The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program

Five children have dared to spend the night in Howling House and already this sleepover has become the stuff of their deepest, darkest nightmares. First, they encountered a strange cat that spoke a dire omen before it ran away. Then, they discovered a grotesque rat creature living in the walls - and it had a human face. But perhaps most shameful and disturbing of all - the truth came out that Tommy Northwood, proud Boy Scout, stole his scoutmaster’s knife. In the wake of that startling revelation, his sister, Chelsea, has left the side of her deceitful brother to follow the sound of the uncanny cat, yowling upstairs.

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Content Warning: Violence, gore, harsh language, child endangerment and abuse, bullying, smoking, self harm, injury to fingernails, ableist language, mention of death during a pandemic, and putrescence.

"Night at Howling House" Episode 3 - “Playthings” - was written and performed by Luke Stram, Cat Blackard, Chris LeBrane, Manda Bruno, Brandon Gerson, and Colin Peterson, with additional scripting and story editing by Cat Blackard.

Cast (In Order of Appearance):

Cat Blackard as The Announcer/ The Narrator

Luke Stram as The Keeper

Manda Bruno as Chelsea Northwood

Cynthia Beckert as Grandma Northwood

Colin Peterson as Tommy "Woods" Northwood

Chris LeBrane as Joey Davinport

Cat Blackard as Roger Simmons

Brandon Gerson as Dirt

Cat Blackard as Dirt's Mother

Leeman Kessler as The Cat

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Neighborhood bully, Roger Simmons, has coerced four children into a dangerous dare: spend the night at Howling House - a dilapidated and desolate dwelling on the edge of Arkham. If conflicting rumors are to be believed, this house has played host to disappearances, hauntings, and brutal murders galore.

A terrible storm has rolled in and now, against better judgment, Woods the Boy Scout, Chelsea the tagalong, Dirt the downtrodden, and Joey the troublemaker all run after Roger to take shelter in this malevolent manor.

Content Warning: Violence, gore, harsh and lewd language, child endangerment and abuse, bullying, alcohol use, violence towards house pets, vomit, rot, and putrescence.

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"Night at Howling House" Episode 2 - “Trespassers” - was written and performed by Luke Stram, Cat Blackard, Chris LeBrane, Manda Bruno, Brandon Gerson, and Colin Peterson, with additional scripting and story editing by Cat Blackard.

Cast (In Order of Appearance):

Cat Blackard as The Narrator/The Announcer

Cat Blackard as Tawse Teas Spokesperson/ Children

Luke Stram as The Keeper

Cat Blackard as Roger Simmons

Manda Bruno as Chelsea Northwood

Chris LeBrane as Joey Davinport

Brandon Gerson as Dirt

Colin Peterson as Tommy "Woods" Northwood

Leeman Kessler as The Cat

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The lazy days of summer are at an end and school is about to begin... but for five Arkham youths, reading, writing, and 'rithmetic is the least of their worries. They're spending the night in a notorious abandoned house and local legends say no one has ever lived to tell the tale.

Of course, no sane schoolkid would dare to trespass in Howling House, but twelve-year-old Tenderfoot, Tommy "Woods" Northwood, his precocious kid sister Chelsea, and a forlorn little boy known only as "Dirt" don't have a choice. Roger Simmons, the neighborhood bully, and his protégé, Joey Davenport, have the leverage and pugilistic prowess to make a very convincing argument.

Will they survive to see the sunrise, or is there something sinister waiting for them in that decrepit domicile?

​Content Warning: Violence, harsh language, child endangerment and abuse, bullying, colonialist terminology for and mention of violence towards indigenous peoples, ableist language, alcohol use,and reference to gun violence.

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"Night at Howling House" Episode 1 - “The Dare” - was written and performed by Luke Stram, Cat Blackard, Chris LeBrane, Manda Bruno, Brandon Gerson, and Colin Peterson, with additional scripting and story editing by Cat Blackard.

Cast (In Order of Appearance):

Luke Stram as The Keeper

Colin Peterson as Tommy "Woods" Northwood

Manda Bruno as Chelsea Northwood

Abigail as Millie Pickett

Dany as Dots Pickett

Alicia Fuss as Dorothy Pickett

Cat Blackard as Roger Simmons

Zachary Fortais-Gomm as Ace Simmons

Brandon Gerson as Dirt

Jonathan West as Dirt's Father

Ebonie Ellington as Joey's Mother

Chris LeBrane as Joey Davenport

Sawyer Greene as Joey's Sister

Cynthia Beckert as Grandma Northwood

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Before stepping foot into Howling House, get acquainted with the folks who've unwittingly signed up for this fools' errand. This preemptive presentation is a calm before the storm to learn more about this season's cast and the classic Call of Cthulhu scenario that they'll bring to life in new and unusual ways.

​Showrunner Cat Blackard and Keeper Luke Stram are joined by artist Manda Bruno, Mystery Program alum Brandon Gerson, Chris LeBrane of Chris LeBrane's Campaign and The Universal Funk Orchestra, and our series' Sound Designer, Colin Peterson. For this very special adventure, they'll all get in touch with their inner child because they're playing Kevin Ross' The Dare - a storied scenario where players are youths venturing into a purportedly haunted house.

Learn about the unique stats governing these pint-sized protagonists, the characters our cast is portraying, and other behind-the-scenes insights before these fearsome festivities begin.

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The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program's next series is on the horizon. To keep you abreast of the latest on our forthcoming series and to satisfy the theatre of your mind, we're sharing an episode of a show we love from some of our favorite creators and collaborators. Tonight we present to you Horror Queers - a talk program that dissects a horror films brimming with queer themes, a high camp quotient, or both. In this episode, Mystery Program's showrunner, Cat Blackard, dons the gay apparel of the beekeeper and joined the lads to discuss the occult film classic, The Wicker Man, in all its forms: the notorious Nicolas Cage-starring bee-make, and her preferred pagan picture: Robin Hardy's original Wicker Man. Whether you’re familiar with the films or not, you’ll be treated to a conflagration of fascinating filmic follies and insights on movie-making madness. 

Hear more episodes of Horror Queers on your favorite podcast players and at Bloody-Disgusting.com

The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program's forthcoming series, "Night at Howling House" debuts September 14th.

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The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program's next series is on the horizon. To keep you abreast of the latest on our forthcoming series and to satisfy the theatre of your mind, we're sharing an episode of a show we love from some of our favorite creators and collaborators. This evening we're enthused to share with you a kindred podcast in the world of big feelings, big laughs and mystery solving on the airwaves: Arden. This acclaimed audio drama follows two investigators forced to solve cold cases together, and trying not to fall in love with each other. But don't take our word for it - Our Show Runner has stormed the studio to hand sell it to you herself.

Hear more episodes of Arden on your favorite podcast players and at ArdenPodcast.com

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The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program's next series is on the horizon. To keep you abreast of the latest on our forthcoming series and to satisfy the theatre of your mind, we're sharing an episode of a show we love from some of our favorite creators and collaborators. If you’re fond of Mystery Program, Midnight Burger is an audio drama that will surely whet your appetite for the peculiar. Every day this uncanny restaurant appears somewhere new in the cosmos along with it's staff: a galactic drifter, a rogue theoretical physicist, a sentient old-timey radio, and some guy named Caspar. No one knows who built Midnight Burger or how it works, but when it appears there's always someone around who could really use a cup of coffee. 

Hear more episodes of Midnight Burger on your favorite podcast players and at WeOpenAtSix.com

Stay tuned for more updates on The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program's forthcoming series, "Night at Howling House".

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The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program's next series is on the horizon. To keep you abreast of the latest on our forthcoming series and to satisfy the theatre of your mind, we're sharing an episode of a show we love from some of our favorite creators and collaborators. If you enjoy The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program, we hope you'll indulge in these series in preparation for our grand return. If you love our cinematic historical fiction tales, then surely you'll love audio drama stories pulled directly from the pages of history. 1972 chronicles the imprisonment of activist Angela Davis and the presidential campaign of Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm as these Black women dare to hold a mirror to the systemic racism and sexism within the United States and face down the combined forces of the Nixon administration and the tyranny of J. Edgar Hoover.

Hear more episodes of 1972 on your favorite podcast players and see cast and crew info the official website: https://bit.ly/3dubSd5

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The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program's next series is on the way, but while you wait we didn't want to leave you cold. That’s why we're keeping the feed warm with the flames of friendship for “Podfriend Month”! Each Friday, we're sharing an episode of a show we love from some of our favorite creators and collaborators. If you enjoy The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program, we hope you'll indulge in these series while awaiting our sinister return. If you’ve haplessly wandered onto our airwaves tonight, well, my friend, now, perhaps more than ever, you’re in the right place. Because tonight I present to you The Wanderer. A rambling, musical journey deep into the wilds of love and longing.

Hear more episodes of The Wanderer on your favorite podcast players and at CallOfTheWander.com

Transcript: https://bit.ly/3u8KbNc

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The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program's next series is on the way, but while you wait we didn't want to leave you cold. That’s why we're keeping the feed warm with the flames of friendship for “Podfriend Month”! Each Friday, we're sharing an episode of a show we love from some of our favorite creators and collaborators. If you enjoy The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program, we hope you'll indulge in these series while awaiting our sinister return. Tonight, we invite you to the incensed parlour of Madame Magenta: Sonos Mystica, as she shares wild occult tales from her alcohol-addled adventures into the unknown.

Hear more episodes of Madame Magenta: Sonos Mystica on your favorite podcast players and at LongcatMedia.com

Content Warning: harsh and lurid language, bodily functions, sexual situations, and drug and alcohol use.

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The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program's next series is on the way, but while you wait we didn't want to leave you cold. That’s why we're keeping the feed warm with the flames of friendship for “Podfriend Month”! Each Friday, we're sharing an episode of a show we love from some of our favorite creators and collaborators. If you enjoy The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program, we hope you'll indulge in these series while awaiting our sinister return. Tonight, we’re taking you to the dark recesses of space, with a science fiction show called Moonbase Theta, Out.

Hear more episodes of Moonbase Theta, Out on your favorite podcast players and at MonekyManProductions.com

Content Warning: harsh language, mild injury, and intense isolation.

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The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program's next series is on the way, but while you wait we didn't want to leave you cold. That’s why we're keeping the feed warm with the flames of friendship for “Podfriend Month”! Each Friday, we're sharing an episode of a show we love from some of our favorite creators and collaborators. If you enjoy The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program, we hope you'll indulge in these series while awaiting our sinister return. First up is Realms of Peril and Glory, or RPG - a cinematic actual play podcast, not so dissimilar from our own, and their first series: Vael, an epic mystery thriller.

Hear more episodes of Vael and Realms of Peril and Glory at LightandTragic.com/Call

Content Warning: gore, death, crude humor, abduction and kidnapping, threats and violence, mind control, and falling from buildings.

Transcript:

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Behold! A live charity spectacle! Horror and hilarity unfold before you in unedited actual play mayhem as our cast explores the classic Cthulhu scenario, "The Crack’d and Crook’d Manse" - for a good cause. In this gut-wrenching, action-packed conclusion, the thing that's been haunting our investigators reveals itself and the mad-dash to survive begins! This raw, improvised tabletop storytelling isn’t just thrills and chills, it's also a charity event benefiting the Transgender Law Center! Donate at CthulhuMystery.com/live.

Performed by:

Luke Stram – The Keeper

Cat Blackard | Caleb Del Rio | Sawyer Greene | Joshua La Forge | Dottie Vox

Special Appearance by Brandon Gerson

Project Lead/Director: Colin Peterson

Associate Producer: John Sebastian La Valle

Editing: Cat Blackard

Original Score: Ryan McQuinn and Mike McQuinn

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Behold! A live charity spectacle! Horror and hilarity unfold before you in unedited actual play mayhem as our cast explores the classic Cthulhu scenario, "The Crack’d and Crook’d Manse" - for a good cause. The Fitzgerald estate is filled to the brim with stolen artifacts and horrid secrets. Are our motley band of investigators hunting for truth or is it hunting them? This raw, improvised tabletop storytelling isn’t just thrills and chills, it's also a charity event benefiting the Transgender Law Center! Donate at CthulhuMystery.com/live.

Performed by:

Luke Stram – The Keeper

Cat Blackard | Caleb Del Rio | Sawyer Greene | Joshua La Forge | Dottie Vox

Special Appearance by Brandon Gerson

Project Lead/Director: Colin Peterson

Associate Producer: John Sebastian La Valle

Editing: Cat Blackard

Original Score: Ryan McQuinn and Mike McQuinn

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Behold! A live charity spectacle! Horror and hilarity unfold before you in unedited actual play mayhem as our cast explores the classic Cthulhu scenario, "The Crack’d and Crook’d Manse" - for a good cause. Something is living in the second floor of the mansion and someone hasn't been sharing the whole truth - nothing a call to your lawyers can't fix! This raw, improvised tabletop storytelling isn’t just thrills and chills, it's also a charity event benefiting the Transgender Law Center! Donate at CthulhuMystery.com/live.

Performed by:

Luke Stram – The Keeper

Cat Blackard | Caleb Del Rio | Sawyer Greene | Joshua La Forge | Dottie Vox

Project Lead/Director: Colin Peterson

Associate Producer: John Sebastian La Valle

Editing: Cat Blackard

Original Score: Ryan McQuinn and Mike McQuinn

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Behold! A live charity spectacle! Horror and hilarity unfold before you in unedited actual play mayhem as our cast explores the classic Cthulhu scenario, "The Crack’d and Crook’d Manse" - for a good cause. There are strange noises inside this moist and desolate mansion and a sinister county sheriff who shares the chilling knowledge that this house was the site of horrific murders. This raw, improvised tabletop storytelling isn’t just thrills and chills, it's also a charity event benefiting the Transgender Law Center! Donate at CthulhuMystery.com/live.

Performed by:

Luke Stram – The Keeper

Cat Blackard | Caleb Del Rio | Sawyer Greene | Joshua La Forge | Dottie Vox | Joseph Teagle

Project Lead/Director: Colin Peterson

Associate Producer: John Sebastian La Valle

Editing: Cat Blackard

Original Score: Ryan McQuinn and Mike McQuinn

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Behold! A live charity spectacle! Horror and hilarity unfold before you in unedited actual play mayhem as our cast explores the classic Cthulhu scenario, "The Crack’d and Crook’d Manse" - for a good cause.

Our investigators enter the Fitzgerald mansion to find it in a sad and soggy state, and encounter an unexpected visitor. This raw, improvised tabletop storytelling isn’t just thrills and chills, it's also a charity event benefiting the Transgender Law Center! Donate at CthulhuMystery.com/live.

Performed by:

Luke Stram – The Keeper

Cat Blackard | Caleb Del Rio | Sawyer Greene | Joshua La Forge | Dottie Vox

 Project Lead/Director: Colin Peterson

Associate Producer: John Sebastian La Valle

Editing: Cat Blackard

Original Score: Ryan McQuinn and Mike McQuinn

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Behold! A live charity spectacle! Horror and hilarity unfold before you in unedited actual play mayhem as our cast explores the classic Cthulhu scenario, "The Crack’d and Crook’d Manse" - for a good cause. A novice investigator of the paranormal is tasked with a missing persons case at an old mansion and gets tangled up with three party-goers who didn't get the memo that the annual Mardi Gras shindig was cancelled. This symposium of raw, improvised tabletop storytelling isn’t just thrills and chills, it's also a charity event benefiting the Transgender Law Center! Donate at CthulhuMystery.com/live.

Performed by:

Luke Stram – The Keeper

Cat Blackard | Caleb Del Rio | Sawyer Greene | Joshua La Forge | Dottie Vox

Project Lead/Director: Colin Peterson

Associate Producer: John Sebastian La Valle

Editing: Cat Blackard

Musical Spotlight: "OPM" by Walter Sickert and the Army of Broken Toys

Original Score: Ryan McQuinn and Mike McQuinn

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We interrupt this yawing gulf of silence with an important bulletin! 

The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program and Chaosium have joined forces to bring you a bold new adventure! A live charity spectacle! Two nights of improvised tabletop storytelling - like only Mystery Program can make: November, FRIDAY THE 13TH AND 14TH - 7pm Eastern at CthulhuMystery.com/live. 

Behold as the horror and hilarity unfold before your very eyes in unedited actual play mayhem! And brace yourselves as our cast explores the classic Cthulhu scenario, "The Crack’d and Crook’d Manse".

What’s more, this presentation isn’t just thrills and chills, it's also a charity event, benefiting the Transgender Law Center. Audience donations can alter the destiny of our players, boosting vital stats like sanity AND viewers have a chance to win digital and physical copies of Chaosium's recently remastered tome: Mansions of Madness!

But this isn’t the only Cthulhu event! Sunday, November 8th, Showrunner Cat Blackard and Keeper Luke Stram will be joining audio drama’s finest at the PodTales’ virtual convention. 

Head to PodTales.org to explore their free online programming and to tune in on the 8th to hear from our creators in “Choosing a Game System for Actual Play” and “Supportive Play-Acting”.

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Mystery Program showrunner, Cat Blackard, and Keeper, Luke Stram, interview Chris Spivey of Darker Hue Studios, author of the award-winning Call of Cthulhu sourcebook, Harlem Unbound.

​Harlem Unbound dynamically explores the real world history, personalities, social intricacies, and Lovecraftian mythos in 1920s New York City and Harlem; while confronting racism in that time period and as a part of the roleplaying experience. We speak with Chris about the challenges of bringing this project to life, the brand-new Second Edition from Chaosium, how to thoughtfully and safely explore racism in RPGs, and get juicy details on the jaw-droppingly expansive scope of his next major project, Haunted West.

Harlem Unbound 2nd Edition: https://www.chaosium.com/harlem-unbound-2nd-edition-hardcover/

Chris Spivey's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/darkerhuestudios

Haunted West: http://www.darkerhuestudios.com/hauntedwest

Cat's Article on New Voices in Lovecraftian Fiction: https://bit.ly/34ifl82

Amazing Audio Fiction by Black Authors: https://bit.ly/3hCUIaA

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The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program is excited to share with you a show that we love: Harlem Queen.

If you enjoy our slice of 1920s historical fiction, then you've got to check out this audio drama exploring the life and times of Madame Stephanie St. Clair, policy banker and patron of the Harlem Renaissance. She's a cunning and powerful woman of color who didn’t let anything stand in the way of her building an empire and bolstering her community.

You can find Harlem Queen on all your favorite podcast players!

Content Warning: this episode contains gun violence, as well as racial and ethnic slurs.

Harlem Queen website: https://harlemqueen.org/

Harlem Queen Patreon: https://patreon.com/harlemqueen

Amazing audio fiction by black authors: https://bit.ly/3hCUIaA

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Cthulhu Cthommentary is an episode-by-episode exploration of the dark recesses of The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program - exclusive to Patreon.

In this behind-the-scenes show, we share ALL our secrets: the roleplaying paths not taken, the obscure historical and cultural references, the uncanny depths of research that go into our parody commercials, and much more. In this preview episode, discussing episode 1 of our first series, hear what awaits you beyond the veil.

New episodes release weekly at Patreon.com/OminverseMedia

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Wealthy occultist, Estelle Thorpe’s latest auction win proves to be a Pandora’s Box of horror. To solve the paranormal mysteries she’s uncovered, she’s assembled an unlikely crew of curiosity-seekers. 

All episodes and more at: CthulhuMystery.com

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The quest to solve one murder has become much more than our investigators could ever have imagined.

In the occultist squalor of the Hetfield estate, Father Grandfather stumbled upon a plot to conjure forth The Mother of Pus – a horrifying being beyond the realm of human comprehension. There, in that rotting house, a demon spawn struck; and was dealt with by the Father's own brand of fiery justice.

Baffled by the inexplicable horrors they've born witness to, Sam, Hank, Deloras and Cyril return to Arkham tasked with no less than trying to foil the coming end times. 

Content Warning: Putrescence, vomiting, violence, gore, psychological trauma, self harm, suicide, murder, pet death.

Transcripts and more info available at: CthulhuMystery.com

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Written & Performed by:

Luke Stram – The Keeper

Doug Banks | Cat Blackard | Brandon Gerson | Kay | Ruel Knudson

Sound Design: Colin Peterson

Editing: Colin Peterson & Cat Blackard

Story Editing: Cat Blackard

Cast:

Doug Banks as Hank O’Brien Jr.

Cat Blackard as Cyril Bridgewater

Brandon Gerson as Father Grandfather

Kay as Deloras Delaney

Ruel Knudson as Sam Spade

​Cat Blackard as The Narrator/The Announcer

​Additional Voices by Jessica Uelman

Musical Spotlight: "The Carpet Crawlers" by Ramblin' Randolph Carter

Original Score: Ryan McQuinn and Mike McQuinn

Series I Album Art by Tony Baldini

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Our investigators stand on the precipice of answers or oblivion in this hellish mystery. Having learned of their murdered housemate's double life, they've traveled to her home town: the rural village of Dunwich. The locals have warned that Hillary Hetfield, the mother of the deceased, is crazed - and someone, or something has been roaming the countryside desiccating pets and livestock.

The party drives deeper into the rural land toward the Hetfield house; unnerved and ready for trouble. 

Content Warning: Incest, Islamophobia, violence, gore

Transcripts and more info available at: CthulhuMystery.com

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Written & Performed by:

Luke Stram – The Keeper

Doug Banks | Cat Blackard | Brandon Gerson | Kay | Ruel Knudson

Sound Design: Colin Peterson

Editing: Colin Peterson & Cat Blackard

Story Editing: Cat Blackard

Cast:

Doug Banks as Hank O’Brien Jr.

Cat Blackard as Cyril Bridgewater

Brandon Gerson as Father Grandfather

Kay as Deloras Delaney

Ruel Knudson as Sam Spade

​Cat Blackard as The Narrator/The Announcer

​Additional Voices by Jessica Uelman and Kay

Musical Spotlight: "The Rake's Song" by Orlinda

Original Score: Ryan McQuinn and Mike McQuinn

Series I Album Art by Tony Baldini

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The renters at Big Mama's Boarding House have uncovered a dark secret. The young woman they knew as Hannah Pickering was but a mask worn by her true self: the debased and tormented Miriam Hetfield. Having read Miriam's haunting diary, Cyril and Deloras, along with the deranged Father Grandfather, return to the boarding house to share their grim discovery with Sam and Hank Jr.

It's now daybreak and the morning sun finds them considering the twisted past of their deceased friend, and the answers that may wait for them in her hometown – the backwater village of Dunwich. 

Content Warning: Gore, pet death, racial tension, racial slurs

Transcripts and more info available at: CthulhuMystery.com

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Written & Performed by:

Luke Stram – The Keeper

Doug Banks | Cat Blackard | Brandon Gerson | Kay | Ruel Knudson

Sound Design: Colin Peterson

Editing: Colin Peterson & Cat Blackard

Story Editing: Cat Blackard

Cast:

Doug Banks as Hank O’Brien Jr.

Cat Blackard as Cyril Bridgewater

Brandon Gerson as Father Grandfather

Kay as Deloras Delaney

Ruel Knudson as Sam Spade

​Cat Blackard as The Narrator/The Announcer

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Musical Spotlight: "The Rake's Song" by Orlinda

Original Score: Ryan McQuinn and Mike McQuinn

Series I Album Art by Tony Baldini

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The deceased typist, Hannah Pickering, is not what she seems. In her housemates' investigation of the poor girl's murder, Cyril and Deloras find themselves in the slums where "Hannah" goes by the name Miriam and has a tawdry reputation. They hope to discover more as they venture up to her attic apartment.

Meanwhile, after examining the scene of the crime, Ex-Federal agent Spade is convinced the young woman died from a bear attack - even though experienced tracker Hank Jr. can find no proof of animal or man having caused her untimely demise. The two return to the boarding house, ready to make their next move. 

Content Warning: Psychological trauma, mental illness, implied sexual abuse, implied rape, ethnic slurs, prostitution, religious zealotry and intolerance

Transcripts and more info available at: CthulhuMystery.com

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Written & Performed by:

Luke Stram – The Keeper

Doug Banks | Cat Blackard | Brandon Gerson | Kay | Ruel Knudson

Sound Design: Colin Peterson

Editing: Colin Peterson & Cat Blackard

Story Editing: Cat Blackard

Cast:

Doug Banks as Hank O’Brien Jr.

Cat Blackard as Cyril Bridgewater

Brandon Gerson as Father Grandfather

Kay as Deloras Delaney

Ruel Knudson as Sam Spade

Cat Blackard as The Narrator/The Announcer

Musical Spotlight: "Cry, Little Sister" by Geekapella

Original Score: Ryan McQuinn and Mike McQuinn

Series I Album Art by Tony Baldini

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The housemates of Big Mama's Boarding House have split up in their investigation of their murdered acquaintance, Hannah Pickering. Ex-Federal Agent Spade and Hank Jr. are canvassing the countryside surrounding the murder site: a farm house and putrid public dump. Meanwhile, smooth-talking Cyril and dapper Miss Delaney, head to an address found on a page torn from Hannah's diary.

The whereabouts of the crazed bible salesman, Father Grandfather, are unknown.

Content Warning: Misogyny, prostitution

Transcripts and more info available at: CthulhuMystery.com

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Written & Performed by:

Luke Stram – The Keeper

Doug Banks | Cat Blackard | Brandon Gerson | Kay | Ruel Knudson

Sound Design: Colin Peterson

Editing: Colin Peterson & Cat Blackard

Story Editing: Cat Blackard

Cast:

Doug Banks as Hank O’Brien Jr.

Cat Blackard as Cyril Bridgewater

Brandon Gerson as Father Grandfather

Kay as Deloras Delaney

Ruel Knudson as Sam Spade

​Cat Blackard as The Narrator/The Announcer

​Additional Voices by Jessica Uelman, Kay, and Cat Blackard

Musical Spotlight: "Eyes" by Architects of Fear

Original Score: Ryan McQuinn and Mike McQuinn

Series I Album Art by Tony Baldini

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Following the mysterious murder of Hannah Pickering, her housemates have been conscripted by Arkham Police Detective Hardin to see if they can discover any leads.

Ex-Federal Agent Sam Spade heads the novice task force and together they travel to the site of Miss Pickering’s murder – a rural roadside near the city dump, where, not twelve hours prior, the discovery of her desecrated body shook a young police officer to his very core. Meanwhile, the crazed Bible salesman, Father Grandfather, has run off to conduct his own investigation and prove his mad theory… that it was a demon who struck the poor girl down.

Content Warning: Psychological trauma, assault, gore

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Written & Performed by:

Luke Stram – The Keeper

Doug Banks | Cat Blackard | Brandon Gerson | Kay | Ruel Knudson

Sound Design: Colin Peterson

Editing: Colin Peterson & Cat Blackard

Story Editing: Cat Blackard

Cast:

Doug Banks as Hank O’Brien Jr.

Cat Blackard as Cyril Bridgewater

Brandon Gerson as Father Grandfather

Kay as Deloras Delaney

Ruel Knudson as Sam Spade

​Cat Blackard as The Narrator/The Announcer

Musical Spotlight: "Riot Tonight" by Hamptons

Original Score: Ryan McQuinn and Mike McQuinn

Series I Album Art by Tony Baldini

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The denizens of Big Momma’s boarding house were shaken from their sleep by a shrill scream and ghastly news! A police officer came a-calling with questions about their housemate, Hannah Pickering, who had been found dead. But it wasn't Hannah's scream they heard - that was their kindly landlord being savagely attacked by fellow tenant, Father Grandfather. The elderly bible salesman was taken into custody for his assault; yet shockingly this lunatic appears to not have been the murderer.

Now, as the sun rises over Arkham, light is cast on the sinister leavings of the cruel night. These five unlikely companions find themselves faced with a mystery and a benefactor that can make it worth their while to solve it.

Content Warning: Gore

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Written & Performed by:

Luke Stram – The Keeper

Doug Banks | Cat Blackard | Brandon Gerson | Kay | Ruel Knudson

Sound Design: Colin Peterson

Editing: Colin Peterson & Cat Blackard

Story Editing: Cat Blackard

Cast:

Doug Banks as Hank O’Brien Jr.

Cat Blackard as Cyril Bridgewater

Brandon Gerson as Father Grandfather

Kay as Deloras Delaney

Ruel Knudson as Sam Spade

​Cat Blackard as The Narrator/The Announcer

​Additional Voices by Jessica Uelman

Musical Spotlight: "Welcome to my Nightmare" by Thomas Negovan

Original Score: Ryan McQuinn and Mike McQuinn

Series I Album Art by Tony Baldini

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What dark deeds unfold on the streets of Arkham? And which unwitting souls - innocent or impure - will succumb to the maddening call... OF CTHULHU?

As The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program emerges... screaming and swaddled in a blanket of horror - Steel your hearts for a macabre and delightfully sordid affair called… "The Black Birth".

Meet Sam; a cagey ex-Federal Agent, Deloras; the obsessive book dealer, Hank Jr.; a noble farmboy, Cyril; the smooth-talking jazz man, and Father Grandfather; a mad bible salesman. These five housemates of dubious moral fiber must band together to solve a murder most foul and risk their very sanity as their trail leads them into a realm of nightmares.

Content Warning: Violent misogyny, gore

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Written & Performed by: Luke Stram – The Keeper

Doug Banks | Cat Blackard | Brandon Gerson | Kay | Ruel Knudson

Sound Design: Colin Peterson

Editing: Colin Peterson & Cat Blackard

Story Editing: Cat Blackard

Cast (In Order of Appearance):

Cat Blackard as The Narrator/ The Announcer

Cat Blackard as Cyril Bridgewater

Ruel Knudson as Sam Spade

Brandon Gerson as Father Grandfather

Doug Banks as Hank O’Brien Jr.

Kay as Deloras Delaney

Musical Spotlight: "Abernathy" by Chamber Band

Original Score: Ryan McQuinn and Mike McQuinn

​Series I Album Art by Tony Baldini

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Before you dive into the insanity of improvised audio drama horror, meet the players and learn a little bit about how we use tabletop roleplaying to help us weave these sinister stories. 

This debut series of The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program features cast members from beloved actual play podcasts: Cat Blackard and Ruel Knudson from Dungeons & Doritos, Ghostbusters: Resurrection's Doug Banks, along with Nerdy Show's Kay, and Brandon Gerson, and introducing Game Master, Luke Stram. Our ongoing journey into unknowable adventure started life here, as a fan-requested special. Join us for our humble beginnings as our cast embarks on a terrifying and hilarious RPG series like no other.

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Go behind the nightmare of The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program's second series with the cast and crew! We're lifting the veil and answering questions asked by YOU!

Hear the cast's experiences surviving our improvised production, learn how we meld tabletop roleplaying with audio drama, discover character backstories, and more! Featuring showrunner Cat Blackard aka Estelle Thorpe, Keeper Luke Stram, John La Valle who played Oswald Sinclair, Melody Perera who played Anjana Ramakrishnan, boR who played Kenneth Roger, and our sound designer Colin Peterson serves as your host with the most.

In Part 2, the cast and crew discuss their favorite moments of the show, unpack "Lot X"'s uncanny intersection of love and horror, reveal secrets of the Arkham Paranormal Research Society, preview of our next series: "Night in Howling House", and delve into further Mystery Program machinations.

Spoiler Warning: This Q&A should be listened to AFTER you’ve listened to The Black Birth and Lot X.

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Go behind the nightmare of The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program's second series with the cast and crew! We're lifting the veil and answering questions asked by YOU!

Hear the cast's experiences surviving our improvised production, learn how we meld tabletop roleplaying with audio drama, discover character backstories, and more! Featuring showrunner Cat Blackard aka Estelle Thorpe, Keeper Luke Stram, John La Valle who played Oswald Sinclair, Melody Perera who played Anjana Ramakrishnan, boR who played Kenneth Roger, and our sound designer Colin Peterson serves as your host with the most.

In Part 1, we answer our most-asked question: how the heck do we make this show?!

Hear how our sinister sausage is made and thrill as we share some of what could have been via alternate paths and timelines. Plus, Cat shares how the creation and performance of Estelle changed her life forever, AND we announce what horrors are to come for the future of Mystery Program!

​Spoiler Warning: This Q&A should be listened to AFTER you’ve listened to The Black Birth and Lot X.

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Estelle Thorpe’s motley band of curiosity seekers uncovered more than they bargained for. Their fanciful investigation of occult curios led to a madwoman’s plot to summon an unholy entity. Miraculously, the team staved off the apocalypse and survived... but not unscathed…

Now that the immediate danger has passed, they've got more than a few questions about the sinister and disturbing whys and wherefores that set them on this dire quest in the first place. Are there answers to be found? And if so, are our investigators prepared to face them?

Content Warning: Psychological trauma, gambling, assault, gore, body horror

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Written & Performed by:

Luke Stram – The Keeper

Cat Blackard | boR | Nicky Holland | Joshua LaForge | John Sebastian La Valle

Sound Design: Colin Peterson

Editing: Colin Peterson & Cat Blackard

Story Editing: Cat Blackard

Cast (In Order of Appearance):

Joshua LaForge as Moses Ruben Cubbenfield

John Sebastian LaValle as Oswald Sinclair

Melody Perera as Anjana Ramakrishnan

boR as Kenneth Roger

Nicky Holland as Cherry Featherbottom

Cat Blackard as Estelle Thorpe

Luke Stram as The Keeper

Doug Banks as Baron Percy "T-Bone" Barker

Luke Stram as McLeonard

Cat Blackard as The Narrator/The Announcer

Musical Spotlight: "A Little More Life" by Walter Sickert and the Army of Broken Toys

Original Score: Ryan McQuinn and Mike McQuinn

Series 2 Album Art by Cat Blackard

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Though the conspirators are gone - the madness unleashed lives on! The veil between our world and… another place are thin and the vile, theatrical ritual to summon The King in Yellow persists. Do our inexperienced investigators stand a chance in hell of repelling the walking, waking nightmare to come, or will they give in to the delirium and gibbering inflicted upon those who have truly seen the unseen?

One way or another, this episode is really gonna bring the house down.

Content Warning: Psychological trauma, gambling, assault, gore, body horror

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Written & Performed by:

Luke Stram – The Keeper

Cat Blackard | boR | Nicky Holland | Joshua LaForge | John Sebastian La Valle

Sound Design: Colin Peterson

Editing: Colin Peterson & Cat Blackard

Story Editing: Cat Blackard

Cast (In Order of Appearance):

Melody Perera as Anjana Ramakrishnan

Nicky Holland as Cherry Featherbottom

boR as Kenneth Roger

Cat Blackard as Estelle Thorpe

James Barbarossa as Pelham Grenville

Joshua LaForge as Moses Ruben Cubbenfield

John Sebastian LaValle as Oswald Sinclair

Cat Blackard as The Narrator/The Announcer

Musical Spotlight: "Archimedes Plutonium" by Ramona Falls

Original Score: Ryan McQuinn and Mike McQuinn

Series 2 Album Art by Cat Blackard

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The theatre is a magical place. A place where fact becomes fiction, fantasy becomes flesh… the human experience is laid bare! Fitting then that Boston’s Monarch Theater should be the site of a horrendous ritual that also happens to be a stage play... a diabolical work called The King in Yellow.

If performed, it wouldn't just be the dénouement for our heroes, but perhaps the world as we know it.

Content Warning: Psychological trauma, gambling, assault, gore, body horror

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Written & Performed by:

Luke Stram – The Keeper

Cat Blackard | boR | Nicky Holland | Joshua LaForge | John Sebastian La Valle

Sound Design: Colin Peterson

Editing: Colin Peterson & Cat Blackard

Story Editing: Cat Blackard

Cast (In Order of Appearance):

Melody Perera as Anjana Ramakrishnan

Cat Blackard as Estelle Thorpe

Jonathan Fleming as The Bostonian

John Sebastian LaValle as Oswald Sinclair

Joshua LaForge as Moses Ruben Cubbenfield

Nicky Holland as Cherry Featherbottom

boR as Kenneth Roger

Cynthia Beckert as Mildred Elias

Luke Stram as Woodrow Elias

James Barbarossa as Pelham Grenville

Cat Blackard as The Narrator/The Announcer

Musical Spotlight: "Jolene" Michael Kelly

Original Score: Ryan McQuinn and Mike McQuinn

Series 2 Album Art by Cat Blackard

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Demons from the sky, grotesque nightmares, and arcane sciences that can make flesh dust and flesh again - these are but the most recent horrors faced by our ill-fated investigators. However, this intrepid team is hot on the trail of the possible source of their woes: a remote cabin in the Bolton woods.

Content Warning: Psychological trauma, gambling, alcohol use, guns, assault, gore, body horror

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Written & Performed by:

Luke Stram – The Keeper

Cat Blackard | boR | Nicky Holland | Joshua LaForge | John Sebastian La Valle

Sound Design: Colin Peterson

Editing: Colin Peterson & Cat Blackard

Story Editing: Cat Blackard

Cast (In Order of Appearance):

Cat Blackard & Brandon Gerson as The Sailors

Nina Bernardakis as Nurse Marvel

James Barbarossa as Pelham Grenville

John Sebastian LaValle as Oswald Sinclair

Cat Blackard as Estelle Thorpe

Nicky Holland as Cherry Featherbottom

boR as Kenneth Roger

Joshua LaForge as Moses Ruben Cubbenfield

Melody Perera as Anjana Ramakrishnan

Luke Stram as Woodrow Elias

Cat Blackard as The Narrator/The Announcer

Musical Spotlight: "Furfur" by Heaven Pegasus

Poem by Ryan Sosa

Original Score: Ryan McQuinn and Mike McQuinn

Series 2 Album Art by Cat Blackard

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Having stolen occult materials, our investigators flee the scene - but there’s no escaping the terrifying trappings of this case: a flying monster descended from the sky, landed on the moving automobile, and abducted Estelle Thorpe. Now, at a complete loss for words and some loss of sanity, her friends head back to Thorpe Manor to regroup.

Content Warning: Psychological trauma, gambling, alcohol use, guns, assault, gore, body horror

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Written & Performed by:

Luke Stram – The Keeper

Cat Blackard | boR | Nicky Holland | Joshua LaForge | John Sebastian La Valle

Sound Design: Colin Peterson

Editing: Colin Peterson & Cat Blackard

Story Editing: Cat Blackard

Cast (In Order of Appearance):

Melody Perera as Anjana Ramakrishnan

Cat Blackard as Estelle Thorpe

Joshua LaForge as Moses Ruben Cubbenfield

boR as Kenneth Roger

Nicky Holland as Cherry Featherbottom

John Sebastian LaValle as Oswald Sinclair

Cat Blackard as The Nightmare

James Barbarossa as Pelham Grenville

Cat Blackard as The Narrator/The Announcer

Musical Spotlight: "True Love" by Ellen Reid

Original Score: Ryan McQuinn and Mike McQuinn

Series 2 Album Art by Cat Blackard

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A mid-day break-in gives way to sinister scenes and disturbing clues for the gents, while the ladies share occult follies and metaphysical memories - keeping watch for danger on the horizon.

Content Warning: Psychological trauma, gambling, alcohol use, guns, assault, gore, body horror

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Written & Performed by:

Luke Stram – The Keeper

Cat Blackard | boR | Nicky Holland | Joshua LaForge | John Sebastian La Valle

Sound Design: Colin Peterson

Editing: Colin Peterson & Cat Blackard

Story Editing: Cat Blackard

Cast (In Order of Appearance):

Cat Blackard as Estelle Thorpe

Melody Perera as Anjana Ramakrishnan

Nicky Holland as Cherry Featherbottom

boR as Kenneth Roger

John Sebastian LaValle as Oswald Sinclair

Joshua LaForge as Moses Ruben Cubbenfield

Cynthia Beckert as Mildred Elias

James Barbarossa as Pelham Grenville

Cat Blackard as The Narrator/The Announcer

Musical Spotlight: "Borders" by Tess Roby

Original Score: Ryan McQuinn and Mike McQuinn

Series 2 Album Art by Cat Blackard

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The contents of Pell Estate Lot X have revealed a labyrinth of mystery… and pain. Already dead ends and dire dealings have befallen our investigators in their search for answers. However, they’ve made a chilling revelation that might shed some light on the darkened path ahead: if the contents of one man’s automobile can unleash such hell, what horrors hide in the rest of his estate?

Content Warning: Psychological trauma, gambling, alcohol use, guns, assault, gore, body horror

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Written & Performed by:

Luke Stram – The Keeper

Cat Blackard | boR | Nicky Holland | Joshua LaForge | John Sebastian La Valle

Sound Design: Colin Peterson

Editing: Colin Peterson & Cat Blackard

Story Editing: Cat Blackard

Cast (In Order of Appearance):

John Sebastian LaValle as Oswald Sinclair

Cat Blackard as Estelle Thorpe

Melody Perera as Anjana Ramakrishnan

Nicky Holland as Cherry Featherbottom

Joshua LaForge as Moses Ruben Cubbenfield

boR as Kenneth Roger

Chrystal LaValle as Sandra Parker

Glitch Wilder as The Foreman

Cynthia Beckert as Mildred Elias

Cat Blackard as The Narrator/The Announcer

Musical Spotlight: "Supernatural" by Macedo

Original Score: Ryan McQuinn and Mike McQuinn

Series 2 Album Art by Cat Blackard

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Housed within the hallowed halls of the Miskatonic University library is one of the few known copies of The Necronomicon - a tome of the unknown - of death, and power. Seekers of arcane knowledge are drawn to it. So it should be no surprise that Estelle Thorpe’s path has led her here.

While half of the troupe journey to the wilds of Essex, Ms. Thorpe is accompanied by gambler, Kenneth Roger, and good time girl, Cherry Featherbottom, to consult the impossibly rare book. A book which the late Charles Pell, presumed dead peddler of obscurities, had hoped to reference in his nefarious dealings.

Content Warning: Psychological trauma, gambling, alcohol use, guns, assault, gore, body horror

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Written & Performed by:

Luke Stram – The Keeper

Cat Blackard | boR | Nicky Holland | Joshua LaForge | John Sebastian La Valle

Sound Design: Colin Peterson

Editing: Colin Peterson & Cat Blackard

Story Editing: Cat Blackard

Cast (In Order of Appearance):

Eleanor Edwards as The Librarian

Cat Blackard as Estelle Thorpe

boR as Kenneth Roger

Graham Rowat as Professor Henry Armitage

Nicky Holland as Cherry Featherbottom

John Sebastian LaValle as Oswald Sinclair

Joshua LaForge as Moses Ruben Cubbenfield

Melody Perera as Anjana Ramakrishnan

Cat Blackard as The Narrator/The Announcer

Musical Spotlight: "The Valley" by Coach Hop

Original Score: Ryan McQuinn and Mike McQuinn

Series 2 Album Art by Cat Blackard

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Estelle Thorpe, a wealthy seeker of occult secrets, has unearthed a mystery and assembled an unlikely crew of curiosity-bound compatriots to solve it. The quandary? An auction win of unusual items including an account a of a missing boy in the town of Essex and a map pointing to the woods in the West.

While Ms. Thorpe follows a lead to Miskatonic University, her assistant Anjana, escorts war-worn mountain man, turned celebrated author, Moses Cubbenfield and self-styled "Hobo King" Oswald Sinclair to the place where X marks the spot.

Content Warning: Violence, rot

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Written & Performed by:

Luke Stram – The Keeper

Cat Blackard | boR | Nicky Holland | Joshua LaForge | John Sebastian La Valle

Sound Design: Colin Peterson

Editing: Colin Peterson & Cat Blackard

Story Editing: Cat Blackard

Cast (In Order of Appearance):

Joshua LaForge as Moses Ruben Cubbenfield

Melody Perera as Anjana Ramakrishnan

John Sebastian LaValle as Oswald Sinclair

Cat Blackard as Gek

Luke Stram as The Hobo

Cat Blackard as The Narrator/The Announcer

Musical Spotlight: "Every Single Friend" by The Marc With A C Trio

Original Score: Ryan McQuinn and Mike McQuinn

Series 2 Album Art by Cat Blackard

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Wealthy occultist, Estelle Thorpe's latest auction win is an unusual one to say the least: a collection of sordid sundries that could unlock great secrets... or a Pandora's Box of horror. To solve the paranormal mysteries she's uncovered, Ms. Thorpe has assembled an unlikely crew of curiosity-seekers: Moses; mountain man turned renowned novelist, Cherry; a floozie who's more than she seems, Oswald; a hobo king, Estelle's cunning assistant Anjana, and Kenneth; a notorious gambler.

Will they be able to glean answers from the shadows looming over New England or will they succumb to the maddening call of the Terrible Secret of Lot X?

Content Warning: Gambling, alcohol use, body horror

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Written & Performed by:

Luke Stram – The Keeper

Cat Blackard | boR | Nicky Holland | Joshua LaForge | John Sebastian La Valle

Sound Design: Colin Peterson

Editing: Colin Peterson & Cat Blackard

Story Editing: Cat Blackard

Cast (In Order of Appearance):

Joshua LaForge as The Auctioneer

Luke Stram as The Strange Man

Cat Blackard as Estelle Thorpe

Doug Banks as The Policeman

Nicky Holland as Cherry Featherbottom

boR as Kenneth Rodger

Melody Perera as Anjana Ramakrishnan

Joshua LaForge as Moses Ruben Cubbenfield

John Sebastian LaValle as Oswald Sinclair

Cat Blackard as The Narrator/The Announcer

Musical Spotlight: "H.P. Joelcraft" by Julian Velard

Original Score: Ryan McQuinn and Mike McQuinn

Series 2 Album Art by Cat Blackard

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The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program is live tabletop roleplaying turned into a 1930s radio serial. Before you dive into the insanity of improvised audio drama horror, meet the crew and learn a little bit about how the Call of Cthulhu system works.

Join producer and performer, Cat Blackard for a discussion about bringing the show back, Keeper Luke Stram shares how Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition has changed the game and how we play it, and get to know this season’s Investigators: Ghostbusters: Resurrection‘s Josh LaForge and Nerdy Show‘s boR, Nicky Holland, and Omniverse development producer John Sebastian LaValle.

​Here you’ll find them all so young, naïve, and full of weapons-grade jerky. These poor fools have no idea what horrendous, sanity-rending torment they’re about to endure in this all new tale… “The Terrible Secret of Lot X”.

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