The Apocalypse Players

As The Waters Cover The Sea 18: The Village

30 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In which Mr Rafe Launceston leads his brave band of officers of the excise into the village of Morton Le Grange, 1684… A late Restoration and modern...

As The Waters Cover The Sea 17: Interlude

24 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In which a moment occurs between times, hidden in the spaces alongside greater imaginings of certain plateaus, made possible by daemonic beings and in...

As The Waters Cover The Sea 16: Fantastic Mr Fox

16 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In which the pursuit of the cunning Fox comes to a terrible conclusion, via dawn rites, grave guardians and golden rings - but those who walk by the S...

As The Waters Cover The Sea 15: The Last Portrait On The Left

09 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In which our brave Alfoxton guests clear up some loose ends and head underground…   A modern Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Joseph Chance   Cast: Jos...

As The Waters Cover The Sea 14: Children of A Lesser God

02 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In which Tatler descends and discovers, Redmark uses languages, Philips runs out of magic points and Felicity Blake returns in time to join Luther in ...

As The Waters Cover The Sea 13: Burning Bright

23 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In which matters progress further in the SOUTH facing garden; that which is dead evidently does not lie down; Redmark gets The Fear; Tatler circumnavi...

As The Waters Cover The Sea 12: The Unbearable Langoustine of Being

16 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In which the Alfoxton quartet reunites, dares a montage, investigates corners and invokes a legend of Irem - confronting the Crayfish and triggering Q...

As The Waters Cover The Sea 11: The Boar Identity

10 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In which Tatler satisfies his cricketing needs, by way of kit and stroke; Blake attempts to secure her personal safety, at some rhinological cost; Phi...

As The Waters Cover The Sea 10: The Hare, The Shadow & The Italian Job

03 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In which Felicity, Luther and Tam confront Colin, while Jonathan resolves the truth of his capacity to speak Dante’s great vernacular, as well as se...

As The Waters Cover The Sea 09: There Will Be Old Men

26 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In which Tam, Felicity and Luther begin to investigate the interior of Alfoxton House, while Jonathan pursues greater command of the exterior…   A ...

As The Waters Cover The Sea 08: The Asparagus File

20 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In which the players acclimatise to March 21st, 1974, Alfoxton House, battling with memories as well as frustratingly partial gaps in both their share...

As The Waters Cover The Sea 07: A Room With A Parallax View

12 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In which time shifts, an ongoing investigation is very briefly visited and the players must confront certain dualities, Yithian or otherwise…   A m...

As The Waters Cover The Sea 06: Two Swift Lights Shoreside, Ebbing Towards Me

05 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In which the Westenra walking group reaches a pivotal moment and must face a choice of paths on a greater scale than they had previously imagined…  ...

As The Waters Cover The Sea 05: Beasts of The Western Wild

29 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In which the walkers must make an unenviable choice - to descend, to escape, to rescue - or to be in time for lunch at the pub…   A modern Call of ...

As The Waters Cover The Sea 04: As Above, So Below

22 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In which our walking party feel sure they are encountering still stranger things: freak weather, sheltered defiles, terms of magic and perhaps that mo...

As The Waters Cover The Sea 03: Atavism: Way of The Walker

15 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In which a rare degree of de-escalation occurs, the map is brought forth, a signal is  sought for and the dreadful possibility of a rural, pub lunch ...

As The Waters Cover The Sea 02: The Road, not Taken

08 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In which Charlie Westenra’s merry band of cliff climbers take a short cut, traverse an ancient woodland, suffer a strange encounter and receive a mi...

As The Waters Cover The Sea 01: The Quantocks of Solace

01 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In which five walkers make their way up a coastal track, looking for paths forward they may not even recognise the need for…   A modern Call of Cth...

LIVE with TOM CLARK! Going Loco: Choo Choo Cthulhu 02 FINALE: 'Psychological Caboose'

24 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In which our investigators realise they're not in Vermont anymore, delusions of German psychiatrists abound, and Thomas the Tank Engine needs to take ...

LIVE with TOM CLARK! Going Loco: Choo-Choo Cthulhu 01: 'Medieval Re-enactment on the Orient Express'

17 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In which shoes, hair, Viscount biscuits and nationalities go missing.   An improvised Call of Cthulhu scenario by The Apocalypse Players, performed l...

An Uncommon Burial 28: ‘We’ll See if the Old Stories Are True’

10 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

...or ‘What is Whitby?’ In which our investigators are finally quorate—and yet have seldom seemed so divided. Emotions are laid bare and minds f...

An Uncommon Burial 27: ‘Whimsical Knock’

03 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

…or ‘Liquorice All Saints’ …or ‘The Great Whitby Crème de Menthe Flood of 1901’ In which the banging of the doors, the crashing of the wa...

An Uncommon Burial 26: ‘Daft Aul Cult’

27 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In which the investigators attempt to deal with the deadly consequences of the previous episode. As Peregrine and Lady Marjorie rake through their mem...

An Uncommon Burial 25: "Canonball!"

20 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In which our investigators think on their feet, both under and over ground, encounter recurring themes made famous in Prague, 1618 and, via military a...

An Uncommon Burial 24 ‘Daylight Savings Time’

13 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

...or ‘This Is Whitby’.   In which the doctor could really do with a map to find the reverend, the reverend really does find a map but the wrong ...

An Uncommon Burial 23 “Synchronise Watches (an interlude)”

29 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In which our investigators return to the darkness, and time is proven to be a fixed and unfixed concept…   A Call of Cthulhu scenario by Danann McA...

The Order of the Stone 08 FINALE: 'Heart of Darkness'

26 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

... or of Artichoke. In which our Investigators struggle with eating their greens, or their greens eating them, and two heads are sometimes no better ...

An Uncommon Burial 22: “Infernal Squeezing”

23 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In which our investigators receive unwelcome assistance, interfere in rural theatre practises, and find that navel-gazing may sometimes be of use…  ...

The Order of the Stone 07: 'Tertiary Positions'

18 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

...or 'Stoning the Romance'. In which our Investigators are all in the wrong place at the wrong time, but think they are in the right place at the rig...

An Uncommon Burial 21: “Biological Heresy”

15 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

(or, "A Load of Old Bollards") In which our investigators uncover ancient blasphemies, witness strange feeding rituals, and find that there is no safe...

The Order of the Stone 06: ‘Teatime’

11 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

...or ‘Remembering Too Much'   In which our investigators learn a lot, forget most of it, remember too much, and then learn some more, pausing on t...

An Uncommon Burial 20: “Plant Them For Me”

08 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In which our investigators scatter secrets, sweets & sympathies, give the last rites, & attend job interviews from Hell...   A Call of Cthulh...

The Order of the Stone 05: ‘Three Men in a Bout’

04 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In which Pip shows us how he really feels about his cousin, Dave demonstrates that empty vessels make the loudest sound, Ignaz has ample opportunity t...

An Uncommon Burial 19: “Bubbles in The Glass”

02 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In which our investigators find that there is no smoke without fire, no kippers without herrings, and no insane occult practises without innocent folk...

The Order of the Stone 04: 'Castaway'

28 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In which our investigators discuss not delaying for a second more, not even to discuss how they must not delay in great detail, in great detail, as we...

An Uncommon Burial 18: “Are We The Bad Guys?”

26 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In which our investigators get thoroughly dusted, make familial connections, and a trip to the local gaol gives them a hand…   A Call of Cthulhu sc...

The Order of the Stone 03: 'The Ancient Mariner'

21 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In which applied animal psychiatry proves dangerous to the mind, good hygiene is maintained against all odds, and ancient bodies may not be so ancient...

An Uncommon Burial 17: “The Crème de Menthe Affair”

19 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In which our investigators interrogate themselves, split the party (in a way which will definitely not come back to haunt them), buy some artisan fudg...

The Order of the Stone 02: ‘Skeleton Crew’

14 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In which the SS Champagne begins to give up some of its secrets, tempers start to flare, and rich lore is established through the medium of a flashbac...

An Uncommon Burial 16: “Eyes Open”

12 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In which our investigators are rudely rejected from various establishments, paranoia ramps up, and plans (of a sort) are finally put into motion…  ...

The Order of the Stone 01: ‘Champagne for Breakfast’

07 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In which famous explorer Philip ‘Pip’ Carrington and his motley crew of associates prove that some people will do anything for a meal…but have t...

An Uncommon Burial 15: “One More, For The Road”

05 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In which our investigators discover that there’s a Breville out back, ingratiate themselves with a rowdy crowd of performers, and begin to put the p...

An Uncommon Burial 14: “Sleep No More”

28 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In which our investigators find themselves en route to 999 Letsby Avenue, the town’s festivities get somewhat out of hand, and strange new friends a...

An Uncommon Burial 13: “The Third Policeman”

21 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In which our investigators encounter The Force, parties are split, and things are seen which should not be seen… and things left unseen, which perha...

An Uncommon Burial 12: “Imagining Some Fear”

14 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In which our investigators explore strange passageways, receive unsettling calls, and witness a worrying rehearsal…   A Call of Cthulhu scenario by...

An Uncommon Burial 11: “Hide & Seek”

07 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In which our investigators seek to discover secret maps & hidden tomes, hide from uncomfortable truths, and begin to realise the depth of the conn...

An Uncommon Burial 10: “The Malice of Inanimate Objects”

30 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In which our investigators witness the local May Day preparations (which are in no way ominous), a museum is invaded, and some strange birds make them...

An Uncommon Burial 09: “The Shambles”

23 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In which our investigators suffer unseen consequences, devour a banquet of increasingly grotesque inventions, & risk the sheer terrors of another ...

An Uncommon Burial 08: "Portable Nurse"

20 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Portable Nurse [This episode is a re-release, addressing some minor technical issues]   In which we all learn the consequences of visiting a library,...

An Uncommon Burial 07: "Library Use"

10 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In which the players attempt the most civilised of rolls, and the results are predictably demented…     A Call of Cthulhu scenario by Danann McAle...

An Uncommon Burial 06: "The Book of Judith"

03 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

  In which new friends make dramatic exits, biblical passages are employed, and clues are finally followed up on!     A Call of Cthulhu scenario by...

An Uncommon Burial 05: "Just Not Cricket"

26 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A brief interlude, in which the players prove that they do play by the rules… even if they’re not entirely sure what they are.     A Call of Cth...

An Uncommon Burial 04: "The First Policeman"

19 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The First Policeman   In which our players visit 999, Letsby Avenue...     A Call of Cthulhu scenario by Danann McAleer. Episodes released weekly. ...

An Uncommon Burial 03: "Where Faith Lies"

13 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In which our players completely Mr Pew...   A Call of Cthulhu scenario by Danann McAleer. Episodes released weekly.     Cast:   Dr. Henry Carraig-...

An Uncommon Burial 02: "Oddchester Revisited"

05 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In which Theodore Pew opens up to the Players.   A Call of Cthulhu scenario by Danann McAleer. Episodes released weekly.       Cast:   Dr. Henry ...

An Uncommon Burial 01: "Just a Messenger"

28 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In which a group of old school friends test their memories, mammories & mettle… and our players discover that a year is a long time without hobb...

LIVE! A Bit of a Bother on Broadway 02 FINALE: ‘Rathello’

21 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In which Dominic, Joseph, Danann and Dan, each in their own special way, conspire to make themselves completely unemployable, in a surreal and anarchi...

LIVE! A Bit of a Bother on Broadway 01: ‘All the Way to Calais’

14 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In which four actors pretend to know what happens in a theatre.   An improvised Call of Cthulhu scenario by The Apocalypse Players, performed live at...

Magnum Tenebrosum 19 FINALE: 'Journey's End'

07 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In which our investigators face the final push.   A Call of Cthulhu scenario by Dominic Allen. Episodes released weekly.   Cast: Dr. John Elvedon - ...

Magnum Tenebrosum 18: 'Monty, You Terrible Cult!'

31 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In which our investigators combine 'The Last of Us' with 'Hitman' and also, probably, 'Kill It With Fire' in order to get an elderly vicar into a car....

Magnum Tenebrosum 17: 'Tactical Necessity And Calculated Risk'

24 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In which our investigators pull a Harry Houdini by way of Alfred Nobel. Hold tight - we're in for nasty weather. There has got to be a way.   A Call ...

Magnum Tenebrosum 16: 'Get In The Back Of The Van!'

17 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In which our investigators get caught very very red-handed.   A Call of Cthulhu scenario by Dominic Allen. Episodes released weekly.   Cast: Dr. Joh...

Magnum Tenebrosum 15: 'Accident Black Spot! These Aren't Accidents!'

10 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In which our investigators decide to drop in to see an old friend, only to find he drops in on them.   A Call of Cthulhu scenario by Dominic Allen. E...

Magnum Tenebrosum 14: 'Sensitive Crimes'

03 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In which our investigators raid the vicar's cellar and find a lot more than Communion wine and wafers.   A Call of Cthulhu scenario by Dominic Allen....

Magnum Tenebrosum 13: 'Reduced To The Status Of A Bum'

24 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In which our investigators make emergency use of a medical wheelbarrow and do their best to leave things as they found them.   A Call of Cthulhu scen...

Magnum Tenebrosum 12: 'If You Hit Me, It's Murder'

17 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In which our investigators make an impression on the locals, who in turn make some very distinct bullet-shaped impressions on them.   A Call of Cthul...

Magnum Tenebrosum 11: 'Are You The Farmer?'

10 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In which our investigators prove to be very unwelcome house guests.   A Call of Cthulhu scenario by Dominic Allen. Episodes released weekly.   Cast:...

Magnum Tenebrosum 10: 'A Toilet Trader'

03 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In which our investigators seek to understand what they've seen, by consulting mystics, gravestones, and even the toilet paper.   A Call of Cthulhu s...

Magnum Tenebrosum 09: 'My Boys, My Boys!'

27 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In which our investigators pull themselves together and go for scones and opium, only to receive neither.   A Call of Cthulhu scenario by Dominic All...

Magnum Tenebrosum 08: 'The Arena Of The Unwell'

20 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In which our investigators sort through things for the church jumble sale before putting theological theory into practice, and finding their Bible stu...

Magnum Tenebrosum 07: 'God Fulfils Himself In Many Ways'

13 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In which our investigators partake in some hobbies like church crawling - quite literally at times - as well as trespass, theft, and damage to private...

Magnum Tenebrosum 06: 'Officer, Honestly, I've Only Had A Few Ales!'

06 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In which the rain proves no match for the fire from Heaven, the local authorities are dealt with, and a perfectly lovely jumper gets ruined.   A Call...

Magnum Tenebrosum 05: 'Strangle It Instantly...'

30 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In which our investigators play midwives and undertakers and arsonists, and forget that when you stare into the well - to paraphrase Nietzsche - the w...

Magnum Tenebrosum 04: 'Beastly Mud and Oomska'

23 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In which our investigators decide to take a night-time ramble through a cemetery and threaten inanimate objects, before deciding they need a cat nap. ...

Magnum Tenebrosum 03: 'Vintage Wine and Memories'

16 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In which our investigators reconnect with an old friend and then instantly become suspicious of him, which has nothing to do with the three pints of g...

Magnum Tenebrosum 02: 'The Kind of Windows Faces Look In At'

09 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In which our investigators make use of the local amenities including the rustic outdoor garderobe and ancient well. When in Rome...   A Call of Cthul...

Magnum Tenebrosum 01: 'We've Gone On Holiday By Mistake' | Call of Cthulhu Actual Play

02 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In which our investigators set off into the north of England to right wrongs and no doubt wrong some rights. The Doctor, the Colonel and... the Woman....

FEED SWAP: Hell or High Rollers — S1 Ep1 ‘Avernus’

18 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 1 - Avernus   From members of Mischief Theatre, creators of the Olivier award winning ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ and the BBC’s ‘Goe...

Dead Light 03 FINALE: 'Waxy Bisque'

04 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In which the scat hits the fan, and things get really weird...   Dead Light is a Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Alan Bligh.   (A special video version ...

Dead Light 02: 'Scatting and Violence'

28 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In which the trio attempt to make a swift exit. Iggy's compulsion is aggravated, Vince tries to get a date, Charlie meets his match, and a new tagline...

Dead Light 01: 'Rain and Ash' | Call of Cthulhu Actual Play

21 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

...or ‘How to Talk to Women’   In which the correct number of musicians for a Jazz trio have an unexpected encounter on the road, and stop for a ...

A Message of Art 13 FINALE: ‘Reality Check’

14 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In which it was all on Danann.   A Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Matthew Sanderson, from 'Nameless Horrors', by Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, and Matthe...

A Message of Art 12: ‘Who the Hell is Edgar?’

07 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In which Clovis Herbert is taken into police custody in Paris...where there is another unexpected reunion. Meanwhile, in Thoiry, our intrepid investig...

A Message of Art 11: ‘The Workshop of Daedalus’

30 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In which the investigators arrive at Thoiry, and a long time is spent looking through windows. Benoit and Edwina become animated by the animated, whil...

A Message of Art 10: ‘Le Labyrinthe’

23 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

...or 'Clovis Herbert's Guide to Paris.' In which our gaze returns to the enigmatic Clovis Herbert, as he takes us on a whistle-stop tour of the Frenc...

A Message of Art 09: ‘Quoi Le F***’

16 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In which a prince is invoked, a phrase is coined, a secret is revealed, and something terrible is discovered. All in a day's work for “Paris' finest...

A Message of Art 08: ‘Graphite and Oils’

09 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In which the investigators split up to find some answers and to scratch that creative itch. A masterpiece is created.   A Call of Cthulhu Scenario by...

A Message of Art 07: ‘Au Revoir, pas Adieu’

02 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In which more conspiratorial words are whispered and a chief suspect is collared. The investigators end the evening back where they began; there, card...

A Message of Art 06: ‘Les Flics et la Flaque’

25 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In which the party is reunited briefly, before those pesky gendarmes turn up and separate them again—and also force the players to remember what hap...

A Message of Art 05: ‘Crash, Splatter and Pop’

19 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

...or, ‘A Belle Époque Around.’   In which the listener discovers what deception and subterfuge Jane and Benoit have been engaging in back at th...

A Message of Art 04: ‘Déjà Rêvé’

12 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In which Clovis and Edwina take a moonlit stroll through the streets of Paris to experience that most romantic of events: an occult ritual.   A Call ...

A Message of Art 03: ‘Champagne and Shit’

05 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In which Benoit continues to stir shit, then comes close to shitting himself, before shit suddenly hits the fan. A Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Matthew...

A Message of Art 02: ‘The Pit and the Pendulum’

29 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In which our investigators engage, in their own inimitable ways, with the polite society of a Parisian salon. A Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Matthew Sa...

A Message of Art 01: ‘Absinthe and Crème de Menthe’ | Call of Cthulhu Actual Play

22 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In which our investigators start as they mean to go on: by mixing their drinks. Absinthe, crème de menthe, champagne, cheap table wine…what could p...

The Moonchild 13 FINALE: 'The Thirteen'

16 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In which our plucky investigators at last reunite, albeit in a considerable two part structure. The past returns in technicolour and connectivity and ...

The Moonchild 12: 'Abomination'

09 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In which Alicia, Erik, Ray and David make good progress in trying to catch up with Mel, whose investigations of the Seance Table have proved more chal...

The Moonchild 11: 'In Mirrors Seen'

02 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In which our alumni friends and guests at David Barber’s town house make a discovery of witches, pursue academic understanding of monsters (and thei...

The Moonchild 10: 'Fear And Fury In Equal Parts'

25 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In which our investigators are firmly split into two still conscious parties, with Ray pursuing bibliophilic tendencies while Mel engages with an old ...

The Moonchild 09: 'The Realm of The Real'

17 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In which the investigators pursue two lines of enquiry, mapped in the Real, the Remembered and the Retrospective.  Unlikely parking spaces are found,...

The Moonchild 08: 'Things Fall Apart'

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In which cross examination collapses into the business of stair work and visions, some half expected, others quite the opposite, amidst all of which, ...