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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dirt" data-source="post: 1185252" data-attributes="member: 6209">Alright, I'm looking for some suggestions.  With Halloween approaching, I've seen a few posts regarding horror games.  I had purchased the d20 Call of Cthulhu game a few months back (and promptly ignored it until now).  I have NEVER run a horror game, but the idea intrigues me. First, I'd like some suggestions on novels that I could read (I always try to do my research first).  I've never read any HP Lovecraft (so we might as well start there).Second, I'd like some suggestions on horror modules that my fellow EnWorlders REALLY enjoyed (and, of course, a brief description on WHY you enjoyed it so much).Third, I'd like to get opinions on how to create the that palpable tension that is the trademark of the horror genre.Fourth, I'd like to get some suggestions (links preferred) regarding strange and bizarre real life events (newspaper clippings and such).  My inclination is that incorporating such things into the game would add to the realism.  I'm also tossing around the idea of involving the players before I even begin the game (sending them obscure items in the mail, with no explanation and no return address...I might even enlist the help of my fellow EnWorlders so that I can send these  letters or packages from several states away).Alright...the floor is open!  Have at it!</blockquote>