Hope everyone had a nice holiday.  Here are some Lovecraftian links to help you make it through to the new year!

Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land Release Date & HD Screenshots: I received the following email; also see screenshots below (click to enlarge), and get information on this game and follow their progress here.  After much chanting and summoning of dark forces, indie developer Red Wasp Design today announced that the stars will be right for the release of Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land on the 30th January 2012. To seal this pact with expectant gamers they have accompanied the date announcement with a slew of never-before released High-Definition images.  Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land is a turn-based strategy RPG based around the works of cult horror writer H.P.Lovecraft. The game is set in the midst of the First World War and pits a team of soldiers and investigators against an insidious cult intent on using the slaughter of the Great War to open the doors to an invasion of eldritch horrors…

The Terrible Old Man: See video below, done by Eldritch Animation.  Thanks to Unspeakable Gibberer for the heads-up on this one:

http://youtu.be/XHpuAAnHdEc

‘Weird Tales’ Radio Program: Well, this makes me wish I could get BBC radio: With inspiration drawn from master of horror HP Lovecraft, this superb series of supernatural chillers ends its current run with a thoroughly unsettling tale by Lizzie Nunnery…

Lovecraftian Music: I like this! The composer emailed me: I’m making “lovecraftian” music for Call of Cthulhu sessions…

Cthulhu’s In My Bathtub!: A bit of humor from comedy writer Kristen O. Bobst: Oh, no! H.P. Lovecraft’s slimy octopus-dragon-overlord has escaped from the undersea dungeon of R’lyeh, crawled through the sewers, and manifested himself in your tub! What do you do? Kill it? Worship it? Feed it your rose-scented soap-on-a-rope?

‘Magicka: The Stars are Left’ released: The terrifying new expansion to Magicka, The Stars are Left has just been released, this new expansion includes a lovingly crafted Lovecraftian horror-mystery campaign, so expect tentacled beings, a good bit of insanity, and some intellectual horror…