I decided to do something a bit different for NaNoWriMo 2021 and put my efforts into creating an adventure scenario for Call of Cthulhu 7e. After play-testing with the regular group that I run as Keeper, I’m pleased to say that the scenario is now available for purchase as a PDF and makes a great… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Lifestyle & Society
Warning Signs of Dangerous Occult Groups & Esoteric Cults
The boundaries between what makes a New Religious Movement beneficial or negative to its practitioners are not set in stone, they require careful discernment on a case-by-case basis. … Continue Reading
2021 Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival
It has been a pleasure to support this festival as it keeps going from strength to strength and so I’m delighted to share you with their press release for the 2021 festival, starting tomorrow! Ninth Annual Event To Showcase Films Representing the Visionary Universe of Philip K. Dick Festival Continues Sci-Fi and Supernatural Screenplay Competition,… Continue Reading… Continue Reading
World War Privacy: Russia
First begun in 2017, my World War Privacy series has looked at the United States; the United Kingdom; Australia, New Zealand and Canada; China; and the push for more surveillance in the era of COVID-19. Today we’re going to look at a remaining super-power that has a long history of using surveillance to oppress their… Continue Reading
Top 20 Occult Videogames
Looking for games that involve the occult? Here’s a list of 20 of my favourite that use the evocative world of ceremonial magic, supernatural entities and mysterious cults as part of their narrative and gameplay. To be included on this list games need to have the occult as a central (but not necessarily primary) component;… Continue Reading… Continue Reading
[Review] VENUS: A Cyberpunk Short Film
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The 14min short film presents us with familiar cyberpunk concepts, but extends them into a few new areas of nuance. Centered around the notion of uploading consciousness into a new synthetic body; there are themes of control and consent, as well as undertones of rebellion.… Continue Reading