Tales of Terror - 1990
This was the first Tales of
Terror booklet - the one that started it all... Tales of Terror was co-edited by Garrie Hall.
Tales of Terror contained the following Tales:
- Mr Feste's Old Curiosity Shop Garrie Hall
- Fire Victim Perry Okerstrom
- Dinosaur Experiment Steve Hatherley
- The Disappearance Steve Hatherley
- Tropical Death Steve Hatherley
- A Death in the Family Ian Bond
- Dead Man's Bluff Mark Morrison
- The Island Steve Hatherley
- Forked Tongues Steve Hatherley
- The Toast of London Perry Okerstrom
- Into the Darkness Garrie Hall
- The de'Vere Pool Garrie Hall
- The Old Church Steve Hatherley
- The Crazed Garrie Hall
- Short Story Steve Hatherley
- The Black Book of the East Steve Hatherley
- The Second Circle Steve Hatherley
- The Theatre of Death Garrie Hall
- The Writing on the Wall Steve Hatherley
- Black Anna's Bower Garrie Hall
- The Helmsdon Monster Steve Hatherley
- The Old Straight Track Steve Hatherley
- The Terrible Old Bookshop Peter F Jeffery
- Enchanted Wood Steve Hatherley
- An Outbreak of Cancer Steve Hatherley
- Who is the Murderer? G R Theobalds
- Roadkill Mark Morrison
- Night of the Long Knives Garrie Hall
- The Hatching Rocks Steve Hatherley
- The Midlock Dragons Steve Hatherley
- Smuggler's Cove Garrie Hall
- Turkish Delight Garrie Hall
- The Manacles Steve Hatherley
- Wasteland Garrie Hall
- A Wolf at the Door Steve Hatherley
- Dark Incal Perry Okerstrom
- Peverill Manor Steve Hatherley
- Grim Justice Garrie Hall
- The Ripper Steve Hatherley
- The Ghost of Heddon Manor Steve Hatherley
- Stray Cat Strut Garrie Hall
Here's the introduction:
Introduction
Steve Hatherley
During the course of a Call of Cthulhu campaign the constant demands of inventive Investigators can prove to be quite a strain on the poor Keeper. A booklet crammed full of easily adaptable ideascan be invaluable.
Tales of Terror was conceived with this in mind. The 'Tales' can be quickly and easily dropped into any game. While preliminary investigations are being conducted the Keeper has time to decide which (if any) of the three possibilities apply. Further details canbe created by the Keeper as required.
Many scenarios for Call of Cthulhu are too big. Great Old Ones, R'lyeh, Outer Gods, and monsters the size of mountains all threatening civilization as we know it. In the midst of these major conflicts there should be smaller struggles. A nest of vampires, a haunted house, an unexpected death. Tales of Terror is brimming with these low key investigations that put saving the world into perspective.
Tales of Terror is also a source of red herrings and associated leads. On the trail of Deep Ones? (Or Lloigor? Or sinister orientals? Or vampires?) There are Tales here with the potential to confuse, illuminate and terrify.
Ultimately, Tales of Terror is a booklet of ideas. The situations here each have the potential of being expanded into a full blown adventure. A scenario is often the development of one or two isolated ideas. A vision, spark, or something. Tales of Terror consists of these ideas distilled out from the descriptive text.
Use it as you will.