The Mythcreant Podcast
412: Cosmic Horror
Make sure your scary monsters are actually doing something scary!
Latest in Horror
How to Use the Uncanny in Your Writing
A hand with all of the fingers the same length.
Q&A: Running Cosmic Horror in D&D
Answered
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It is time to discuss… THE VAMPYRE.
Lessons From the Sloppy Writing of The Tommyknockers
How lots of rambling and an uncertain focus turned this sci-fi opening into a slog.
Delta Green Is a Step Forward for Horror Roleplaying
This cosmic fright RPG is strong out of the gate—or slowly unraveling fracture in spacetime.
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Elly and Rhys are back this week, once again joining Oren to keep the podcast on course.
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Can you trust everything you’re told?
How to Use Lovecraftian Horrors in Your Stories
How to make your ravenous cosmic beastie strike terror in your readers' hearts.
Making Your Story Games Horrifying (in the Good Way)
How to make players tremble at the sight of your dice—and keep coming back for more.
Five Innovative Horror Stories to Read
These tales will get your spine tingling in new and exciting ways.
Zombie Apocalypse: An Expensive Pickup Game That Doesn’t Deliver
This apocalyptic RPG has a bright spot, but unrealistic ambitions drag it down.
Managing Bad Character Karma
How your characters can get the justice they deserve.
Six Female Archetypes of Stephen King
How America's most famous horror writer does at penning women.
Five Ways to Generate Suspense
How to get readers on the edge of their seats and keep them glued to the page/screen.
Four Horror Stories in Unexpected Places
These properties sent shivers down our spines when we least predicted it.
Six Dark Stories You Shouldn’t Miss
These unsettling tales will keep you up at night—and glued to the page.
Five Systems for Running Your Horror Campaign
The RPGs to visit when you and your players want the heebie-jeebies.
Oren Ashkenazi