In which our investigators set off into the north of England to right wrongs and no doubt wrong some rights. The Doctor, the Colonel and... the Woman. They're not in London any more... A Call of Cthulhu scenario by Dominic Allen. Episodes released weekly. Cast: Dr. John Elvedon - Joseph Chance Col. Ambrose Coghill - Danann McAleer Dr. Jemima Croft - Tilly Steele Keeper of Arcane Lore - Dominic Allen Additional Voices - Dan Wheeler CW: This podcast contains mature themes, strong language and cosm...
Dec 02, 2024•1 hr 30 min•Season 6Ep. 168
Episode 1 - Avernus From members of Mischief Theatre, creators of the Olivier award winning ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ and the BBC’s ‘Goes Wrong Show; comes this brand new live action role play podcast: Hell Or High Rollers. Join the adventure now and follow the story of 4 Villains as they attempt to break out of D&D Hell! If you enjoyed this episode you can listen to the whole of Season 1 here , or by searching ‘Hell or High Rollers’ wherever you get your podcasts! This episode contains Adu...
Nov 18, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 5Ep. 167
In which the scat hits the fan, and things get really weird... Dead Light is a Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Alan Bligh. (A special video version of this episode is available on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@apocplayers) Cast: Ignatius ‘Iggy’ Sugar – Dan Wheeler Vincent Julius – Joseph Chance ‘Big’ Charlie Pope – Danann McAleer Keeper of Arcane Lore – Dominic Allen With very special thanks to John Pope for supplying additional bass riffs for this scenario. CW: This podcast contain...
Nov 04, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 5Ep. 166
In which the trio attempt to make a swift exit. Iggy's compulsion is aggravated, Vince tries to get a date, Charlie meets his match, and a new tagline for the Apocalypse Players is coined. Dead Light is a Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Alan Bligh. (A video version of this episode is available on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@apocplayers) Cast: Ignatius ‘Iggy’ Sugar – Dan Wheeler Vincent Julius – Joseph Chance ‘Big’ Charlie Pope – Danann McAleer Keeper of Arcane Lore – Dominic Allen...
Oct 28, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 5Ep. 165
...or ‘How to Talk to Women’ In which the correct number of musicians for a Jazz trio have an unexpected encounter on the road, and stop for a really bad bathroom break. Dead Light is a Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Alan Bligh. (A video version of this episode is available on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@apocplayers) Cast: Ignatius ‘Iggy’ Sugar – Dan Wheeler Vincent Julius – Joseph Chance ‘Big’ Charlie Pope – Danann McAleer Keeper of Arcane Lore – Dominic Allen With very special ...
Oct 21, 2024•1 hr 40 min•Season 5Ep. 164
In which it was all on Danann. A Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Matthew Sanderson, from 'Nameless Horrors', by Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, and Matthew Sanderson. Episodes released weekly. Scene 1: Isle of the Dead, Arnold Böcklin Scene 2: Andromeda Chained to a Rock, Rescued by Perseus, Gustave Moreau Scene 3: La Raison Probante, Félix Vallotton Cast: Clovis Hérbert – Danann McAleer Donatien Benoit – Dominic Allen Jane Harnsworth-Wright – Joseph Chance Edwina Alexander – Jessica Temple Keeper of A...
Oct 14, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 5Ep. 163
In which Clovis Herbert is taken into police custody in Paris...where there is another unexpected reunion. Meanwhile, in Thoiry, our intrepid investigators experience revelations and suffer frenzies. The end is very nigh... A Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Matthew Sanderson, from 'Nameless Horrors', by Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, and Matthew Sanderson. Episodes released weekly. Scene 1: Day of the God, Paul Gaugin Scene 2: Vision, Edvard Munch Scene 3: Fallen Caryatid, Rodin Cast: Clovis Hérbert –...
Oct 07, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 5Ep. 161
In which the investigators arrive at Thoiry, and a long time is spent looking through windows. Benoit and Edwina become animated by the animated, while Jane is petrified by the petrified. A Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Matthew Sanderson, from 'Nameless Horrors', by Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, and Matthew Sanderson. Episodes released weekly. Scene 1: The Revelation, Gaston Bussière Scene 2: The Minotaur, George Frederick Watts Scene 3: Frenzy of Exultations, Władysław Podkowiński Cast: Clovis Hér...
Sep 30, 2024•1 hr•Season 5Ep. 160
...or 'Clovis Herbert's Guide to Paris.' In which our gaze returns to the enigmatic Clovis Herbert, as he takes us on a whistle-stop tour of the French capital while trying to deal with the aftermath of the previous night's horrors... A Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Matthew Sanderson, from 'Nameless Horrors', by Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, and Matthew Sanderson. Episodes released weekly. Scene 1: The Travelling Poet, Gustave Moreau Scene 2: Anxiety, Edvard Munch Cast: Clovis Herbert – Danann McAl...
Sep 23, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Season 5Ep. 159
In which a prince is invoked, a phrase is coined, a secret is revealed, and something terrible is discovered. All in a day's work for “Paris' finest.” SPECIFIC CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains some imagery related to birth/babies that some listeners may find upsetting (in addition to all the usual stuff). A Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Matthew Sanderson, from 'Nameless Horrors', by Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, and Matthew Sanderson. Episodes released weekly. Scene 1: La Douleur, Carlos Schw...
Sep 16, 2024•1 hr 35 min•Season 5Ep. 158
In which the investigators split up to find some answers and to scratch that creative itch. A masterpiece is created. A Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Matthew Sanderson, from 'Nameless Horrors', by Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, and Matthew Sanderson. Episodes released weekly. Scene 1: La Châtelaine ou Le Tocsin, Toulouse-Lautrec Scene 2: Contemplation, Jan Toorop Scene 3: The Origin of the World, Courbet Cast: Clovis Hérbert – Danann McAleer Donatien Benoit – Dominic Allen Jane Harnsworth-Wright – J...
Sep 09, 2024•59 min•Season 5Ep. 157
In which more conspiratorial words are whispered and a chief suspect is collared. The investigators end the evening back where they began; there, cards are laid on the table, and terrible decisions are made based on an impossible non-euclidean venn diagram of character motivations and player availabilities. (Stick with it guys, I promise it'll be worth it...) A Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Matthew Sanderson, from 'Nameless Horrors', by Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, and Matthew Sanderson. Episodes ...
Sep 02, 2024•58 min•Season 5Ep. 156
In which the party is reunited briefly, before those pesky gendarmes turn up and separate them again—and also force the players to remember what happened over the previous two sessions. Perhaps think of it as a mid-scenario recap? We certainly used it as such… A Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Matthew Sanderson, from 'Nameless Horrors', by Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, and Matthew Sanderson. Episodes released weekly. Scene 1: Cup of delight, Jeanne Jacquemin Scene 2: Seated Woman in a Dark Room, Édou...
Aug 25, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Season 5Ep. 155
...or, ‘A Belle Époque Around.’ In which the listener discovers what deception and subterfuge Jane and Benoit have been engaging in back at the party, in the meantime. A Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Matthew Sanderson, from 'Nameless Horrors', by Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, and Matthew Sanderson. Episodes released weekly. Scene 1:I lock my door upon myself, Fernand Khnopff Scene 2:The Marsh Flower, A Sad Human Head, Odilon Redon Cast: Clovis Hérbert – Danann McAleer Donatien Benoit – Dominic Alle...
Aug 19, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Season 5Ep. 154
In which Clovis and Edwina take a moonlit stroll through the streets of Paris to experience that most romantic of events: an occult ritual. A Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Matthew Sanderson, from 'Nameless Horrors', by Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, and Matthew Sanderson. Episodes released weekly. Scene 1: Salon des Cent, Andhré des Gachons Scene 2: Pool of Blood, Degouve de Nuncques Cast: Clovis Hérbert – Danann McAleer Donatien Benoit – Dominic Allen Jane Harnsworth-Wright – Joseph Chance Edwina A...
Aug 12, 2024•59 min•Season 5Ep. 153
In which Benoit continues to stir shit, then comes close to shitting himself, before shit suddenly hits the fan. A Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Matthew Sanderson, from 'Nameless Horrors', by Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, and Matthew Sanderson. Episodes released weekly. Scene 1: La Belle Dame Sans Merci, Dicksee Scene 2: The Gossips, Camille Claudel Cast: Clovis Hérbert – Danann McAleer Donatien Benoit – Dominic Allen Jane Harnsworth-Wright – Joseph Chance Edwina Alexander – Jessica Temple Keeper o...
Aug 05, 2024•1 hr•Season 5Ep. 152
In which our investigators engage, in their own inimitable ways, with the polite society of a Parisian salon. A Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Matthew Sanderson, from 'Nameless Horrors', by Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, and Matthew Sanderson. Episodes released weekly. Scene 1: The Circus, Seurat Scene 2: Angels in the Night, Degouve de Nuncques Cast: Clovis Hérbert – Danann McAleer Donatien Benoit – Dominic Allen Jane Harnsworth-Wright – Joseph Chance Edwina Alexander – Jessica Temple Keeper of Arca...
Jul 29, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 5Ep. 151
In which our investigators start as they mean to go on: by mixing their drinks. Absinthe, crème de menthe, champagne, cheap table wine…what could possibly go wrong? A Call of Cthulhu Scenario set in Paris, France, by Matthew Sanderson, from 'Nameless Horrors', by Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, and Matthew Sanderson. Episodes released weekly. Scene 1: The Absinthe Drinker, Manet Scene 2: Street Scene in Paris, Felix Vallotton Cast: Clovis Hérbert – Danann McAleer Donatien Benoit – Dominic Allen Jan...
Jul 22, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 5Ep. 150
In which our plucky investigators at last reunite, albeit in a considerable two part structure. The past returns in technicolour and connectivity and communication are rewarded in unexpected fashion. The Thirteen inevitably regather to face their sins and their futures and everything looks likely to come down to just one or two moments, beneath those East Anglian stars… A modern era Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Paul Fricker, from 'Nameless Horrors', by Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, and Matthew San...
Jul 16, 2024•2 hr 7 min•Season 5Ep. 149
In which Alicia, Erik, Ray and David make good progress in trying to catch up with Mel, whose investigations of the Seance Table have proved more challenging than expected. All routes lead to Mari’s house, but time seems to be slipping away from our investigators - and with it, a certainty of just what to do about the Moonchild… A modern era Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Paul Fricker, from 'Nameless Horrors', by Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, and Matthew Sanderson. Episodes released weekly. CW: This...
Jul 09, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Season 5Ep. 148
In which our alumni friends and guests at David Barber’s town house make a discovery of witches, pursue academic understanding of monsters (and their kind) and make some observations on sheep breeding that may prove truly enlightening… A modern era Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Paul Fricker, from 'Nameless Horrors', by Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, and Matthew Sanderson. Episodes released weekly. Visit our Patreon to help us continue making the podcast, and receive exclusive horrors in return. For ...
Jul 02, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 5Ep. 147
In which our investigators are firmly split into two still conscious parties, with Ray pursuing bibliophilic tendencies while Mel engages with an old friendship that is proving most difficult to negotiate - bad words are said of a mannekin pis - the nature of fine taste is discussed amidst bijou tables, well appointed living rooms, 'ghosts' and a gun… A modern era Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Paul Fricker, from 'Nameless Horrors', by Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, and Matthew Sanderson. Episodes re...
Jun 25, 2024•49 min•Season 5Ep. 146
In which the investigators pursue two lines of enquiry, mapped in the Real, the Remembered and the Retrospective. Unlikely parking spaces are found, prayers are invoked, the ways of puppets are noted, visions continue on both paths and Mari Cubine raises the stakes... A modern era Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Paul Fricker, from 'Nameless Horrors', by Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, and Matthew Sanderson. Episodes released weekly. Visit our Patreon to help us continue making the podcast, and receive ...
Jun 17, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 5Ep. 145
In which cross examination collapses into the business of stair work and visions, some half expected, others quite the opposite, amidst all of which, of course, the centre cannot hold. A modern era Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Paul Fricker, from 'Nameless Horrors', by Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, and Matthew Sanderson. Episodes released weekly. Visit our Patreon to help us continue making the podcast, and receive exclusive horrors in return. For more information and to get in touch, visit www.apo...
Jun 11, 2024•1 hr 35 min•Season 5Ep. 144
In which our investigators arrive at David’s house. A shared auditory visitation has taken its toll and the ramifications are still impacting on the friends from the UEA Occult Society. But, of course, all is not quite as it seems at the Barber household. An interview occurs outside the front door and a daring raid on a stash is attempted, with mixed results… A modern era Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Paul Fricker, from 'Nameless Horrors', by Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, and Matthew Sanderson. Epi...
Jun 04, 2024•1 hr 29 min•Season 5Ep. 143
In which two cars wend their way through Norwich. Chemicals take their toll. Potential gets discussed. Fudge gets packed. The Occ Soc gang fall foul of modern communications and the inevitable draw towards David Barber’s house. A modern era Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Paul Fricker, from 'Nameless Horrors', by Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, and Matthew Sanderson. Episodes released weekly. Visit our Patreon to help us continue making the podcast, and receive exclusive horrors in return. For more inf...
May 27, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Season 5Ep. 142
In which the alumni companions move in convoy, away from the events of Old Catton. Ripples through time are launched forth from, a lift is offered amidst considerations regarding collective hallucinations and random drug definitions. One of the 13 is called. Pins are dropped. Destinations surely begin to appear. A modern era Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Paul Fricker, from 'Nameless Horrors', by Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, and Matthew Sanderson. Episodes released weekly. Visit our Patreon to help...
May 21, 2024•1 hr 28 min•Season 5Ep. 141
In which the friends of the Occ Soc carry out alleyway interrogations and house-wide investigations, alongside illusory and theoretical interpretations. A heart beat is heard, a hand meets a heel and some of the gang get a little (or a lot) of what they wanted… A modern era Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Paul Fricker, from 'Nameless Horrors', by Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, and Matthew Sanderson. Episodes released weekly. Visit our Patreon to help us continue making the podcast, and receive exclusi...
May 13, 2024•1 hr 30 min•Season 5Ep. 140
In which our intrepid investigators visit a quiet estate, further away from the metropolitan hub of the County Capital. Mel goes looking for clues in Sarah’s house while Erik, Alicia, Ray (and Ramen) go hunting for seemingly less savoury clues, down back alleys and dead ends… A modern era Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Paul Fricker, from 'Nameless Horrors', by Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, and Matthew Sanderson. Episodes released weekly. Visit our Patreon to help us continue making the podcast, and ...
May 06, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Season 5Ep. 139
In which the former members of the Occult Society dig deeper into Sarah Moore's story. Erik gets an important message (in actual and ophthalmological terms), Mel and Alicia catch the scent of deception while Ray begins to dig into the memory of the Occ Soc's formation...and the old friends embark upon exploration of Greater Norwich. A modern era Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Paul Fricker, from 'Nameless Horrors', by Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, and Matthew Sanderson. Episodes released weekly. Visi...
Apr 29, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 5Ep. 138
