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The Apocalypse Players

The Apocalypse Players

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 A Call of Cthulhu actual play podcast. Dice-driven cosmic horrors supplied by Dominic Allen, Joseph Chance, Danann McAleer and guests. --- 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 to eager to welcome you into the fold. New sacrifices oops we mean players are always welcome. Join here: discord.com/invite/kRQ62t6SjHCopyright 2021 All rights reserved. Art Entertainment & Performing Arts
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  • As The Waters Cover The Sea 13: Burning Bright

    As The Waters Cover The Sea 13: Burning Bright
    Feb 23 2026
    In which matters progress further in the SOUTH facing garden; that which is dead evidently does not lie down; Redmark gets The Fear; Tatler circumnavigates, while Davenant, Philips, Arundel and Blake form quite the quartet of enquiry around a tether and a mass of most unusual provenance… A modern Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Joseph Chance Cast: Josephine Arundel & Felicity Blake – Belinda Cornish Chris Caldwell & Jonathan Tatler – Dan Wheeler Max Davenant & Tam Philips – Danann McAleer Charlie Westenra & Luther Eliot Redmark – Dominic Allen Keeper of Arcane Lore ­– Joseph Chance CW: This podcast contains mature themes, strong language and cosmic horror. This episode contains the repeated sound of sexual intimacy as well as abstract description of the points of a compass. As ever, human discretion is advised. Music includes: Waves from The Past - Anna Dager & Hannah Ekstrom https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/Kw21NkSu4j/ Celestial Spheres - Ave Air https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/5346c11d-81ac-458e-9d63-f53b8fa91321/ Who We Once Were - Gavin Luke https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/c9e485f8-2969-4b8e-9c75-829fe9ad9079/ Through The Alleyways - Jon Bjork https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/64978412-f992-3301-bdc8-8747a039ffd3/ Hiding in The Shadows - Ludvig Moulin https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/c4f88f81-2c2b-4d98-b64d-f9126470c734/ Tiny Scandals - Creative Cut - Heron Vale https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/tiny-scandals-creative-cut-orchestra/138177 Up To No Good - Alt Version - Score Maestro https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/up-to-no-good-alternative-version/137611 The Ninja Path - Jono Heres https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/album/blue-desert/10972 Hotel Lalo - Harry Edvino https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/a6d57ec3-cb02-405d-af2a-14931d1555aa/ Gravity of Fragile - DEX 1200 https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/6165500f-3d46-4509-b16d-d308229ee352/ Light Footed - Bonnie Grace https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/48833251-ac55-3e3d-9562-e632dde5b5fd/ Mysterious Antics - Dream Cave https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/e8a513fe-c597-39eb-a101-bc8898b50444/ Imber - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/19d624eb-2516-43ea-8c3a-52e92cdb68c4/ Scandinavian Folk 2 https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/bede20b4-36e0-3965-9fab-3d220dfc0444/ Landscapes - Helmut Schenker https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/f6e96196-103b-4260-b2bc-ec423116c6f9/ Sworn by Blood - Dream Cave https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/75628ecd-c5f2-387f-b01e-839e8b434bc6/ In Santa Ana - First Timer https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/8b74f82a-e721-4f93-b358-d214e6c00086/ Do You Really Wanna Be In Love? - Frigga https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/b94f0ef1-9a8b-311c-b358-537b560c433b/ Missing Memories - Christopher Moe Ditlevsen https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/M5e5wT9Ci7/ Tavore - Anders Schill Paulsen, Anna Dager & Hannah Ekstrom https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/3jAWMYFdtD/ Crucial Calculations - Gavin Luke https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/wJWNbpM3bh/ Sounded Blue Saga https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/Ua4aSty4ml/ Murmur Forest - Rand Aldo https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/7amZAibTX0/ Where the Flowers Grow - Dez Moran https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/EcUT8PAe8b/ The Adjunct Anders Schill Paulsen, Hanna Ekström, Anna Dager Celestial Spheres - Ave Air https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/3ed2z62JCV/ Out of the Window - Farrell Wooten https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/uZpb17J0rN/ Redemption - Sunriver https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/redemption/93323 Bitter Bitter - Dylan Thomas https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/dylan-thomas-bitter-bitter/49435 Bound To Fall Apart - Jon Bjork https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/ecb4e639-62bc-3f2c-b48f-53c23b5b8cf0/ Savage Shadows - Semi https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/savage-shadows/134832 Those Moments - Hampus Naeselius https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/HmZtb2i0sL/ 3000 Years Old - Farrell Wooten https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/7a29bef0-58f0-303b-af94-575197610de9/ Enter The Realm of Shadows - Christopher Moe Ditlevsen https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/003fff05-76b0-44f2-bd5e-2d2b98e2b062/ Ebbas Not Right - Peter Crosby https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/4052c08d-d4c6-4974-b888-6aeaa505c4af/ Vapors - Ethan Sloan https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/yg5J0DyMEz/ Tension Mansion - Kikoru https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/eZkXkCpIjF/ The Prophet - Alec Slayne https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/JK03rRZisV/ Shouldn't Have Met You https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/shouldnt-have-met-you/73261 V1rgo - Ambre Jaune https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/0Pq5JDXcmj/ Hysteria - Anna Dager & Hannah Ekstrom https://www.epidemicsound.com/...
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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • As The Waters Cover The Sea 12: The Unbearable Langoustine of Being

    As The Waters Cover The Sea 12: The Unbearable Langoustine of Being
    Feb 16 2026
    In which the Alfoxton quartet reunites, dares a montage, investigates corners and invokes a legend of Irem - confronting the Crayfish and triggering Quantock recognition along the way… A modern Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Joseph Chance Cast: Josephine Arundel & Felicity Blake – Belinda Cornish Chris Caldwell & Jonathan Tatler – Dan Wheeler Max Davenant & Tam Philips – Danann McAleer Charlie Westenra & Luther Eliot Redmark – Dominic Allen Keeper of Arcane Lore ­– Joseph Chance CW: This podcast contains mature themes, strong language and cosmic horror. This episode contains the repeated sound of sexual intimacy as well as both East Anglian (Cambridge) and West Country (Exeter) pronunciation of the name of Eibon. Briefly, the baby cries again. As ever, human discretion is advised. 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 are: Dominic Allen @DomJAllen Joseph Chance @josephchancemj.bsky.social Danann McAleer @DanannMcAleer Dan Wheeler @DanWheelerUK Music includes: Waves from The Past - Anna Dager & Hannah Ekstrom https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/Kw21NkSu4j/ Celestial Spheres - Ave Air https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/5346c11d-81ac-458e-9d63-f53b8fa91321/ Who We Once Were - Gavin Luke https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/c9e485f8-2969-4b8e-9c75-829fe9ad9079/ Through The Alleyways - Jon Bjork https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/64978412-f992-3301-bdc8-8747a039ffd3/ Hiding in The Shadows - Ludvig Moulin https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/c4f88f81-2c2b-4d98-b64d-f9126470c734/ Tiny Scandals - Creative Cut - Heron Vale https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/tiny-scandals-creative-cut-orchestra/138177 Up To No Good - Alt Version - Score Maestro https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/up-to-no-good-alternative-version/137611 The Ninja Path - Jono Heres https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/album/blue-desert/10972 Hotel Lalo - Harry Edvino https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/a6d57ec3-cb02-405d-af2a-14931d1555aa/ Gravity of Fragile - DEX 1200 https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/6165500f-3d46-4509-b16d-d308229ee352/ Light Footed - Bonnie Grace https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/48833251-ac55-3e3d-9562-e632dde5b5fd/ Mysterious Antics - Dream Cave https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/e8a513fe-c597-39eb-a101-bc8898b50444/ Imber - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/19d624eb-2516-43ea-8c3a-52e92cdb68c4/ Scandinavian Folk 2 https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/bede20b4-36e0-3965-9fab-3d220dfc0444/ Landscapes - Helmut Schenker https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/f6e96196-103b-4260-b2bc-ec423116c6f9/ Sworn by Blood - Dream Cave https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/75628ecd-c5f2-387f-b01e-839e8b434bc6/ In Santa Ana - First Timer https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/8b74f82a-e721-4f93-b358-d214e6c00086/ Do You Really Wanna Be In Love? - Frigga https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/b94f0ef1-9a8b-311c-b358-537b560c433b/ Missing Memories - Christopher Moe Ditlevsen https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/M5e5wT9Ci7/ Tavore - Anders Schill Paulsen, Anna Dager & Hannah Ekstrom https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/3jAWMYFdtD/ Crucial Calculations - Gavin Luke https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/wJWNbpM3bh/ Sounded Blue Saga https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/Ua4aSty4ml/ Murmur Forest - Rand Aldo https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/7amZAibTX0/ Where the Flowers Grow - Dez Moran https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/EcUT8PAe8b/ The Adjunct Anders Schill Paulsen, Hanna Ekström, Anna Dager Celestial Spheres - Ave Air https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/3ed2z62JCV/ Out of the Window - Farrell Wooten https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/uZpb17J0rN/ Redemption - Sunriver https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/redemption/93323 Bitter Bitter - Dylan Thomas https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/dylan-thomas-bitter-bitter/49435 Bound To Fall Apart - Jon Bjork https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/ecb4e639-62bc-3f2c-b48f-53c23b5b8cf0/ Savage Shadows - Semi...
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    1 hr and 32 mins
  • As The Waters Cover The Sea 11: The Boar Identity

    As The Waters Cover The Sea 11: The Boar Identity
    Feb 10 2026
    In which Tatler satisfies his cricketing needs, by way of kit and stroke; Blake attempts to secure her personal safety, at some rhinological cost; Philips finds himself weak at the knees, whilst unpleasantly aloft, and Redmark exits in order to return, only to get up close and personal with what Eskdale has become… A modern Call of Cthulhu Scenario by Joseph Chance Cast: Josephine Arundel & Felicity Blake – Belinda Cornish Chris Caldwell & Jonathan Tatler – Dan Wheeler Max Davenant & Tam Philips – Danann McAleer Charlie Westenra & Luther Eliot Redmark – Dominic Allen Keeper of Arcane Lore ­– Joseph Chance CW: This podcast contains mature themes, strong language and cosmic horror. This episode contains the repeated sound of vomiting as well as a significant amount of meta chat. Michael is very briefly mentioned. As ever, human discretion is advised. Music includes: Waves from The Past - Anna Dager & Hannah Ekstrom https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/Kw21NkSu4j/ Celestial Spheres - Ave Air https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/5346c11d-81ac-458e-9d63-f53b8fa91321/ Who We Once Were - Gavin Luke https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/c9e485f8-2969-4b8e-9c75-829fe9ad9079/ Through The Alleyways - Jon Bjork https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/64978412-f992-3301-bdc8-8747a039ffd3/ Hiding in The Shadows - Ludvig Moulin https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/c4f88f81-2c2b-4d98-b64d-f9126470c734/ Tiny Scandals - Creative Cut - Heron Vale https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/tiny-scandals-creative-cut-orchestra/138177 Up To No Good - Alt Version - Score Maestro https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/up-to-no-good-alternative-version/137611 The Ninja Path - Jono Heres https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/album/blue-desert/10972 Hotel Lalo - Harry Edvino https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/a6d57ec3-cb02-405d-af2a-14931d1555aa/ Gravity of Fragile - DEX 1200 https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/6165500f-3d46-4509-b16d-d308229ee352/ Light Footed - Bonnie Grace https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/48833251-ac55-3e3d-9562-e632dde5b5fd/ Mysterious Antics - Dream Cave https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/e8a513fe-c597-39eb-a101-bc8898b50444/ Imber - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/19d624eb-2516-43ea-8c3a-52e92cdb68c4/ Scandinavian Folk 2 https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/bede20b4-36e0-3965-9fab-3d220dfc0444/ Landscapes - Helmut Schenker https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/f6e96196-103b-4260-b2bc-ec423116c6f9/ Sworn by Blood - Dream Cave https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/75628ecd-c5f2-387f-b01e-839e8b434bc6/ In Santa Ana - First Timer https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/8b74f82a-e721-4f93-b358-d214e6c00086/ Do You Really Wanna Be In Love? - Frigga https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/b94f0ef1-9a8b-311c-b358-537b560c433b/ Missing Memories - Christopher Moe Ditlevsen https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/M5e5wT9Ci7/ Tavore - Anders Schill Paulsen, Anna Dager & Hannah Ekstrom https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/3jAWMYFdtD/ Crucial Calculations - Gavin Luke https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/wJWNbpM3bh/ Sounded Blue Saga https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/Ua4aSty4ml/ Murmur Forest - Rand Aldo https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/7amZAibTX0/ Where the Flowers Grow - Dez Moran https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/EcUT8PAe8b/ The Adjunct Anders Schill Paulsen, Hanna Ekström, Anna Dager Celestial Spheres - Ave Air https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/3ed2z62JCV/ Out of the Window - Farrell Wooten https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/uZpb17J0rN/ Redemption - Sunriver https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/redemption/93323 Bitter Bitter - Dylan Thomas https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/dylan-thomas-bitter-bitter/49435 Bound To Fall Apart - Jon Bjork https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/ecb4e639-62bc-3f2c-b48f-53c23b5b8cf0/ Savage Shadows - Semi https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/savage-shadows/134832 Those Moments - Hampus Naeselius https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/HmZtb2i0sL/ 3000 Years Old - Farrell Wooten https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/7a29bef0-58f0-303b-af94-575197610de9/ Enter The Realm of Shadows - Christopher Moe Ditlevsen https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/003fff05-76b0-44f2-bd5e-2d2b98e2b062/ Ebbas Not Right - Peter Crosby https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/tracks/4052c08d-d4c6-4974-b888-6aeaa505c4af/ Vapors - Ethan Sloan https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/yg5J0DyMEz/ Tension Mansion - Kikoru https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/eZkXkCpIjF/ The Prophet - Alec Slayne https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/JK03rRZisV/ Shouldn't Have Met You https://artlist.io/royalty-free-music/song/shouldnt-have-met-you/73261 V1rgo - Ambre Jaune https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/0Pq5JDXcmj/ Hysteria - Anna Dager &...
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    1 hr and 39 mins
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Dom is a big daddy, his ensemble are great too. Hope this doesn't cause an Oedipus complex.

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