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1->''Never go anywhere alone; if it looks bad, don't look; and save the last bullet for yourself.''
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3[[http://www.hplhs.org/ The H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society]] is an organization that produces "entertainments" inspired by the works of Creator/HPLovecraft. They began as a roleplaying group running ''TabletopGame/CallOfCthulhu''-inspired {{LARP}}s, then branched out in other directions, including movies and radio plays done in a {{Retraux}} style appropriate to the time period in which the original stories were published.
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5Their productions include:
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8* ''Theatre/AShoggothOnTheRoof'': A musical mashing up several Lovecraft stories with ''Theatre/FiddlerOnTheRoof''.
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10* ''A Very Scary Solstice'' (2003) and ''An Even Scarier Solstice'' (2006): Albums of {{Filk Song}}s applying Lovecraftian themes to Christmas carols.
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12* ''Film/TheCallOfCthulhu'' (2005): An adaptation of 1926's "Literature/TheCallOfCthulhu" as a black-and-white silent film.
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14* ''Dark Adventure Radio Theatre'' (2006 on): Audio adaptations of Lovecraft stories in the style of ''Radio/TheMercuryTheatreOnTheAir'', complete with fake period advertisements.
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16* ''Film/TheWhispererInDarkness'' (2011): An adaptation of 1931's "Literature/TheWhispererInDarkness" as a black-and-white talkie in the style of Franchise/UniversalHorror.
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