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326: We Are the Horror, with Ericka Skirpan
We’re back and we’re scaring ourselves. Main Topic: We Are the Horror Most tabletop horror games revolve around the struggle between the player characters and one or more external antagonists. The concept of a “Big Bad Evil Guy” is at the heart of most of our gaming experiences. But what happens when we take all that away? How might games work when the horror comes from the interactions between the PCs? And what are some of the possible pitfalls of this approach? Our Guest Host We are delighted to welcome Ericka Skirpan back as our guest host for this episode! Ericka is a LARP creator, consultant, and facilitator. She writes extensively about LARPs at The Space Between Stories. Currently, Ericka is working with Mooney Bin Entertainment on LARPs such as “Conscience” and “Dresden Files 1923”. You can find Ericka’s article “LARPing Made me a Stronger Person” in Scientific American. She has also written for 7th Sea, Vampire: The Requiem, and Changeling: The Dreaming. Links Things we mention in this episode include: Conflict and Secrets at the Gaming Table Psychological horror PVP D&D The Descent (2005) Alien (1979) Hot War Psycho (1960) “The Lord of Lies” by Atropos Games Rosemary’s Baby by Ira Levin Jack Parsons Unknown Armies The Divide (2011) “Ten” – Japanese Call of Cthulhu scenario Saw (2004) RPG Reanimators Cults “1942” LARP Don’t Worry Darling (2022) “The White People” by Arthur Machen “Conscience” by Mooney Bin Entertainment David Cronenberg Alien: Earth “Miskatonic University” by Chaos League Yog-Sothoth Dystopia Rising “House of Craving” by Participation Design Agency Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson Ghostwatch The Lighthouse (2019) Bug (2006) Folie à deux Whatever Happened to Baby Jane (1962) Hannibal Silence of the Lambs (1991) Hannibal by Thomas Harris Jakob’s Wife The Outer Limits nineties revival Old Gods of Appalachia “Monstrosity” by Sinking Ship Creations “The Wait” by Stan Stanley Into the Darkness In This Place by Kent Blue Cold City Mage: the Awakening Body horror Bleed “Educement” in The Blasphemous Tome issue 10 Westworld The Dresden Files News Matt at Dragonmeet 29th of November Christmas Story Reading The Great God Pan 15th-18th, 22:30 GMT Podcast release Matt and Scott at Illusion Con Panels Blasphemous Tome Issue 14 The recent livestream Scott did with Bridget Jeffries and Graham Walmsley on Symphony Entertainment’s Twitch channel was also recorded and can be found below. This was a completely improvised freeform game based on audience suggestions, and it was very strange indeed.
The Good Friends of Jackson Elias
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