The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program

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Haunters in the Dark: Havana Syndrome Dec 12, 2024

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The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program is pleased to present Havana Syndrome as a "Haunter in the Dark" - our spotlight on some of our favorite eerie stories. Havana Syndrome is a spy mystery and fact-to-fiction thriller told in disappearing messages, and, if you look deep enough, in more than just the audio medium. Every family has secrets… but how many of them involve government organizations, espionage, and sonic weapons...?

Content Warning: This episode contains strong language, guns, description of disorienting sensations.

Transcript: https://bit.ly/3OQpf6J

Havana Syndrome Website: https://havanasyndromepodcast.com/

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Haunters in the Dark: Camlann Nov 21, 2024

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The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program is pleased to present Camlann as a "Haunter in the Dark" - our spotlight on some of our favorite eerie stories. In Camlann, the modern world has ended and only folklore and Arthurian legends remain. Monsters prowl through the mists of Wales and survivors take shelter in the countryside, holding onto hope.

Camlann’s first season is out now in its entirety and you can join The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program's showrunner, Cat Blackard, along with voices from Midnight Burger and Old Gods of Appalachia, a for a listen-along live streaming event kicking off the drive to fund Camlann's next season.

Saturday, November 30th, 10am-9pm Eastern on the Tin Can Audio Twitch channel (https://www.twitch.tv/tincanaudio). More info here: https://bit.ly/4fRYWZe

Content Warning: This episode contains strong language, fantasy violence, disaster, death, and grief.

Transcript: https://www.tincanaudio.co.uk/camlann-s1e1-transcript

Camlann Website: https://www.tincanaudio.co.uk/camlann

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BULLETIN: Meet Mystery Program's Cat Blackard at NC Comicon! Oct 31, 2024

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The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program's showrunner Cat Blackard (voice of Estelle Thorpe, Roger Simmons, and other characters) will be at North Carolina Comicon, in Durham North Carolina - November 9th and 10th. There, she'll be hosting a panel on horror as well as other events. Meet her and see if she’ll spill sordid secrets about our next sinister sortie. Tickets and more info at nccomicon.com

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Haunters in the Dark: The Sprouting Apr 10, 2024

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The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program is pleased to present The Sprouting as a "Haunter in the Dark" - our spotlight on some of our favorite horror stories. Once upon an apocalypse, eldritch plants overran the modern world as you know it and the fabric of reality twisted in the grasp of malignant magical bargains. Ever since THE SPROUTING… the humans who remain struggle to trust their own senses and must learn instead to trust one another to survive.

Content Warning: This episode contains harsh language, violence, gore, guns, death, insects, and scenes of horror and post apocalyptic survival.

Transcript: https://the-sprouting.com/chapter01-part01/

The Sprouting Links: https://linktr.ee/thesprouting

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Cthulhu Cthommentary: In the Mouth of Madness (1994) Dec 29, 2023

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The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program’s Cthulhu Cthommentary Arcane Advent concludes and rings in the New Year In the Mouth of Madness.

Prepare to have your reality shattered in John Carpenter and Michael De Luca's love letter to H.P. Lovecraft and Stephen King. Join showrunner Cat Blackard, Keeper Luke Stram, Omniverse's Doug Banks, and illustrator Jarrod on a nightmarish road trip that'll leave you forever changed. This film is no clear-cut adaptation, but our Cthommentary unpacks it's significant inspiration from specific Lovecraft stories and even stories that inspired Lovecraft; as well as the film's commentary on the influence of media and perceived reality in a way that's chillingly more poignant in the decades since it debuted.

In addition to these public Arcane Advent releases, there's a whole new batch of Lovecraftian cinema Cthommentary episodes coming exclusively to Patreon and Supporting Cast. Join us at cthulhumystery.com/support

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Cthulhu Cthommentary: Bride of Re-Animator (1990) Dec 22, 2023

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The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program’s Cthulhu Cthommentary Arcane Advent is here to horrify your holiday season with Lovecraftian cinema discussions every Friday in December.

Herbert and Dan are back! And so are Mystery Program's Showrunner Cat Blackard, Keeper Luke Stram, Omniverse's Doug Banks, and introducing Mystery Program illustrator and future star: Jarrod Pope. Can this sequel to the immortal classic, Re-Animator, do justice to the original's phosphorescent legacy of campy comedy horror? Can Herbert and Dan's love be patched up with a patchwork woman? What's the connection between this film and the cult classic, Society? Dig up these horrors and more in this installment of Cthulhu Cthommentary!

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Cthulhu Cthommentary: Re-Animator (1985) Dec 15, 2023

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The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program’s Cthulhu Cthommentary Arcane Advent is here to horrify your holiday season with Lovecraftian cinema discussions every Friday in December.

Showrunner Cat Blackard, Keeper Luke Stram, and special guest Doug Banks have gathered together to watch the most-beloved Lovecraft adaption of all-time and a high water mark in camp horror comedy, Stuart Gordon's Re-Animator - specifically the "Integral Cut", extending the film with 15 minutes of essential and unrated content. They discuss the film's origins, Herbert and Dan's beautiful relationship, and the fascinating story additions to this expanded edition.

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Cthulhu Cthommentary: From Beyond (1986) Dec 08, 2023

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The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program’s Cthulhu Cthommentary Arcane Advent is here to horrify your holiday season with Lovecraftian cinema discussions every Friday in December.

Join Showrunner Cat Blackard and Keeper Luke Stram as they have their pineal glands expanded by the horny resonance of the 1986 Lovecraft adaptation: From Beyond. The cast and crew behind the beloved classic, Re-Animator, return to the screen to expand one of H.P.'s short stories with a healthy dose of body horror and BDSM. What skills would these investigators dump their stats in? Is there a compelling trans identity narrative hidden in these ever-changing character arcs? There's only one way to find out! Flip the switch and be bathed in our violet light.

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Cthulhu Cthommentary: The Color Out of Space (2019) Dec 01, 2023

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Welcome to The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program’s Cthulhu Cthommentary Arcane Advent - here to paint your merry and bright holiday season with ghastly screams and indescribable colors.

Every Friday this December we're unleashing Cthulhu Cthommentary episodes discussing Lovecraftian cinema with Showrunner Cat Blackard, Keeper Luke Stram, and the occasional guest. In this first filmic installment, we're exploring 2019's Nicholas Cage-starring adaptation of The Color Out of Space. A short story is expanded to a surprisingly deep character study of a family driven mad!

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From the Creators of Mystery Program: "MOTHER," She Wrote! Nov 29, 2023

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Tune in to an interview broadcast with Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program showrunner, Cat Blackard, where she shares details on a fast-approaching Mystery Program event and an episode of her latest project: "MOTHER," She Wrote - a mind-bending, tear-jerking journey where psychic children brave alien invasion, magical lands, corrupt politicians, and homesickness. It's a sci-fi adventure, with plenty of Lovecraftian influences under the hood. Subscribe via your favorite podcast player and discover more at mothershewrote.earth

But that's far from all... This December we're unleashing an Arcane Advent of Cthulhu Cthommentary episodes discussing Lovecraftian Cinema such as Re-Animator, In the Mouth of Madness and more. Five weeks of frightful film conversations with The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program's Cat Blackard, Keeper Luke Stram, and the occasional guest - released publicly for the first time AND a whole new batch of Cthommentary episodes coming to Patreon and Supporting Cast. Learn more in this special bulletin, and join us at cthulhumystery.com/support

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