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Hey! @HPLHS has released their two Cthulhu Mythos movies on Steam.

No, really.  October 30th.  The Call of Cthulhu and The Whisperer In Darkness.  In my opinion, The HPL Historical Society have produced easily the two best straight cinematic adaptations of HPL’s stories — and they’re also easily in the top 20 of Lovecraftian movies, period.  The conceit of both is that they were filmed using the same techniques as were common during the years in which the stories were written.  That’s why Call of Cthulhu is a silent movie, while Whisperer in Darkness goes for a 1930s monster movie feel.  If you haven’t seen these yet, well, ten bucks a pop is reasonable.

Bad Medicine download now available from @HPLHS.

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Bad Medicine is the collection of medical-themed Mythos and Poe stories: “Cool Air,” “The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar,” and “The Picture in the House.” Admittedly, the last one is perhaps a bit of a stretch when we’re talking medical. But certainly anatomy is involved.

I’m getting the CD itself, but check out the MP3 version. HPLH’s Dark Adventure Radio Theater productions are a favorite of mine. I mean, they must be: I’m not even trying to get a cut of the sale.

New @HPLHS Dark Adventure Radio Theater: ‘Bad Medicine.’

The HPL Historical Society’s “Bad Medicine” is a Dark Adventure Radio Theater anthology: “Dark Adventure Radio Theatre: Bad Medicine brings three classic tales of horror and medicine to life in a 1930s-style radio drama. Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar” and H.P. Lovecraft’s stories “Cool Air” and “The Picture in the House” are brought to life by a huge cast of professional actors, exciting sound effects and thrilling original music by Reber Clark.”  They redid a little the Valdemar one for the DART, apparently; not much, but enough to make it fit the theme.

And if you’re wondering why not Herbert West: Reanimator — they’ve already done that one. Which I should get. I love these radio plays, after all.

In the Mail: @HPLHS’s The Rats in the Walls.

This is why I buy the physical CDs (they throw in the mp3 version for free with a physical purchase, mind you). The HPL Historical Society always includes props with its Dark Adventure Radio Theater CDs, and The Rats in the Walls is no exception. This one came with a proclamation from King James I:

I must say: the HPLHS is very gamer-friendly. If I ever run a Cthulhu game using Lovecraft’s original stories, these props will be invaluable. Which is why they include them. I typically download the mp3 as soon as I can and then just gloat over the physical version later, but I pay the extra money without a qualm. It’s totally worth it.

In the e-Mail: @hplhs’s The Rats in the Walls.

The CD for The Rats in the Walls (including props) will be coming by regular mail, but the HPL Historical Society sends over the MP3 version when the physical copy ships.  And if you’re a fan of radio plays of this sort; the physical copy is worth the extra price, largely because it does come with props that are absolutely designed to be used in tabletop games. The HPLHS is very gamer-friendly, and it shows.

Tweet of the Night, Hey You Should Get This @HPLHS DART Free Download edition.

Seriously. You should. The HPLHS has some good artists in it and it’s free. I mean, geez, now I have to turn my phone back on to get it on there for the trip.

 

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