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The Thing - 03 - Mechanical Mailbag

Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Submissions are now open for the second This Should Be a Game! Jam– make something inspired by In the Mouth of Madness or The Thing any time before November 19th!

The mechanical mailbag for the next double feature is open until October 30th– tell us about how you’d turn Xanadu (1980) or Rollerball (1975) into a TTRPG and we might talk about it on the show!

The Thing (1982) - 03 - Mechanical Mailbag | RSS.com

Responding to listener submissions about how to make 1982’s The Thing into a TTRPG.

In the Mouth of Madness - 03 - Mechanical Mailbag

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Join the second This Should Be a Game! Jam and make something inspired by In the Mouth of Madness or The Thing!

In the Mouth of Madness (1994) - 03 - Mechanical M | RSS.com

Responding to listener submissions about how to make 1994’s In the Mouth of Madness into a TTRPG.

Games referenced: Anyone Can Wear the Mask, Downfall, Good Society, Blackout, Blades in the Dark, Architect, Realis, Kubrick: A Post Adaptation Game

Happy Death Day - 03 - Mechanical Mailbag

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Happy Death Day (2017) - 03 - Mechanical Mailbag | RSS.com

Responding to listener submissions about how to make 2017’s Happy Death Day into a TTRPG.

The inaugural This Should Be A Game! Jam is open for submissions from August 3rd to September 3rd– make a game related to any of the movies we’ve covered so far on the show, or the conversations we’ve had about them!

Looper - 04 - Mechanical Mailbag

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Looper (2012) - 04 - Mechanical Mailbag | RSS.com

Vote for the theme of the movies we cover next– “Cable TV Hallowe’en Repeats”, “John Carpenter’s Horrors”, or “Found Footage”– by joining the Patreon!

Responding to listener submissions about how to make Looper (2012) into a TTRPG.

Join the Haunted Table Patreon at $3 or above to playtest The House Edge, a roguelite time loop Triangle Agency/FIST: Ultra cross-over TTRPG.