Tag Archives: horror games

Dreamlands Crowd Funding Project is Reborn!

The crowdfunding project from the acclaimed director of Die Fabre to create a spectacular version of Lovecraft’s Dreamlands has been re-launched and is off to a flying start!! Roland, a troubled young orphan, is led by a mysterious old man … Continue reading

Posted in Call of Cthulhu, dreamlands, H P Lovecraft | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

‘Droid Ftaghn! ‘Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land’ Launched on Android #thewastedland

The final rites of gibbous summoning have been completed and the world counts down to oblivion as the critically acclaimed ‘Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land’ today launches for Android phones and tablets. The game is now available from Google … Continue reading

Posted in Call of Cthulhu, horror games, Press Release, The Wasted Land | Tagged , , , , , , | 23 Comments

Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land – Updates & Improves Controls

We are really pleased to say that version 1.2 of Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land is now out on the app store.  This update fixes the bugs that have been found and  and improves the controls for the game. We … Continue reading

Posted in Call of Cthulhu, cthulhu, game design, H P Lovecraft, horror games, The Wasted Land | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 11 Comments

Call of Cthulhu Screenshots and Level-Pan Video Released!

We’re really excited the be able to share with you the screenshots and a video showing a pan around one of the levels featured in the screenshots.  So here is one of the images, showing a mission set in a … Continue reading

Posted in Call of Cthulhu, character design, game design, H P Lovecraft, horror games, Press Coverage, Press Release, The Wasted Land, World War One | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 11 Comments

Fear and Horror Games II

Following on from yesterday, another quote from Lovecraft’s essay on horror in fiction: Because we remember pain and the menace of death more vividly than pleasure, and because our feelings toward the beneficent aspects of the unknown have from the … Continue reading

Posted in H P Lovecraft, horror games | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Fear and Horror Games I

If you’re interested in horror, as in why are we so drawn to films, books, comics and games that make us scared – then this essay by Lovecraft is a good starting point: THE OLDEST and strongest emotion of mankind … Continue reading

Posted in Call of Cthulhu, game design, horror games | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment