Bradley said Satan wants the house to burn. Now they have to figure out if he's right. Hell in Texas continues — and the rot in Leeland goes deeper than anyone expected. ABOUT THIS CAMPAIGNHell in Texas is a modern Call of Cthulhu scenario written by Scott Dorward, featured in The Things We Leave Behind — a critically acclaimed anthology of contemporary Lovecraftian horror built for the 7th edition ruleset. No dusty 1920s libraries. No ocean liners. Just a Texas town, a deputy, a drifter, and a woman who knows more than she's letting on. At Descent into Madness, we play horror the way it was meant to be played: cinematic, immersive, and unapologetically dark. Every roll matters. Every decision has a cost.CASTOllie Remy — Josh WarrenDeputy Martinez — Wesley "Wes" OpauskiSarah McGibbs — Kristin MazzaCREWDirector: Dakota SmithProducers: Tom von Dohlen & JJ AustenDirector of Photography: Tom von DohlenProduction Designer: JJ AustenEditor: Rainn MowrisGET THE SCENARIOHell in Texas is part of The Things We Leave Behind — a critically acclaimed anthology of modern-day Call of Cthulhu scenarios by Stygian Fox. If you want to run this at your own table, grab it here:[https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/191250/the-things-we-leave-behind-an-anthology-of-modern-day-call-of-cthulhu-scenarios]The Things We Leave Behind — DriveThruRPG🔔 Subscribe for new episodes every other Friday at 8 AM EST.👁️ New to the channel? Start here and lose your sanity with us.

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Something unholy has taken root in a small Texas town — and three strangers are about to find out just how deep the rot goes. Welcome to Hell in Texas, a modern-day call of cthulhu actual play experience where faith, desperation, and cosmic horror collide.This is Episode 1. The investigation begins. The darkness hasn't shown its face yet — but you can already feel it watching.

🩸 ABOUT THIS CAMPAIGN

Hell in Texas is a modern call of cthulhu scenario written by Scott Dorward, featured in The Things We Leave Behind — an anthology of contemporary Lovecraftian horror built for the 7th edition ruleset. No dusty 1920s libraries. No ocean liners. Just a Texas town, a deputy, a drifter, and a woman who knows more than she's letting on. At Descent into Madness, we play horror the way it was meant to be played: cinematic, immersive, and unapologetically dark. Every roll matters. Every decision has a cost.

👤 CASTOllie Remy — Josh Warren

Deputy Martinez — Wesley "Wes" Opauski

Sarah McGibbs — Kristin Mazza

🎬 CREW

Director: Dakota Smith

Producers: Tom von Dohlen & JJ Austen

Director of Photography: Tom von Dohlen

Production Designer: JJ Austen

Editor: Rainn Mowris

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Hell in Texas is part of The Things We Leave Behind — a critically acclaimed anthology of modern-day Call of Cthulhu scenarios by Stygian Fox.

If you want to run this at your own table, grab it here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/191250/the-things-we-leave-behind-an-anthology-of-modern-day-call-of-cthulhu-scenarios

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They made it to the other side.After everything — the paranoia, the fractured reality, the moments that shattered their sanity piece by piece — Katy, Danny, and Mandy stand on the threshold of something no living person was ever meant to reach. The wish is within reach. The nightmare might finally end.But in Call of Cthulhu, nothing comes without a cost.This is the finale of Too Close to Home — a psychological horror story about a threat that was never out there. It was already home.🎲 In This Episode:The investigators reach the other side — and what waits for them thereA wish that could change everything… or destroy itThe moment of truth for Katy "The Cap" Hertz, Danny "The Degen" Burrow, and Amanda "Mandy" SmithA Keeper who has been building to this moment since Episode 1⚠️ Content Warnings: Psychological horror, paranoia & loss of reality, domestic tension, body horror, mature themes🕯️ Cast:Keeper of Arcane Lore: Dakota J. SmithKaty "The Cap" Hertz: JJ AustenDanny "The Degen" Burrow: Parker PatzkeAmanda "Mandy" Smith: Katie Wickline📖 About Too Close to Home:Too Close to Home is a modern Call of Cthulhu scenario by Benjamin Schäfer, published through Chaosium's Miskatonic Repository. A horror story about the threats already embedded in everyday life — where every decision carries weight and every revelation cuts deeper than the last.👉 Get the scenario: Too Close to Home – Miskatonic Repository🎧 Start from the beginning:▶ Episode 1: Too Close to Home – Episode 1📂 Full Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7xf9bGYa6-GrGOXxdr47qlOVwfS7hoqb🖤 Descent into Madness TTRPG creates cinematic, horror-driven actual plays where sanity shatters, dice betray, and the story always gets dark. If you love narrative-first horror roleplaying — this is your channel.🔔 Subscribe for more Call of Cthulhu, Dread, and investigative horror actual plays.📱 Follow us: [https://linktr.ee/descentttrpg]#callofcthulhu #actualplay #ttrpg #horrorrpg #CallofCthulhuActualPlay #TooCloseToHome #TTRPGActualPlay #cthulhumythos #descentintomadness #tabletoprpg

Episode 2 of Too Close to Home is here—and things are getting personal.

What began as a strange, unsettling situation is now spiraling into something far more invasive. The investigators are no longer just observers—they’re part of the horror. As paranoia sets in and reality begins to fracture, the line between safety and danger disappears entirely.

If you love slow-burn psychological horror, creeping dread, and stories that hit way too close to reality, this episode will leave you questioning what’s lurking just out of sight…

System: Call of Cthulhu (7th Edition)
Scenario: Too Close to Home
Author: Benjamin Schäfer
Publisher: Chaosium Inc. – Miskatonic Repository

In this modern Call of Cthulhu scenario, the investigators face a threat that has already embedded itself into their everyday lives. Every decision carries weight, and every revelation cuts deeper than the last.

Expect:

• Psychological horror rooted in the familiar

• Rising paranoia and fractured reality

• Emotional stakes between family, safety, and truth

• Sudden, brutal moments of terror

• Roleplay-heavy tension with sanity on the brink

Keeper of Arcane Lore:
Dakota J. Smith

Investigators:
JJ Austen as Katy “The Cap” Hertz – The shining star with everything to lose
Parker Patzke as Danny “The Degen” Burrow – The guy you go to when you need… anything
Katie Wickline as Amanda “Mandy” Smith – The moral compass caught in the middle

This episode may include:

• Psychological horror

• Domestic tension

• Paranoia & loss of reality

• Body horror

• Mature themes

Viewer discretion is advised.

We are playing Too Close to Home with permission under Chaosium’s community content guidelines.

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Please consider supporting Benjamin Schäfer and Chaosium Inc.—community content keeps the Mythos alive.

Huge thanks to Chaosium Inc. for Call of Cthulhu and for empowering creators through the Miskatonic Repository.

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We create cinematic, horror-driven TTRPG actual plays focused on:

• Call of Cthulhu & investigative horror

• Narrative-first storytelling

• Slow-burn tension and psychological dread

• Dark, immersive roleplay experiences

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• Sanity-shattering revelations

• Dice that betray you at the worst possible time

• Players fully committing to the horror

…then welcome to the madness.

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When the horror isn’t in ancient tomes or distant ruins, but sitting quietly in your living room… 🕯️🏚️Our investigators find themselves drawn into “Too Close to Home”, a modern Call of Cthulhu scenario written by Benjamin Schäfer and published via  @ChaosiumInc  Miskatonic Repository. What begins as a seemingly mundane situation slowly unravels into something far more personal, invasive, and deeply unsettling.If you like slow-burn psychological horror, creeping dread, and the feeling that nowhere is truly safe, this one is for you.

🧠 About the ScenarioSystem:

Call of Cthulhu (7th Edition)Scenario: Too Close to Home

Author: Benjamin Schäfer

Publisher: Chaosium Inc. – Miskatonic Repository in this scenario, the investigators confront a threat that has already permeated their everyday lives. As reality frays at the edges and paranoia sets in, they’ll have to decide how much they’re willing to sacrifice to protect the people they love… and what’s left of their own sanity.Expect:Psychological and domestic horror that hits uncomfortably close to realityTension between family, safety, and truthSanity-shattering discoveries hidden in plain sightRoleplay-heavy scenes mixed with moments of brutal, sudden terror

🎭 Cast & Characters

Keeper of Arcane Lore:Dakota J. Smith – The Keeper of Arcane Lore

Investigators:

JJ Austen as Katy "The Cap" Hertz – The rich kid that is the shining star of school.

Parker Patzke as Danny "The Degen" Burrow – If you want some "stuff" everyone knows to go see Danny.

Katie Wickline as Amanda "Mandy" Smith – Lives in Katy's shadow but has the best moral compass of the three.

📚 Support the Original Creator We are playing Too Close to Home with permission under Chaosium’s community content guidelines. If you like what you see and want to run this scenario at your own table, you can purchase it here:

Too Close to Home – https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/285342/too-close-to-home

Please consider supporting Benjamin Schäfer and Chaosium by grabbing the official PDF. Community content is what keeps the Mythos alive at our tables.

🙏 Huge thanks to Chaosium Inc. for Call of Cthulhu and for opening the doors to creators through the Miskatonic Repository.

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We create cinematic, horror-focused TTRPG actual plays, specializing in:Call of Cthulhu & other investigative horror systems Narrative-driven, slow-burn storytelling High tension, psychological dread, and unapologetically dark themes If you enjoy:Sanity-shattering revelations Dice that betray you at the worst possible time Players leaning hard into character and consequences…then you’re in the right place.Every like, comment, and share helps us keep making dark, cinematic stories for you.

The ritual must be completed. The darkness must be faced. And not everyone is walking away with their sanity intact.In this explosive finale of Edge of Darkness, our investigators confront the true horrors lurking beneath the surface in a cinematic Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition actual play. Secrets are revealed, sanity shatters, and the Keeper of Arcane Lore pulls back the curtain on cosmic terror in this Lovecraftian horror TTRPG campaign.If you love:Call of Cthulhu actual play Horror TTRPG campaigns Lovecraftian cosmic horror. Sanity rolls and psychological dread Cinematic tabletop RPG storytelling Dark investigative roleplaying Eldritch rituals and forbidden knowledge thhen welcome to Descent into Madness.This is narrative-driven tabletop horror powered by tension, atmosphere, immersive roleplay, and the unforgiving mechanics of Chaosium’s legendary system.

🎲 System: Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition

📜 Scenario: Edge of Darkness (Starter Set)

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The investigation moves to the farmhouse, but we are not alone. 🏚️🕯️

Watch Episode 1 here: https://youtu.be/Vb9nqFntTa0In

Episode 2 of our Edge of Darkness campaign, the investigators arrive at the isolated property in Ross's Corners. Armed only with a mysterious box and a dying man's journal, they must prepare the house for a ritual that could cost them their lives.But as night falls, the scratching in the walls gets louder. The wards are fading. And the thing that Rupert Merriweather summoned is hungry.In this Call of Cthulhu actual play, we focus on immersive storytelling, sound design, and genuine horror. Will the investigators solve the mystery before the sun goes down, or will they become part of the house's dark history?💀 In this episode:The Farmhouse explorationClues found in the atticPreparing the Wards of PowderFirst contact with the darkness

🎲 System: Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition (Chaosium)

📜 Scenario: Edge of Darkness (Starter Set)

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Descent Into Madness plays Call of Cthulhu: The Edge of DarknessFour strangers are invited to a dying man's bed side as he makes a weird request and that is to dispel an evil entity from a farmhouse before its released onto the world.In this Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition actual play, our cast navigates Lovecraftian horror, investigative roleplay, and the creeping dread that defines the edge of darkness scenario. Sanity is tested, secrets surface, and every answer raises more terrifying questions in this horror TTRPG actual play series.If you love cosmic horror, tabletop roleplaying games, and story-driven actual play, this episode pushes the mystery and tension even further.

Cast:

Anthony Nash

Shaucat

Mike Metzger

Samantha McCord

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Descent Into Madness plays Call of Cthulhu: Forget Me Not – Episode 3 plunges deeper into cosmic horror as memories fracture, truths unravel, and the investigators realize the past refuses to stay buried.In this Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition actual play, our cast navigates Lovecraftian horror, investigative roleplay, and the creeping dread that defines the Forget Me Not scenario. Sanity is tested, secrets surface, and every answer raises more terrifying questions in this horror TTRPG actual play series.If you love cosmic horror, tabletop roleplaying games, and story-driven actual play, this episode pushes the mystery and tension even further.👤 CastMelissa McGrathTom von DohlenOlivia SmithTim KelleyMatthew MetzgerCheck out this module: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/191250/the-things-we-leave-behind-an-anthology-of-modern-day-call-of-cthulhu-scenariosHelp us create more horror TTRPG content:Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/defiantlensproductionsFollow us on all socials:https://linktr.ee/DescentIntoMadnessATLShoutout to  @ChaosiumInc  for inspiring horror storytellers everywhere.A  @DefiantLensProductions  Production.#rpg #ttrpg #podcast

Welcome to Descent into Madness LIVE at LUGCON 2025, where we descend into cosmic horror with Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition and the classic scenario “The Haunting.”Boston, Massachusetts. The 1920s. When a famous psychic takes interest in the infamous Corbitt House, he sends his trusted employees—a lighting technician, onstage assistant, manager, and an opening performing psychic secretly tied to a cult—to investigate the property. Their task is to research and uncover the truth behind the house’s dark reputation so a séance can be staged, convincing (and deceiving) the wealthy owner into believing the evil has been banished.But as the team digs deeper, the performance gives way to terror. What was meant to be a carefully crafted illusion reveals a far more disturbing truth: there is real evil dwelling within the Corbitt House, and it has no intention of remaining silent.Descent into Madness is a horror tabletop actual play series produced by Defiant Productions, featuring immersive storytelling, live performances, and a focus on psychological horror over cheap thrills. From eldritch mysteries to creeping dread, we bring tabletop roleplaying games to life—live on stage and at the table—with a rotating cast of performers and special guests.Step inside the house. Question what you believe. And pray the séance ends.Check out Into the Odd here: You can play "The Haunting" for FREE check it out: https://www.chaosium.com/cthulhu-quickstartDonate to our Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/defiantlensproductionsFollow the Cast:Matt: matt_metzger812Sami: samikaye.hairNash: ajey_nash

Mike: The elders gods said he could'nt have one.#ttrpg #rpg #callofcthulhu