Mike, Oren, and Chris discuss the effect technology has on horror stories. They describe how technology can both hinder and facilitate the loss of control horror relies on, and list common themes in technology-focused horror stories.
Spoilers: Cabin of the Woods
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Opening and closing theme: The Princess Who Saved Herself by Jonathan Coulton. Used with permission.
Show Notes:
Cabin in the Woods (on Netflix)
Sunshine (Yes, the ship was named Icarus. Actually, Icarus II since it was the second ship.)
Girl in the Fireplace from Doctor Who
Event Horizon (on Netflix)
Werewolf: The Apocalypse and Werewolf: The Forsaken
Field of Fire, Deep Space Nine (on Netflix)
World War Z (on Netflix)
Attack on Titan (on Netflix)
Rule 1 of basically competent game design: don’t stat anything the pcs aren’t supposed to kill.
What was the short story about the AI deleting pieces of the crew’s backups?
Which is exactly what caused the original editions of ‘Legends & Lore’ to be largely treated as a book of high level monsters…