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Jefffar wrote:I think the closet monster / under the bed monster sounds too silly for a real horror game.
Gallahan wrote:Here's a concept/summary for a BTS game:
The bed ITSELF is haunted. The bed originally belonged to a very wealthy person from ancient Russia. After an assassination (which took place IN the bed, with an evil lover), it was transferred to a wealthy Austrian Family. During the havoc of WW1, the bed fell into the victoried hands of a wealthy British family. Somehow, involving a blood debt, it was moved to the United States during the Cold War 50s. --NOTE that each "transfer" involved mysterious murders. Afterwards, the bed was purchased from an estate sale of a recently deceased military general during the 80s. Pain and death follow any and ALL who purchase this finely crafted bed. The bed itself is the psychic killer.
Sightblinder wrote:Hey I read a story where there was an evil mattress that would try to "eat" those who slept on it...it started seeming really soft, then you realize that you are gradually deeper inside it, until it envelops you and you are never seen again...
Jefffar wrote:I think the closet monster / under the bed monster sounds too silly for a real horror game.
You guys should also check out the RPG Little Fears for a dark take on childhood horrors. Quite possibly the best game that I'll never feel comfortable running.That being said, there's some interesting posibilities in Nightbane, namely Dream Ghouls and Demonlings.
Incidently, the Boogeyman makes it into 2nd Edition/
Geronimo 2.0 wrote:Jefffar wrote:I think the closet monster / under the bed monster sounds too silly for a real horror game.
Oh, yeah?
In every childs room, in the center shadow benath the bed, lies the realm of the Gop. As a child sleeps, it slithers partialy out from a pocket dimension with ectoplasm dripping tentacles and the smell of terrified child-sweat. As it's victim begins to dream, the semi-tranparent tentacles slide up beneath the sheets and wrap around the child, secreting a halucinogenic sweat that conjures up the most primal fears of children, manifesting in a bad dream state oten refered to as a "Night-Terror". In older children and pre-teens, the fears are more complex and sometimes sexual in their nature, the Gop loves to find a child that has been physicaly, emotionaly or sexualy abused and take advantage of that additional fear and shame, on which it feeds like a psychic vampire whil the child is experiencing it's nightmare. While it is rare for the Gop to feed on adults, it is not unheard of; but an adults ability to control their emotions make them not so easily fed upon. And the Gop is a lazy predator.
yeah, entirely silly... sorry.
In case you were wondering, yes, I just now made this up.
Gallahan wrote:Here's a concept/summary for a BTS game:
The bed ITSELF is haunted. The bed originally belonged to a very wealthy person from ancient Russia. After an assassination (which took place IN the bed, with an evil lover), it was transferred to a wealthy Austrian Family. During the havoc of WW1, the bed fell into the victoried hands of a wealthy British family. Somehow, involving a blood debt, it was moved to the United States during the Cold War 50s. --NOTE that each "transfer" involved mysterious murders. Afterwards, the bed was purchased from an estate sale of a recently deceased military general during the 80s. Pain and death follow any and ALL who purchase this finely crafted bed. The bed itself is the psychic killer.
Like in the movie Poltergeist. Wasn't that absolutely FREAKY!?
Geronimo 2.0 wrote:Jefffar wrote:I think the closet monster / under the bed monster sounds too silly for a real horror game.
Oh, yeah?
In every childs room, in the center shadow benath the bed, lies the realm of the Gop. As a child sleeps, it slithers partialy out from a pocket dimension with ectoplasm dripping tentacles and the smell of terrified child-sweat. As it's victim begins to dream, the semi-tranparent tentacles slide up beneath the sheets and wrap around the child, secreting a halucinogenic sweat that conjures up the most primal fears of children, manifesting in a bad dream state oten refered to as a "Night-Terror". In older children and pre-teens, the fears are more complex and sometimes sexual in their nature, the Gop loves to find a child that has been physicaly, emotionaly or sexualy abused and take advantage of that additional fear and shame, on which it feeds like a psychic vampire whil the child is experiencing it's nightmare. While it is rare for the Gop to feed on adults, it is not unheard of; but an adults ability to control their emotions make them not so easily fed upon. And the Gop is a lazy predator.
yeah, entirely silly... sorry.
In case you were wondering, yes, I just now made this up.
Sightblinder wrote:Atramentus wrote:Beds and closets and monster under them always makes me think of Tales From the Darkside where they had that one story about a girl renting a room from a kindly if quiet old man and how she was not supposed to open a particular closet. I won't spoil it, but the ending of that was pretty chilling.
I saw the movie, but I don't remember that part....
