In which Merriweather must face Demons and Doctors, battling with past, present and future - to do so he must make a stand against his own nature and, above all else, close the cursed deal(s), no matter what dread cadence such actions must leave behind, ringing in the Kingsport air...
A Call of Cthulhu Scenario from ‘Monophobia: A Fear of Solitude’, by Mark Chiddicks and Marc...
2025-08-09 23:51:09 +0000 UTC View PostNow on sale to Patreon members—more info below...
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Featuring The Apocalypse Players LIVE, Providence—The Shadow Over Lovecraft, and 1-day gaming convention.
Apoctoberfest! is back, and big...
2025-07-25 08:25:07 +0000 UTC View PostIn which Salton Merriweather visits an old friend of a fine and ancient profession and takes a leap, if not of faith, then at least of spiritual enquiry - and revelations, both past and present, play out as they must…
A Call of Cthulhu Scenario from ‘Monophobia: A Fear of Solitude’, by Mark Chiddicks and Marcus Bone. Dominic Allen is the Keeper of Arcane Lore and Salton Mer...
2025-07-16 10:31:45 +0000 UTC View PostIn which our courageous antiquarian, despite his best attempts at incompetence, begins to look dangerously like some sort of dynamic investigator of occult practices, dabbling in ancient traditions regarding chthonic powers beyond human comprehension…
A Call of Cthulhu Scenario from ‘Monophobia: A Fear of Solitude’, by Mark Chiddicks and Marcus Bone. Domini...
2025-06-28 00:40:00 +0000 UTC View PostIn which Merriweather receives a visitation, almost enough to shift him from his purpose, builds a case for impersonation, takes a diversion to the shore and forgets a crucial detail.
A Call of Cthulhu Scenario from ‘Monophobia: A Fear of Solitude’, by Mark Chiddicks and Marcus Bone. Dominic Allen is the Keeper of Arcane Lore and Salton Merriweather, of the Manningtree Merri...
2025-06-12 23:35:25 +0000 UTC View PostIn which our intrepid antiquarian, Salton Merriweather, engages with the problem head on - almost. Very nearly head on, at least. At one remove. Indirectly... And a fire exit is encountered.
A Call of Cthulhu Scenario from ‘Monophobia: A Fear of Solitude’, by Mark Chiddicks and Marcus Bone. Dominic Allen is the Keeper of Arcane Lore and Salton Merriweather, of the Ma...
2025-05-29 23:48:06 +0000 UTC View PostIn which Merriweather, increasingly under pressure to deliver, resorts to true horror and calls a lawyer…
A Call of Cthulhu Scenario from ‘Monophobia: A Fear of Solitude’, by Mark Chiddicks and Marcus Bone. Dominic Allen is the Keeper of Arcane Lore and Salton Merriweather, of the Manningtree Merriweathers, is played by Joseph Chance.
Content Warning - This episode co...
2025-05-15 22:47:46 +0000 UTC View PostIn which Merriweather hunts down loose ends and scours the notes in his little note book - the library is exhausted and Mr Remmington returns to ask a few questions over a spot of dinner…
A Call of Cthulhu Scenario from ‘Monophobia: A Fear of Solitude’, by Mark Chiddicks and Marcus Bone. Dominic Allen is the Keeper of Arcane Lore and Salton Merriweather, of the Manningtree Merriweat...
2025-05-02 02:06:36 +0000 UTC View PostIn which Merriweather faces the difficult business of the day after the night before and, struck with gallant investigative purpose while retracing his steps, very nearly does something…
A Call of Cthulhu Scenario from ‘Monophobia: A Fear of Solitude’, by Mark Chiddicks and Marcus Bone. Dominic Allen is the Keeper of Arcane Lore and Salton Merriwea...
2025-04-17 23:24:58 +0000 UTC View PostIn which Salton Merriweather undergoes such horrors as a montage, an accumulation of soiled handkerchiefs, English Language rolls and a leaping narrative featuring flashbacks, flash-forwards, insights and an almost inevitable arrival of the authorities…
A Call of Cthulhu Scenario from ‘Monophobia: A Fear of Solitude’, by Mark Chiddicks and Marcus Bone. Domi...
2025-04-04 12:33:10 +0000 UTC View PostIn which Merriweather watches and waits and discovers and uses handkerchiefs as best he can, while attempting to keep a lunch appointment…
A Call of Cthulhu Scenario from ‘Monophobia: A Fear of Solitude’, by Mark Chiddicks and Marcus Bone. Dominic Allen is the Keeper of Arcane Lore and Salton Merriweather, of the Manningtree Merriweathers, is played by Joseph Chance.
C...
2025-03-20 14:15:53 +0000 UTC View PostIn which Salton Merriweather heads to the Northern tenements of Kingsport, seeking out Blaine...or Daishe - or both - even as the waves of the North Atlantic strike away at that mythic headland, inexorably…
A Call of Cthulhu Scenario from ‘Monophobia: A Fear of Solitude’, by Mark Chiddicks and Marcus Bone. Dominic Allen is the Keeper of Arcane Lore and Salt...
2025-03-06 20:44:18 +0000 UTC View Post
In which Salton Merriweather, of the Manningtree Merriweathers, finds himself afoot in the mists of the city of Kingsport, seeking secrets amongst the sellers of books and uncovering bargains, both Hyperborean and beyond…
A Call of Cthulhu Scenario from ‘Monophobia: A Fear of Solitude’, by Mark Chiddicks and Marcus Bone.
Dominic Allen is the Keeper of Arcane Lore and Salton M...
2025-02-19 23:29:31 +0000 UTC View Post
In which a gentrified soul of Kingsport, lately returned cum laude from Miskatonic University and seeking worthy employment, receives word of an opportunity from an old friend...
A Call of Cthulhu Scenario from ‘Monophobia: A Fear of Solitude’, by Mark Chiddicks and Marcus Bone.
Dominic Allen is the Keeper of Arcane Lore.
Salton Merriweather, of the Manningtree Me...
2025-02-06 00:15:50 +0000 UTC View Post
In which secrets are revealed, and fates are sealed...
A scenario written by Dominic Allen, played using Cthulhu Dark by Graham Walmsley.
Cast:
Edmund Kittiwake: Joseph Chance
Tobias Thistlethwaite: Danann McAleer
Nicholas Berry: Dan Wheeler
Director: Dominic Allen
Assistant Director Episode 3: Dan Wheeler
Thank you for supporting our Patreon...
2025-01-01 22:40:49 +0000 UTC View Post
In which our three poor protagonists discover further horrors, test their memories, & engage in some light B&E...
A scenario written by Dominic Allen, played using Cthulhu Dark by Graham Walmsley.
CW: Please be aware that this episode contains reference to childbirth and newborn children.
Cast:
Edmund Kittiwake: Joseph Chance
Tobias Thistlethwaite: Da...
2024-12-26 04:11:17 +0000 UTC View Post
In which three souls of Dabbin on The Wold encounter a particular sort of Christmas revelation by way of a neighbourly good deed…
A scenario written by Dominic Allen, played using Cthulhu Dark by Graham Walmsley.
CW: Please be aware that this episode contains reference to childbirth and newborn children.
Cast:
Edmund Kittiwake: Joseph Chance
<... 2024-12-19 03:02:20 +0000 UTC View PostWe hereby offer a first look for Patrons only.
In December this year...
The Apocalypse Players present...
Season 6: British Wyrd
A season of folk horror, including:
Magnum Tenebrosum by Dominic Allen
An Uncommon Burial by Danann McAleer
As the Waters Cover the Sea ...
2024-11-24 18:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
A recording of the second part of our first 'Apoctoberfest' Live show in Bristol, on the 18th of October 2024 - which also became our impromptu Halloween Special. As you will hear, the live show format is very different from our usual podcast output, and was entirely improvised based on audience suggestions. So really, it's their fault.
The live nature of the recording means that s...
2024-11-02 23:48:40 +0000 UTC View Post
A recording of the first part of our first 'Apoctoberfest' Live show in Bristol, on the 18th of October 2024 - which also became our impromptu Halloween Special. As you will hear, the live show format is very different from our usual podcast output, and was entirely improvised based on audience suggestions. So really, it's their fault.
The live nature of the recording means that so...
2024-10-31 01:45:00 +0000 UTC View Post
In which our bold mariners take a gamble, make impossible discoveries, and see things that can never be unseen…
A scenario written by Dan Wheeler, played using Cthulhu Dark by Graham Walmsley.
Cast:
Oisín Powers: Danann McAleer
Horacio Cuerno: Joseph Chance
Director: Dan Wheeler
Thank you for supporting our Patreon. Wi...
2024-08-02 20:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
In which the storm subsides but suspicions intensify, as Oisín and Horacio explore locations both familiar and unknown…
A scenario written by Dan Wheeler, played using Cthulhu Dark by Graham Walmsley.
Cast:
Oisín Powers: Danann McAleer
Horacio Cuerno: Joseph Chance
Director: Dan Wheeler
Thank you for supporting our&...
2024-08-01 20:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Ocean is more ancient than the mountains, and freighted with the memories and the dreams of Time.
- H.P. Lovecraft, The White Ship
Lo! The stars have been studied, the owl intestines consulted, the tea leaves sniffed, and the Arcane Horology has revealed a date to us one last time (for now at least...
2024-07-31 21:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
In which a storm hits, a sail falls, a dream is dreamed, an alliance is forged, and the ship is full of Seamen (sorry)…
A scenario written by Dan Wheeler, played using Cthulhu Dark by Graham Walmsley.
Cast:
Oisín Powers: Danann McAleer
Horacio Cuerno: Joseph Chance
Director: Dan Wheeler
Thank you for supporting our Pat...
2024-07-31 20:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
In which the Players discuss their initial progress along The Highway of Blood, the grotesque horrors witnessed upon the Devil's backbone, and the ridiculous aesthetic choices of the Editor in question when it comes to thematic music...
Thank you for supporting our Patreon. Without your assistance, these horrors would never have seen the awful light of day…
All tiers...
2024-06-30 22:19:11 +0000 UTC View Post
A recording of our second live show at the Rosemary Branch theatre. As you will hear, the live show format is very different from our usual podcast output, and was entirely improvised based on audience suggestions. So really, it's their fault.
The live nature of the recording means that some of the audio quality may not be quite as pleasant as you're used to, but we all must make s...
2024-05-30 23:21:19 +0000 UTC View Post
A recording of our first public live show, which was presented on the 6th April 2024 at the Rosemary Branch Theatre in Islington, London. As you will hear, the live show format is very different from our usual podcast output, and was entirely improvised based on audience suggestions. So really, it's their fault.
The live nature of the recording means that some of the audio quality ...
2024-04-30 21:25:32 +0000 UTC View PostYou? Here? Again? How WONDERFUL! I'm so pleased you could make it - have some fresh mint tea, and settle in for the evening or morning, depending on the stars where you are... You're just in time for a slightly different approach to our Arcane Horology - an experiment in the process of divination, if you will. In seeking out this tale of terror we The Players h...
2024-03-31 00:05:47 +0000 UTC View Post
A recording of the second part of the 2023 Discord Q&A (29th October). In which several things are discussed, from how to be a story guardian, to the ideal Greggs order, to the Players’ dream guests…
Full Disclosure: Due to recording via a Live session on Discord, the audio quality may be slightly less refined than regular listeners will be used to. We can o...
2024-03-23 22:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
A recording of the first part of the 2023 Discord Q&A (29th October), in which several things are discussed, from the origins of the group, to character-creation, to the Players’ favourite Mythos literature… and many esoteric horrors between.
Full Disclosure: Due to recording via a Live session on Discord, the audio quality may be slightly less refined than regula...
2024-03-01 22:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post