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Let's Vote and discuss.

I am fine with whatever. I would have no problems with sheer terror followed by something more whimsical. Even mixing humorous moments in with the horror or vice versa.

I am also open to whichever, though if we go humorous, i prefer not to go to the Looney Toons/Beavis and butthead end of the spectrum. I still like there to be a plot line.

something like this is fine with me but i did vote for the middle between goofy and straight up horror.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3ugHP-yZXw

But if we do go more like walking dead or 13 ghosts I'm game for that as well.

Been thinking about this more and wanted to say that I don't do straight up horror. Walking dead, Rosemary's Baby, Amityville Horror House, the ring, etc. Those aren't for me.

I did love Saturday the 14th, Dale and Tucker vs Evil, etc. So I'd vote for somewhere in the middle: ghostly interactions with a humorous outlook from the PCs. Something like that.

Something more like a horror films Bruce Campbell would be in is more my speed anyway thanks for that added reply Rusty

Dale & Tucker vs Evil, Ash vs Evil Dead, Stan Against Evil, Shaun of the Dead anything like those is great.

I play in two Call of Cthulhu campaigns at present, so I have the horror genre pretty well covered. Something a bit whimsical would be good, just not ridiculous please. As I said in my post in the other thread, no pet ghosts (unless it's solely being experimented on) and no Junior Ghostbusters (unless they're also being experimented on... j/k ;D). I've always said comedy is more funny when it's unexpected and/or contrasts the general tone of the narrative. I generally don't watch or read anything that's specifically created to be funny, because more times than not, it really isn't. I do like to joke and laugh as anyone else, but it's more worthwhile when it's unexpected.

I love all of the feedback here so far! Keep it coming if you think of anything. I am seeing a general middle ground vote so far, which is excellent for me to be honest. I am better at middle ground where I can pull out a creepy scene now and then but break the tension a little with a pun or playing off character reactions to build tension again. The skeleton of the first "campaign" is ready now, I will be working on the main "current" Loredrop here tonight if all goes well. The 1986-1997 you pretty well know from the movies etc. So if you know those you are pretty good to go.

I am of the opinion the best humor in the series was always when it was undercutting come cosmic horror so i think they both kind of work. I definitely prefer the tone in the films and IDW comics to Slimer! and The Real Ghostbusters(tm) if that makes sense.