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. 

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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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