HPLHS News & Events Summer 2024

Ennie Nominated!

• July 5, 2024

We are very happy to announce that our Arkham Investigator's Wallet Prop Set has been nominated for two Ennie Awards! It's up for Best Aid/Non-Digital and Best Production Values. We're happy to be considered!

Featured Member

• July 1, 2024

Our Member of the Month for July, 2024 is Mark Trinkwalder of New Baltimore, Michigan.

Mark says: “First off, I want to say thank you for honor of being able to show my ugly mug and for having the ability to share about me.

I was about 19 when I had my first run in with The Call of Cthulhu RPG. Our GM had us make characters and then took our sheets. We never saw them again. He kept them private and we all died in pretty gruesome ways.

My first HPL story was "The Call of Cthulhu", had I stopped there, I would never have picked it up again. My favorite story is "The Thing On The Doorstep".

I currently live in Michigan, just outside of Detroit but plan on moving north.

I am a forever cook and an aspiring author who hopes to publish by the end of the year.

While there probably isn't much more to say, this community and everyone have been all sorts of amazing and I am proud of the friends and family it has brought to me."

MUP episode 300!

• June 26, 2024

Congratulations to our friends at the Miskatonic University Podcast on their 300th episode! We were extremely happy to be guests, talking about props and clues for Call of Cthulhu® gaming. Have a listen! Support them on Patreon!

Expedition Patch Update

• June 26, 2024

After a couple of unexpected and profoundly discouraging delays, our new Miskatonic University expedition patches are finally in stock and are now shipping! We are humbly grateful for the patience of all those who ordered them early and have been waiting on delivery.

Call of Cthulhu screening!

• May 29, 2024

We're getting geared up for GenCon Indy in the first week of August, and tickets are now on sale for our special screening of The Call of Cthulhu! Sean and Andrew will be on hand to answer questions, and show the fun behind-the-scenes featurette! Join us!

Gamer Map Set

• May 8, 2024

New in our online store this month is the first in a planned series of general-purpose gamer prop packs. We're kicking off with a collection of a dozen vintage maps showing places of Lovecraftian gaming interest, including Arkham, Innsmouth and Dunwich, New England, Antarctica, R'lyeh, the U.S., the world, and the solar system. We debuted this collection at ChaosiumCon in Michigan, and it's now available in our online store!

Featured Member

• May 1, 2024

Our Member of the Month for May, 2024 is John Wick of Phoenix, Arizona.

John says: “John Wick... is a game designer and author... bought his first roleplaying game, Call of Cthulhu, in Spencer's Gifts in Ames, Iowa for $10 and didn't play D&D until 2 years later in Albany, Georgia... died three times... suffered the wounds of Hiram Abiff... uses his knowledge of confidence games for the power of good... made love on the deck of a tall ship in a thunderstorm... got a lapdance by Bayushi Kachiko... burned the first dollar bill he made telling stories in a magic ritual... collects orks... calls himself an omnetheist (because you can't have too many messiahs)... beat the Devil in a game of questions... was healed by Harlan Ellison... was called a "scoundrel" by Dave Arneson... knows the secret name of Baba Yaga... tricked the Faerie Queen with seven knots... was invited to Freja's great hall Fólkvangr... still believes in Santa Claus... shook the hand of Sherlock Holmes... lives with three cats, a dozen monsters, and a Rah!... wrote five novels, a handful of short stories over two dozen games and this bio. And it's all TRUE!