The clever H.P. Lovecraft meets Charlie Brown mashup featuring Snoopy as Cthulhu was doing the rounds on Google+ so I investigated. As is often the case; this is a t-shirt. If you fancy it then Redbubble has a wide shipping range. The artist is Queenmob.
15 Valentine’s Day cards for geeks and gamers
Looking for a geeky Valentine’s Day card? One that’s a good match for the Player Two in your life? Need a romantic greetings card for your own elf wizard? Shopping around for gamer Valentine’s Day cards doesn’t need to be a chore. This is a quick blast of 15 geek-safe cards for February 14th and […]
Firefly tabletop games on the way
Toy Vault have signed a deal with Twentieth Century Fox to create a number of Firefly table-top games. These games, based on Joss Whedon’s TV show, are expected late Spring 2013. These table-top games will likely be board games rather than card or RPG. In addition to the games, Toy Vault’s license will include plushies […]
Monsters in the Cabinet of Doctor Lukas Brezak
Lukas Brezak is a graphic designer from Brno in the Czech Republic. You can buy these prints from his Society6 page or sample more of his work at his blog Surgery Minor.
New Year, New Game: Trail of Cthulhu
DriveThru RPG are running a big sale, up to 40% off core rules with the offer “New Year, New Game” promotion. Want to save more money? Use the coupon happynyng2013 to bag a further 15% off. The question is? Which RPG should you dabble in? What about something dark, something a little dangerous, something that […]
How to train your very own Cthulhu fishman puppet
Deiter Barry Creations are selling this rather unique puppet on Etsy. I don’t think much training is required – just a bit of coordination. The puppet can be used to terrorise kids, as a very strange LARP prop and as an asset at a Halloween party. However, this sea monster should never be used as […]
Necronomicon fragment LARP scrolls
The Litany of Dagon scroll Geek Native shared in August had its fans so I took notice when I came across Zarono on Etsy selling a range of Cthulhu and Necronomicon scrolls. The experience feels in keeping with the H.P. Lovecraft experience; I was browsing through Etsy’s wonders when I noticed the strange designs on […]
Mi-Go and Yog-Sothoth Christmas carols
The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society have a knack of putting together earworms of clips. They tunnel into your brain and plant songs. The track above is “I saw mommy kissing Yog-Sothoth” which isn’t your usual Christmas carol and yet feels oddly familiar. What about “Freddy the red brained Mi-Go”? could that be a Christmas carol […]
Lovecraft’s Cthuloops
On sale at Gimmick Tees until Sunday, 30th December 2012, is Lovecraft’s Cthuloops. Is this what the great intelligences ate for breakfast or was it sanity flakes?
Shadows of Esteren review: Fantasy done darkly
Shadows of Esteren first appeared on my radar when it smashed its Kickstarter campaign to get translated into English. I scratch my head because I do not believe I backed the campaign but even at this stage the game oozed quality. Let’s face it; grim fantasy games are hard to do well. Even at the […]
