Miskatonic Monday #91: 'The Last Dance of Lola Montez' and other new releases
Posted by Michael O'Brien on 8th Apr 2024
Wow, the Miskatonic Repository continues to go from strength-to-strength. Here's the latest array of titles by independent Call of Cthulhu creators at DriveThruRPG!
The Last Dance of Lola Montez: A Call of Cthulhu Modern Adventure
David Waldron ($4.95, 43 page PDF, also available in softcover)
Five friends, united by grief, face torments driven by a dark threat thought hidden for over a century. A threat driven by a dark thirst for passion soaked in blood.
Modern one-shot adventure which explores the dark legacy of Australia's goldrush history. By the author of the award winning William Bailey's Haunted Mansion, historian David Waldron.
Stygian Muse says The Last Dance of Lola Montez makes for "makes for an interesting and thought-provoking read" - read the full review here.
Mad Sci - How to Train your Shoggoth
Kurt Havelock (Pay-What-You-Want, Rec Price Free, 38 page PDF)
It's campus chaos at Miskatonic University! Tess Alvitr is a Norwegian exchange student that has come to Miskatonic University to get her Doctorate of Synthetic Biology. Little did she know that the sinister forces which stalk this place would be her undoing...
Though originally intended for modern Call of Cthulhu, it is not dependent on that and can be used in any era where Miskatonic University exists.
Re-Animator 2508
Quico Vicens-Picatto ($3.00, 16 page PDF)
The lifeless body of an elder thing has been clandestinely transported from Earth to a secluded area near the star Altair by a covert organization which aims to conduct an experiment to bring him back to life. This location was chosen far from prying eyes and densely populated areas to minimize potential harm in case the experiment goes awry. Hence, to avoid attracting attention due to the near impossibility of constructing a space station or planetary outpost that could go undetected by universe-scanning sensors of the Confederation, the decision was made to acquire a section of a distant space station originally intended to house a powerful deep space telescope. It was there, in secrecy, that the experiment would be conducted.
Players take on the role of the musicians of Morbid Rainbow, a psychodeath metal band who, during an interplanetary tour, arrive at the station precisely when the facilities are being used for a dark and occult experiment.
The Memories Below
Stuart Forsyth ($8.00, 16 page PDF)
A group of friends visit the sleepy holiday town of Lake Kinney for some much needed rest and relaxation, only to get sucked into a mystery involving missing campers, persistent nightmares, and a strange affliction that seems to affect everyone in town. Will they be able to understand what’s going on before they also forget?
The Exhibition of Dread
Jared Tallis, Stars Are Right ($5.99, 45 page PDF)
…a modern-day Call of Cthulhu scenario that will haunt your nightmares
Join us in modern-day Boston, where mysterious occurrences take place at night on the campus of the local Modern Art College.
Ghatanothoa, the Forgotten One
Quico Vicens-Picatto ($3.00, 15 page PDF)
In this modern era scenario, two young police inspectors with complex backgrounds will face an ancestral evil that will test their bodies, minds, and above all, their ability to act as a cohesive team in the face of a case that, by all accounts, is far beyond their capabilities.
Welcome to the Kraven-Hammer Mall
Baker's Dozen Productions ($5.99, 44 page PDF)
Modern day scenario that takes players into an abandoned mall ripped straight out of a liminal dream and puts them face-to-face with the most terrifying horror of all- Nostalgia. And that's before we even get to the Eldrich Horrors....
Mingled Remains
Garnett Elliott ($3.99, 38 page PDF)
Any necromancer worth their salt will be there . . .Something strange is going on at the 10th Annual International Funeral and Crematory Trade Show, held at the resplendent Tampa Bay Hotel. Federal agents suspect the event serves as cover for a secret gathering of cultists, and want the heroes to investigate. Of special interest are two German attendees, former members of the (now defunct) Thule Society.
A rip-roaring romp through Florida in the late 20’s. Along the way, PCs encounter an Asian crime family, dodge deathtraps, and battle Mythos monsters in an adventure inspired by H.P. Lovecraft’s The Case of Charles Dexter Ward. Though written for Pulp Cthulhu, the scenario can easily be ‘de-pulpified’ for a less hyperbolic experience.
Los Hobos and the Wolves of Carcosa
Alex Guillotte ($6.95, 66 page PDF)
February of 1935 – It's the height of the Great Depression, and a group of hobos agree to transport a mysterious package from the US to Mexico, unaware that they're being hunted by a horde of preternatural wolves, a tenacious detective, a maniacal luchador, sinister fishmen, a fanatical carny, and a seductive snake woman cultist, each with their own deadly intentions.
As they traverse the unforgiving landscape of Baja California, nerves are tested, blood is spilled, and survival becomes the only law in this pulse-pounding scenario that dumps the characters into a meat grinder of horror, madness, and thrilling grindhouse action.
Complex 347-5
Patrick Corcoran ($3.99, 16 page PDF)
It is 1984 and all hell is breaking loose at an ICBM complex with a missile capable of launching a nine Megaton nuclear warhead. The investigators are a team of nuclear scientists, engineers, and Air Force personnel sent 14 stories into the earth to secure the missile and save the crew.
Designed to be played in a single session, it takes inspiration from body/monster horror set in an isolated setting like; Alien, The Descent, The Thing, Pontypool, and The Void
Flash Cthulhu - Be Good Neighbours
Michael Reid ($0.99, 6 page PDF)
Arkham outskirts, 1933. The Matthews, a depression-era family in hard times, find an old farmhouse outside of Arkham for a shockingly low price, and given the economic downturn, they take the chance.
The Schoolmarm's Ghost
Andy Miller ($4.99, 58 page PDF)
How did your best friend actually die?... When the letter noting Eleanor Hamilton had died comes and the investigator has inherited her belongings, there’s little choice but to go from the civilization of Seattle to the frontier of Oregon and the little town of Independence. However, something seems odd about Eleanor Hamilton’s death. Then, something happens to convince her the death was actually a murder.
Down Darker Trails scenario set in the village of Independence, Oregon, in 1877.
Kane's Tone
Orlando Moreira ($4.49, 58 page PDF)
You wake up... You sit among trees, lying on soft pine needles. Your clothes are torn, your hands are scratched. You’re in pain. You don’t know how you got here. And you don’t know who you are. There’s a dim, pulsing yellow light at the top of the hill, nearby. Something is very wrong. Will you figure out what happened in time to avoid what is coming?
Modern cosmic horror scenario designed for a single, intense three-hour session that you will never forget.
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