We’re looking here at more brave, insane or intrepid individuals who have lovingly recorded their experience of running or playing Horror on the Orient Express.
Clicking any of the links below will reveal spoilers.
Bret Kramer’s blog post Memories of the Orient Express on his blog, Tomes in Progress, is indeed just that. He reminiscences about running the campaign through a nostalgic haze of 20-odd years, and casts a dispassionate eye over the foibles of players, Keepers and writers alike. He also has a ton of other Keeper aids and hand-outs, and is one of the movers behind the long awaited Masks of Nyarlothoptep Companion.
Call of of Cthulhu, or Constantinople or Bust is an endearing diary version of one gang’s train journey, told in diary format by the different characters and complete with appropriately movie star photographs of the cast. I particularly like a photograph they unearthed for the Sofia scenario. Thank you Simon, for your brave sacrifice. We fellow soldiers in the Trenches of Horror salute you.
![Simon's Eyeball [Cthulhu or Bust]](http://www.lolailo.co.uk/Cthulhu/images/Story%20Line/Simon's%20Eyeball.jpg)
Simon’s Eyeball [Source: Constantinople or Bust]
Some Keepers have cleverly translated the campaign out of its 1920s roots.
A Gaslight diary sets the story in 1890, and was played as a World of Darkness campaign and recorded by Derek Morton. The account is The Diary of Tweeney Sodd and it’s a note perfect rattling easy Victorian pastiche, but its writers have used white writing on black background rendering the entire story into squint-o-vision. Copy and paste, readers, to enjoy such gems as: “I am not sure what was going on but Nigel had brought his shotgun with him.”
Yellow Dawn Session notes is a cyberpunk take on the Express by the seriously talented and deeply weird David J. Rodgers. It takes the Express to a sanity stretching Sofia. It also features a very classy image of the head of the Sedefkar Simulacrum.
Head of the Sedefkar Simulacrum Statue – image by sirylok
So the train steams ever onward into new worlds of fantasy and imagination.
Milton & Marlowe Publications 
Thanks for the link to my blog (which is actually called “Tomes in Progress” btw). I’ve been digging in my notes and actually have actually found my Keeper’s PC list and a few other amusing bits. Now I just need to add another post on the topic!
Of course it is. We love your blog. Fixed the above!
Thanks! I’ve now posted my thoughts about the campaign up through Constantinople – http://winstonp.wordpress.com/2013/04/30/memories-of-the-orient-express-part-3-why-did-constantinople-get-the-works/
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If you’re a fan of Horror on the Orient Express (Chaosium) or just dangerously curious, here’s a collection of related items gathered together by Penelope Love and Mark Morrison – who are, rather excitingly – editing and rewriting a new version of HotOE due for a relaunch this year.