Suburban Consumption of the Monstrous

Your home aches with a dull familiarity, the creaking floors and secrets in dark corners mundane without ever being rendered comfortable. There are so many things you don’t say, so many urges that aren’t sated.

Suburban Consumption of the Monstrous is an anthology of horror live action roleplaying games set in suburbia with themes of food and consumption written by game designer Banana Chan (Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall, Betrayal at House on the Hill 3rd Edition), and designer and illustrator Sadia Bies (Event Horizon LARP, The Sky Left Us). It delves into the twisted terrors that lie behind a seemingly normal suburban setting.

In this collection, there are solo games, games for two players, games for three players, games for four players and games for higher player counts. Tonally, Suburban Consumption of the Monstrous ranges from dark comedy to cosmic and existential horror, with plenty of unhealthy family dynamics, and feeling trapped in ordinary homes turned sinister houses of horror.

Won’t you come to dinner? We hope you’re hungry.

You can sample two of the games within the collection, “Goodbye Father” and “It is Hungry Too”, by downloading the free playkit here.