rpg like Call of Cthulhu or Mothership and playing a squishy vulnerable character. But have you felt like that you just want to fight…
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Haunting Film: Lake Mungo (2008)
Ghosts and hauntings are devices used in horror for good reason – they can be so versatile.
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Occult and Weird Movie: The Prince of Darkness (1987)
Occult themes are a goldmine for the horror genre. With multiple mainstream religions who have a history of dark deeds and secrets, as well as the various cults out there, inspiration is everywhere for those that look for it. This film asks the question, what if a secret sect has something in their possession that…
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Nameless Horrors
Nameless Horrors is a shoulder-launched missile, not in the sense that it’s deadly (although it is), but in its capacity to blow your players’ minds
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The Yellow Book of Brechewold
If Harry Potter did shrooms with Professor Dumbledore, this is what Hogwarts would probably look like.
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The Fall of the House of Usher: Love, Fate and Murder.
A modern-day reimagining of a gothic horror classic, with teeth.
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RPG of the Week: Mothership RPG
Space is the new frontier. A place where you’re isolated and where help is hard to find. Add in some alien monster or threat and it’s terrifying! In mothership RPG, space really is a place where something will go wrong. Inspired by Alien, Aliens, Event Horizon and Dead Space it really captures the feeling of…
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Terrifying Movie: The Thing (1982)
Isolation is a great tool in horror. Locations that are not easy to access and where help is not available really pushes the characters to their limits. And asks the question, what are they willing to do to survive? The Thing is set in Antarctica, a location that is a world away from help and…
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All Dogs go to Hell
A short, pay-what-you want adventure for Lamentations of the Flame Princess.
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Scary Movie: The Mouth of Madness (1994)
After watching In The Mouth of Madness (1994), I was left with a lot of questions and thoughts from the film. While at the heart it’s cosmic horror, and features a lot of references to HPL it also features a lot of supernatural themes. It’s a film with a slow burn… and horrors that grow…
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Book Review: Mansions of Madness
Short scenarios packed full of content are a keeper’s delight. Especially when it’s a whole collection of deadly and sharp scenarios, that will not only scare you but also take you to horrible places you have never been before. Mansions of Madness (Vol 1), set during the 1920s is a collection of short scenarios for…
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