"I do not recall distinctly when it began, but it was months ago.

The general tension was horrible. To a season of political and social upheaval was added a strange and brooding apprehension of hideous physical danger; a danger widespread and all-embracing, such a danger as may be imagined only in the most terrible phantasms of the night.

I recall that the people went about with pale and worried faces, and whispered warnings and prophecies which no one dared consciously repeat or acknowledge to himself that he had heard.

A sense of monstrous guilt was upon the land, and out of the abysses between the stars swept chill currents that made men shiver in dark and lonely places.

There was a daemoniac alteration in the sequence of the seasons—the autumn heat lingered fearsomely, and everyone felt that the world and perhaps the universe had passed from the control of known gods or forces to that of gods or forces which were unknown.

And it was then that Nyarlathotep came out of Egypt."

Edit: Not in.

I didn't know that Lovecraft's birthday was today. Google should create a doodle for that event, imo.

I highly recommend Chronicle of Innsmouth on Steam. It's a point & click game similar to Shadow of the Comet, with a similar gameplay where you can die.

Here is the Community wishlist to vote for it on GOG : https://www.gog.com/wishlist/games/chronicle_of_innsmouth

I'm in for CoC : DCotE, thanks (and I don't consider it as a cheap gift...).

Also, I have the feeling that Lovecraft is very popular in the Spanish pop culture, maybe more than in France.

In the Mouth of Madness probably remains the best Cthuloid movie to date and is criminally overlooked despite the stiff competition within John Carpenter's impressive filmography. That's awesome, I would've wet my pants.

Thanks everyone for your thoughts!
There's a nice amount of feedback around here :)

Actually, I found out about the date thanks to my gf. She mentioned: "Hey, today you should put that shirt of yours (see the image below), it says Aug 20th" So I searched a bit and found that today was Lovecraft´s birthday.
I think Lovecraft is quite popular around here. Probably it became popular mainly with pen and paper RPGs. Chaosium games had a wide acceptance and Call of Cthulhu was one of the best known among them.
There are a few "recent" Spanish movies of lovecraftian nature:
Dagon
The Valdemar Legacy
The Valdemar Legacy II: The Forbidden Shadow

Cool stuff! Wow, that must have been an amazing RPG session. How I miss this old RPG evenings... :')
Actually, I love that game. Many people are set back by its ugly graphics and animations, but it's a very good game, such an eerie atmosphere, absorbing gameplay... Recommended.
I like that film, too. Most of my friends found it boring or didn't like it, and I couldn't see why. That's a really good film. But I'd say that from any John Carpenter movie. :)

Thanks for the link!

My recommendation for people is to play Secret World Legends.

1. It is one of the best story-driven games, I've played. And definitely has the best story in MMO.

2. This game has a rich and unconventional lore. Heavily inspired by Lovecraft's Cthulthu Mythos and other horror fiction in general.

3. In addition to ordinary "kill this/find that" quests, it also has quite a few "investigation missions" where you should decipher secret messages, find things by clues, solve puzzles. All that make this game more like action-adventure game. P.S. Not in, since I already own Call of Cthulthu: DCotE on Steam.

Giveaway time! I rolled the dice and JoeSapphire got the code.
Thanks everyone for posting and participating!

Does Joe know that he must surrender his soul to the Elder Gods in order to actually claim the prize?

I said a million times you should have mentioned that in the OP, but you never listen!

I prefer playing AH with a small group and only the base game. It has enough material for playing a long time without getting tired of it. About 3-4 players is a good number, imo. About roleplaying in AH... sometimes it comes, somewhat guided by the mechanics of the game, but once we played a game where the nun character was fighting all the monsters on her own, in a karate-nun way. Funny, but unrealistic. :P

Oh, didn't I mention that little detail?? My fault >:D

Woo! I'll enjoy it to the fullest by playing it in a hypnotic dream-state. That way I can communicate with the abhorrent intelligences of distant realms and fragmented dimensions if I get stuck.

Thanks a ton!

Not in, but for those who have not watched it, I recommend The Void. I believe it's still available on NetFlix.

I strongly recommend Eternal Darkness, play it if you haven't yet, it's a really good game inspired by the work of Lovecraft. The bad thing is that it was and I think still is a Game Cube exclusive.

Say hello to Nyarlathotep for me !