Ep. 115: Planning a Cosmic Horror Game

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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

1. “The Rats in the Walls”
2. “The Outsider”
3. “The Music of Erich Zann”
4. “The Call of Cthulhu”
5. “The Thing on the Doorstep”

Cosmic Horror Recommendations

1. Jean "Moebius" Giraud and H. R. Giger
2. Hellboy by Mike Mignola
3. Junji Ito
4. Twilight Zone, Outer Limits, Night Gallery
5. X: The Man with the X-ray Eyes (1963)
6. Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
7. Alien (1979)
8. John Carpenter's "Apocalypse Trilogy" (The Thing, Prince of Darkness, & In the Mouth of Madness)
9. Altered States 1980
10. Evil Dead
11. Re-Animator (1985) & From Beyond (1986)
12. Dark City (1998)
13. The Mist (2007)
14. Cabin in the Woods (2012)
15. The Lighthouse (2019)
16. The Terror by Dan Simmons
17. Zendikar

Weird Fiction Recommendations

1. Edgar Allan Poe “The Tell-Tale Heart”
2. Algernon Blackwood “The Wendigo”
3. Arthur Machen “The Great God Pan”
4. Robert W. Chambers “The King in Yellow”

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