It's the last days of summer... School is about to begin... Five kids dare to spend the night in a haunted estate. Will they survive to see the sunrise, or will they succumb to the hunger of Howling House?

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We're excited to share a limited time digital storefront for anyone who missed out on our crowdfunding rewards AND to introduce you to a new show from Omniverse: K8 Was Here - created and performed by Mystery Program's Cat Blackard and Doug Banks.

Hear Cat provide the details of our Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program BackerKit store - open from now until March 15th, 2023 at https://cthulhumystery.backerkit.com as well as new updates on our plans for what comes next from Mystery Program.

Then, Cat intros a preview of K8 Was Here - an experiment in RPG storytelling and on one of the most incredible roleplaying experiences of her life. You can listen to the entire RPG Audio Drama adventure at http://k8washere.com.

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A breaking news bulletin about the future of our audio drama of occult oddities. Mystery Program’s Showrunner, Catherine Blackard, gives an on-air interview discussing what's to come following our crowdfunding campaign and the fight to tell more stygian stories. She also asks listeners to vote for us in the final round of The Audio Verse Awards and ensure that our cast and crew are recognized for their hard work on "Night at Howling House".

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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, but we're bringing our two-part exploration of the first episode of "Night at Howling House" public.

In Cthulhu Cthommentary we go behind-the-scenes and 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 part two of our exploration of "The Dare" we dig deeper into character origins - exploring the improvised development of Joey and Dirt, and the lengths our Sound Designer, Colin Peterson, went to develop this series' spatial audio.

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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, but we're bringing our two-part exploration of the first episode of "Night at Howling House" public.

In Cthulhu Cthommentary we go behind-the-scenes and 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. This two-part exploration covers the development history of "Howling House" and start the dissection of the first episode, "The Dare": roads not taken, historical details, clips of our original character-establishing improvisations, and more.

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Trapped in Howling House’s basement, the children discovered a hidden room, and within it, the horrendous secrets of this God-forsaken place. Armed with iron, fire, and the terrible knowledge of the house's history, they descend into the darkest depths of this damned domicile.

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Content Warning: Violence, gore, harsh language, child endangerment and abuse, vore, cannibalism, domestic abuse, murder, misogyny, gaslighting, addiction, and putrescence.

"Night at Howling House" Episode 7 - “Nadir” - 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 Advertising Woman

Luke Stram as The Keeper

Colin Peterson as Tommy "Woods" Northwood

Chris LeBrane as Joey Davenport

Manda Bruno as Chelsea Northwood

Brandon Gerson as Dirt

Luke Stram as ???

Alyson Grauer as Evelyn Barnaker

Leeman Kessler as The Cat

Cynthia Beckert as Grandma Northwood

Cat Blackard as Dirt's Mother

Ebonie Ellington as Joey's Mother

Nicky Holland as Cherry Featherbottom

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Terribly injured and in league with a strange creature, the children flee to the basement. In this unexplored space they regroup, trying to make sense out of the unfathomable things they've experienced, and uncover the horrid history of Howling House in the process.

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Content Warning: Violence, harsh language, child endangerment and abuse, bullying, domestic abuse, smoking, infanticide, self harm, execution, violence towards house pets, cannibalism, suicidal ideation, murder, oppressive religion, misogyny, and gaslighting.

"Night at Howling House" Episode 6 - “The Curse” - 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 Working Stiff/ Doctor Ghede Muñoz/ Dapper Man

Luke Stram as The Keeper

Colin Peterson as Tommy "Woods" Northwood

Chris LeBrane as Joey Davinport

Manda Bruno as Chelsea Northwood

Brandon Gerson as Dirt

Luke Stram as ???

Leeman Kessler as The Cat

Alyson Grauer as Evelyn Barnaker

Jonathan West as Dirt's Father

Cat Blackard as Dirt's Mother

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The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program will return next week, but don’t you worry for an instant that this Samhain season will be short on spookings - if you crave tricks and treats, we'll fill your bag to the brim with "Haunters in the Dark" our spotlight on some of our favorite horror stories. In this installment we're sharing a tale from the anthology series, The Dark Tome: "Keeper of the Dead". It's the story of a teenage girl coming of age in a strange tradition. But traditions and history can’t be taken for granted - those of us living might be surprised what we find… under the surface.

You'll also hear the latest news from Mystery Program and our crowdfunding campaign to produce our next season: "The Case of the Penumbral Gate". Help us build our fearsome future fictions at https://cthulhumystery.com/crowdfund and indulge in an exclusive emporium of items and experiences that both enhance your pledge power and your arcane abilities.

Content Warning: This episode contains racism, colonialism, bullying, generational trauma, and lechery towards a minor.

Transcript: https://www.realm.fm/episodes/dark-tome-book-of-stories-12/reader?media_type=audio

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Credits:

“Keeper of the Dead” was created and written by Marguerite Croft. 

Performed by Maiya Koloski, with Shannon Campbell, Christine Marshall, Chris Price, Joe Bearor, and Casey Turner.

Produced by Casey Turner and Karlyn Daigle

Directed by Casey Turner

Executive Produced by Fred Greenhalgh

Engineered, Edited, and Sound Designed by Karlyn Daigle.

Recorded at Mind’s Eye Productions

Keeper of the Dead is a Dagaz Media Production

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The guests of Howling House are divided and a terrifying revelation awaits them on each floor of this sinister shanty. All the way up in the attic, Dirt is alone in the world. Meanwhile, the Northwood siblings are on the second floor, studiously reading chilling accounts from the house's history and of the purported witch responsible. Lastly, Roger and Joey find themselves in the foyer, and at a critical juncture in their friendship.

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Content Warning: Violence, gore, harsh language, child endangerment and abuse, insects, arachnids, bullying, death, and violence towards defenseless creatures.

"Night at Howling House" Episode 5 - “Roughhouse” - 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 Dr. Barbara Holloway

Luke Stram as The Keeper

Colin Peterson as Tommy "Woods" Northwood

Chris LeBrane as Joey Davinport

Manda Bruno as Chelsea Northwood

Brandon Gerson as Dirt

Cat Blackard as Roger Simmons

Leeman Kessler as The Cat

Luke Stram as ???

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The horrors and tormenting visions of Howling House have mounted into a gruesome discovery. Shaken to his core, and nursing an injury, Dirt has fled into the attic. Meanwhile, Woods and Joey came to blows, only to be soothed by sweet Chelsea. And amidst all the chaos… The increasingly suspicious Roger has disappeared. 

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Content Warning: Violence, gore, harsh language, child endangerment and abuse, discussion of guns, bullying, smoking, murder, and violence towards defenseless creatures.

"Night at Howling House" Episode 4 - “Bad Brothers” - 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 Father/ Little Betsy

Luke Stram as The Keeper

Colin Peterson as Tommy "Woods" Northwood

Chris LeBrane as Joey Davinport

Manda Bruno as Chelsea Northwood

Brandon Gerson as Dirt

Cat Blackard as Roger Simmons

Zachary Fortais-Gomm as Ace Simmons

Luke Stram as ???

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