Archive for the ‘Call of Cthulhu’ Category

Worlds of Cthulhu #5 Now Available

Thursday, December 20th, 2007

Yog-Sothoth.com has news that the Worlds of Cthulhu Magazine, issue #5, for Summer 2007, is now out and about.

“The long awaited Worlds of Cthulhu #5’s journey from publishers to printers to shop shelves is almost a horror story in itself, but the Summer 2007 issue is finally in shops across North America, the UK and Europe.”

Friday Lovecraftian Linktastic

Friday, December 7th, 2007

Today’s set of links, some a few days old by now, is brought to you by Chaosium, Yog-Sothoth.com, Unfilmable, and Ectomo.

First, we have a link post from Yog-Sothoth.com.  They’ve got news on the second book from “The Unspeakable Vault”, and the “Worlds of Cthulhu #5″.

Second, we have another YSDC link.  This one about the new “Delta Green: Eyes Only“.

Next, from Unfilmable, we have the DVD release of “The Whisperer in the Darkness“.  I’ll have to look into gettin one of these.

And finally, from Ectomo, we have the music video “Move Your Dead Bones“, a German Pop star’s take on Reanimator.

Halloween Horror Returns!

Thursday, October 25th, 2007

Halloween Horror ReturnsChaosium has released their Halloween Adventure Monograph for 2007!  Included are the following 6 adventures:

  • HOPE
  • THE RETURN OF THE HEADLESS HORSEMAN
  • HALLOWEEN AT ST. ODILIO’S
  • MASKS OF HALLOWEEN
  • SHADOWS OF WAR PAST
  • THE MASK OF NEIL MARLOW’S PET

It can be yours for only $19 at Chaosium!

The Whisperer uses Yog

Friday, September 21st, 2007

The Whisperer, a Call of Cthulhu magazine, is set to come out after a long, long break, but this time pulling from the vast resources of the Yog-Sothoth.com online forums!  I’ll be interested to see how well this approach is going to work.  They’re pulling from an excellent source, so good things are probably in store.

Read on for more details at Yog-Sothoth.com.

Secrets of Los Angeles

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007

Chaosium’s “Secrets of Los Angeles”, a 1920’s sourcebook for The Call of Cthulhu RPG, is now available for ordering, and in stock on Friday 21 Sept!

Secrets of Los AngelesEastern sophisticates dismissed the city as an abode of the frivolous and the nouveau riche, yet underneath it all coursed an energy at once vibrant and unwholesome. Los Angeles was a place where anyone could reinvent himself, and multitudes did — at a price.

Head on over to Chaosium and order yourself a copy!

Mythos Props

Monday, September 17th, 2007

Heres a good page with some hint and tricks on how to make those cool Mythos props for gaming and costume use.  Head on over to Miskatonic.net to read the details on how to make such neat stuff as the Bottled DeepOne or a Mythos Tome!

Bottled DeepOne

The Casting Call of Cthulhu

Monday, September 10th, 2007

MULA: The Casting Call of CthulhuChaosium has released two new MULAs for The Call of Cthulhu role playing game!

  • Undying Leaders : An Exploration of Long-Lived Wizards from the work of Lovecraft
  • The Casting Call of Cthulhu : Modern-Day Non-Player Characters

They can be had for a mere $15 and $16  and appear to be good resources for you Game Keepers!  Check out more details at Yog-Sothoth.com.

R’lyeh Report Vol 11, Num 9

Wednesday, September 5th, 2007

I’m still a bit out of it, so why don’t you go read Chaosium’s latest R’leyh Report?

Heres a brief summary of topics covered:

  • Halloween Adventure Contest #3 Deadline
  • Release Schedule Update
  • Monographs planned
  • Chaosium Catalog
  • Chaosium Licensing Update