Act One of Five: And lo, on the eve of the mayoral election, a messenger did appear to the good folk of Sherrydown.

This production contains fantasy violence, drug use, sex references and authoritarian coercion.

Don’t miss the epilogue at the very end of the episode!

Luvvie alert! We simply must introduce you to The Monster’s Playbook, another actual play Monster of the Week podcast, where the real world crashes into the paranormal over and over and over again.

Gwynned: A former shieldmaiden of the triple goddess Morrigan. For the crime of saving a mortal man from the Morrigan’s cruel whim, the goddess exiled Gwyn to live as a duck, overlooked by mortals. Recently freed from the curse, Gwyn is negotiating a new relationship with her mistress.

Jinny Greenteeth: Proprietor of the Grove of Oddities, a tacky Sherrydown tourist attraction. In a past life, Jinny was branded a witch after a series of drownings in her Lancashire village.

Renko: A DoOm agent assigned to Sherrydown, furloughed since the office closed.

Harper: A US exchange student trying to sever her ties to the Shadow realm she sometimes enters through revolving doors.

Department of Omissions (DO, DoOm): The UK government department tasked with preventing harm to citizens from supernatural phenomena. Severely defunded under Tory austerity policies and currently prioritising major urban population centres.

Sherrydown, Brackshire: A historic English market town. One of the first towns to lose its DoOm office.

Omission effect: The rejection of certain beings and phenomena by long-term memory. Can be suppressed by concentration, mnemonic techniques, hypnosis, trauma, or the light of the full moon.

COMPERE: Matt Boothman

STARRING:

ROLEPLAYING GAME SYSTEM: Monster of the Week, designed by Michael Sands

MUSIC BY: Alexander Pankhurst

SOUND DESIGN BY: Matt Boothman

SFX AND INCIDENTAL MUSIC INCLUDES: pigeons taking off by glaneur de sons on Freesound (CC BY 3.0); and may include others made available to use without attribution.

EDITED AND PRODUCED BY: Matt Boothman

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Dear Listener,

Reeling after an awful situation, the remaining group members return to the scene of Seekers death to pass the night in relative safety before the long climb up the mountain. Do you think the two men coming down the mountain at them with shotguns will notice the cult's artifact carelessly tossed into the mine?

I guess you're about to find out.

Thank you to Tanja for voicing OTI!

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Dear Listener,

Trapped in what should have been safety, the group continue to fight off the darkness that's coming for them. Do you think they regret backing themselves into a corner?

I guess you're about to find out.

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Hannahpocalypse is a fourth wall breaking serial comedy/horror audio drama that follows the last zombie, Hannah; who’s ‘living’ her best life over 150 years after the zombie apocalypse has come and gone. All the while Cali, a scout for a thriving settlement, looks to make a mark on the world but is coming up bust. Destined to collide, zombie and human will be forced into an unlikely friendship amid a wasteland full of unfriendly robots left over from the ‘bad old days’. It’s a story of friendship, love, robots and a girl who eats people.

Hannahpocalypse is intended for mature audiences on account of mature language, theme and violence and horror elements. Please be advised.

Episode Credits:

Amanda Hufford as Hannah

Abigail Turner as Cali

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Dear Listener,

Opportunities were seized as Seeker decides to take a dangerous risk in order to get to the Book that so mysteriously went missing. After which, the team forges ahead towards Gumpendorf and makes camp in a potentially safe place outside of a mine.

Common, you know it's probably not safe, right?

I guess you're about to find out.

Ah, Violet, took the concept of truth and lies and did... well... you'll find out, sooner rather than later I fear.

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Dear Listener,

Long forgotten memories come to haunt the travelers as they set themselves up for the night. They end up watching shadows and talking until the sun comes up - covering everything from the wisdom of age, lost family and the instinct to run, but will their long night be detrimental to them as they have a long day's trek ahead?

I guess you're about to find out.

I find the dark strangely illuminating when it comes to ones fears, and the daylight oddly sanitizing of those fears. Perhaps a balanced introspection is best reserved for twilight or dawn. I guess which you prefer depends on if you're a glass half full or glass half empty kind of person.

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The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program is a Lovecraftian horror-comedy where historical fiction and high-stakes hilarity meld in an unholy amalgam of cinematic audio drama and tabletop roleplaying. Succumb to the maddening call... OF CTHULHU! 

Amidst these horrific tales, there’s laughs aplenty as the actors truly live the horror of their characters’ predicaments. And there’s romance too! Look no further than our cat-worshipping polyamorist sapphic occultist power couple, Estelle Thorpe and Anjana Ramakrishnan, for some of the most passionate queer love in audio drama (as seen in “Lot X”).

The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program is one of Eyþór's favorites and you can find them at https://cthulhumystery.com/ or anywhere you listen to podcasts.

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Dear Listener,

The new group started heading towards the witches coven at Diableria, stopping at the first gate to talk with Lilian. Lilian who knows of Aster, Seeker... and obviously Ralph. Seeker not only receives information, but also a protective rune from Lilian, before she makes her way towards the airport. She seems quite nice, Lilian I mean. Meeting old friends is always a strange feeling, especially when time has passed and we all change with time, don't we?

Or do we? I guess you're about to find out.

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Dear Listener,

Seeker comes bearing coffee and employment, although he is shut out of the room as Lark and Sully discuss a mutual friend. With dreams being dreams and there being a very physical threat of cult activity, the group instead turn to more practical matters as Seeker seeks to join them. Tangling with the cult, even briefly, equaled death for three, I wonder how investigating more directly will turn out?

I guess you're about to find out.

The difficulty with existence is how we all perceive it differently. An object viewed from different angles gives you a different set of information, and yet we seem so eager to only believe our own point of view... I guess this distrust comes from the fact that we can lie. Lark's dreams are sadly a mixture of truth and lies so no wonder Sully is struggling.

Big thank you to Chris Kaine for voicing Ash Malik

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Dear Listener,

After meeting with the leader of Diableria, the travelers finally come face to face with Aster's friend Henri, or Seeker as he goes by now. Telling someone that there has been a passing is never an easy thing to do. But when the manner is so unusual, how will Seeker react?

I guess you're about to find out.

Hmmm. Seeker might have more information than he's letting on - oh my, it's quite unpleasant! I do hope he's staying.

Big thank you and welcome to Travis Vengroff!

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