Greetings! And need some information for a Lovecraft game..

zigx · Post by **zigx** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 6:21 pm

Greetings fellow forum goers. As a recent fan of Lovecraft's world and works due notably to the game Arkham Horror, a couple of friends of mine thought it would be fun to go about developing a video game based in the Lovecraft world.

Now my question may be a little broad but I hope you can all help. We are wondering about what kind of copyright issues exist with the Lovecraft world. We are thinking of using some broad ideas from his works, as well as some specific characters, monsters and locations as well. I read somewhere that the works are public IP to an extent and it would be great to know what that extent is.

If anyone could help that would be greatly appreciated, thanks!

zigx

E.A. Lovecraft · Post by **E.A. Lovecraft** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 8:10 pm

Check out the Wikipedia entry. There's some new info on this muddled issue that I haven't seen before.

TheEdge · Post by **TheEdge** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 10:52 am

I have no idea about copyrights but for the love of all things holy PLEASE dont make another "Shadow of Innsmouth" game / Movie. Please.

There are other stories....I swear there are....just look at the table of contents....They are there!

Eternities End · Post by **Eternities End** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 7:46 pm

seriously...I don't know, maybe a Lurking Fear story, or whichever one it is with the rat monsters and the DYNOMIIIITTTEEEE

TheEdge · Post by **TheEdge** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 8:34 am

^ I believe your thinking of Pickmans Model

............DYNOMITTTTTEEEEE

Eternities End · Post by **Eternities End** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 3:17 pm

NOOOOOO, it was Lurking Fear with the rat people...

DYYYYNNNNOOOMMMITTTTTEEEEEE

TheEdge · Post by **TheEdge** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 8:02 am

Oh yea, I thought they blew up the well where Pickman was getting his models from.

you know, with.............DYNOMITTTEEE

Eternities End · Post by **Eternities End** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 4:52 pm

na, there was no explosives...I mean DYNOMITTTEEEE in Pickmans

TheEdge · Post by **TheEdge** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 8:47 am

That seems to be the word of this forum....and we all know.....that the word.....is........the BIRD.