S2:E8 – Chaosium Con 2026 Live Panel - When Cthulhu Doesn't Answer the Call; Running CoC without the Mythos - Consultation
About this episode
The episode features a discussion on running Call of Cthulhu without relying on the Mythos, exploring themes of cosmic horror and creature creation.
Episode Notes Listen to an almost-live recording of our Chaosium Con 2026 panel where we discuss some of the key themes related to cosmic horror, how Mythos staples might be freshened up into novel antagonists for players, how GMs can consider adapting their own creatures from existing media, how there's a John Carpenter movie for every example, how GMs can go about creating their own horrific entities, and other topics. Links: Invite link to our Discord server Link to our Patreon if you'd like to support us Intro & outro music: "In the Mouth of Madness" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio. All other music and sound effects are sourced under attribution-free creative commons licensing from Freesound.org . Find out more at https://rpg-reanimators.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast . Read transcript
Topics covered
- cosmic horror
- Mythos antagonists
- horrific entities
- John Carpenter movies
- game master advice
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Chaosium Con, Freesound.org, Pinecast
Books & works: In the Mouth of Madness
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