The last time I played Call of Cthulhu, the tabletop RPG, my character - a knock-off Allan Quatermain - was rendered unconscious and possessed by a malevolent entity. In this state, he transformed one ...

Ask someone if they’ve ever played a tabletop role-playing game, and their likely answer will be something along the lines of “Oh, like Dungeons & Dragons, right?” But in certain corners of the world, ...

Call of Cthulhu should be a great horror-detective game, but lackluster mechanics and a heavy-handed story undermine its stronger points. Deep under the island of Darkwater, something stirs. Leviathan ...

Deep below the moldering husk of the Hawkins Mansion, as I creeped closer to the cultists chanting obscene words in a dialect not meant for human mouths, I had a revelation. A profound truth shattered ...

Certainly, the plot of Call of Cthulhu is one that ascribes rigidly to its classic inspiration. As Edward Pierce, a New York City based private eye in the 1920s, the player is called upon to ...

There have been a ton of editions of Call of Cthulhu published over the (close to) last century, but not all of them should be considered equal. Part of the lure of Call of Cthulhu is the imagery that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The “Call of Cthulhu” opening scene is one of fleeting brilliance, laced with the crawling horror reminiscent of its weird tale ...

“It’s terrific to re-activate my old connections with Chaosium and work closely with them once more,” said Petersen of Call of Cthulhu: Terror Paths. “I look ...

The revised, expanded and updated Call of Cthulhu: Arkham is available today in this standard cover and a collector's edition available directly from Chaosium. The story of the Cthulhu Mythos spans ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Publisher Focus Home Interactive and developer Frogwares Studio have ...

Even the Old Ones themselves would have probably lost patience waiting for Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth to finally show up. First unveiled about six years ago, this horror-themed action ...

It doesn’t take long for Call of Cthulhu’s dark and intriguing detective story to rapidly spiral down the well of occult madness. Inspired by the legendary Chaosium RPG of the same name, it tells its ...