Tag Archives: Cthulhu

Into the Abyss with Page Chewing

One of the great pleasures of working in cosmic horror is inducting new members into the cult …erm I mean welcoming new aficionados to the world of weird fiction. So it was a lot of fun joining Steve, host of the estimable Page Chewing Podcast, and the excellent Jose of the Amazing Worlds YouTube channel […]

November 6, 2024 – 8:32 am | By john-houlihan | Posted in Blog | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Into the Abyss with Page Chewing

Terror at the Innsmouth Literary Festival!

A journey to Innsmouth is never lightly undertaken unless it’s to the marvellous Innsmouth Literary Festival, where I was honoured to be a special guest over the weekend. As well as meeting a ton of fantastic weird-fiction folk, I spoke on the gaming panel with some august luminaries like Mike Mason, Rob Poyton and Paul […]

October 1, 2024 – 10:17 am | By john-houlihan | Posted in Blog | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Terror at the Innsmouth Literary Festival!

Interview: Tentacles and Cosmic Horror  in the Napoleonic Age!

It’s always splendid to have a chance to have a chat about your work. But no matter how many of them I do, I always get a touch of the butterflies beforehand. Fortunately, the admirable Jeremy Gypton of Fluff n’ Crunch is a great interlocutor. He’s friendly knowledgeable and enthusiastic about writing and all things […]

September 26, 2024 – 8:00 am | By john-houlihan | Posted in Blog | Tagged , , , , , , | Comments Off on Interview: Tentacles and Cosmic Horror  in the Napoleonic Age!

What the hell is Mon Dieu Cthulhu!?

Mon Dieu Cthulhu!: it’s a rather strange title, but what does it actually mean? Well, it’s one I’ve coined to describe a world of swashbuckling adventures set during the Napoleonic Age as ordinary men and women take on the  supernatural forces fuelling war in Europe. See the entire series on my Amazon author page in […]

September 10, 2024 – 11:19 am | By john-houlihan | Posted in Blog | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on What the hell is Mon Dieu Cthulhu!?

A Searing Summer Update + D-Day: The Darkest Day!

It’s been a bit of a hectic year so far with the highly successful launch of the Achtung! Cthulhu Starter Set and the big D-Day: The Darkest Day campaign book to coincide with the 80th anniversary. Plus prepping up for the launch of the new Mon Dieu Cthulhu release. More on all of those in […]

July 23, 2024 – 10:17 am | By john-houlihan | Posted in Blog, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Comments Off on A Searing Summer Update + D-Day: The Darkest Day!

New Story: The Piercer of the Veils

What a delight to hear the delicate thunk of package on doormat, heralding the advent of the new Innsmouth Gold anthology When Shadows Creep. Compiled and edited by Innsmouth Gold himself, the esteemed Rob Poyton, this brand new compendium features nine Lovecraftian tales based in London from a range of authors including B Harlan Crawford, […]

May 7, 2024 – 8:39 am | By john-houlihan | Posted in Blog | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on New Story: The Piercer of the Veils

Achtung! Cthulhu 2d20 Arrives!

Wow, this was a while coming! I’ve just received my contributor’s copies of the full range of Achtung! Cthulhu books, dice, and accessories and I have to say they are glorious! Seeing your words and ideas made into such impressive physical form is always a supreme thrill and this is the culmination of over two […]

October 5, 2021 – 9:39 am | By john-houlihan | Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Achtung! Cthulhu 2d20 Arrives!

Nyarlathotapp

More fun today as the long awaited Nyarlathotep anthology from Stygian Fox makes its debut on Amazon. I’m always tickled to be part of any anthology and for this one, I contributed Nyarlathotapp, an original short story.  Nyarlathotep has always been a fascinating figure within mythos circles: the dark pharaoh, the crawling chaos, the herald […]

May 11, 2021 – 10:28 am | By john-houlihan | Posted in Blog, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on Nyarlathotapp

The Shadow Over America

I recently submitted a short story to an new collection with a most intriguing premise: to write a prequel or sequel to one of HP Lovecraft’s tales. Ancestors and Descendants is the result, edited by the estimable Rob Poynton and published by Innsmouth Gold, featuring 17 tales which either foreshadow or follow on from some […]

November 12, 2019 – 11:02 am | By john-houlihan | Posted in Blog | Tagged , , , , , | Comments Off on The Shadow Over America

Bristol Horror Con and Cthulhu: The Beginner’s Guide

Here at the fortress of solitude, work progresses apace on a number of projects, which are finally, finally nearing completion. My long delayed and ultra top secret sports project is on the brink of being unleashed and it’s an absolute monster, having consumed far more of my time than I thought it ever would. Every […]

September 13, 2015 – 10:24 am | By john-houlihan | Posted in Blog | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Bristol Horror Con and Cthulhu: The Beginner’s Guide