When the stars align, the madness begins.
Descent Into Madness is a narrative-driven Call of Cthulhu 7e actual play that plunges you into the shadowy world of occult secrets, creeping dread, and cosmic horror.

In our debut series, The Saturnine Chalice, a group of unsuspecting investigators in the 1920s are drawn into a ritual far older—and far more dangerous—than they can comprehend. As they uncover the truth behind a mysterious artifact, they’ll confront ancient forces, forbidden knowledge, and the fragility of their own sanity.

🎙️ Full cast.
🎲 Rules-light, story-first gameplay.
💀 Sanity loss guaranteed.

New episodes premiering weekly.
Join us... if you dare.

🎙️ Descent into Madness – Episode 3: The Orchard Run Revelation

The storm worsens. Tensions boil over inside the Orchard Run Gas Station and Café. As the investigators dig deeper into Jake Burns’ frantic claims and Mary Laker's suspicious behavior, the true scope of the horror begins to unfold.

Is the “Dead Light” just a figment of a broken mind—or a force far older and more dangerous than anything they’ve faced before?

In this episode, secrets are revealed, sanity is tested, and the investigators must choose who to trust… if anyone.

🕯️ Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition Actual Play
📍 Set in 1920s Massachusetts
💀 Cosmic horror, creeping dread, and the unknowable
🎧 Featuring immersive sound design and character-driven storytelling

🔊 Sound design. Suspense. Sanity. This is how horror lives at the table.

Special thanks to @ChaosiumInc and Roll20 for their support and tools that bring this nightmare to life.

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Dead Light – Episode 2
A Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition Actual Play

When we last left off, Teddy, the old man who had accompanied Sterling Winters to the outhouse, stood outside in the dark... and screamed. Sterling didn’t see what happened — only heard the man’s final cry and saw a sudden, blinding white light. Moments later, all that remained were Teddy’s shoes, filled with ash, and the lingering sting of something unnatural in the air.

Now, as Sterling returns to warn the others, the strange light in the woods reveals its true menace. The Dead Light grows bolder — and hungrier — as the investigators scramble to survive its wrath.

Can they escape the diner before it’s too late? Or are they already in its grasp?

💀 Dive into a tale of cosmic horror, paranoia, and 1920s dread as Descent into Madness continues this chilling journey through one of Call of Cthulhu’s most infamous scenarios.

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As a violent storm bears down on Arkham, Massachusetts, we begin our descent into the macabre with the first installment of *Dead Light*. Professors Warren and Hans Gruber prepare their students for an academic trip to Boston, but an urgent and unsettling letter from Dr. Godfrey Webb sends them on a detour that leads into darkness. Their journey takes them to the remote Orchard Run Gas Station and Café, where frightened strangers, broken phones, and whispered tales of a “dead light” set the tone for a chilling mystery.

Join us as secrets begin to unravel, sanity starts to fray, and something unspeakable stirs in the woods.

**Special thanks to Chaosium and Roll20 for providing the tools and material that made this experience possible.**

**Trigger Warnings:** Supernatural horror, isolation, psychological tension, mild violence.