[Last update: September 21, 2020]
ROLEPLAYING GAMES
AZ: After Zombies (from Apocalyptic Games)
Cryptworld RPG (from Goblinoid Games)
- The Pacesetter System Part 1: Intro and Characters
- The Pacesetter System Part 2: The Action Table
- Random Cryptworld Character Statblocks (at the Smoldering Wizard blog)
Fate Horror Toolkit (from Evil Hat Productions)
The ultimate guide to creating horror games with Fate Core
- Fate System Reference Documents Online (includes complete rules for Fate Core, Fate Accelerated, Fate Condensed and more)
(from Renegade Game Studios/Hunters Entertainment/Infectious Play)
Krevborna: A Gothic Blood Opera by Jack Shear
A system-neutral Gothic horror campaign setting from Dolorous Exhumation Press
Masque of the Red Death (from TSR/Wizards of the Coast)
OGL Horror (from Mongoose Publishing)
- OGL Horror Official FAQ and Errata (PDF document)
Stories from the Grave (from Spectrum Games)
PLAY AIDS AND ACCESSORIES
Horrorli
Horror background noise generator.
House on the Hill SoundPad (from Tabletop Audio)
Free sound FX generator for horror roleplaying games usable both at the table and in online games.
Roll20
Hands down the best online Virtual Table Top (VTT) application there is.
Horrorli
Horror background noise generator.
House on the Hill SoundPad (from Tabletop Audio)
Free sound FX generator for horror roleplaying games usable both at the table and in online games.
Roll20
Hands down the best online Virtual Table Top (VTT) application there is.
BLOGS, PODCASTS, AND VIDEO
A panel of horror experts discuss how to bring horror to your RPG table! With Brian Holland, Amanda Hamon, Mike Mason, Crystal Mazur, and Tomas Harenstam. Hosted by Chaosium.
The Good Friends of Jackson Elias
A podcast about the Call of Cthulhu RPG, inspirational horror films, and horror gaming in general.
The Haunted Spookshow of Channel X (Cryptworld things and resources by Justin S. Davis)
Monstrum at PBS Storied (YouTube)
PBS Digital Studio's YouTube channel hosted by Emily Zarka, Ph.D., featuring various monsters from myth and legend.
Mystique – a game setting for Kids on Bikes RPG by Blaine L. Pardoe
Paizocon 2013: Horror in RPGs Seminar (YouTube)
Paizo Publishing authors and editors Brandon Hodge, James Jacobs, Ryan Macklin, and F. Wesley Schneider share a variety of ominous experiences and creepy techniques to help you frighten players in the next session of your favorite horror roleplaying game.
The Trajectory of Fear - or How to Use Horror Tropes Effectively in your Game (PDF)
A look at the four types of fear (unease, dread, terror, horror) and how to use them in horror games by RPG designer Ash Law.
The Savage AfterWorld (Tim Snider's Cryptworld things and resources)
All things eerie in fictional Lovecraft Country and real world New England.
Strange Stones (Cryptworld resources)
Tales from the Haunted Jukebox
Tales of the Grotesque and Dungeonesque
Jack Guignol's venerable blog about adding elements of Gothic horror to Dungeons & Dragons games, his sources of inspiration in this pursuit, and much more. Features additional content and design commentary for Krevborna: A Gothic Blood Opera and other campaign settings from Dolorous Exhumation Press.
Too Much Horror Fiction
This blog collects and reviews vintage horror literature (mostly from the 1960s to the early 1990s) and celebrates its resplendent paperback cover art.
Unlawful Games
Some useful d100 lists on this blog by Lawful Neutral:
World Creators Toolbox (Cryptworld resources by tegeus)
Your Game: The Fear Factor by Charles Ryan
Some methods for creating fear in a horror roleplaying game.
VICTORIAN ERA RESOURCES
Casebook: Jack the Ripper
Dictionary of Victorian London
Greenwood's Map of London (1827)
Hipkiss' Scans of Old Maps of London
Inns of Long Forgotten London
John Snow's Map of London (1859)
London Pubs
The Pocket Atlas and Guide to London (1899)
The Pocket Atlas and Guide to London (1900)
The Pubs of Old London
Railway Map of Central London (1899)
Reynold's Shilling Map of London (1895)
Secret Libraries of London
Subterranean Rivers of London
The Victorian Web
This Web site contains a wealth of articles on the British Victorian age and its people. Topics explored include political and social history, science, technology, entertainment, and gender issues.
OTHER HISTORICAL ERA RESOURCES
Bacon's Map of London (1900)
Bartholomew's Pocket Atlas and Guide to London Map (1922)
British Towns and Villages
Locating London's Past
This website allows you to search a wide body of digital resources relating to early modern and eighteenth-century London, and to map the results on to a fully GIS compliant version of John Rocque's 1746 map of London.
Smith's Tape Indicator Map of London (1910)
MODERN ERA RESOURCES
A Three Step Modern Haunting Generator by Phil Nicholls
The Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency
For once, the bureaucracy is on our side! Learn about how our government has protected us for years from the living dead. This site is lovingly maintained by the FVZA's Director Emeritus, Dr. Hugo Pecos.
BOOKS, COMICS, FILM, AND TELEVISION
American International Pictures Horror Films (USA)
Amicus Horror Films (UK)
Best of Blaxploitation Horror
Best of British Folk Horror Films
Folk Horror Revival
A gathering place to share and discuss Folk Horror in film, TV, books, art, music, events and other media.
Hammer Horror Films (UK)
HORRORPEDIA
Extensive wiki of horror-themed culture.
THE HORRORS OF IT ALL
Mr. Karswell's blog featuring spine-tingling tales from the pages of classic horror comics.
Italian Gothic Horror Cinema
Mexican Horror Movies
Tor Books
Publishers of science fiction, fantasy, and horror classics and new works.
Universal Pictures Horror Classics (USA)
OTHER RESOURCES
The Catholic Encyclopedia
This extensive online encyclopedia contains hundreds of articles on all things Catholic. Learn what really goes on during an exorcism, the history of the Catholic church in Transylvania (not as exciting as I thought it would be) or just be inspired by the life of St. John Bosco (who has nothing to do with the chocolate syrup of the same name, much as St. Joseph knew nothing about children's aspirin. Go figure.)
Encyclopedia Mythica
Articles on mythology, folklore, and religion.
The Gizmodo Guide To Undocumented And Unusual Beasts
Just what is a cryptid?
The Insider's Creepy Urban Legends from Every State
The Malleus Maleficarum
The complete text of Heinrich Kramer and James Sprenger's Malleus Maleficarum (The Witch Hammer). Originally written in 1486, this work served as the Inquisition's handbook for identifying and condemning witches.
The Mystica
Online encyclopedia of the occult, mysticism, magic, the paranormal, mythology, and folklore.
The Ritman Library's Digital Collection of Occult Texts
Hundreds of rare occult texts generously donated to Amsterdam's Ritman Library by Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown.
The Good Friends of Jackson Elias
A podcast about the Call of Cthulhu RPG, inspirational horror films, and horror gaming in general.
The Haunted Spookshow of Channel X (Cryptworld things and resources by Justin S. Davis)
Monstrum at PBS Storied (YouTube)
PBS Digital Studio's YouTube channel hosted by Emily Zarka, Ph.D., featuring various monsters from myth and legend.
Mystique – a game setting for Kids on Bikes RPG by Blaine L. Pardoe
Moderator: Amanda Hamon Kunz; Speakers: Jaym Gates, Jess Hartley, Wes Schneider
Paizocon 2013: Horror in RPGs Seminar (YouTube)
Paizo Publishing authors and editors Brandon Hodge, James Jacobs, Ryan Macklin, and F. Wesley Schneider share a variety of ominous experiences and creepy techniques to help you frighten players in the next session of your favorite horror roleplaying game.
With Mark Morrison, Mike Mason, Becca Scott, and Amanda Hamon. Hosted by Chaosium.
Quantum Uncertainties (doctortoc's collection of Cryptworld things)
Quantum Uncertainties (doctortoc's collection of Cryptworld things)
The Trajectory of Fear - or How to Use Horror Tropes Effectively in your Game (PDF)
A look at the four types of fear (unease, dread, terror, horror) and how to use them in horror games by RPG designer Ash Law.
The Savage AfterWorld (Tim Snider's Cryptworld things and resources)
- Sketchbook Of Grotesqueries (Tim's PDF collection of Cryptworld things)
- "Unskilled" Skill Attempts In Cryptworld (Tim's alternatives to exclusive skills)
All things eerie in fictional Lovecraft Country and real world New England.
Strange Stones (Cryptworld resources)
Tales from the Haunted Jukebox
Tales of the Grotesque and Dungeonesque
Jack Guignol's venerable blog about adding elements of Gothic horror to Dungeons & Dragons games, his sources of inspiration in this pursuit, and much more. Features additional content and design commentary for Krevborna: A Gothic Blood Opera and other campaign settings from Dolorous Exhumation Press.
Too Much Horror Fiction
This blog collects and reviews vintage horror literature (mostly from the 1960s to the early 1990s) and celebrates its resplendent paperback cover art.
Unlawful Games
Some useful d100 lists on this blog by Lawful Neutral:
World Creators Toolbox (Cryptworld resources by tegeus)
Your Game: The Fear Factor by Charles Ryan
Some methods for creating fear in a horror roleplaying game.
VICTORIAN ERA RESOURCES
Casebook: Jack the Ripper
Dictionary of Victorian London
Greenwood's Map of London (1827)
Hipkiss' Scans of Old Maps of London
Inns of Long Forgotten London
John Snow's Map of London (1859)
London Pubs
The Pocket Atlas and Guide to London (1899)
The Pocket Atlas and Guide to London (1900)
The Pubs of Old London
Railway Map of Central London (1899)
Reynold's Shilling Map of London (1895)
Secret Libraries of London
Subterranean Rivers of London
The Victorian Web
This Web site contains a wealth of articles on the British Victorian age and its people. Topics explored include political and social history, science, technology, entertainment, and gender issues.
OTHER HISTORICAL ERA RESOURCES
Bacon's Map of London (1900)
Bartholomew's Pocket Atlas and Guide to London Map (1922)
British Towns and Villages
Locating London's Past
This website allows you to search a wide body of digital resources relating to early modern and eighteenth-century London, and to map the results on to a fully GIS compliant version of John Rocque's 1746 map of London.
Smith's Tape Indicator Map of London (1910)
MODERN ERA RESOURCES
A Three Step Modern Haunting Generator by Phil Nicholls
The Federal Vampire and Zombie Agency
For once, the bureaucracy is on our side! Learn about how our government has protected us for years from the living dead. This site is lovingly maintained by the FVZA's Director Emeritus, Dr. Hugo Pecos.
BOOKS, COMICS, FILM, AND TELEVISION
American International Pictures Horror Films (USA)
Amicus Horror Films (UK)
Best of Blaxploitation Horror
Best of British Folk Horror Films
Folk Horror Revival
A gathering place to share and discuss Folk Horror in film, TV, books, art, music, events and other media.
Hammer Horror Films (UK)
HORRORPEDIA
Extensive wiki of horror-themed culture.
THE HORRORS OF IT ALL
Mr. Karswell's blog featuring spine-tingling tales from the pages of classic horror comics.
Italian Gothic Horror Cinema
Mexican Horror Movies
Tor Books
Publishers of science fiction, fantasy, and horror classics and new works.
Universal Pictures Horror Classics (USA)
OTHER RESOURCES
The Catholic Encyclopedia
This extensive online encyclopedia contains hundreds of articles on all things Catholic. Learn what really goes on during an exorcism, the history of the Catholic church in Transylvania (not as exciting as I thought it would be) or just be inspired by the life of St. John Bosco (who has nothing to do with the chocolate syrup of the same name, much as St. Joseph knew nothing about children's aspirin. Go figure.)
Encyclopedia Mythica
Articles on mythology, folklore, and religion.
The Gizmodo Guide To Undocumented And Unusual Beasts
Just what is a cryptid?
The Insider's Creepy Urban Legends from Every State
The Malleus Maleficarum
The complete text of Heinrich Kramer and James Sprenger's Malleus Maleficarum (The Witch Hammer). Originally written in 1486, this work served as the Inquisition's handbook for identifying and condemning witches.
The Mystica
Online encyclopedia of the occult, mysticism, magic, the paranormal, mythology, and folklore.
The Ritman Library's Digital Collection of Occult Texts
Hundreds of rare occult texts generously donated to Amsterdam's Ritman Library by Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown.
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