The default time to set games of Call of Cthulhu is the 1920s. This makes sense, as it was the decade Lovecraft produced much of his work… Read more “Tabletop RPG Review: Cthulhu by Gaslight”
Tag: H.P. Lovecraft
Book Review: For the Blood is the Life
Ghost stories are not my bag. They just aren’t. I generally find them more silly than scary. However, once in a while, the style of the story… Read more “Book Review: For the Blood is the Life”
Book Review: The Moon Pool
I’ve been reading Adventure stories, Horror stories, and Science Fiction stories from the late 1800s and early 1900s for most of my reading life. I started with… Read more “Book Review: The Moon Pool”
Book Review: The Cult of Alien Gods
The more history and science I read, the more it becomes clear that everything is connected, and nothing exists in a vacuum. I don’t mean that in… Read more “Book Review: The Cult of Alien Gods”
Book Review: The Hashish Man
As a teen, I discovered H.P. Lovecraft, and through Lovecraft (and Robert E. Howard) I discovered many other writers. Reading anthologies of “Cthulhu Mythos” stories (Lovecraft called… Read more “Book Review: The Hashish Man”
Book Review: Cassilda’s Song
So, it’s taken me almost a week to sit down and write this review, and not because I didn’t have time. I’m a big fan of Chaosium’s… Read more “Book Review: Cassilda’s Song”
Book Review: Frontier Cthulhu
Lovecraft’s work oozes with sinister Americana, yet rarely have I seen authors delve too deeply into America’s past when exploring Cosmic Horror. In this book from Chaosium,… Read more “Book Review: Frontier Cthulhu”
Book Review: Shub-Niggurath Cycle
In the mid-90s, I was snapping up all things Lovecraft. I’d hit the used bookstore near my house, scouring the shelves for Lovecraft or anyone I knew… Read more “Book Review: Shub-Niggurath Cycle”
Wonder Woman, Red Sonja, & a Shrink Ray
The strange evolution of Baal and the Conquest of the Sphere Where do you get your ideas? It’s a question a lot of authors are asked. Not… Read more “Wonder Woman, Red Sonja, & a Shrink Ray”
Book Review: Madness on the Orient Express
I recently acquired the massive, daunting Call of Cthulhu tabletop RPG campaign, Horror on the Orient Express. It’s definitely a nerd life goal to run that beast… Read more “Book Review: Madness on the Orient Express”
