Call of Cthulhu: Masks of Nyarlathotep

This series presents a unique perspective on role-playing sessions—told not from within the game, but from those observing it after the fact. Each episode explores a recorded session analysed by two independent observers who were not present during play. With no influence over the outcome, they dissect player decisions, challenge assumptions, and explore how seemingly small choices may have shaped the narrative in unexpected ways. What begins as a structured analysis quickly becomes something more. Patterns emerge. Motives are questioned. Outcomes feel… less random.

Call of Cthulhu: Masks of Nyarlathotep is a leisure podcast hosted by It's Still Recording..., with 21 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

It's Still Recording... hosts Call of Cthulhu: Masks of Nyarlathotep, a leisure show with 21 episodes published.

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  Episode #20

  S1E20 Death and the Global Ledger

  Aug 18, 202632 minS1

  The blood-soaked woods of Essex become the stage for a brutal turning point in our investigators' desperate war. As a violent confrontation with a fanatical cult spirals out of control, terrifying interdimensional entities are summoned to the battlefield—only to prove that in the grand cosmic order, humans are nothing more than protein. Stripped of their arcane mystique and facing a universe defined by cold indifference, the cultists quickly discover that all the dark magic in the world is no match for the mundane, devastating brutality of a shotgun. But the visceral slaughter is only the beginning of a much larger nightmare. In the chilling aftermath, our investigators uncover a meticulous logistical ledger that shatters their understanding of the threat. Transitioning from a chaotic local skirmish to an asymmetric global war, the team realizes they aren't just fighting a fringe group of zealots; they are up against a sophisticated, multinational corporation coldly orchestrating the end of the world. Tune in to witness the horrifying moment the true scale of the apocalypse is finally revealed.

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  Episode #19

  S1E19 Shantak Attack

  Aug 11, 202625 minS1

  What begins as a calculated tactical infiltration rapidly dissolves into a waking cosmic nightmare. When cult leader Edward Gavagan literally tears a hole in the fabric of reality, our investigators are forced to confront Shantaks—massive, interdimensional predators whose brutal feeding habits immediately shatter any lingering hopes of a mere shared hallucination. As the freezing Essex woods transform into a visceral, close-quarters meat grinder, seasoned veterans watch their military discipline and Newtonian physics completely crumble. With firearms proving utterly useless against arcane shields and elemental lightning, the team must rely on primal survival instincts and trauma-induced gallows humor to endure. Will human capability be enough to survive this unsustainable battle against fanatical zealots and cosmic apex predators, or will the indifferent cruelty of the universe finally claim them? Tune in to find out.

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  Episode #17

  S1E17 A Tactical Nightmare

  Jul 28, 202651 minS1

  Against impossible odds on the freezing Essex coast, our investigators face a terrifying tactical nightmare. Outnumbered by a small army of sixty fanatical cultists, the team is forced to abandon their "scorched earth" strategy in favor of a desperate, surgical strike to rescue potential prisoners. As they leave the cold, moonlit grounds for the suffocating claustrophobia of the manor’s interior, terrestrial logic begins to violently unravel. Following a series of cascading blunders and a brutal close-quarters skirmish, the group is driven deep into the subterranean cellar. There, they are forced to confront the chilling banality of evil as they eavesdrop on the casual, bureaucratic gossip of robed zealots. Trapped beneath the feet of an entire hostile army, can the investigators survive this agonizing, desperate struggle, or will they be buried alive in the dark? Tune in to find out.

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  Episode #16

  Ep16 The Cold Seige of Misr House

  Jul 14, 202624 minS1

  The line between domestic tranquility and cold-blooded violence has never been thinner. In this gripping episode, our investigators experience a disturbing cognitive dissonance, calmly enjoying a mundane breakfast while methodically planning a premeditated assassination and a full-scale paramilitary siege on a fortified manor. As the creeping biological and moral erosion of chronic trauma takes its toll, the team must use clinical detachment and everyday routines as their only armor against both the freezing coastal elements and the encroaching cosmic horror. Bridging the gap between traditional investigative horror and visceral survivalism, the protagonists are forced to accept a dark reality: they are no longer just heroes. To survive the impending assault, they have transformed into hardened operatives, adopting the brutal, calculating efficiency of the very enemies they are hunting. Will their ruthless new tactics be enough to secure victory, or will they sacrifice the last shreds of their humanity in the process? Tune in to find out.

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  Episode #15

  Ep15 The Misr House Stakeout

  Jul 7, 202631 minS1

  In the quiet, unassuming setting of a rural Essex pub, our traumatized investigators are hiding in plain sight. As locals casually play darts and enjoy the comforts of mundane English life, the team secretly pores over a book bound in human flesh. Hiding behind an elaborate "bird watching" cover story and desperately obsessing over trivial expenses, the group is using the banality of everyday life as a fragile psychological anchor to keep their fracturing minds intact. But this social camouflage is only a temporary reprieve. As the investigators shift their focus to a tactical assessment of a historic Tudor manor, they discover its ancient "priest holes" have been repurposed into an impenetrable occult fortress. Caught in the suffocating tension of a liminal space between the safety of civilization and impending doom, the team must prepare for a harrowing amphibious assault. Will they survive the raid against this apocalyptic threat, or will the Essex coast become their watery grave? Tune in to find out.

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