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Modern Mythos with Jon and Seth

Jon Hook

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Frequency: 1 episode/18d. Total Eps: 99

A podcast about the Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game, writing, game mastering, and playing -- presented by the hosts, Jon Hook and Seth Skorkowsky

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http://www.johnsumrow.com
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https://www.patreon.com/JohnSumrow
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Space Between Time - ep.7

Season 1 · Episode 7

Monday, December 22, 2025 • Duration 01:20:43

SORRY FOR THE DELAY

Jon Hook as The Keeper of Arcane Lore

David as Zadok Felton (a Physicist)

Dru as Acadian Broussard (a Pharmicist)

Erin as Libby Howizer (an Art Dealer)

Troy as Augustas "Gus" Jones (a Handyman)

Vanessa as Violette Holzmann (a Botanist)

Willie as Tomas Leche Dvaca (a Student)

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Space Between Time - ep.6

Season 1 · Episode 6

Sunday, December 21, 2025 • Duration 01:51:06

SORRY FOR THE DELAY

Jon Hook as The Keeper of Arcane Lore

David as Zadok Felton (a Physicist)

Dru as Acadian Broussard (a Pharmicist)

Erin as Libby Howizer (an Art Dealer)

Troy as Augustas "Gus" Jones (a Handyman)

Vanessa as Violette Holzmann (a Botanist)

Willie as Tomas Leche Dvaca (a Student)

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Summer Book Club 2025

Season 2 · Episode 1

Monday, July 21, 2025 • Duration 01:48:15

Welcome to a new season of the Summer Book Club!

In this episode, hosts Jon Hook and James Droucker talk about the selection of stories in "Into the Cthulhu-Universe," edited by Steven Paulsen and Christopher Sequeira.

Table of Contents:

The Chaos Lords of Mars, by Jonathan Maberry
Twas Brilling, by Cat Rambo
Sweet Music, by Jason Nahrung
Simbiyu and the Nameless, by Eugene Bacon
The Meatamorphosis, by Aaron Sterns
Innsmouth Park, by Jane Routley
The Queen's Solution, by Peter Rawlik & Sal Ciano
Dread Island, by Joe R. Lansdale
Fhtagntastic Four, by Christopher Sequeria & Jan Scherpenhuizen
The Sleepwalker's Manifesto, by Kat Clay
Creatures of the Night Train, by Del Howison
A Perfect Summer for Baseball, Tentacles, Mutants, and Love, by Barry N. Malzberg & Jack Dann
Three Bad Actors In A Silvery Room, by Steve Proposch
Fame Bites, by Anna Tambour
Leftovers, by Jim Krueger
The Power of F'thagn, by Scott Driscoll
Hill-Runner and the Enemy From Behind the Curtain of Stars, by Gerry Huntman
The Colour Out of Hautdesert, by JM Merryt
The Sign of Daoloth, by Ramsey Campbell

Ep. 50 - Unusual Suspects

Season 1 · Episode 50

Monday, June 16, 2025 • Duration 01:01:33

Seth and Jon are in the balcony to talk about movies made within the last ten years that are considered Lovecraftian, or Lovecraftian adjacent.

But first, thank you to Graeme Patrick for sponsoring this episode! Check out his amazing scenario, Of Sorrow & Clay, available on the Miskatonic Repository on DriveThruRPG.

Of Sorrow & Clay is an 1880s scenario set deep in the Appalachian Mountains
Has a fantastic cast of extremely memorable mountain-folk NPCs for the PCs to encounter and 5 pre-gen investigators perfect for this remorse mountain setting
Some really cool (and new) creatures for the investigators to encounter
New spells and new magical items, and a couple of really nice handouts
Just 23 pages + Pregens
Alex Guillote handled art and design
Available Roll20 VTT pack for ease of play online

Of Sorrow & Clay: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/396056/of-sorrow-and-clay?affiliate_id=51821

Of Sorrow & Clay - Roll20 VTT pack: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/457142/of-sorrow-and-clay-roll20-vtt?affiliate_id=51821

The Ritual (2017)

Studio: eOne / Netflix
Director: David Bruckner
Staring: Rafe Spall, Arsher Ali, Robert James-Collier, & Sam Troughton
Based on the book, The Ritual, by Adam Nevill
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ritual_(2017_film)

Modern Mythos 49

Season 1 · Episode 49

Monday, May 5, 2025 • Duration 01:10:31

Seth and Jon sojourned to Ypsilanti, (Ann Arbor/Detroit adjacent), for Chaosium Con 2025! As you can well imagine, it was amazing!

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Fire Lizard Games, thank you for sponsoring this episode!

Check out Fire Lizard Games' upcoming Yith Borg game! Designed with the Mork Borg rules, in Yith Borg you are a Yithian looking to stake your claim on Earth in the hellscape aftermath of a Mythos-fueled cataclysm that devastated the planet in 1920.

Check out their Upcoming Projects page at: https://www.firelizardgames.com/upcoming-projects

And check out their full site at: https://www.firelizardgames.com/

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While at Chaosium Con, Seth and Jon did some "Man on the Street" interviews with convention goers we ran into in the lobby/bar in the morning hours of Friday and Saturday. This entire endeavor would not have been possible without friend-of-the-show and new Modern Mythos editor, Zach Sokol! Thank you, Zach!

Zach provided all of the equipment we used to record these "live" sessions, and he fully edited this episode. We are thrilled to add Zach's audio expertise to the team.

We interviewed:

Ben Burns, of New Comet Games
Andy Miesem
Holly Buetow, of RPG Reanimators
Rina Hensey
Matt "Doc" Tracey
Bucho Rodenberger
Sandy Petersen
Zach Sokol

We can't do this show alone. We want to thank our amazing editors Max Mahaffa, Edwin Nagy, and Zach Sokol for their hard work and keen skills at making us sound awesome!

Cthulhu by Gaslight: Keeper's Guide

Season 1 · Episode 1

Friday, March 28, 2025 • Duration 01:39:45

Chaosium's Cthulhu by Gaslight: Keeper's Guide

Hardcover book, 261 pages of content, retail price $49.99. A free PDF of the book is included with a purchase of the hardcover book directly from Chaosium.com.

7 Chapters, plus 2 Appendices
- Chapter 1: A Keeper's Miscellany
- Chapter 2: Occult Secrets & The Golden Dawn
- Chapter 3: Running Gaslight Games
- Chapter 4: Notable Victorians
- Chapter 5: Victorian Horrors
- Chapter 6: The Forby Masterwork (Scenario #1)
- Chapter 7: Oranges & Lemons (Scenario #2)
- Appendix A: Keeper Resources
- Appendix B: Generic Victorians
Separate indexes for the Main Book, Each Scenario, and Tables
Free pre-gen, player maps, and Keeper maps downloads for the two included scenarios

Note: The Resources section of Chaosium's website has not been updated to feature free downloads of the updated CoC Gaslight character sheets displayed in the new Cthulhu by Gaslight: Investigators' Guide and Cthulhu by Gaslight: Keeper's Guide.

Final Thoughts: Seth and Jon agree, this is a "must have" book for any group looking to play Call of Cthulhu in London's fog-shrouded Victorian period.

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Modern Mythos - Ep.47

Season 1 · Episode 47

Monday, March 24, 2025 • Duration 01:17:15

Jon and Seth are joined by Oscar Rios, President of Golden Goblin Press. We ask him about the latest news coming out of Golden Goblin Press, and why the Miskatonic Valley is such an attractive locale for Lovecraftian Gothic horror.

This episode is sponsored by Matt "Doc" Tracey, and his amazing Call of Cthulhu scenarios, Ghost Trade, and Lights in the Trees.

Ghost Trade is a classic 1920s scenario set in the fictional town of Pennybrook, Maine. The investigators visit Pennybrook to study a spike in the number of earthquakes in the region. Townsfolk say the earthquakes are the result of the Pennybrook ghost. Clearly, there is a rational scientific reason for the earthquakes, and the investigators are determined to find out what it is.

Ghost Trade on DriveThruRPG

Lights in the Trees is a 1975 post-Vietnam War setting scenario. The investigators are veterans of the War, platoon brothers, who are called back together to help one of their own who's having trouble adjusting to life back at home. Can they help their friend conquer his personal demons, or will those demons consume them as well?

Lights in the Trees on DriveThruRPG

Oscar Rios & Golden Goblin Press

Islands of Ignorance: The Third Cthulhu Companion Kickstarter, and Dark Seas of Infinity: The Fourth Cthulhu Companion, and Legacy of Shadows:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/golden-goblin-press/island-of-ignorance-the-third-cthulhu-companion-for-7e/description

Oscar Rios Lovecraft Wiki list of credits:

Doorway of the Gods - Ep.6

Season 1 · Episode 6

Monday, March 17, 2025 • Duration 02:26:19

A Miskatonic University professor and his team of student archeologists has gone missing. The university is dispatching a new team to find their missing personnel.

Featuring:

Seth Skorkowsky as Dr. Caleb Buchman, a medical physician

David Moore as Mr. Gilbert Palmer, a dilettante playboy (but also a secret cult leader)

Rob Dennis as Mr. Hampton Fincher, an investigative journalist

Andy Miesem as Mr. Shelby Avery, an occult bookstore owner

Jon Hook as the Keeper of Arcane Lore

Doorway of the Gods is the third chapter in the Time for Sacrifice campaign, by Ben Burns, Brian Courtemanche, and Jonathan Bagelman.

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Doorway of the Gods - Ep.5

Season 1 · Episode 5

Monday, March 10, 2025 • Duration 02:00:42

A Miskatonic University professor and his team of student archeologists has gone missing. The university is dispatching a new team to find their missing personnel.

Featuring:

Seth Skorkowsky as Dr. Caleb Buchman, a medical physician

David Moore as Mr. Gilbert Palmer, a dilettante playboy (but also a secret cult leader)

Rob Dennis as Mr. Hampton Fincher, an investigative journalist

Andy Miesem as Mr. Shelby Avery, an occult bookstore owner

Jon Hook as the Keeper of Arcane Lore

Doorway of the Gods is the third chapter in the Time for Sacrifice campaign, by Ben Burns, Brian Courtemanche, and Jonathan Bagelman.

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Doorway of the Gods - Ep.4

Season 1 · Episode 4

Monday, March 3, 2025 • Duration 01:57:20

A Miskatonic University professor and his team of student archeologists has gone missing. The university is dispatching a new team to find their missing personnel.

Featuring:

Seth Skorkowsky as Dr. Caleb Buchman, a medical physician

David Moore as Mr. Gilbert Palmer, a dilettante playboy (but also a secret cult leader)

Rob Dennis as Mr. Hampton Fincher, an investigative journalist

Andy Miesem as Mr. Shelby Avery, an occult bookstore owner

Jon Hook as the Keeper of Arcane Lore

Doorway of the Gods is the third chapter in the Time for Sacrifice campaign, by Ben Burns, Brian Courtemanche, and Jonathan Bagelman.

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