http://www.talesofterror.net/Tales-of-Terror-blog.html What's New at Tales of Terror - adventure seeds for roleplaying games en-us Tales of Terror Sat, 05 May 2012 09:38:23 GMT Sat, 05 May 2012 09:38:23 GMT talesofterror.net http://www.talesofterror.net/hounded-by-the-night.html http://www.talesofterror.net/hounded-by-the-night.html Upon recommendation from an associate of the investigators, a youthful man named Sage Anderson has approached the party, having nowhere else to turn to. Sat, 05 May 2012 09:38:19 GMT http://www.talesofterror.net/not-quite-dead.html http://www.talesofterror.net/not-quite-dead.html The investigators come across news of people presumed dead being spotted alive and well. There is no apparent connection between them, save for the fact Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:54:29 GMT http://www.talesofterror.net/forgotten-but-not-gone.html http://www.talesofterror.net/forgotten-but-not-gone.html I used the Bloody Red Tape tale in a Call of Cthulhu session, to an excellent response. Playing on the idea that a friend of the investigators was fading Tue, 25 Oct 2011 19:18:08 GMT http://www.talesofterror.net/hoarder-of-the-unspoken-words.html http://www.talesofterror.net/hoarder-of-the-unspoken-words.html When you step inside the damp, dark forest and walk straight for about a mile; you will come acrose a cave made of solid granite. If you dare step inside; Sat, 15 Oct 2011 20:23:02 GMT http://www.talesofterror.net/the-locket.html http://www.talesofterror.net/the-locket.html The locket is old, and made of silver. It's case is adorned with an engraved rose, and inside is a faded painting of a young woman. Opposite the picture Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:59:43 GMT http://www.talesofterror.net/author038-sakuniegodawatte.html http://www.talesofterror.net/author038-sakuniegodawatte.html Tales of Terror by Sakuni Egodawatte Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:57:17 GMT http://www.talesofterror.net/jars.html http://www.talesofterror.net/jars.html Steve Hatherley In a remote corner of Laos, on a hard-to-reach plateau, are hundreds of massive stone jars. They cover an area of 30 square miles and Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:43:46 GMT http://www.talesofterror.net/butter-knife.html http://www.talesofterror.net/butter-knife.html As you walk into Mary Heff`s kitchen the first thing you notice is a tub of butter placed in the middle of the counter. As you step closer you notice Sun, 28 Aug 2011 20:55:53 GMT http://www.talesofterror.net/the-crate.html http://www.talesofterror.net/the-crate.html A character receives word from the post office that they have received a package and need to come and claim it. It is a large rectangular crate; six feet Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:55:28 GMT http://www.talesofterror.net/the-museum-of-mannequins.html http://www.talesofterror.net/the-museum-of-mannequins.html The Museum of Mannequins an old place, located somewhere in the barren plains of Illinois. The Museum is deserted, and there are DANGER signs in everywhich Sun, 14 Aug 2011 18:27:32 GMT http://www.talesofterror.net/the-witch-tree.html http://www.talesofterror.net/the-witch-tree.html Steve Hatherley In North Dulwich, London, there’s an imposing three-storey Victorian house with a large garden set back from the street. In the garden Mon, 08 Aug 2011 18:05:20 GMT http://www.talesofterror.net/the-book.html http://www.talesofterror.net/the-book.html Steve Hatherley Following a successful tour in the SAS, Jim Book started a private security business (Book and Templeton Security) with an ex-colleague, Mon, 08 Aug 2011 18:04:58 GMT http://www.talesofterror.net/the-paper-under-the-bed.html http://www.talesofterror.net/the-paper-under-the-bed.html The sheet of paper is covered in black ink. Crabbed, spidery words and diagrams cover one side of the A4 paper in a disturbing pattern that vaguely resembles Mon, 08 Aug 2011 18:04:12 GMT http://www.talesofterror.net/superswarm.html http://www.talesofterror.net/superswarm.html Steve Hatherley Lake Vostok, under the Antarctic ice, has been sealed off from the rest of the world for millions of years. When a Russian probe finally Mon, 08 Aug 2011 18:03:52 GMT http://www.talesofterror.net/virus.html http://www.talesofterror.net/virus.html Something is wrong with the computer. Its performance slows erratically, it crashes too often. Strange responses appear from ordinary requests. Files are Mon, 08 Aug 2011 18:03:17 GMT http://www.talesofterror.net/new-guinea-football.html http://www.talesofterror.net/new-guinea-football.html In the mountains of New Guinea a number of violent tribes have been fighting a ritualistic war that has lasted for hundreds of years. The war consists Mon, 01 Aug 2011 21:56:55 GMT http://www.talesofterror.net/type-case.html http://www.talesofterror.net/type-case.html Some months ago a type case (a wooden tray divided into sections to hold the various metal letters of a typeface used for printing) was sold in an auction. Sat, 12 Mar 2011 13:10:01 GMT http://www.talesofterror.net/late-night-out.html http://www.talesofterror.net/late-night-out.html While relaxing at a local watering hole in the town of Arkham, the investigators are approached by a patrolman to whom they have some familiarity. After Sun, 21 Nov 2010 20:41:32 GMT http://www.talesofterror.net/author037-jochenkoltermann.html http://www.talesofterror.net/author037-jochenkoltermann.html Tales of Terror by Jochen Koltermann Wed, 22 Sep 2010 20:38:06 GMT http://www.talesofterror.net/glossolalia.html http://www.talesofterror.net/glossolalia.html In a small town, located in the foothills of larger mountains, are more and more cases of people speaking in tongues (glossolalia). It started some weeks Wed, 22 Sep 2010 20:33:34 GMT http://www.talesofterror.net/a-familys-heritage.html http://www.talesofterror.net/a-familys-heritage.html A close friend's family has, for hundreds of years, owned a homestead in a sylvan mountainscape. However, their neighbours watch carefully because there Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:32:52 GMT http://www.talesofterror.net/the-wayangtheatre.html http://www.talesofterror.net/the-wayangtheatre.html A new exhibition is planned in the ethnologic faculty of the local university. It is about the history of Java and Malaysia, especially the Islamic time Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:42:47 GMT http://www.talesofterror.net/petrification.html http://www.talesofterror.net/petrification.html The authorities are baffled, the press speculating and people are frightened by people, from all walks of life, turning to stone both in their homes and Sat, 19 Jun 2010 18:06:51 GMT http://www.talesofterror.net/game-over-for-good.html http://www.talesofterror.net/game-over-for-good.html Recently, a couple of teenagers have disappeared in the town. Research leads to the gambling hall. Further investigation reveals that all the victims Sat, 19 Jun 2010 18:06:26 GMT http://www.talesofterror.net/the-attic-window.html http://www.talesofterror.net/the-attic-window.html On the top floor of that long-abandoned house with the shady history is a coffin-shaped window. The house has an ill reputation; its last owner supposedly Sat, 19 Jun 2010 18:05:56 GMT http://www.talesofterror.net/author036-stefanjonsson.html http://www.talesofterror.net/author036-stefanjonsson.html Tales of Terror by Stefan Jonsson Sat, 19 Jun 2010 18:03:04 GMT http://www.talesofterror.net/woman-in-a-robe.html http://www.talesofterror.net/woman-in-a-robe.html When locale police officers enter an abandoned office building, they stumble upon the gruesome mutilated corpses of three men and a woman. Also found Tue, 25 May 2010 18:58:07 GMT http://www.talesofterror.net/breaking-new-grounds.html http://www.talesofterror.net/breaking-new-grounds.html Shock and grief spreads like a wildfire through Boston, when the mutilated corpse of renowned construction entrepreneur Richard Walker is found sprawled Sun, 23 May 2010 20:23:46 GMT http://www.talesofterror.net/ashes.html http://www.talesofterror.net/ashes.html On an island, an old vulcano has erupted again for the first time in centuries. While there is no imminent danger for the few settlements on the island, Tue, 27 Apr 2010 19:09:28 GMT http://www.talesofterror.net/the-man-of-her-dreams.html http://www.talesofterror.net/the-man-of-her-dreams.html The Ashthorns, a wealthy family of noble origins, are desperate, as their daughter Melissa seems to have succumbed to a mental illness: She refuses to Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:28:30 GMT http://www.talesofterror.net/crystals.html http://www.talesofterror.net/crystals.html Thomas Redding, a middle-aged wealthy landowner disappears from his estate during a snowstorm. Two days later he is reported missing by a neighbor. During Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:06:18 GMT http://www.talesofterror.net/author035-bjornhanson.html http://www.talesofterror.net/author035-bjornhanson.html Tales of Terror by Björn Hanson Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:59:03 GMT http://www.talesofterror.net/talesofterror2009.html http://www.talesofterror.net/talesofterror2009.html Recent Tales of Terror Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:59:54 GMT http://www.talesofterror.net/talesofterror2008.html http://www.talesofterror.net/talesofterror2008.html Recent Tales of Terror Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:59:20 GMT http://www.talesofterror.net/stare-of-the-monster.html http://www.talesofterror.net/stare-of-the-monster.html A travelling freak show is visiting the town. In various tents visitors can see Siamese twins, the furred lady, the man without limbs, the Elephant girl... Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:57:18 GMT http://www.talesofterror.net/oblivion-circle.html http://www.talesofterror.net/oblivion-circle.html One peaceful night the investigator goes to sleep normally in her own bed. Hearing a noise in the night, the investigator wakes to find the world outside Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:23:56 GMT http://www.talesofterror.net/talesofterror2007.html http://www.talesofterror.net/talesofterror2007.html Recent Tales of Terror Sat, 16 Jan 2010 21:30:35 GMT http://www.talesofterror.net/wrong-side-of-the-tracks.html http://www.talesofterror.net/wrong-side-of-the-tracks.html In the northwestern part of the city lies the old freight yard. Box waggons, wrecked buildings and huge amounts of rubble create an image of total Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:25:17 GMT http://www.talesofterror.net/pygmalion.html http://www.talesofterror.net/pygmalion.html A sculptor has been found dead in his desolated atelier, right in front of his latest work. It appears to be a massive black marble statue of a body, Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:00:28 GMT http://www.talesofterror.net/submityourowntaleofterror.html http://www.talesofterror.net/submityourowntaleofterror.html I've re-jigged the submissions form a bit, which will make it easier for me to add submissions to the site (it's all done automatically instead of me having to hand-code a html page). The plusses also include the ability to add comments to each Tale - so you if you like what an author has done, let them know! (There are a couple of knock on effects - I won't update the links to each Tale quite so often, so the best place to see new tales is on the "What's New" page or the RSS feed.) Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:41:05 GMT http://www.talesofterror.net/the-terrifying-house.html http://www.talesofterror.net/the-terrifying-house.html An old friend calls them for help. He had heard about their interest for paranormal activity but dismissed their interest for a new age fad. Until Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:43:35 GMT http://www.talesofterror.net/footsteps.html http://www.talesofterror.net/footsteps.html You are staying in a small rural hotel. You awaken at night to a strange sound, slow, even footsteps. Bright moonlight streams in through the Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:01:23 GMT http://www.talesofterror.net/tale0246-sentenceserved.html http://www.talesofterror.net/tale0246-sentenceserved.html Sentence Served - a Tale of Terror by Luke Manning Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:15:15 GMT http://www.talesofterror.net/tale0245-mythoscollector.html http://www.talesofterror.net/tale0245-mythoscollector.html The Mythos Collector - a Tale of Terror by Daniel Dunn Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:19:14 GMT http://www.talesofterror.net/tale0244-mrswhathernam.html http://www.talesofterror.net/tale0244-mrswhathernam.html Mrs Whathernam - a Tale of Terror by Philipp Mählmann Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:27:39 GMT http://www.talesofterror.net/tale0243-inthecards.html http://www.talesofterror.net/tale0243-inthecards.html In the cards - a Tale of Terror by Brian Woodman Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:36:16 GMT http://www.talesofterror.net/tale0242-afterthefuneral.html http://www.talesofterror.net/tale0242-afterthefuneral.html After the Funeral - a Tale of Terror by Nicolas Dao Phan Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:25:08 GMT http://www.talesofterror.net/tale0241-unexpectedguest.html http://www.talesofterror.net/tale0241-unexpectedguest.html Unexpect Guest - a Tale of Terror by Nicolas Dao Phan Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:46:31 GMT http://www.talesofterror.net/tale0240-wildinthecountry.html http://www.talesofterror.net/tale0240-wildinthecountry.html Wild in the Country - a Tale of Terror by Paul Hebron Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:59:44 GMT http://www.talesofterror.net/tale0239-isolatedtown.html http://www.talesofterror.net/tale0239-isolatedtown.html Isolated Town - a Tale of Terror by Nicolas Dao Phan Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:20:26 GMT