{"id":107,"date":"2008-10-16T18:36:41","date_gmt":"2008-10-16T23:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/?p=107"},"modified":"2016-06-03T16:35:28","modified_gmt":"2016-06-03T21:35:28","slug":"rppr-episode-22-get-your-fear-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/2008\/10\/podcast-episode\/rppr-episode-22-get-your-fear-on\/","title":{"rendered":"RPPR Episode 22: Get Your Fear On"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Running a horror game is a tricky business. The GM has to hit the perfect tone, set the perfect mood and run a truly scary game in order to terrify players. But it can be done. With Halloween approaching, we&#8217;ve decided to share some tips on running horror games, from basic advice on timing, storytelling and writing horror scenarios to advanced material like using theatrical techniques and props in a game. Tom has a new letter, anecdotes and of course some<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shout Outs:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Annotated-Supernatural-Horror-Literature\/dp\/0967321506\">Supernatural Horror in Literature by H.P. Lovecraft<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Stephen-Kings-Danse-Macabre-King\/dp\/0425104338\/\">Danse Macabreby Stephen King<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Condemned-2-Bloodshot-Xbox-360\/dp\/B000XJO7A2\">Condemned 2: Bloodshot<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Mouth-Madness-Sam-Neill\/dp\/078062856X\">In the Mouth of Madness<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Feast-Unrated-Balthazar-Getty\/dp\/B000GLL1U6\"><strong>Feast 1<\/strong> <\/a>and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Feast-II-Seconds-Clu-Gulager\/dp\/B001CDFY64\">Feast 2: Sloppy Seconds<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Music: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Conet-Project-Recordings-Shortwave-Stations\/dp\/B000055XXU\">The Conet Project<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/irdial.hyperreal.org\/the%20conet%20project\/\">Listen to it online. <\/a><\/p>\n<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"RPPR Episode 22: Get Your Fear On\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2008-10-16T18:36:41-05:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT58M18S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Running a horror game is a tricky business. 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