REVIEW: Cthulhu Dark | Taskerland
Cthulhu Dark by Graham Walmsley was first published in 2010 as 4-page leaflet providing a very simple and straight-forward set of mechanics allowing you to play very simple and stripped-back games …| Taskerland
Cthulhu Dark by Graham Walmsley was first published in 2010 as 4-page leaflet providing a very simple and straight-forward set of mechanics allowing you to play very simple and stripped-back games …| Taskerland
NB: This piece is part of a series of reviews based upon the shortlist for the 2025 Ennies Award for Best Adventure – Short Form. For the rest of the series, please look here. Sweet Revenge is a sh…| Taskerland
NB: This piece is part of a series of reviews based upon the shortlist for the 2025 Ennies Award for Best Adventure – Short Form. For the rest of the series, please look here. Tides of Rot is an ad…| Taskerland
Canon Fodder is an occasional series in which I write about classic works of horror fiction. This particular part of the series is devoted to the complete published works of H.P. Lovecraft, which I…| Taskerland
Canon Fodder is an occasional series in which I write about classic works of horror fiction. This particular part of the series is devoted to the complete published works of H.P. Lovecraft, which I…| Taskerland
Canon Fodder is an occasional series in which I write about classic works of horror fiction. This particular part of the series is devoted to the complete published works of H.P. Lovecraft, which I…| Taskerland
Canon Fodder is an occasional series in which I write about classic works of horror fiction. This particular part of the series is devoted to the complete published works of H.P. Lovecraft, which I…| Taskerland
Canon Fodder is an occasional series in which I write about classic works of horror fiction. This particular part of the series is devoted to the complete published works of H.P. Lovecraft, which I…| Taskerland
An excellent supplement that should have been published forty years ago.| Taskerland
Games Half Remembered is an occasional series about old games. Some of these games I have played, others I have merely admired, but all of them have stuck in my memory for one reason or another.&nb…| Taskerland
The other day, I was writing up my thoughts on the Call of Cthulhu Weimar-era Germany supplement Berlin – The Wicked City and I started trying to put my finger on what it was that bothered me about…| Taskerland
I have written a few pieces about the history of roleplaying games and the books that are attempting to piece it all together. In some of these reviews I complain about the writers’ reluctance to t…| Taskerland
A little while ago, I wrote a piece about how Nephilim – the game whose commercial failure is responsible for Chaosium no longer developing new games – is my all-time favourite RPG. I wasn’t planni…| Taskerland
Sandy Petersen’s “The Haunting” is said to be the single most widely played Call of Cthulhu scenario of all time. The reason for its popularity could not be more clear: It literal…| Taskerland
Games Half Remembered is an occasional series about old games. Some of these games I have played, others I have merely admired, but all of them have stuck in my memory for one reason or another. T…| Taskerland
I must admit that Type40’s first adventure The Mummy of Pemberley Grange left me feeling somewhat ambivalent. On the one hand, I am still a bit sore about paying $9 for the privilege of receiving s…| Taskerland
Over the years, Call of Cthulhu has acquired a reputation for really high-quality published adventures. I have always found this somewhat baffling. My experiences with published Call of Cthulhu adv…| Taskerland
My game has been on a bit of a hiatus due to one of the players experiencing an extended bout of Covid and I have been using the spare time to put some thought into my next campaign. Despite having…| Taskerland
Canon Fodder is an occasional series in which I write about classic works of horror fiction. This particular part of the series is devoted to the complete published works of Tho…| Taskerland
Canon Fodder is an occasional series in which I write about classic works of horror fiction. This particular part of the series is devoted to the complete published works of Thomas L…| Taskerland
Canon Fodder is an occasional series in which I write about classic works of horror fiction. This particular part of the series is devoted to the complete published works of Thomas Ligotti which I …| Taskerland
Canon Fodder is an occasional series in which I write about classic works of horror fiction. This particular part of the series is devoted to the complete published works of Thomas Ligotti which I …| Taskerland
Canon Fodder is an occasional series in which I write about classic works of horror fiction. This particular part of the series is devoted to the complete published works of Thomas Ligotti which I …| Taskerland
The other day, Warren D at I Cast Light put up a really good and thought-provoking post about running Lovecraftian investigation games. The post covers a lot of ground that I won’t rehash but the b…| Taskerland
Canon Fodder is an occasional series in which I write about classic works of horror fiction. This particular part of the series is devoted to the complete published works of Thomas Ligotti which I …| Taskerland
Canon Fodder is an occasional series in which I write about classic works of horror fiction. This particular part of the series is devoted to the complete published works of H.P. Lovecraft, which I…| Taskerland
Canon Fodder is an occasional series in which I write about classic works of horror fiction. This particular part of the series is devoted to the complete published works of H.P. Lovecraft, which I…| Taskerland
As someone who has been writing quite a bit about Lovecraft of late, it occurred to me that I should probably try and familiarise myself with some of the scholarly discourse surrounding his work an…| Taskerland
Canon Fodder is an occasional series in which I write about classic works of horror fiction. This particular part of the series is devoted to the complete published works of H.P…| Taskerland
Sometimes you know that a piece is speaking to you even if you can’t understand what it’s trying to say.| Taskerland
Canon Fodder is an occasional series in which I write about classic works of horror fiction. This particular part of the series is devoted to the complete published works of H.P. Lovecraft, which I…| Taskerland
Canon Fodder is an occasional series in which I write about classic works of horror fiction. This particular part of the series is devoted to the complete published works of H.P. Lovecraft, which I…| Taskerland
Canon Fodder is an occasional series in which I write about classic works of horror fiction. This particular part of the series is devoted to the complete published works of H.P. Lovecraft, which I…| Taskerland
Canon Fodder is an occasional series in which I write about classic works of horror fiction. This particular part of the series is devoted to the complete published works of H.P…| Taskerland
Canon Fodder is an occasional series in which I write about classic works of horror fiction. This particular part of the series is devoted to the complete published works of H.P…| Taskerland
Canon Fodder is an occasional series in which I write about classic works of horror fiction. This particular part of the series is devoted to the complete published works of H.P. Lovecraft, which I…| Taskerland
Canon Fodder is an occasional series in which I write about classic works of horror fiction. This particular part of the series is devoted to the complete published works of H.P. Lovecraft, which I…| Taskerland
Canon Fodder is an occasional series in which I write about classic works of horror fiction. This particular part of the series is devoted to the complete published works of Thomas Ligotti which I …| Taskerland
Canon Fodder is an occasional series in which I write about classic works of horror fiction. This particular part of the series is devoted to the complete published works of H.P. Lovecraft, which I…| Taskerland
Canon Fodder is an occasional series in which I write about classic works of horror fiction. This particular part of the series is devoted to the complete published works of H.P. Lovecraft, which I…| Taskerland
Canon Fodder is an occasional series in which I write about classic works of horror fiction. This particular part of the series is devoted to the complete published works of H.P. Lovecraft, which I…| Taskerland
Next Incarnation is an on-going series in which I engage with material produced in support of my all-time favourite game: Nephilim. Created by Fabrice Lamidey and Frederic Weil, Nephilim was first …| Taskerland
Looking back over the scenario reviews that I have published on this site, I am struck by the fact that most published scenarios seem to miss my personal sweet-spot when it comes to the trade-off b…| Taskerland
Zine Corner is an occasional series in which I talk about individual issues of zines I have come across on my travels. Some of these will be about RPGs, some of them will be about horror, some of t…| Taskerland
Way back in 1980, someone named Glenn Blacow submitted an article to Different Worlds magazine. The piece was entitled “Aspects of Adventure Gaming” and it was an attempt to address creative tensio…| Taskerland
Canon Fodder is an occasional series in which I write about classic works of horror fiction. This particular part of the series is devoted to the complete published works of H.P. Lovecraft, which I…| Taskerland
Canon Fodder is an occasional series in which I write about classic works of horror fiction. This particular part of the series is devoted to the complete published works of H.P. Lov…| Taskerland
Canon Fodderis an occasional series in which I write about classic works of horror fiction. This particular part of the series is devoted to the complete published works of H.P. Love…| Taskerland
Canon Fodderis an occasional series in which I write about classic works of horror fiction. This particular part of the series is devoted to the complete published works of H.P. Love…| Taskerland
Canon Fodderis an occasional series in which I write about classic works of horror fiction. This particular part of the series is devoted to the complete published works of H.P. Lovecraft, which I …| Taskerland
Canon Fodder is an occasional series in which I write about classic works of horror fiction. This particular part of the series is devoted to the complete published works of H.P…| Taskerland
Canon Fodder is an occasional series in which I write about classic works of horror fiction. This particular part of the series is devoted to the complete published works of H.P…| Taskerland
Canon Fodder is an occasional series in which I write about classic works of horror fiction. This particular part of the series is devoted to the complete published works of H.P…| Taskerland
Canon Fodder is an occasional series in which I write about classic works of horror fiction. This particular part of the series is devoted to the complete published works of Thomas Ligotti which I …| Taskerland
Canon Fodder is an occasional series in which I write about classic works of horror fiction. This particular part of the series is devoted to the complete published works of H.P. Lovecraft, which I…| Taskerland
Canon Fodder is an occasional series in which I write about classic works of horror fiction. This particular part of the series is devoted to the complete published works of Thomas Ligotti which I …| Taskerland
Things Resurface is an occasional series in which I write films and TV series from in and around the ‘Folk Horror’ genre. While the spine of this series comes from the Severin films’ All The Haunts…| Taskerland
Zine Corner is an occasional series in which I talk about individual issues of zines I have come across on my travels. Some of these will be about RPGs, some of them will be about horror, some of t…| Taskerland
Canon Fodder is an occasional series in which I write about classic works of horror fiction. This particular part of the series is devoted to the complete published works of H.P…| Taskerland
One of the funny things about reviewing is that (very occasionally) books can sometimes line up in such a way as to shed unexpected light on each other. A little while ago, I reviewed a recent and …| Taskerland
This book is so savage that it opens with a scene in which a baby gets eaten alive by rats and then moves on to a scene in which a woman tries to burn down a church in retaliation for God killing h…| Taskerland
Watching the Detectives is a series of posts about drawing inspiration from fictitious paranormal investigators, occult detectives, police psychics, and monster hunters. The rest of the series can …| Taskerland
Canon Fodder is an occasional series in which I write about classic works of horror fiction. This particular part of the series is devoted to the complete published works of H.P. Lovecraft, which I…| Taskerland
First published in 1975, James Herbert’s second novel The Fog arrived hot on the heels of his million-selling and world-straddling magnum opus debut novel The Rats. A minor Herbert. Clearly rushed …| Taskerland
Things Resurface is an occasional series in which I write films and TV series from in and around the ‘Folk Horror’ genre. While the spine of this series comes from the Severin films’ All The Haunts…| Taskerland
Zine Corner is an occasional series in which I talk about individual issues of zines I have come across on my travels. Some of these will be about RPGs, some of them will be about horror, some…| Taskerland
Canon Fodder is an occasional series in which I write about classic works of horror fiction. This particular part of the series is devoted to the complete published works of H.P. Lov…| Taskerland
Way back in 2022, the Prismatic Wasteland blog hosted an award called the Bloggies. The award was designed to showcase the best blog-posts to appear on an RPG blog during the course of that year. H…| Taskerland
Origins is a series of posts in which I reflect upon my relationship with RPGs as well as the events that have shaped my tastes and understanding of games. The rest of the series can be found here.…| Taskerland
Canon Fodder is an occasional series in which I write about classic works of horror fiction. This particular part of the series is devoted to the complete published works of H.P. Lov…| Taskerland
For Real is an occasional series about scary, horrific, and unsettling stuff that presents itself as non-fiction. This might include the paranormal as well as true crime and odd occurrences. The re…| Taskerland
In my review of Regency Cthulhu, I mentioned that I was reaching the point where I cease considering Chaosium’s output to be worthy of my time and money. In fairness to the people who worked on Reg…| Taskerland
