Vol I Price Reduction

We here at the Radio Hour are making you an offer that will undoubtedly haunt the odd corners of your waking hours. For those who are interested in owning Vol. I of the HP Lovecraft Radio Hour, you can now pick up the CD version complete with artwork for a mere $12.00. In addition the digital album has dropped to $8.99. It is not certain yet if starry wisdom is to blame for the uncouthness of this pricing, but what do you care? Save vast sums of wealth by ordering your copy today at our E-Store and cringe, gurgle, and laugh your way all the way to the asylum.

Card Game that is a Cult Classic

In the hail of modern entertainment options it is easy to get sucked into all the handheld games, streaming videos, and endless broadcast channels available to consumers. Every now and then it pays to unplug and take a few steps down the technological ladder to enjoy a simpler time. Make way for the Munchkin series of card games. For those of you who have not subjected your friends to a night of nerding out over a table full of strategic, fantasy-based card combat, I can only assume you are too busy writing manuals for your own fantasy-based rpgs. For the rest of us there is a ready-made solution in the form of Munchkin Cthulhu.

What stands out right away is the humorous take on Lovecraft that is inherent in the artwork. There are familiar creatures and items from the Lovecraft Mythos rendered with clean lines and cute yet maniacal precision.You also have your traditional class types in your Investigators and Professors, but this game caters specifically to the Lovecraft masses by allowing (and sometimes cursing you) to be Cultists. This class has bonus granted to it based on the number of active Cultists in the game. In a cruel twist of fate, if you are enticed or ensnared into joining the cultist class, you cannot voluntarily change to another class. This kind of devoted fan service is one of the reasons I thoroughly enjoyed playing my first round of Munchkin. I think the other reasons had something to do with cursing my friends, unleashing monsters on them, and wanting to play again even after I got beat the first game. The next time you are sitting around with your friends deliberating the myriad of options laid out before you, consider reaching for a low-tech solution and give Munchkin Cthulhu a go. And for those of you needing to add some fangle-dangled high tech component to your gameplay, there is even a Munchkin iPhone app that tracks your levels, rolls a virtual die, and gives you bonus items to give you an edge over your less technologically gifted ilk.

The Movies and H.P. Lovecraft: Hollywood Has Not Been Kind to the Horror Master

This article features a brief filmography of Lovecraft's transition from the page to the screen. This list has its share of duds as well as stand-outs. Re-Animator is definitely more camp than horror, but was successful in briefly bringing Lovecraft to a mainstream audience. I personally enjoyed Dagon and In the Mouth of Madness for the atmosphere they create that at times succeeds in capturing that elusive essence of foreboding that the written works are known for. One movie that I am definitely looking forward to is The Whisperer in the Darkness from the minds over at the HP Lovecraft Historical Society.

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The Movies and H.P. Lovecraft: Hollywood Has Not Been Kind to the Horror Master

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Sffaudio.com includes Vol. I in podcast

Right around the holiday season last year our friends at sffaudio.com were kind enough to include our very own Vol. I as part of their podcast. These guys go over a huge collection of audio books and related media, any of which might peak your interest. We have included the podcast below.

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ModernFilmzine.com covering the Radio Hour and other outlets of Lovecraft content

This article was originally published on modernfilmzine.com and covers a variety of ways Lovecraft's stories have been distributed through media and popular culture. This is a must read for anyone who is searching for new content and ways to appreciate Lovecraft's mythos.

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