
Horror roleplaying writers discuss their favorite RPGs, with a focus on Vampire the Masquerade, Chronicles of Darkness, and Warhammer, and introduce real world spookiness with the Secret Frequency.
Episodes

Jan 9, 2026
Jan 9, 2026
45 min
Crystal is joined by special guests Sarah Kennedy, Jason Peercy, Meg Jaffe, and Sean Jaffe as we talk through why horror music is so evocative. We get into some music theory behind it, examples of horror music and composers to follow, and try to make sure the audience understands what we are saying.

Jan 2, 2026
Jan 2, 2026
47 min
Crystal and Chigg are joined by special guests BW Holland and Noxwieller Burf (Westley) to talk about the historic horror genre. We discuss Victorian-era vampires, Cthulhu, and many other historical settings and inspirations. As always, our panels with BW and Nox are always intriguing and engaging.

Dec 26, 2025
Dec 26, 2025
57 min
Crystal and Chigg host a live panel at the illustrious GenCon! We talk about cyber horror and what that looks like with different subgenres. Our audience asked many outstanding questions about the genre, including what we thought it would look like and how we would approach it from a writing and GM standpoint.

Dec 19, 2025
Dec 19, 2025
54 min
Crystal moderates a world-building in Horror panel at Gamehole Con 2024. Special guests include Jess Geyer, Rick Heinz, Jason Keech, and Matthew Orr, all writers in the area of horror. We talk about safety tools, how horror affects our storytelling, and how to approach horror with different types of players.

Dec 12, 2025
Dec 12, 2025
57 min
Chigg, Mike, and Crystal are joined by guest panelists B.W. Holland, Rick Heinz, and Westley (Noxwieler) Berf to talk about the gothic horror genre and why we all love it. We also celebrate B.W. Holland's ENnie win the night before. We discuss different aspects of the genre, games we love that fit into it, and what we do to help enhance gameplay within the genre.

Dec 5, 2025
Dec 5, 2025
1 hr 22 min
Mike, Crystal, and Chigg discuss Nostalgic Horror at our live panel at GenCon. We discuss how nostalgia is used within the horror genre and how effective it is at pulling audiences into the story. We also talk about different RPGs that use nostalgia as a vessel for storytelling and world-building.

Oct 23, 2025
Oct 23, 2025
1 hr 32 min

Chris is joined by Hamilton
In this episode, they discuss;
Warmachine, 40k, Old World, Age of Sigmar, Trench Crusade, Gundam, Necromunda and more.
Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay

Oct 17, 2025
Oct 17, 2025
1 hr 17 min
Chris, Crystal, and Mike are joined by Chris Caesar, one of the great minds behind Doomsong! Join the crew as we explore this sophisticated roleplaying game of magic, heresy, and doom. Chris also discusses the upcoming Doomsong: Thou Shalt Not Suffer The Wycce kickstarter, where players can travel the land of Painyme as witchfinders in a dying world. Check it out.
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Sep 8, 2025
Sep 8, 2025
2 hr 16 min

Chris is joined by Tim Linward
In this episode, they discuss;
Warmachine, 40k, Old World, Gundam, Necromunda.
Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay

Jul 5, 2025
Jul 5, 2025
1 hr 38 min

Chris is joined by Marc
In this episode, they discuss;
Horus Heresy, Old World, and Warmachine.
Music by Muzaproduction from Pixabay



