Descent into Madness- Call of Cthulhu Actual Play Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

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Descent into Madness- Call of Cthulhu Actual Play Podcast

Defiant Lens Studios

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Frequency: 1 episode/22d. Total Eps: 11

Descent into Madness is a narrative-driven Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition actual play podcast set in the shadowy heart of the 1920s. Follow a cast of investigators as they unravel forbidden truths, face cosmic horrors, and fight to hold on to their sanity—one session at a time. Blending immersive storytelling, rich sound design, and a creeping sense of dread, *Descent into Madness* invites you to slip beyond the veil and lose yourself in a world where every answer leads to deeper darkness.

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🇨🇦 Canada - games
30/12/2025
#54
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21/11/2025
#52
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03/11/2025
#65
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05/10/2025
#89
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04/10/2025
#48
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29/09/2025
#93
🇨🇦 Canada - games
28/09/2025
#66

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The Lightless Beacon Episode 3: Butterford Your Time is Up!

Season 3 · Episode 3

Friday, September 26, 2025 • Duration 57:48

It leaps from the dark... the time is NOW! The noises our investigators have heard have a face and they are terrifying. Watch the finale episode of The Lightless Beacon. Quick heads up because of the old ones massive interference while filming this episode it is AUDIO ONLY. We apologize for this but I guess Cthulhu only wanted to hear this ending not see it. 🎭 Descent into Madness is a Defiant Lens production.🙏 Special thanks to @ChaosiumInc for allowing us to use Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition.💀 Support our work and help us continue the horror journey — https://ko-fi.com/defiantlensproductionsPRODUCTION TEAMDirector: Dakota J. SmithProducers: Tom Von Dohlen & JJ AustenTechnical Director: Atch CarrArt Department: JJ AustenDirector of Photography: Tom Von Dohlen1st AC: Jesse YohanesBTS Photographer: Christian WallaceCASTLeonard “Lenny” Hardy (Sailor): Jason SpectreRoland Simone (Artist): Fred GalyeanMarine Biologist: Dennis BeanTimothy Butterford: Rainn Mowris#callofcthulhu #ttrpg #descentintomadness #horrorttrpg #actualplay #chaosium #cosmichorror #tabletoprpg #eldritchhorror #rpgcommunity #horrorseries #cthulhumythos #investigator #lighthousemystery #horrorstory #survivalhorror #existentialdread

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The Lightless Beacon Episode 2: Here we go again Butterford

Season 3 · Episode 2

Tuesday, September 9, 2025 • Duration 01:00:28

The Lightless Beacon: Episode 2 – Dead Bodies Don’t Lie

Last time, our investigators barely survived their arrival on Beacon Island, uncovering the gruesome fate of one of the lightkeepers. Now, deep within the beacon room, they face the truth left behind: bodies torn apart by fish-like horrors, the evidence of a nightmare lurking just out of sight. Will they uncover what truly happened before it’s too late—or will they join the dead?

⚓ Descent Into Madness presents The Lightless Beacon, a chilling Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition actual play where survival is never guaranteed.

💀 Support the madness on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/defiantlensproductions
🎲 A Defiant Lens Production
🙏 Special thanks to Chaosium for allowing us to use Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition. You can download The Lightless Beacon module FREE at Chaosium’s website!

PRODUCTION TEAM
Director: Dakota J. Smith
Producers: Tom Von Dohlen & JJ Austen
Technical Director: Atch Carr
Art Department: JJ Austen
Director of Photography: Tom Von Dohlen
1st AC: Jesse Yohanes
BTS Photographer: Christian Wallace

CAST
Leonard “Lenny” Hardy (Sailor): Jason Spectre
Roland Simone (Artist): Fred Galyean
Marine Biologist: Dennis Bean
Timothy Butterford: Rainn Mowris

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Call of Cthulhu- Lightless Beacon Episode 1

Season 3 · Episode 1

Monday, August 25, 2025 • Duration 01:08:17

The Lightless Beacon: Episode 1 – Who Made the Webbed Feet?

When a storm wrecks their vessel, a group of brave investigators are sent ashore to Beacon Island to uncover why the lighthouse signal has gone dark. But inside the beacon room, they uncover horrors left behind by fish-like creatures, bodies strewn about, and the dreadful realization that they must survive the night against something beyond human comprehension.

⚓ Descent Into Madness presents The Lightless Beacon, a Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition actual play full of mystery, dread, and creeping terror.

💀 Support the madness on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/defiantlensproductions
🎲 A Defiant Lens Production
🙏 Special thanks to Chaosium for Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition

CAST
Leonard “Lenny” Hardy (Sailor) – Jason Spectre
Roland Simone (Artist) – Fred Galyean
Marine Biologist – Dennis Bean

Timothy Butterford- Rainn Mowris

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Call of Cthulhu | Descent into Madness plays The Saturnine Chalice Ep. 3: Florence on Fire

Season 2 · Episode 3

Friday, August 15, 2025 • Duration 40:51

The finale is here.
The prison tightens its grip, sanity frays, and the truth lurking in the dark finally steps into the light. Ricky and the band face Evangeline for the last time—will they escape, or will madness take them?

🎭 Descent into Madness is a Defiant Lens production.
🙏 Special thanks to Chaosium for allowing us to use Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition.

💀 If you’ve enjoyed the journey, help us create more horror TTRPG stories—donate here: https://ko-fi.com/defiantlensproductions

Check out all our socials here: https://linktr.ee/DescentIntoMadnessATL

#SaturnineChalice #CallOfCthulhu #TTRPG #HorrorTTRPG #ActualPlay #CosmicHorror

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Descent into Madness plays The Saturnine Chalice Ep. 2

Season 2 · Episode 2

Wednesday, June 25, 2025 • Duration 01:01:40

🕯️ SATURNINE CHALICE – EPISODE 2: "Can You Not See Her?"

🎲 A Cinematic Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition Actual Play | By Descent Into Madness

A simple gas line break detours a jazz band on their way to record their first New York album. But the house they stumble upon feels… wrong. Whispers fill the walls. Shadows bend too long. And someone—something—is watching.

Some see her.

Some pretend not to.

But she is always there.

⚠️ Keeper's Note:

There are minor sound issues in parts of this episode—we’re a small indie team and constantly improving our audio setup. Thanks for your patience and understanding as we dial everything in!

You may also notice a few rules misplays and homebrew adjustments for pacing and cinematic flow. Our goal is to keep the atmosphere chilling and the story immersive.

🎉 Special Thanks to @ChaosiumInc .

We are incredibly grateful to Chaosium for allowing us to bring their legendary game, Call of Cthulhu, to life in our narrative horror series.

Check out their work: https://www.chaosium.com

👉 Missed Episode 1? Watch it here: https://youtu.be/RHZ86Ut9cPo

🎥 PRODUCTION TEAM

Director: Dakota J. Smith

Producers: @tomvondo & JJ Austen

Technical Director: Atch Carr

Descent Into Madness: The Saturnine Chalice

Season 2 · Episode 1

Saturday, May 31, 2025 • Duration 34:48

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.

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Descent into Madness Plays Dead Light Episode 3- The Sacrifices We Make...

Season 1 · Episode 3

Saturday, May 31, 2025 • Duration 01:01:55

🎙️ 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.

📲 Follow us for more:
Instagram – @descentintomadnessactualplay
Linktree – linktr.ee/DescentIntoMadnessATL

#CallOfCthulhu #ActualPlay #TTRPGHorror #Lovecraftian #PodcastDrama #CthulhuMythos #CosmicHorror #RPGPodcast #DescentIntoMadness

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Dead Light Episode 2- O Teddy, Where Art Thou?- A Call of Cthulhu Playthrough

Season 1 · Episode 2

Monday, April 28, 2025 • Duration 52:32

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.

☕ Love the show? Support us and help fuel the madness at ko-fi.com/defiantlensproductions

🎧 Follow, rate, and share to help more investigators join the descent.

#CallOfCthulhu #ActualPlay #TTRPG #HorrorPodcast #DeadLight #CosmicHorror #DescentIntoMadness #Lovecraftian #RPGHorror #CthulhuMythos

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Dead Light, Part I – Storms and Secrets

Season 1 · Episode 1

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 • Duration 01:04:04

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.

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Forget Met Not Episode 1

Season 3 · Episode 1

Monday, October 27, 2025 • Duration 01:24:57

Forget Me Not: Episode 1 – The Shadows of Memory

Some memories are meant to fade… others refuse to die.

When a group of friends sets out to uncover what happened on a long-forgotten night, they find themselves trapped between déjà vu and dread—where the truth hides behind the veil of their own fractured minds. As reality unravels, they’ll question everything… including themselves.

💀 Descent Into Madness presents Forget Me Not, a chilling Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition actual play where memory is the most dangerous thing you can trust.

⚓ A Defiant Lens Production
🙏 Special thanks to Chaosium for allowing us to use Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition
💀 Support the madness on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/defiantlensproductions

CAST
Melissa McGrath – as Herself
Tom von Dohlen – as Himself
Olivia Smith – as Herself
Tim Kelley – as Himself
Matthew Metzger – as Himself

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