Six months ago, we began developing a first-person survival horror inspired by the classic The Shadow over Innsmouth. We know there are some rough edges since it’s our first trailer, and we’d love to hear your thoughts and any feedback that could help us enhance the cosmic horror experience. A like would also go a long way in supporting the project. Thank you!

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Many of you may be unaware, but Scott Connors passed away on 28 Oct 2024. He has been for many decades the leading scholar into the life and fiction of Clark Ashton Smith, but he has also contributed work on Robert E. Howard and H. P. Lovecraft.

In memory of the deceased, Hippocampus Press has discounted his works The Freedom of Fantastic Things: Selected Criticism on Clark Ashton Smith and Clark Ashton Smith: A Comprehensive Bibliography 50% off.

Delta Green is a TTRPG that takes the foundation of the Lovecraft mythos and Call of Cthulhu RPG and expands I to a secret government conspiracy to stomp out the unnatural before the general public discovers it's existence.

The Agents reflect on the toll of the job even as they commit to their new mission.

Sorry, Honey, I Have To Take This features serious horror-play with comedic OOC, original/unpublished content, original musical scores and compelling narratives.

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I know that there are actually cults and new religious movements that take Lovecraft's fiction seriously. You have all kinds of groups that base their thinking on the "ancient astronauts" trope that he invented. But I'm thinking of it in less organized, occult terms, maybe as some Chaos Magic practitioners see it it, in the vein of Kenneth Grant's and Alan Moore's suggestion that the Lovecraftian pantheon is a representation of the Qlippoth (Yog-Sothoth) in Kabbalah. There's the theory that Lovecraft tapped into deep Jungian archetypes and in knowingly pulling from so many occult traditions, unknowingly gave a name to the unnamable.

In my own experience, the closest I had to a spiritual experience of Lovecraft was when I made a trip to Providence, and a horrific occurrence that I won't go into drove me insane; as in psychotic, running through the woods of Rhode Island, thinking a sinister cult was pursuing me. I was actually institutionalized in Butler Hospital for a couple weeks, where Lovecraft's parents died. The whole series of events felt like a sort of dark, cosmic providence, the experience of inevitable doom all too keen. I suddenly understood the concept behind these gods as representations of horrific realities buried so deep down in our unconscious, you really only can go crazy to glimpse the tip of the iceberg. And you really don't want to do that.

Spiritually, I'm all over the place. I used to call myself an atheist, used to love the New Atheists, until that got rather cultish and reactionary, and now I call myself an "alltheist," in that I think there's spiritual truth to all beliefs, but I reject any one that claims to know the absolute truth. I love science, I love reason and logic, but as an artist I know I have to take care of my imagination, and that's what spirituality is for me. I've dabbled in esotericism, I find Zen to be the most helpful, but that's just me. Anyone else experience Lovecraft on similar grounds?

Edit: I think the term "mysticism" is better suited than "spirituality"

My first introduction to Lovecraft's work was The Thing on the Doorstep, and frankly, I still believe it's one of his most captivating stories.

The very first line: "It is true that I have sent six bullets through the hear of by best friend. And yet I hope to show by this statement that I am not his murderer." is one of the best plothooks I have ever seen.

It's an exceptionally well-written story that sparks great curiosity in the rest of his literature.

Very often when I go on Reddit I see a post on this sub about Hastur, or even more often, The King in Yellow. Hastur also seems to be extremely popular in general (much like Nyarlathotep) I don't understand it. Is it because these two speak and look vaguely human?

It blows my actual mind that this game hasn't been used to inspire a movie based on The Shadow Over Innsmouth. It seems like such a hook line and sinker for a Noire/Eldritch Thriller. Take some of the more "Gamey" parts out and it reads a lot like Shutter Island mixed with Apostle and The Thing. If it had a dedicated team that did it with practical effects it could easy be so fantastic. Thoughts?

I thought I'd share this new dark piano piece made by one of my favorite composers, Lucas King. I figured that if anyone could appreciate it, it would be the lovely people on this subreddit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKwgMimivtg

As title says, I want to know your controversial opinions in regards to the Cthulhu mythos as a whole. It can be whatever, from what you think is the best/worst story, to who you think would adapt his works better as movies. (It goes without saying, but nothing regarding Lovecraft's political views, please.)

I'll go first. Please don't kill me.

1. None of Lovecraft's contemporaries are as good as him. Most use his stuff in completely banal ways (I know that's the point of pulp fiction of the age, but still).

2. Guillermo del Toro is very overrated in the lovecraftian community, and would make a terrible Lovecraft adaptation.

3. The King in Yellow sucks. One or two stories are ok, and the rest have nothing to do with KiY (and are pretty dull).

4. Pickman's Model is overrated.

Introduction

Exit: A Biodelic Adventure is a Point-and-Click Adventure developed and published by Neurosaur Games. It was released on March 1, 2024, on Steam, and as of September 29, 2024, the version is 1.0.20.

Made in Unity.

Presentation

The story follows Adem freeing himself from a succubator, a life-suspension capsule, with no memory of why he was placed there to begin with, filling in the gaps as the story progresses through each section of puzzles. The writing is excellent and comical, with the biointerfaces bantering at each other; however, there are untranslated lines and repeating lines. The graphics, a mix of hand-drawn and 3D models with portraits—giving them a unique style—portray Exit's Biopunk world, a collision of technological advancement and genetic manipulation. The soundtrack is okay; it moves to the next track and loops back.

Breaking Free.

In addition to Point 'n' Click gameplay are biointerfaces, where Adem can literally smell, hear, or taste everything to advance puzzles. Puzzles vary from simple to randomly sniffing or biting a thing to see what works, and it does! There's common sense in all the absurdity going on in this Biopunk world. Nonetheless, there's a hint system for those stumped moments; admittedly, I got stumped—a lot. Some puzzles will have you manipulating the genetics of others, like a possessive Shoggoth who has the hots for Adem. Adem does gain temporary biointerfaces that could copy chemical formulas or transfer biointerfaces to a new host and, later, separate them.

The gameplay branches off into dialogue choices when Adem connects to Tortoise's brain to get a program, making the right one advance closer to the end, later, inside Adem's brain.

The Black Sun.

Exit defies impossibility. Computer parts are born from animals, infections are malicious programs, and mould generates virtual realities. It is the golden age of biotechnology, and the next big thing is the artificial neural network embedded in the brain. Imagine distasteful odours and tastes suppressed while enhancing pleasant ones; horrific espies are censored. Consciousness is cleansed of suicidal and depraved thoughts. The neural network grew, taking more control and developing their consciousness. Then, the explosion happened.

The explosion is the Worm Epidemic, a global event that subverted the people's will. Worm cities swell all over the planet, whose inhabitants conduct strange rituals and build morbid structures—now, seeking out new victims. The Worm is similar to a Computer Worm, a malware computer program that replicates to spread to other computers by exploiting security failures—in this case, the neural network. According to the Worm, it has been embedded in human DMA for tens of thousands of years from places beyond comprehension. In Adem's brain, the Worm is depicted as a centipede with five horns on each side and a pallid mask for a face.

Adem is apparently inflected with the Worm but wasn't controlled by it. An Invader possessed Adem—you. Besides the meta lean, it improves the Cosmic Horror, as the Invader's logic differs from the Exit's people, which provokes the Worm to expose itself.

Cosmic Horror isn't limited to the Worm. Exit mentions Shoggoths (aforementioned above) and The [Little] Black Goat of the Wood with a Thousand Young, although it doesn't go anywhere with the latter. And there is the Black Sun, a terrifying phenomenon; just being there.

A Chain of Magic Letters.

Exit's science isn't entirely scientific. Biotechnology is coded with occultic and alchemical symbols, which are everywhere in the environment. The Kabbalah and Arcana serve as the conclusion for each chapter.

Collapsing Cosmoes

Exit: A Biodelic Adventure is a bizarre Point 'n' Click that blurs the line of science and magic in search of perfection with wacky characters and writing; however, just try not to lose yourself along the way in this Biopunk Cosmic Horror.

Exit: A Biodelic Adventure gets a recommendation.

The Worm.

Please, I really need some information of what may be a great gifts for someone like me, very deeply interested in Lovecraftian world, style... After seeing few movies

It can be two or three books that are widely in stock

Not nessessarily Lovecraft, but Lovecraftian

Anything for someone who is into occult stuff simply something Unique, extraordinary and remarkable or simply... Worth buying and having in collection You Can write sentense or two, why this or that would been Your choice

Thanks!!!

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6965823033

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One of my favorite things about THE KING IN YELLOW is the back half of the collection that suddenly and abruptly turns into romantic fiction. It's almost the opposite of what "THE KING IN YELLOW" story-within-a-story is like; a benign first half that twists into something mind altering in the second act. I love reading weird fiction fans coming to terms with it like some sort of reverse Lovecraft hero. Even as I was reading it I was thinking to myself, "either this is a sudden tone shift or else this thing is going to have one hell of a twist ending!"

Needless to say, Valentine did not end up being dead all along. Five stars!

I have always been intrigued by Lovecraftian mythology. I have seen several people playing role-playing games, and I have played games based on his mythology, but I have never delved into it and I don't understand it. Which writings do you recommend I start with? What are the most essential writings to read? Thank you very much, and I apologize for the inconvenience.

I heard it was a decent read but goddamn I just found the whole thing so fucking silly.

Spoilers ahead.

The short story is about Dr Chalmers, some schitzo 19th century equivalent of a redditor who sits in his apartment and "dubunks" mathematical thesis with his knowledge of the occult.

The story opens with Dr Chalmers getting a new drug from China. The whole thing reeks of 19th-20th century oriental mysticism. Where you could explain anything away by saying iTs FrOm ThE OrIEnT. Chalmers invites frank over to supervise his high. But that's the first thing that is just a little bit funny to me: Frank had no idea why he was going to Chalmers place to begin with.

Like the story is from his perspective but we don't get into to much of the nitty gritty of his mind. It's more like he's giving a report and occasionally putting his two cent in (like Wattson). I just find it funny that he's a respectful well-to-do chap and then his friends like "I'ma get blasted off industrial grade Liao I imported from the east and youre going to watch". And franks like weirdly onboard with this but also not. Like he seems more annoyed than concerned. You'd think that he would be less concerned that his friends hypothesis is silly and more with the fact that his friend is now taking mind altering substances of dubious origin.

I digress. Chalmers downs a ball of Liao and trips balls. Frank journals Chalmers high experience. If you've ever been around someone tripping on like shrooms it's not all to fun or exciting. Like if all is going well in their head they aren't going to be doing anything too crazy and more often than not they will just stare at things. In their mind shit is going a mile a second but from the outside it's just a girl ass-planted in their driveway staring at bugs while drooling. Or like a dude staring at a painting. Or just zonked the fuck out. Like it's not entirely too exciting. Chalmers trip sounds like he went a little bonkers at the very end but for a solid few hours he was non-verbal staring at a wall. And frank is just sitting there watching. The idea of that had me inwardly giggling.

Chalmers is still tripping but he comes back to reality after the Liao version of the hatman almost gets him.

So the first half where things are set up is clunky and pretty funny imo. But the second half is when the writers vision starts to come through. I really like the concept of this schizophrenic break actually being based in reality. I still feel like it didn't have enough time to meet and know the characters. It all feels very rushed. We are introduced to Chalmers and then like twenty minutes of reading later his guts are flayed all over his room. It's like the punchline of the short story is "dude does weird drug and then dies". And maybe it's the early 20th century formality, but Franks reaction to his friend being flayed is so neutral. I'ma be real I liked this one but only barely. Iunno.

Ok I'm done thinking about this. Just wanted to share my thoughts.

I was at my local library and found the movie based off this story. Is the movie any good? I checked it out just in case, but wanted to ask here.

Beings as ancient as the world itself begin to awaken from their ancestral slumber as their faithful followers plot their return. Your choices will seal the fate of mankind. Will you preserve your sanity or get consumed by madness as you uncover the darkest of the secrets?

Choose Cthulhu Files is a visual novel / adventure videogame adaption of the internationally acclaimed gamebook series Choose Cthulhu, based on the original works from H.P. Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos, where you experience the story as the protagonist deciding how the story ends depending on your choices during the adventure.

Choose Cthulhu Files: The Call of Cthulhu is the first game in the series. You will visit and investigate the different locations depicted in The Call of Cthulhu while looking for clues and talk with different characters that will help you unravel the mysteries behind the death of your great uncle George Gammell Angell.

The game will cover the different plots in the original gamebook plus extra branches and brand new content exclusive for this game adaption.

You can get more information on our steam page .

Do not forget to wishlist if you like it!

I almost want to write Robert Eggers an email. He is the perfect director to tackle Lovecraft. Other than Innsmouth, I’d take Dunwich. But I just think Innsmouth is ripe for a great film.

Is it me-go or is it my-go?

I was hoping someone here could help me. A decade or so ago I found online a full timeline of the Lovecraftian Mythos that had been merged with the Robert E Howard Hyborean (Conan) Age to create a full accounting of the beginning of time, through Conan's Acheronian/Hyborean Ages ending up in the Call of Cthulhu era. It's been driving me crazy but I just can't seem to find it. Thank you in advance for anyone who may have any insight. Knowing that there is an overlap of readers and Howard/Lovecraft's correspondence and even occasional dalliance into Lovecraft's universe on Howard's part, I'm hopeful.

Greetings, Cultists!

I’m thrilled to share with you a project our team has been working on — a game called Do No Harm. It's a Doctor Simulator with Lovecraftian twist. Our Playtesters describe he game as Medical Papers Please with Lovecraft vibes.

In Do No Harm, you’re a doctor who was invited to work for 30 days in a small island village gripped by a mysterious affliction in exchange for a large sum. Led by their greed, the doctor comes to this far away island not knowing about the trap prepared for him...

In this village, patients come in suffering from increasingly strange symptoms, and it’s up to you to diagnose and treat them with the medication inspired by the ancient Four Humours system.

You have to diagnose people's illnesses based on their description and appearance and then inject them with medication. But as the days pass, reality starts to blur and horrifying creatures come to haunt you. Shadows seem to breathe, patients speak in voices not their own, and you’ll need to rely on more than just your medical knowledge to survive for 30 days.

Our Steam page has been up for a month, and we have gathered 7k wishlists so far, but we need more Lovecraft fans to help us shape the game.

If you want to get a taste of the gameplay, then here is the link to our short Gameplay Trailer.

Wishlist Do No Harm on Steam to stay updated on the release! You can also join our group of Playtesters by simply Requesting Access on Steam if you’d like to experience the game early and provide feedback.

I'm familiar with SOME of Lovecraft's works (Nameless City, Call of Ctulhu, Shadows Over Innsmouth, Dagon, and maybe a few others), but I never really was all that interested in the mythos.

Similarly, other weird fiction interested me but never really blew me away, like the King in Yellow.

Bloodborne, on the other hand, absolutely fascinated me. Now, idk what people think about it here, I've read some mixed comments. I know that beating up great ones with a saw cleaver isnt really Lovecraftian. But, all of that stuff in Bloodborne is completely optional. The core story is the best Lovecraftian stuff I've ever seen. Some of the concepts are extraordinarily creative, like Caryll Runes, the way insight works, the blood of the old gods being used for healing and rituals, the dreamlike atmosphere where you aren't even sure what reality is and are traversing from one dream/nightmare to the next.

There is excellent lore in the game that is provided over time through fragments. It works very well in video game form, but even aside from that it is far less verbose and far more compelling. perhaps its more compelling because it is less verbose, because most Lovecraftian stuff out there imo just can't seem to help itself by fleshing out the concepts that should, as a requirement of the genre, remain mysterious.

Case in point for instance is this whole idea of a pantheon of Gods where Azatoth is the great grandfather of Cthulhu, and Cthulhu and Hastur are half brothers. Worse still are these concepts that various gods of these pantheons are reflected by elements. Most of these things are not from Lovecraft himself but some are.

In Bloodborne, for the most part these entities remain unknowable. There is no pantheon of Gods that have humanistic motivations such as sadism or whatever, or humanistic relations like siblings and parents. I suppose the only part of their entire existence that we can relate with is the desire for children. Which serves as an excellent vehicle for story and lore.

Speaking of the story, it needs to be pieced together, but its really quite good. The motivations of the great ones involved are completely unknowable, but the influence of the Moon Presence is everywhere in the story. The fragments that you need to understand the story are also well written.

I dont know. Whenever I read some Call of ctulhu RPG stuff or expanded lore of Lovecraft, its always some dumb cult trying to summon some sadistic or destructive god with tentacles and shit. Bloodborne's lore and story is just so much more unique and intelligent.

Anyway, given that I love bloodborne, what recommendations do you guys have for lovecraftian stories? thank you

EDIT: Since its somewhat confusing to people, I'm not criticizing Lovecraft. my problem with his stories are more that they dont offer much in the way of plot. My complaints are about other expansions of the mythos.

Hello There! I'm planning to run the Call of Cthulhu TTRPG and am currently reading through as many of HPL's works to start off with. I'm pretty new to Cosmic/Lovecraftian Horror and would like to ask for any recommendations of books pertaining to the Mythos. I know there's August Derleth but I've heard his works deviate from HPL's view on the Mythos. Any help would be appreciated! No Spoilers Please!