Ghosts in Call of Cthulhu part 1

We’re back and we’re getting the willies. Has anyone ever used that phrase and not received a derisive response? But, as we’ve discussed before, laughter is often a way of protecting ourselves against fear. And what is scarier than a good ghost story? Maybe a terrifying apparition like this. Main Topic: Ghosts in Call of Cthulhu part 1 This is the first of two episodes looking at ghosts and how they tie into Call of Cthulhu. Our original plan was to do it all in a single episode, but we talked too much. As a result, this first part is largely us exploring what we think ghosts might be, as well as discussing what we do and don’t like in a ghost story. If you think the answer is “ghosts”, you might be surprised. Next episode, we shall dig more into how we’d use ghosts in our games, and whether ghosts even belong in Call of Cthulhu. Getting rid of ghosts can prove a nuisance, so maybe best leave them there. Links Things we mention in this episode include: * Ghosts as souls in purgatory * Posthumous miracles of the saints * Christmas ghost stories * BBC adaptations of MR James * A Christmas Carol * Saturnalia * It’s a Wonderful Life * Supernatural * Pareidolia * Subsonic vibrations and ghost sightings * The brown note * Hawkwind * The Bristol Hum * Stone Tape Theory * The Stone Tape * The Shining * The Changeling * Ring * Hell House by Richard Matheson * A Manhattan Ghost Story by T M Wright * The Sixth Sense * Ghost *