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« on: March 18, 2011, 05:15:33 PM » |
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Just listened to the Mound part 3. If you are reading Sherlock Holmes or ever had, you should read A Study in Emerald by Neil Gaiman. It's a great mix of Holmes and HPL. Gaiman also has a story about the great Cthulhu himself. They are both great if you've never seen them. You can find both at this link: http://www.neilgaiman.com/p/Cool_Stuff/Short_StoriesHappy reading! |
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Nightmare Happenings
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« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2011, 08:28:52 PM » |
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Anyone ever play Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened? It came out a few years ago, and had a decent Lovecraftian plot.
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Bob Lovecraft
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« Reply #2 on: March 22, 2011, 10:06:24 AM » |
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I read "A Study in Emerald" a few years back and loved it. I generally don't really go in for people trying to write "Lovecraftian" stories, and this one surprised me by not trying to be lovecraftian in sytle, but more in context. Very good story.
Bob
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Ruth - CthulhuChick
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« Reply #3 on: March 22, 2011, 07:08:10 PM » |
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I read "A Study in Emerald" a few years back and loved it. I generally don't really go in for people trying to write "Lovecraftian" stories, and this one surprised me by not trying to be lovecraftian in sytle, but more in context. Very good story.
Bob
I didn't like most of that anthology, but that one surprised me. I also liked Gaiman's "Old Shoggoth's Peculiar." His other Lovecraftian ones I liked a bit less, but oh well. |
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« Reply #4 on: March 23, 2011, 06:54:44 AM » |
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I've read 'A Study in Emerald'. Very good. I haven't played The Awakened since I haven't got a PC, (I'm using a Mac), but I've seen the walkthroughs on YouTube, and it does look very good. The only Sherlock Holmes game I've played from that series was Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper.
You wouldn't think the rational world of Sherlock Holmes would mix with Lovecraft, but somehow, it does!
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Bob Lovecraft
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« Reply #5 on: March 23, 2011, 08:04:44 AM » |
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Well once you establish that cults and the belief in old gods and the end times is real, you can then proceed on a logical basis according to the given details. I've always thought that Victorian (Edwardian?) superstitions play right into a good Sherlock Holmes setting. After all, at the time, they were considered facts. Now chuck in a Cthulhu Cult to go with some freemasonry or Illuminati stuff and it works.
Bob
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« Reply #6 on: March 24, 2011, 03:41:13 PM » |
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The whole reading of A Study In Emerald was available for free from audible.com a year or two back. Maybe it still is. It's a quality production, check it out.
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fishy
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« Reply #7 on: March 24, 2011, 07:52:44 PM » |
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The whole reading of A Study In Emerald was available for free from audible.com a year or two back. Maybe it still is. It's a quality production, check it out.
I have it, but i never seems to find the time to listen to the damn thing ! The luxury problems of today.... |
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« Reply #8 on: March 25, 2011, 08:07:08 AM » |
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The luxury problems of today....
Hey now, I don't like what that "..." implies! Don't faint, Fishy! You're too luxurious!!! Bob |
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« Reply #9 on: March 27, 2011, 06:55:04 AM » |
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