Something Stirs Below | Call of Cthulhu Actual Play | The Darkness Beneath the Hill Ep. 1

Something Stirs Below | Call of Cthulhu Actual Play | The Darkness Beneath the Hill Ep. 1

The house was ready to sell. Then he found the tunnel.A routine basement inspection. A wall that shouldn't exist. And a passage descending into earth that no blueprint has ever recorded.Episode 1 begins. THE DARKNESS BENEATH THE HILL is a new Call of Cthulhu actual play series from Descent into Madness — cinematic investigative horror where every roll matters and every decision has a cost.The owner had one goal: close the deal and move on. Instead, he's called in his investor, his contractor, and an archaeologist to answer a single question — why is there a tunnel under this house?They're about to find out that some questions have teeth.From the award-winning actual play channel rooted in Lovecraftian horror and unapologetic darkness — this is cosmic horror played for keeps.ABOUT DESCENT INTO MADNESSAward-winning TTRPG actual play rooted in Lovecraftian horror, cinematic tension, and storytelling where the monsters are rarely the worst thing in the room.🏆 Winner — Best Overall Tabletop & RPG Podcast, Pop Con 2026🔗 FIND US🌐 Website: https://linktr.ee/descentttrpg [https://linktr.ee/descentttrpg]🎙️ Podcast:https://open.spotify.com/show/4A3W8YDCXRByDwgZFNPyei?si=CZWMQp6cSQmG9E8ZCDlY6w [https://open.spotify.com/show/4A3W8YDCXRByDwgZFNPyei?si=CZWMQp6cSQmG9E8ZCDlY6w]📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/descentttrpg/ [https://www.instagram.com/descentttrpg/]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━#CallofCthulhu #ActualPlay #CosmicHorror #TTRPG #Lovecraft

After the Descent! | Hell in Texas | A Call of Cthulhu Playthrough Series

They survived the lloigor. But survival comes with questions — the kind that burn in your chest when the dice stop rolling and the Keeper closes his notebook. Welcome to AFTER THE DESCENT, an out-of-character after show where the cast steps back from the table to ask everything they couldn't ask in-game. What was the Keeper hiding behind the screen? Which dice rolls nearly ended them? What secrets did they walk right past without ever knowing?In this first episode, the players sit down to unpack every chilling detail of their encounter with the lloigor — and for the first time, the Keeper reveals what was really happening in the shadows.ABOUT THIS CAMPAIGNHIT is a modern Call of Cthulhu scenario written by Scott Dorward, featured in The Things We Leave Behind from Stygian Fox. Three strangers are drawn into something unholy in a small town — and every answer leads to a worse question.NEW EPISODESFull campaign episodes premiere every other Friday at 8 AM EST.AWARD-WINNING ACTUAL PLAYDescent into Madness — Best Overall Tabletop & RPG Podcast, Pop Con 2026.STAY CONNECTEDhttps://linktr.ee/descentttrpg [https://linktr.ee/descentttrpg]

H*ll in T*xas | Ep. 3 — Every Answer Leads to a Worse Question

The house wants to burn. Bradley warned them. Now the investigators have to decide — do they walk away, or do they dig deeper into something that was never meant to be found?Every answer they uncover leads to a worse question. The ground itself seems to push back. And the longer they stay, the more the town closes in around them.Welcome to H*ll in T*xas — a modern-day Call of Cthulhu actual play where every roll matters and every decision has a cost.FOLLOW US ON ALL SOCIALS: https://linktr.ee/descentttrpg [https://linktr.ee/descentttrpg] CASTOllie Remy — Josh WarrenDeputy Martinez — Wesley "Wes" OpauskiSarah McGibbs — Kristin MazzaCREWDirector: Dakota SmithProducers: Tom von Dohlen & JJ AustenDirector of Photography: Tom von DohlenProduction Designer: JJ AustenEditor: Rainn Mowris GET THE SCENARIOH*ll in T*xas is part of The Things We Leave Behind — a critically acclaimed anthology of modern-day Call of Cthulhu scenarios by Stygian Fox. If you want to run this at your own table, grab it here: The Things We Leave Behind — DriveThruRPG🔔 SUBSCRIBE for new episodes every other Friday at 8 AM EST.👁️ New to the channel? Start here and lose your sanity with us.

Something Evil is Buried in Leeland | Hell in Texas Ep. 2 | Call of Cthulhu

Bradley said Satan wants the house to burn. Now they have to figure out if he's right. Hell in Texas continues — and the rot in Leeland goes deeper than anyone expected. ABOUT THIS CAMPAIGNHell in Texas is a modern Call of Cthulhu scenario written by Scott Dorward, featured in The Things We Leave Behind — a critically acclaimed anthology of contemporary Lovecraftian horror built for the 7th edition ruleset. No dusty 1920s libraries. No ocean liners. Just a Texas town, a deputy, a drifter, and a woman who knows more than she's letting on. At Descent into Madness, we play horror the way it was meant to be played: cinematic, immersive, and unapologetically dark. Every roll matters. Every decision has a cost.CASTOllie Remy — Josh WarrenDeputy Martinez — Wesley "Wes" OpauskiSarah McGibbs — Kristin MazzaCREWDirector: Dakota SmithProducers: Tom von Dohlen & JJ AustenDirector of Photography: Tom von DohlenProduction Designer: JJ AustenEditor: Rainn MowrisGET THE SCENARIOHell in Texas is part of The Things We Leave Behind — a critically acclaimed anthology of modern-day Call of Cthulhu scenarios by Stygian Fox. If you want to run this at your own table, grab it here:[https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/191250/the-things-we-leave-behind-an-anthology-of-modern-day-call-of-cthulhu-scenarios]The Things We Leave Behind — DriveThruRPG🔔 Subscribe for new episodes every other Friday at 8 AM EST.👁️ New to the channel? Start here and lose your sanity with us. https://linktr.ee/descentttrpg

HELL IN TEXAS: The Horror Begins | Call of Cthulhu Actual Play Ep. 1

Something unholy has taken root in a small Texas town — and three strangers are about to find out just how deep the rot goes. Welcome to Hell in Texas, a modern-day call of cthulhu actual play experience where faith, desperation, and cosmic horror collide.This is Episode 1. The investigation begins. The darkness hasn't shown its face yet — but you can already feel it watching.🩸 ABOUT THIS CAMPAIGNHell in Texas is a modern call of cthulhu scenario written by Scott Dorward, featured in The Things We Leave Behind — an anthology of contemporary Lovecraftian horror built for the 7th edition ruleset. No dusty 1920s libraries. No ocean liners. Just a Texas town, a deputy, a drifter, and a woman who knows more than she's letting on. At Descent into Madness, we play horror the way it was meant to be played: cinematic, immersive, and unapologetically dark. Every roll matters. Every decision has a cost.👤 CASTOllie Remy — Josh WarrenDeputy Martinez — Wesley "Wes" OpauskiSarah McGibbs — Kristin Mazza🎬 CREWDirector: Dakota SmithProducers: Tom von Dohlen & JJ AustenDirector of Photography: Tom von DohlenProduction Designer: JJ AustenEditor: Rainn Mowris📖 GET THE SCENARIOHell in Texas is part of The Things We Leave Behind — a critically acclaimed anthology of modern-day 69 call of cthulhu scenarios by Stygian Fox. If you want to run this at your own table, grab it here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/191250/the-things-we-leave-behind-an-anthology-of-modern-day-call-of-cthulhu-scenarios [https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/191250/the-things-we-leave-behind-an-anthology-of-modern-day-call-of-cthulhu-scenarios]The Things We Leave Behind — DriveThruRPG🔔 SUBSCRIBE for new episodes every other Friday at 8 AM EST.👁️ New to the channel? Start here and lose your sanity with us.#CallofCthulhu #TTRPGActualPlay #HorrorRPG #ActualPlay #Cthulhu #Lovecraft #HorrorStorytelling #TTRPG #ModernCallofCthulhu #HellInTexas #DescentIntoMadness #CosmicHorror