Review: World War Cthulhu: The Darkest Hour

Cubicle 7 came out with two really interesting Call of Cthulhu supplements over the last few years in their "World War Cthulhu" line. One, The Darkest Hour, focused on World War II.  The other, Cold War, was focused on the postwar conflicts of the world.  Both were remarkable to me as an aficionado of historical settings for RPGs as they seemed to embrace what  made the original Call of Cthulhu's 1920s setting work.  They didn't grab for the obvious "Nazi sorcerer will summon a monster and win the war" nonsense that has been thoroughly played out and was never really worth pursuing in the first place.

Nevertheless since the materials have gone out of print, it's now difficult to access my 2016 Feature Review of The Darkest Hour on drivethrurpg.com.  If you're interested, it's below the cut:

"Tournament of Rapists" - Three Years On, What We All Definitely Learned And Did Not In Any Way Forget Or Overlook

"Finally, some peace and quiet!" My house, before I let it run down.

In late summer 2015, a significant kerfluffle (don't ever use those two words together part 2: together again), erupted regarding a Drivethrurpg-sold supplement called Tournament of Rapists, a supplement for the Black Tokyo d20 Modern game line.  It resulted in a clarification of OneBookshelf's content policies, and an outcry that freedom of speech had been completely destroyed; permanently eliminated, never to return.

This news was a great relief to me. I for one was enthusiastic about an impending future where all free expression was eradicated, and I'm sure wasn't the only one: "Finally, some peace and quiet!"  Still, somehow I survived, and so did RPGs and, shockingly, so did talking about  them on the Internet.