The Black Birth Part 1: Terror Comes A-Knocking

What dark deeds unfold on the streets of Arkham? And which unwitting souls - innocent or impure - will succumb to the maddening call... OF CTHULHU? As The Call of Cthulhu Mystery Program emerges... screaming and swaddled in a blanket of horror - Steel your hearts for a macabre and delightfully sordid affair called… "The Black Birth". Meet Sam; a cagey ex-Federal Agent, Deloras; the obsessive book dealer, Hank Jr.; a noble farmboy, Cyril; the smooth-talking jazz man, and Father Grandfather; a mad bible salesman. These five housemates of dubious moral fiber must band together to solve a murder most foul and risk their very sanity as their trail leads them into a realm of nightmares. Content Warning: Violent misogyny, gore Transcripts and more info available at: CthulhuMystery.com Support our sponsors at: https://fableandfolly.com/partners/ Written & Performed by: Luke Stram – The Keeper Doug Banks | Cat Blackard | Brandon Gerson | Kay | Ruel Knudson Sound Design: Colin Peterson Editing: Colin Peterson & Cat Blackard Story Editing: Cat Blackard Cast (In Order of Appearance): Cat Blackard as The Narrator/ The Announcer Cat Blackard as Cyril Bridgewater Ruel Knudson as Sam Spade Brandon Gerson as Father Grandfather Doug Banks as Hank O’Brien Jr. Kay as Deloras Delaney Musical Spotlight: "Abernathy" by Chamber Band Original Score: Ryan McQuinn and Mike McQuinn ​Series I Album Art by Tony Baldini Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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What dark deeds unfold on the streets of Arkham? And which unwitting souls will succumb to the maddening call... OF CTHULHU? Cosmic horror and black comedy meld in this award-winning audio drama that explores Lovecraftian lore in queer and uncanny ways. Meet unlikely heroes from all walks of life who'll risk their sanity to keep the world spinning as they face down eldritch nightmares, unholy rituals, kindly creatures, and monstrous humans. Each season is a standalone tale where our cast lives the terror, uncovering the edge-of-your-seat mysteries, in this unholy fusion of live tabletop roleplaying and cinematic audio fiction.