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...the atmosphere of his work, and the horror emanating from it fascinated the author of “Dagon”. Significantly, during his wanderings through Boston in 1923, Lovecraft even visited Cotton Mather’s grave. In another letter to Galpin and Long from 1923, he wrote:

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Bit Golem @bitgolem.bsky.social · 17h

#Lovecraft was fascinated by the works of the Puritan theologian and historian Cotton Mather. He mentions him in such works as “The Dreams in the Witch House”, and “Pickman’s Model”, where he also names a specific and highly unsettling work by Mather, “Wonders of the Invisible World”. 🧵

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Bit Golem @bitgolem.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

What's the weirdest feature in your game? In Pool of Madness, our horror pool roguelite, the player can... vomit out powerups. A skill every pool gentleman needs in their life 🎱🎩 #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev #roguelike

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Bit Golem @bitgolem.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Early character concept for Pool of Madness. No language models were prompted or harmed in the making of this sketch. #art #artsky #conceptart #illustration #gamedev

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Bit Golem @bitgolem.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

⚠️ warning: this pool game clip contains a jump scare (as well as tentacles, blood, guns, volcanoes and destruction) #roguelite #roguelike #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev

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Bit Golem @bitgolem.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

In your letters you often ask: "How did you make this void horror move so realistically?" We used an ancient indie mocap technique, passed down through generations of underfunded developers. See the vid 🦑 We are available for mocap consultations btw. #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #mocap

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Bit Golem @bitgolem.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

H. P. #Lovecraft was keenly interested in the phenomenon of witchcraft and witch trials, in part because… the twisted and dark turns of history had connected his own family with the fate of the women tragically sentenced to death in Salem. #LovecraftWitchcraft #1 🧵

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Bit Golem @bitgolem.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Besides looking cool, the teleport tip allows you to pull some wicked haunted pool moves. Swap the cue ball with the ball you're aiming at, score points, bleed the void horror, survive the ritual ⚡️💀🎱 #roguelike #indiegame #gamedev

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Bit Golem @bitgolem.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

*tentacle nudge* New Pool of Madness progress update just dropped: Upgradable cues and closed beta tests 🥢✨ Jump in here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/287... ⚓ #gamedev #indiedev #devlog #indiegame #roguelike

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Bit Golem @bitgolem.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Do you remember those tireless, fearless (and perhaps slightly mad?) researchers of the weird and extraordinary in Lovecraft’s stories? Well, we’ve just teamed up with one of them - Mikołaj Kołyszko. 👨‍🎓 🧵

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Bit Golem @bitgolem.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Unholy Surges - also known as score multipliers - one of the most satisfying aspects of haunted pool 🟢✨ #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #madewithunity

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Bit Golem @bitgolem.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

How a game made in 4 months reached 2 million players - the short story of Dagon Five years ago today, I released Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft, my first original game. 🧵🔽 #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #madewithunity #visualnovel

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Bit Golem @bitgolem.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

5 years ago today we released our first original game - Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft 🎉 Dev team: 1 person Marketing team: 1 person Thank you to everyone who helped us make it a success and raise 300,000 PLN (almost 80,000$) for charity! Free DLC soon! #indiedev #horror #lovecraft #visualnovel

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Bit Golem @bitgolem.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Pool of Madness is a haunted pool roguelite with guns - here's the core loop in less than 1 min 🎱🩸 - prepare to kill the next void horror: perform pool rituals, upgrade your cue, buy powerups ✨ - go mad and die 💀 - get back stronger 💥 - slay the horror 🦑 #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #roguelike

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Bit Golem @bitgolem.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Early sketch of one of the crew members for Pool of Madness. #art #artsky #conceptart #illustration #indiedev #indiegame

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Bit Golem @bitgolem.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

An essential part of every pool session: breaking your enemy's heart 💔 #TotalDestructionOfTheHeart #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #horror

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Bit Golem @bitgolem.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Our haunted pool roguelite features customisable cues 🥢✨ - inspired by weapons in shooters and arpgs here's the Voidmagnet shaft #roguelike #gamedev #indiedev #gaming #indiegame

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Bit Golem @bitgolem.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

A little taste of a new location in our haunted pool roguelite with guns, featuring interactive table mechanisms and ramps for #screenshotsaturday 🖼️ #roguelike #indiegame

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Bit Golem @bitgolem.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Friday - time for some relaxing haunted pool with deadly stakes. #indiegame #gamedev #roguelike

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Bit Golem @bitgolem.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Last call on the Love Letter to Lovecraft bundle by @humblebundle.com! 📣 Don’t miss out on: - Dagon DLC Pack - Remnant: From the Ashes - Forgive Me Father 2 Deluxe Edition - Call of Cthulhu - and more! Get the bundle here: bit.ly/45NU7xe before it ends tomorrow! #indiegame #gamedev #lovecraft

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Bit Golem @bitgolem.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Haunted pool needs volcanoes, ramps and interactive mechanisms like Ed Sheeran needs a band. #roguelite #gamedev #indiedev

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Bit Golem @bitgolem.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

New progress update - new location and tables 🎱 See the fresh shots from our haunted pool roguelite here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/287... #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

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Bit Golem @bitgolem.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Priests really drew the short straw in Lovecraft’s universe. It’s bad enough that an entire bestiary of tentacled horrors is constantly putting their faith to the test (along with their sanity and HP). But then there’s Lovecraft himself - a self-proclaimed atheist, making things even harder. 🧵 1/4

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Bit Golem @bitgolem.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

- because there might be someone on the other side who had the exact same idea. A trapezohedron’s popular form is a 10-sided die, so watch yourselves out there at your next Call of Cthulhu session. 🧵 2/3

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Bit Golem @bitgolem.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

A dual polyhedron of an n-gonal antiprism, duh. Or, as Lovecraft put it: “a curiously angled stone.” The Shining Trapezohedron is one of his many mind-bending artifacts. A cosmic “window on all time and space” that you probably shouldn’t look through -🧵 1/3 #GolemOnHorror

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Bit Golem @bitgolem.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Yet more proof that pool and cosmic horror are inseparable. @frogwares-games.bsky.social Our games clearly need a cross-play multiplayer mode, don't you think?

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Bit Golem @bitgolem.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Consuming the flesh of a being? A semi-divine being? To become one with God? There's already a word for that: COMMUNION. #GolemOnHorror #Lovecraft #Horror

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Bit Golem @bitgolem.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

@cyanidestudio.bsky.social skillfully brought out the hidden essence of Lovecraft's work - his agnostic-atheist worldview, reflected in the blasphemous distortion of religious imagery. The most vivid example is The Dunwich Horror, where... well, perhaps we'll dive into it another time.

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Bit Golem @bitgolem.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Can you commit blasphemy by eating? Call of Cthulhu (2018) has stayed with me mostly because of one motif - minor spoiler alert - the island's inhabitants consuming parts of a being retrieved from the ocean's depths. This becomes a ritual, and leads to a profound inner transformation.

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Bit Golem @bitgolem.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

We’ve always wanted to create a classic P&C game. One with an inventory, puzzles and dialogues. Dagon has zero items, challenges and a 2.200-word monologue. But hey, you’ve got to start somewhere! Fortunately, we have a great role model to learn from. Sanitarium is getting an Enhanced edition 🖤

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Bit Golem @bitgolem.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

They say true love is eternal. H.P. Lovecraft would probably have a few questions about eternity. August 20 is both Confess Your Love Day (here in 🇵🇱 ) and the birthday of a writer who literally had LOVE in his name. 🫀 Happy birthday, H.P.L.! 🐙 #Lovecraft

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Bit Golem @bitgolem.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Our indie game has: Haunted pool roguelite gameplay 💀 Gun mechanics 💥 Upgradeable cues 🥢 Lovecraftian horrors 🦑 Mysteries 🔍 Fish dropping on the table 🐟 Protagonist vomiting powerups and ammo ⭐️ Blood fountains 🩸

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Bit Golem @bitgolem.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

our haunted roguelite pool in its unedited WIP glory 🎱 💥 combines upgradeable cues, guns, wild powerups and madness mechanics #screenshotsaturday #indiedev #gamedev #roguelike

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Bit Golem @bitgolem.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

One of the cue parts you can collect makes the table spit red and black balls 🎱🔴🌊 you accidentally pocket back onto the table (but not always 💀) #roguelike #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

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Bit Golem @bitgolem.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

we're making a haunted pool game with guns where you can go insane 💥 use an upgradeable cue and a gun 🎱 break the rules to survive ☄️ perform crazy trickshots 🌀 go insane -> try again #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #indiedev #roguelike #indiegames #gaming

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Bit Golem @bitgolem.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

A new cue upgrade - teleport - almost ready 🌀↔️ #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

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Bit Golem @bitgolem.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Thank you to everyone who played and provided feedback during the latest Pool of Madness playtest! We're happy with the results and are continuing to refine the game's clarity, with plenty more to come 🖤 #indiedev #gamedev

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Bit Golem @bitgolem.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Stop scrolling and playtest our horror roguelite pool now or eldritch horrors will stalk your dreams 🐙 🎱 Join here: store.steampowered.com/app/2873750/... ⚓ #indiegame #indiedev #roguelike #gamedev

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Bit Golem @bitgolem.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Playtest our haunted roguelite pool this week and brace for bugs, blasts, and bedlam! 🐛💥🩸 Join here: store.steampowered.com/app/2873750/... #indiegame #indiedev #horror #roguelike

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Bit Golem @bitgolem.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Don't miss the Steam Summer Sale and grab the Dagon DLCs bundle for 15% off - all proceeds support charity 🖤 Get it here: store.steampowered.com/bundle/27591... 🦑 #indiegame #gamedev #lovecraft

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Bit Golem @bitgolem.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

The Pool of Madness limited playtest is LIVE! Jump in via our Steam page: store.steampowered.com/app/2873750/... ⚓💀🦑 #indiegame #gamedev #gaming

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Bit Golem @bitgolem.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

We'll take eldritch horrors over a 40°C heatwave any day 🤢☀️ Stay hydrated! #indiegame #gamedev #gaming #heatwave

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Bit Golem @bitgolem.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Horror pool with guns - a perfect Saturday activity for the whole family 🎱🌀 #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #gamedev #gaming

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Bit Golem @bitgolem.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Lovecraftian Pool 101: when it's time to pocket the black balls, sink them into the premium pockets and hit those juicy multipliers 🎱🔥 #indiegame #gamedev #roguelike #billiards

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Bit Golem @bitgolem.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Today, I noticed a new mural in the neighborhood. It seems alarmingly familiar… (The effigy of Azathoth from the fantastic “Providence” by Alan Moore & Jacen Burrows) #Lovecraft #AlanMoore #mural #Azathoth

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