280: Delusions in Call of Cthulhu, long cut
Added 2024-02-13 13:22:27 +0000 UTCThis is the longer unedited version of the show for backers only.
We thought we’d follow up last episode’s exploration of psychological horror by looking at the role of delusions in Call of Cthulhu. Psychological horror is filled with characters trapped in states of delusion, unable to tell what is real anymore. The game reflects this genre trope in its mechanics, and we delve into how it all works. We also discuss how such fictional delusions relate to real mental illness, what inspiration we might take from media, and just how much roleplaying we really want to see in our roleplaying games.
Links
Things we mention in this episode include:
- Psychological horror
- Insanity in Call of Cthulhu
- Walker in the Wastes
- X-Card
- The Two-Headed Serpent
- Pulp Cthulhu
- Shutter Island (2010)
- Fight Club (1999)
- Joker (2019)
- Mr Robot
- The Matrix (1999)
- The King in Yellow
- Daoloth
- The Total Perspective Vortex
- Oculus (2013)
- Nyarlathotep
News
A Weekend With Good Friends
Player signups are about to open for A Weekend With Good Friends and will remain so until the end of day on the 22nd of February.
A Weekend With Good Friends is the online gaming convention organised by our lovely listeners, taking place on the Good Friends Discord server between 1-3 March 2024.
If you are unable to commit to running or playing a game in advance, there will be pickup games running throughout the weekend.
There will also be a number of panels about different aspects of horror gaming. Details of these will be finalised within the next few days, so do check our Discord server for the latest news.
Key dates are:
- Thursday 15th February – Thursday 22nd February – Player signups
- Monday 26th February – player allocation results announced
- Friday 1st March – Sunday 3rd March – A Weekend With Good Friends
We hope to see you there!
