THE GRINDHOUSE: VOLUME 3
grindhouse [grahynd-hous] n. – A grindhouse or action house is an American slang term for a theatre that mainly shows low-budget horror, splatter and exploitation films for adults.
These aren’t your typical Call of Cthulhu scenarios where some classy, well-dressed investigator sips tea and pours over leather books in some wood paneled library.
These are burning dumpsters of pure horror where a fleeing private investigator limps through some filthy back alley on a busted ankle while a howling pack of mutants try to beat them to death with the limbs of their dead friends.
In other words, these are not for the faint of heart, and are intended for mature audiences only. Player discretion is advised.
FRIDAY NIGHT DOUBLE FEATURE!
Hell Block Five
Irongate Penitentiary in Aylesbury, Massachusetts houses some of the most infamous criminals in the United States, and Cell Block Five contains the worst of the worst. One night in the summer of 1978, all of the cell doors unlock and slide open, but there’s no alarm and no guards. Something is very wrong. Note that since this takes place in an all male prison, all of the player characters are male.
First Night
In the Fall of 1980, a group of college girls decide to spend the night in the mansion that was recently purchased by their sorority. Unfortunately, their slumber party turns into a nightmarish fight for survival when they use a witch board and accidentally summon a terrifying entity from another dimension. Unless they can figure out how to send it back, none of them may live to see the dawn. Note that since this involves the members of a college sorority, all of the player characters are female.
First Night is a light sequel to Hell Block Five, both of which are included in this book. Although these scenarios are connected, they don't have any recurring player characters, and so need not be played in order.