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.
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.
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🕯️ 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.
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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...
🎙️ 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 e...
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 th...
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,...
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