Welcome to the Triad Entertainments web site, a source of licensed Call of Cthulhu roleplaying supplements, and dark horror fiction books inspired by the gothic tales of H.P. Lovecraft.
Triad Entertainments was originally founded to produce modules for the "Call of Cthulhu" role playing game by Chaosium, Inc. which is based on the Cthulhu Mythos, created by H. P. Lovecraft. We are proud to offer two products for this RPG that we currently have available: Dwellers In Shadow, and Grimrock Isle.
Over time, Triad has branched out into the gothic horror and dark fantasy fiction book market, with such works as Weird Trails and Return To Lovecraft Country. The items you will find here are mainly based on the works of HPL, though we will be branching out into more mainstream horror as time goes by. Each product we offer will be presented in as thorough a manner as possible so that you'll know what you're getting up front, and we hope to present to you even more curious goods in the future...
Please peruse the site and examine our product line. If you're interested in learning more about Lovecraft and his works, by all means consult our Lovecraft Links page; there you'll find many dark paths into the realms of the unknown and unknowable...
What’s A Horror Movie?
Written by Mike Szymanski
Monday, 10 August 2009 00:08
Here’s the thing; when I watch a trailer for a new movie that I’m told is in the horror genre, I get seriously ticked off when all I see is another costumed lunatic dispatching yet another collection of hapless twenty-somethings in a variety of grisly manners – after all the females have shown their boobies, of course. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve got nothing against boobies; what gets me is that what I’m watching is a slasher flick being presented as a horror story, and that’s just fraud.
What happened to the definition of horror in today’s cinema? When did encounters with the supernatural, the unexplained and the unnatural become equated with some psycho with interchangeable sharp instruments, a lame agenda and a questionable excuse for following it? I’m not saying that these movies aren’t scary or effective; what I am saying is that they’re not horror.
Even though some pretty horrific things happen in slasher movies – the bloodier the better, it seems – we’re still dealing with a human being who, if the victims ever thought about fighting back, would probable have his/her butt handed to them. Sound familiar? That’s what’s going on in the Scream trilogy, the I Know What You Did Last Summer flicks, Prom Night and a continuing list as long as your arm. Why is that horror?
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