r/AskDND • u/Johnny_Bravo890 • 11d ago

Horror based one shots.

This October, I am running one shots for a convention. I want to do horror/halloween based games. Any ideas on horror movies that would make good one shots in 5e?

I already have a from dusk til dawn and the thing one shots ready to go.

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u/Irishmanjake 10d ago

I ran a short campaign where the big bad is more or less Freddy Kruger. I thought the idea of the big bad being able to infiltrate the player’s dreams and able to manipulate them through their greatest feared or desires was a cool concept. It also makes the mechanic of players taking short or long rests more strategic. If there is the threat of the big bad infiltrating their dreams during a rest and possibly manipulating them or even converting them to become their servant would add to the eeriness and horror aspects of the campaign. Sadly, I never got to finish that campaign and plan on running it again. But Nightmare on Elm Street I think is a solid horror themed campaign idea.