The Apocalypse Players

Latest Episodes:

Bleak Prospect 06: 'The Mallard Cometh' Mar 04, 2024

Show notes

In which our investigators deal with either unwanted visitors or unwanted visions, but it's hard to tell which.

A Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Scott Dorward, from 'Nameless Horrors', by Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, and Matthew Sanderson. Episodes released weekly.

Visit our Patreon to help us continue making the podcast, and receive exclusive horrors in return.

For more information and to get in touch, visit www.apocalypseplayers.com

We're going to CHAOSIUM CON! For details and to buy tickets, visit:

https://tabletop.events/conventions/chaosium-con-2024

This trip has been made possible thanks to the support of Quest Portal. For information about the platform and the Chaosium Core subscription, visit:

https://www.questportal.com/chaosium-core

Also, check out our friends, THE GOOD FRIENDS OF JACKSON ELIAS at https://blasphemoustomes.com and for the Keepers among you, why not treat yourself to the brand new edition of NAMELESS HORRORS?

The Apocalypse Players are:

Dominic Allen @DomJAllen

Joseph Chance @JosephChance2

Danann McAleer @DanannMcAleer

Dan Wheeler @DanWheelerUK

CW: This podcast contains mature themes and strong language.

Music from Epidemic Sound:

Nature's Way - Jon Algar
Are You Alone - Victor Lundberg
Hydrographs - Ethan Sloan
Heavy Rain - Ethan Sloan
Overflow - Ethan Sloan
Final Days of Captivity - Christian Andersen
Hanging by a Thread - Jon Bjork
Origami Sky - Edward Karl Hanson
It Creeps In - Farrell Wooten
Slow Discovery - Cobby Costa
Riptide - Jon Bjork
Seeking Refuge - Christian Andersen
Standstill - Farrell Wooten

Bleak Prospect 05: 'What The Doctor Saw' Feb 26, 2024

Show notes

In which our investigator flips switches both physical and mental.

A Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Scott Dorward, from 'Nameless Horrors', by Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, and Matthew Sanderson. Episodes released weekly.

Visit our Patreon to help us continue making the podcast, and receive exclusive horrors in return.

For more information and to get in touch, visit www.apocalypseplayers.com

We're going to CHAOSIUM CON! For details and to buy tickets, visit:

https://tabletop.events/conventions/chaosium-con-2024

This trip has been made possible thanks to the support of Quest Portal. For information about the platform and the Chaosium Core subscription, visit:

https://www.questportal.com/chaosium-core

Also, check out our friends, THE GOOD FRIENDS OF JACKSON ELIAS at https://blasphemoustomes.com and for the Keepers among you, why not treat yourself to the brand new edition of NAMELESS HORRORS?

The Apocalypse Players are:

Dominic Allen @DomJAllen

Joseph Chance @JosephChance2

Danann McAleer @DanannMcAleer

Dan Wheeler @DanWheelerUK

CW: This podcast contains mature themes and strong language.

Music from Epidemic Sound:

Heavy Rain - Ethan Sloan
Nature's Way - Jon Algar
Overflow - Ethan Sloan
It Creeps In - Farrell Wooten
Hydrographs - Ethan Sloan
Make No Mistakes - Bonnie Grace
Standstill - Farrell Wooten
Slow Discovery - Cobby Costa
Still Water Flows - Claude Signet
Are You Alone? - Victor Lundberg
Origami Sky - Edward Karl Hanson
Death by Stress - Alec Slayne
Walk Ahead (Instrumental Version) - Blood Red Sun

Bleak Prospect 04: 'The Other Side of the Fence' Feb 19, 2024

Show notes

In which our investigators find out how greener the grass really is, or if it's not how they remember it at all.

A Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Scott Dorward, from 'Nameless Horrors', by Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, and Matthew Sanderson. Episodes released weekly.

Visit our Patreon to help us continue making the podcast, and receive exclusive horrors in return.

For more information and to get in touch, visit www.apocalypseplayers.com

We're going to CHAOSIUM CON! For details and to buy tickets, visit:

https://tabletop.events/conventions/chaosium-con-2024

This trip has been made possible thanks to the support of Quest Portal. For information about the platform and the Chaosium Core subscription, visit:

https://www.questportal.com/chaosium-core

Also, check out our friends, THE GOOD FRIENDS OF JACKSON ELIAS at https://blasphemoustomes.com and for the Keepers among you, why not treat yourself to the brand new edition of NAMELESS HORRORS?

The Apocalypse Players are:

Dominic Allen @DomJAllen

Joseph Chance @JosephChance2

Danann McAleer @DanannMcAleer

Dan Wheeler @DanWheelerUK

CW: This podcast contains mature themes and strong language.

Music from Epidemic Sound:

Cold Nights - Kikoru
Nature's Way - Jon Algar
Overflow - Ethan Sloan
Who's in the Basement - Farrell Wooten
It Creeps In - Farrell Wooten
Abandoned Village - Lennon Hutton
Seeking Refuge - Christian Andersen
Hydrographs - Ehtan Sloan
Final Days of Captivity - Christian Andersen
Heavy Rain - Ethan Sloan
The Last of Our Kind - Jon Bjork
Hanging by a Thread - Jon Bjork
Between Dreams - Jon Bjork
Stalking Shadows - Edward Karl Hanson

From Incompetech.com:

Lost Frontier Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Bleak Prospect 03: 'Babes In The Wood' Feb 12, 2024

Show notes

In which our investigators try to get their priorities straight without getting lost in the woods.

A Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Scott Dorward, from 'Nameless Horrors', by Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, and Matthew Sanderson. Episodes released weekly.

Visit our Patreon to help us continue making the podcast, and receive exclusive horrors in return.

For more information and to get in touch, visit www.apocalypseplayers.com

We're going to CHAOSIUM CON! For details and to buy tickets, visit:

https://tabletop.events/conventions/chaosium-con-2024

This trip has been made possible thanks to the support of Quest Portal. For information about the platform and the Chaosium Core subscription, visit:

https://www.questportal.com/chaosium-core

Also, check out our friends, THE GOOD FRIENDS OF JACKSON ELIAS at https://blasphemoustomes.com and for the Keepers among you, why not treat yourself to the brand new edition of NAMELESS HORRORS?

The Apocalypse Players are:

Dominic Allen @DomJAllen

Joseph Chance @JosephChance2

Danann McAleer @DanannMcAleer

Dan Wheeler @DanWheelerUK

CW: This podcast contains mature themes and strong language.

Music from Epidemic Sound:

Hanging by a Thread - Jon Bjork
Nature's Way - Jon Algar
Final Days of Captivity - Christian Andersen
Barren Land - Farrell Wooten
Abandoned Village - Lennon Hutton
Hydrographs - Ethan Sloan
Who's in the Basement - Farrell Wooten
Suspect Identified - Farrell Wooten
Cold Nights - Kikoru
Stalking Shadows - Edward Karl Hanson
Metal Panner - Edward Karl Hanson
Are You Alone - Victor Lundberg
Riptide - Jon Bjork
Twilight Song - Jon Bjork
Everything We Knew - Christian Andersen

Bleak Prospect 02: 'Shantytown Blues' Feb 05, 2024

Show notes

In which our investigators find that the local diner is the best place to hone essential skills like etiquette and carjacking.

A Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Scott Dorward, from 'Nameless Horrors', by Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, and Matthew Sanderson. Episodes released weekly.

Visit our Patreon to help us continue making the podcast, and receive exclusive horrors in return.

For more information and to get in touch, visit www.apocalypseplayers.com

We're going to CHAOSIUM CON! For details and to buy tickets, visit:

https://tabletop.events/conventions/chaosium-con-2024

This trip has been made possible thanks to the support of Quest Portal. For information about the platform and the Chaosium Core subscription, visit:

https://www.questportal.com/chaosium-core

Also, check out our friends, The Good Friends of Jackson Elias at https://blasphemoustomes.com and for the Keepers among you, why not treat yourself to the brand new edition of NAMELESS HORRORS?

The Apocalypse Players are:

Dominic Allen @DomJAllen

Joseph Chance @JosephChance2

Danann McAleer @DanannMcAleer

Dan Wheeler @DanWheelerUK

CW: This podcast contains mature themes and strong language.

Music from Epidemic Sound:

Hanging by a Thread - Jon Bjork
Nature's Way - Jon Algar
Radio to Tower - American Legion
Final Days of Captivity - Christian Andersen
Barren Land - Farrell Wooten
Abandoned Village - Lennon Hutton
Hydrographs - Ethan Sloan
Who's in the Basement - Farrell Wooten
Suspect Identified - Farrell Wooten
What Will I Become - Trailer Worx
Alluvion - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
Death by Stress - Alec Slayne
Dirty Dog in the Hen House - American Legion
Out of Order - The Fly Guy Five
Cold Nights - Kikoru

From White Bat Audio:

The Shape - Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

From Wikimedia Commons:

The Japanese Sandman (1920) by Paul Whiteman and His Ambassador Orchestra

From Incompetech.com:

Lost Frontier Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Anxiety Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Dreams Become Real Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Bleak Prospect 01: 'Chicago Overcoat' | Call of Cthulhu Actual Play Jan 29, 2024

Show notes

In which our investigators fall from hard times to harder times, and a shovel may prove less useful than a broom when it comes to disposing of the dead.

A Depression-era Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Scott Dorward, from 'Nameless Horrors', by Scott Dorward, Paul Fricker, and Matthew Sanderson. Episodes released weekly.

Visit our Patreon to help us continue making the podcast, and receive exclusive horrors in return.

The Apocalypse Players is an actual play (or live play) TTRPG podcast focused on horror tabletop roleplaying games. Think Dimension 20 or Critical Role, but fewer dragons, more eldritch horrors, and more British actors taking their roleplaying very seriously (most of the time). We primarily play the Chaosium RPG Call of Cthulhu, but have also been known to dabble with other systems, most of which can be found on our Patreon: www.patreon.com/apocalypseplayers

We now have a free Discord server where you can come and worship at the altar of the Apocalypse, play Call of Cthulhu online, and meet like-minded cultists who will be only too eager to welcome you into the fold. New sacrifices oops we mean players are always welcome. Join here: discord.com/invite/kRQ62t6SjH

For more information and to get in touch, visit www.apocalypseplayers.com

The Apocalypse Players LIVE!

Saturday 19th October 2024, 7pm, The Loco Klub, Bristol

Tickets: https://hdfst.uk/e114704

The Apocalypse Players are:

Dominic Allen @DomJAllen

Joseph Chance @JosephChance2

Danann McAleer @DanannMcAleer

Dan Wheeler @DanWheelerUK

CW: This podcast contains mature themes and strong language.

Music and Sound by Epidemic Sound, including:

Nature's Way - Jon Algar

Printer's Alley - Roots and Recognition

Barren Land - Farrell Wooten

Abandoned Village - Lennon Hutton

Hanging by a Thread - John Bjork

Overflow - Ethan Sloan

Metal Panner - Edward Karl Hanson

Stalking Shadows - Edward Karl Hanson

Rivers Run Red - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen

Final Days of Captivity - Christian Andersen

Everything We Knew - Christian Andersen

Are You Alone - Victor Lundberg

What Will I Become - Trailer Worx

Music from the Open Music Archive:

Buster Carter And Preston Young
A Lazy Farmer Boy
Written by
Performed by Buster Carter And Preston Young
Recording date: 26.6.1931
Cat Number: Columbia 15702-d
http://www.openmusicarchive.org/browse_tag.php?tag=1931

Bascom Lamar Lunsford
Dry Bones
Written by
Performed by Bascom Lamar Lunsford
Recording date: February 1928
Cat Number: Brunswick 231
Duration:
License: Public Domain
http://www.openmusicarchive.org/audio/Dry%20Bones%20by%20Bascom%20Lamar%20Lunsford.mp3

Bill And Belle Reed
Old Lady And The Devil
Written by
Performed by Bill And Belle Reed
Recording date: 17.10.1928
Cat Number: Columbia 15336-d
Duration:
License: Public Domain
http://www.openmusicarchive.org/audio/Old%20Lady%20And%20The%20Devil%20by%20Bill%20And%20Belle%20Reed.mp3

From Wikimedia Commons:

I Shall Not Be Moved by Gid Tanner
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IShallNotBeMoved.ogg

From incompetech.com:

In Your Arms Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

An update from Apocalypse Towers... Jan 22, 2024

Show notes

Stay in touch:

Visit our Patreon to help us continue making the podcast, and receive exclusive horrors in return.

Find us on Facebook, Instagram, and the platform formerly known as twitter for regular updates.

Join the fun over on our Discord server.

For more information and to marvel at our terrible website, visit www.apocalypseplayers.com.

The Apocalypse Players are:

Dominic Allen @DomJAllen

Joseph Chance @JosephChance2

Danann McAleer @DanannMcAleer

Dan Wheeler @DanWheelerUK

Music and Sound by Epidemic Sound.

Il Portico di San Luca 08 FINALE: ‘The Feast of the Ascension’ Jan 01, 2024

Show notes

In which both a procession and an ascension begin, and the secrets beneath the Basilica di San Luca are revealed in all their horrible glory. Just remember, whatever you do, don't look now... DON'T LOOK NOW!

An original Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Dan Wheeler. Episodes released weekly.

Visit our Patreon to help us continue making the podcast, and receive exclusive horrors in return.

For more information and to get in touch, visit www.apocalypseplayers.com

The Apocalypse Players are:

Dominic Allen @DomJAllen

Joseph Chance @JosephChance2

Danann McAleer @DanannMcAleer

Dan Wheeler @DanWheelerUK

With Special Guest:

Jeany Spark

And additional vocals in this scenario by:

Danann McAleer

Joseph Tweedale

Samuel Bibby

CW: This podcast contains mature themes and strong language.

Music and Sound by Epidemic Sound, including:

A Phone Call From the Others - Etienne Roussel

A Way to Tell - Rune Dale

Airplane Romance - Etienne Roussel

Ancient Rome - Cercles Nouvelles

Bat Bite - Etienne Roussel

Boneyard Dance - Jon Algar

Both Shoes Gone Walkin' - Moss Harman

Burnin' Things - Mike Franklyn

Cold Days Ahead - Rune Dale

Crazy Eyes - Elliot Holmes

Dark Tavern - Walt Adams

Domenica Buonanotte - Trabant 33

Endless Ocean - Etienne Roussel

Espresso Bar Italia - Trabant 33

First Dance - Medite

Flower Seeds - The Flix

Ghosts Everywhere - Experia

Got Him Good - The Grateful 7

Growing Tall - Etienne Roussel

Guns and Meadows - Jon Algar

Heart on a String - Guy Trevino and Friends

Heavy Hearts - Etienne Roussel

Her Name Is Edith - OTE

Higher Orbit – Christian Andersen

Historic Italy - Cercles Nouvelles

Hitchhiker's Guide - The Flix

Ice Cream Day Dream - Etienne Roussel

Keep On Keepin' On - OTE

La Bottega Dei Sapori - Medite

Landscape - Jon Algar

Mental Breakdown - Elliot Holmes

Mirrored Seduction - Walt Adams

Nothing Can Save Me - OTE

Palermo Moonlight - Trabant 33

Played by Ear - Piper Ezz

Rondo Mellow - Etienne Roussel

Spaceship Revolution - Etienne Roussel

Spider Room – Ethan Sloan

Summer Days - Etienne Roussel

Tcha Tcha Abeba – El Flaco Collective

Tell You Something - Rune Dale

The Melancholy Waltz - Howard Harper-Barnes

The Story - Nickolas Jones

The Two Thieves – Sven Lindvall, Daniel Fridell

This Spell Is Different - pär

Tiptoe - Jon Algar

Toy Lullaby - Etienne Roussel

Trade and Fortune - Mary Riddle

Tyroler Festival - Trabant 33

Waltz for Little Italy - Bireli Snow

You & Us - Walt Adams

Zootropio - Etienne Roussel

SFX Producer

From filmmusic.io

Music: Nightmare by Alexander Nakarada

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4890-nightmare

Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Additional Sound by Zapsplat

Additional Sound by Skyclad Sound

Additional Sound by The Sound Pack Tree

Il Portico di San Luca 07: ‘An Ecumenical Matter’ Dec 25, 2023

Show notes

In which one investigator makes a break for it, another experiences some sort of psychotic break, and the third finally gets his big break...

An original Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Dan Wheeler. Episodes released weekly.

Visit our Patreon to help us continue making the podcast, and receive exclusive horrors in return.

For more information and to get in touch, visit www.apocalypseplayers.com

The Apocalypse Players are:

Dominic Allen @DomJAllen

Joseph Chance @JosephChance2

Danann McAleer @DanannMcAleer

Dan Wheeler @DanWheelerUK

With Special Guest:

Jeany Spark

And additional vocals in this scenario by:

Danann McAleer

Joseph Tweedale

Samuel Bibby

CW: This podcast contains mature themes and strong language.

Music and Sound by Epidemic Sound, including:

A Phone Call From the Others - Etienne Roussel

A Way to Tell - Rune Dale

Airplane Romance - Etienne Roussel

Ancient Rome - Cercles Nouvelles

Bat Bite - Etienne Roussel

Boneyard Dance - Jon Algar

Both Shoes Gone Walkin' - Moss Harman

Burnin' Things - Mike Franklyn

Cold Days Ahead - Rune Dale

Crazy Eyes - Elliot Holmes

Dark Tavern - Walt Adams

Domenica Buonanotte - Trabant 33

Endless Ocean - Etienne Roussel

Espresso Bar Italia - Trabant 33

First Dance - Medite

Flower Seeds - The Flix

Ghosts Everywhere - Experia

Got Him Good - The Grateful 7

Growing Tall - Etienne Roussel

Guns and Meadows - Jon Algar

Heart on a String - Guy Trevino and Friends

Heavy Hearts - Etienne Roussel

Her Name Is Edith - OTE

Higher Orbit – Christian Andersen

Historic Italy - Cercles Nouvelles

Hitchhiker's Guide - The Flix

Ice Cream Day Dream - Etienne Roussel

Keep On Keepin' On - OTE

La Bottega Dei Sapori - Medite

Landscape - Jon Algar

Mental Breakdown - Elliot Holmes

Mirrored Seduction - Walt Adams

Nothing Can Save Me - OTE

Palermo Moonlight - Trabant 33

Played by Ear - Piper Ezz

Rondo Mellow - Etienne Roussel

Spaceship Revolution - Etienne Roussel

Spider Room – Ethan Sloan

Summer Days - Etienne Roussel

Tcha Tcha Abeba – El Flaco Collective

Tell You Something - Rune Dale

The Melancholy Waltz - Howard Harper-Barnes

The Story - Nickolas Jones

The Two Thieves – Sven Lindvall, Daniel Fridell

This Spell Is Different - pär

Tiptoe - Jon Algar

Toy Lullaby - Etienne Roussel

Trade and Fortune - Mary Riddle

Tyroler Festival - Trabant 33

Waltz for Little Italy - Bireli Snow

You & Us - Walt Adams

Zootropio - Etienne Roussel

SFX Producer

From filmmusic.io

Music: Nightmare by Alexander Nakarada

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4890-nightmare

Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Additional Sound by Zapsplat

Additional Sound by Skyclad Sound

Additional Sound by The Sound Pack Tree

Il Portico di San Luca 06: ‘The Chains of the Orcolat’ Dec 18, 2023

Show notes

In which myth, reality, and history collide, as things suddenly escalate rather dramatically...

An original Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Dan Wheeler. Episodes released weekly.

Visit our Patreon to help us continue making the podcast, and receive exclusive horrors in return.

For more information and to get in touch, visit www.apocalypseplayers.com

The Apocalypse Players are:

Dominic Allen @DomJAllen

Joseph Chance @JosephChance2

Danann McAleer @DanannMcAleer

Dan Wheeler @DanWheelerUK

With Special Guest:

Jeany Spark

And additional vocals in this scenario by:

Danann McAleer

Joseph Tweedale

Samuel Bibby

CW: This podcast contains mature themes and strong language.

Music and Sound by Epidemic Sound, including:

A Phone Call From the Others - Etienne Roussel

A Way to Tell - Rune Dale

Airplane Romance - Etienne Roussel

Ancient Rome - Cercles Nouvelles

Bat Bite - Etienne Roussel

Boneyard Dance - Jon Algar

Both Shoes Gone Walkin' - Moss Harman

Burnin' Things - Mike Franklyn

Cold Days Ahead - Rune Dale

Crazy Eyes - Elliot Holmes

Dark Tavern - Walt Adams

Domenica Buonanotte - Trabant 33

Endless Ocean - Etienne Roussel

Espresso Bar Italia - Trabant 33

First Dance - Medite

Flower Seeds - The Flix

Ghosts Everywhere - Experia

Got Him Good - The Grateful 7

Growing Tall - Etienne Roussel

Guns and Meadows - Jon Algar

Heart on a String - Guy Trevino and Friends

Heavy Hearts - Etienne Roussel

Her Name Is Edith - OTE

Higher Orbit – Christian Andersen

Historic Italy - Cercles Nouvelles

Hitchhiker's Guide - The Flix

Ice Cream Day Dream - Etienne Roussel

Keep On Keepin' On - OTE

La Bottega Dei Sapori - Medite

Landscape - Jon Algar

Mental Breakdown - Elliot Holmes

Mirrored Seduction - Walt Adams

Nothing Can Save Me - OTE

Palermo Moonlight - Trabant 33

Played by Ear - Piper Ezz

Rondo Mellow - Etienne Roussel

Spaceship Revolution - Etienne Roussel

Spider Room – Ethan Sloan

Summer Days - Etienne Roussel

Tcha Tcha Abeba – El Flaco Collective

Tell You Something - Rune Dale

The Melancholy Waltz - Howard Harper-Barnes

The Story - Nickolas Jones

The Two Thieves – Sven Lindvall, Daniel Fridell

This Spell Is Different - pär

Tiptoe - Jon Algar

Toy Lullaby - Etienne Roussel

Trade and Fortune - Mary Riddle

Tyroler Festival - Trabant 33

Waltz for Little Italy - Bireli Snow

You & Us - Walt Adams

Zootropio - Etienne Roussel

SFX Producer

From filmmusic.io

Music: Nightmare by Alexander Nakarada

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4890-nightmare

Licensed under CC BY 4.0: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Additional Sound by Zapsplat

Additional Sound by Skyclad Sound

Additional Sound by The Sound Pack Tree

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