Ep. 115: Planning a Cosmic Horror Game
Roleing Imperfection
English - October 06, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 54.1 MBGames Leisure Arts Design dungeons and dragons pathfinder rpg tabletop rpg ttrpg game design writing worldbuilding games Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this week’s episode, Steve and Kevin discuss what elements make a great cosmic horror game and create one of the best episodes of this series. It’s a Lovecraft exploration with some Weird Fiction on top. We hope you enjoy and take care of yourselves!
Kevin’s Favorite Lovecraft
“The Rats in the Walls”“The Outsider”“The Music of Erich Zann”“The Call of Cthulhu”“The Thing on the Doorstep”Cosmic Horror Recommendations
Jean "Moebius" Giraud and H. R. GigerHellboy by Mike MignolaJunji ItoTwilight Zone, Outer Limits, Night GalleryX: The Man with the X-ray Eyes (1963)Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)Alien (1979)John Carpenter's "Apocalypse Trilogy" (The Thing, Prince of Darkness, & In the Mouth of Madness)Altered States 1980Evil DeadRe-Animator (1985) & From Beyond (1986)Dark City (1998)The Mist (2007)Cabin in the Woods (2012)The Lighthouse (2019)The Terror by Dan SimmonsZendikarWeird Fiction Recommendations
Edgar Allan Poe “The Tell-Tale Heart”Algernon Blackwood “The Wendigo”Arthur Machen “The Great God Pan”Robert W. Chambers “The King in Yellow”https://twitter.com/RoImperfection
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