Second Life. Old Time Radio. Spooky stories. Chat.

Welcome

"It was a dark and stormy night..."

Do you like spooky stories, mystery stories and old-time radio? The October Undead group uses campfire sites in Second Life to listen to stories, chat, relax, dance, have events and have fun.

Visit our Campfires list to see the fun spots. Stories audio is streaming 24-hrs per day, with new selections every day. Check out the Events Calendar to see the group events coming up.

We hope to see you around the fire, and until then, in the words of E.G. Marshall, "Pleasant.... screams?" AH-hahahahaha!

Things to Do

Of course, some folks like to simply practice the art of sparkling and stimulating conversation at the campfires, or have laughs skewering whatever old radio show that is playing, creating an on-the-spot spoof - like a live version of an MST3K.

But some people like more. Dances with live DJ's happen weekly. Listening Parties that feature avatar show-n-tells, chat games and trivia with prizes (win some Lindens!). Nights by the campfire telling each other ghost stories in chat and in voice.

Or, perhaps you are an old-time radio fan, and you love to listen and learn about the shows we play on our stream, like CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Adventures by Morse, Cloak and Dagger, Dimension X, Inner Sanctum Mysteries, Land of the Lost, Lights Out, Murder at Midnight, Nightbeat, Sherlock Holmes, The Shadow, and X Minus One.

Whatever you like that sends shivers up your spine or opens your mind like the old creaking attic door, come find it or bring it to the October Undead campfires. See you there, and until then... pleasant... screams? Ahahahahhaa!

BELOW, find blog entries from the campfire hosts and active members of our Second Life group.

Enjoy!

"On the Mantle" with Candace: Interview with the Mayor of Arkham

Posted Wed, 09/02/2009 - 13:04 by Kal

I'm here at the Black Goat with Candace Bethune, who is the Mayor of Arkham. I interviewed her to find outmore about the 3-sims that make up Miskatonic Valley, a living setting after HP Lovecraft. Candace and her staff are offering these sims as a RP resource for groups like October Undead, and I wanted to find out more.

Kal: Candace, this new sim is coming to life with the construction of Miskatonic University and Miskatonic Valley. Tell us a little about the sim theme and your vision for these new locations.

Cool Textures

Posted Tue, 09/01/2009 - 09:30 by Kal

Looking to do a little digital decorating this October and for the holidays beyond?

Check out these two sites for nifty, free, hi-res textures. Some good creepy stuff, nature stuff (wood, dirt), aged stuff, and more.

(If you are new to importing textures into Second Life, you'll want to reduce these waaaaay down, to either 512 pixels wide or 1024 pixels wide before importing then into SL, for best control of final image, best uploads times, and best results.)

Spider: Great iPhone / iPodTouch Game

Posted Tue, 09/01/2009 - 06:08 by Kal

It's a little bit creepy, its a lot cool, and it even has a mystery to solve!

Spider: The Secret of Bryce Manor is a game I think the October Undead fans would really love. You are a spider in an old, abandoned house, spinning webs and catching bugs for juicy food and points, of course. Yet as you make your way through the rooms (level by level), you discover more and more about the family that used to live in this house... and the mystery of what happened to them.

Good movement and controls, good graphics, interesting rule sets for the webs keep you from getting bored - it's not always as easy as it looks to build a web that'll snag the bugs.

Here's the web site / game preview:

Very Cool Machinima

Posted Tue, 08/04/2009 - 06:39 by Kal

It's a good sign. Second Life has become sophisticated enough to be used as a tool to create high-end art and express visions in new ways. I mean, we've always been able to create cool things in SL, it's just in the early years it seemed... well, like the equivalent of 8-bit art: amazing, new and cool but a little bit chunky and cartoonish.

Now with sculpties, better viewers and graphics cards, years of how-to tricks behind us, and talented artists working in this new medium, we get stuff like this.

Nice. I hope you enjoy!