Defiant Lens Studios

Descent into Madness TTRPG

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Descent into Madness is a narrative-driven horror TTRPG actual play series. Blending immersive storytelling, rich sound design, and a creeping sense of dread, *Descent into Madness* invites you to slip beyond the veil and lose yourself in a world where every answer leads to deeper darkness.

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Defiant Lens Studios

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Latest episode

Oct 31, 2026

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Episodes

Descent into Madness Halloween Livestream! 31.10.2026

Support us on Ko-fi to help support the show! 👉 https://ko-fi.com/defiantlensproductions ITS TIME FOR SPOOKY TIMES! We are so excited to be playing some Call of Cthulhu on Halloween! Join us and our special guest as they take on THE DARE! So get your cultist robes ready and some delicious candy and get ready for a horrifically good time! Follow us on all socials: https://linktr.ee/descentttrpg Pl...

Halloween Special! | Dread by Daylight Ep. 3 | An Actual Play Series 30.10.2026

Support us on Ko-fi to help support the show! 👉 https://ko-fi.com/defiantlensproductions THIS IS IT!!! The finale of Dread by Daylight is NOW! Things have gotten so creepy in this cabin but don't worry if there is anyone who can solve this problem is a tech bro and two energy tycoons!! Right??Cast: Ezra Presley- Rainn MowrisChristabelle DeLawrence- Elizabeth PhillipsChaz Wellington- Jason Spe...

Halloween Special! | Dread by Daylight Ep. 2 | An Actual Play Series 20.10.2026

Support us on Ko-fi to help support the show! 👉 https://ko-fi.com/defiantlensproductions Something weird is happening at this cabin. People are vanishing and now it seems like the power has gone out! Im sure they will be fine...Cast: Ezra Presley- Rainn MowrisChristabelle DeLawrence- Elizabeth PhillipsChaz Wellington- Jason SpectorCrew: Director- Tom von DohlenDP & Sound- Dakota SmithCheck ou...

Halloween Special! | Dread by Daylight Ep. 1 | An Actual Play Series 16.10.2026

Support us on Ko-fi to help support the show! 👉 https://ko-fi.com/defiantlensproductions Welcome to Dread the RPG! Three of the largest energy company heads are invited to a cabin to help settle a dispute of how a valley will be split up for their own company reasons. But something is not right with this cabin....Cast: Ezra Presley- Rainn MowrisChristabelle DeLawrence- Elizabeth PhillipsChaz Well...

After the Descent- WTH Happened at Thin Jack's? 12.10.2026

Support us on Ko-fi to help support the show! 👉 https://ko-fi.com/defiantlensproductions WTH did happen? Join our players out of character as they ask their burning questions about the scenario and talk about their experiences playing a horror ttrpg for the first time! Enjoy Campers! Cast: Summer Culwater- Layla OdumLance “Lenny” O’Donald- Tyson FennellSarah Dowerty- Willow ShelleyCrew: DP- Tom v...

Halloween Special! | WTH Happened at Thin Jack's?! EP. 3 | A Call of Cthulhu Actual Play 09.10.2026

Support us on Ko-fi to help support the show! 👉 https://ko-fi.com/defiantlensproductions This is it...they have found what they needed and are preparing to head into the mouth of the beast. Good luck campers your going to need it. Cast: Summer Culwater- Layla OdumLance “Lenny” O’Donald- Tyson FennellSarah Dowerty- Willow ShelleyCrew: DP- Tom von DohlenDirector- Dakota SmithSound- Rainn MowrisChec...

Halloween Special! | WTH Happened at Thin Jack's?! EP. 2 | A Call of Cthulhu Actual Play 06.10.2026

Support us on Ko-fi to help support the show! 👉 https://ko-fi.com/defiantlensproductions OH NO! A child has been taken by some unknown monster. Lenny chases after it and uncovers a deep family secret... What is going on at this camp? Cast: Summer Culwater- Layla OdumLance “Lenny” O’Donald- Tyson FennellSarah Dowerty- Willow ShelleyCrew: DP- Tom von DohlenDirector- Dakota SmithSound- Rainn MowrisC...

Halloween Special! | WTH Happened at Thin Jack's?! EP. 1 | A Call of Cthulhu Actual Play 02.10.2026

Support us on Ko-fi to help support the show! 👉 https://ko-fi.com/defiantlensproductions HAPPY SPOOKY MONTH OUR DEAR CULTIST! We kick off the Halloween season with the premiere episode of Thin Jack’s! Set at Thin Jack’s Summer Camp near Arkham, Massachusetts, in the mid-1970s, three camp counselors—Summer Culwater, Lance “Lenny” O’Donald, and Sarah Dowerty—find themselves swept up in a terrifying...

Descent into Madness | The Universe's Best Game Show | After the Descent 30.09.2026

Hello Contestants! We are so glad you made it to After the Descent. Just like previous episodes players have a chance to chat and ask questions about what just happened from our keeper of arcane lore Dakota. If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to like, subscribe, and hit the notification bell to be alerted when Descent into Madness drops a new video! Crowdfunding Link for Unnatural World:FOLLOW...

Descent into Madness | The Universe's Best Game Show (Episode 3) | Call of Cthulhu Actual Play 25.09.2026

The stakes have never been higher for the Laramy family! After witnessing the elimination of the Johnson family, they find themselves in the final trivia portion of the competition—but this time, it's every person for themselves. From navigating a bizarre, glitching Jeopardy-style set with Roy to dealing with sanity-draining alien trivia, the family must use all their wits to survive the unive...

Descent into Madness | The Universe's Best Game Show (Episode 2) | Call of Cthulhu Actual Play 18.09.2026

The stakes are higher than ever on the universe's best game show, Descent into Madness! Host Roy plunges the Laramy family into a ruthless test of "Willpower". Strapped into chairs with melting acid slime rising around them, Tommy, Janice, and Deb must answer personal questions about each other. A series of fumbles leaves Tommy with severe burns, but the nightmare doesn't end the...

Descent into Madness | The Universe's Best Game Show (Episode 1) | Call of Cthulhu Actual Play 11.09.2026

Welcome to a very special edition of Descent into Madness! In this episode, we are diving into our first-ever homebrewed session, co-written by your Keeper and the incredibly talented Mike Metzger. The year is 1991. The temptation of high-grossing American game shows is at an all-time high, but for the Laramy family, an unexpected phone call turns their quiet evening into a living nightmare. After...

Call of Cthulhu: After the Descent – The Darkness Beneath the Hill Post-Game Q&A 07.09.2026

Welcome to "After the Descent," the official post-game discussion for our Call of Cthulhu campaign, "The Darkness Beneath the Hill". Join our Keeper and the cast as they break down the terrifying narrative choices, hidden character backstories, and the mechanics behind navigating a serpent wizard's labyrinth. In this episode, the players ask burning questions about alternat...

Call of Cthulhu | Descent into Madness | The Darkness Beneath the Hill THE FINALE! 28.08.2026

They just keep going deeper. What is this place? The three investigators dive deeper into the earth realizing that they are not alone down here and the only way out will cost them everything...THE DARKNESS BENEATH THE HILL is Descent into Madness' Call of Cthulhu actual play series — cinematic investigative horror where every roll matters and every decision has a cost. In Episode 3, will they...

Josh Winscott Led Them Into a Grave | The Darkness Beneath the Hill Ep. 2 15.08.2026

They're not lost. They're buried. Episode 1 ended with a tunnel that shouldn't exist. Episode 2 ends with the question of whether they'll come back out of it. The investigators are deeper now — literally. Every foot down is a foot further from daylight, from anyone who'd hear them scream. And the deeper they go, the less this feels like an old mining shaft and more like somethi...

Something Stirs Below | Call of Cthulhu Actual Play | The Darkness Beneath the Hill Ep. 1 24.07.2026

The house was ready to sell. Then he found the tunnel. A routine basement inspection. A wall that shouldn't exist. And a passage descending into earth that no blueprint has ever recorded. Episode 1 begins. THE DARKNESS BENEATH THE HILL is a new Call of Cthulhu actual play series from Descent into Madness — cinematic investigative horror where every roll matters and every decision has a cost. T...

After the Descent! | Hell in Texas | A Call of Cthulhu Playthrough Series 23.06.2026

They survived the lloigor. But survival comes with questions — the kind that burn in your chest when the dice stop rolling and the Keeper closes his notebook. Welcome to AFTER THE DESCENT, an out-of-character after show where the cast steps back from the table to ask everything they couldn't ask in-game. What was the Keeper hiding behind the screen? Which dice rolls nearly ended them? What sec...

H*ll in T*xas | Ep. 3 — Every Answer Leads to a Worse Question 25.05.2026

The house wants to burn. Bradley warned them. Now the investigators have to decide — do they walk away, or do they dig deeper into something that was never meant to be found? Every answer they uncover leads to a worse question. The ground itself seems to push back. And the longer they stay, the more the town closes in around them. Welcome to H*ll in T*xas — a modern-day Call of Cthulhu actual play...

Something Evil is Buried in Leeland | Hell in Texas Ep. 2 | Call of Cthulhu 08.05.2026

Bradley said Satan wants the house to burn. Now they have to figure out if he's right. Hell in Texas continues — and the rot in Leeland goes deeper than anyone expected. ABOUT THIS CAMPAIGNHell in Texas is a modern Call of Cthulhu scenario written by Scott Dorward, featured in The Things We Leave Behind — a critically acclaimed anthology of contemporary Lovecraftian horror built for the 7th ed...

HELL IN TEXAS: The Horror Begins | Call of Cthulhu Actual Play Ep. 1 24.04.2026

Something unholy has taken root in a small Texas town — and three strangers are about to find out just how deep the rot goes. Welcome to Hell in Texas, a modern-day call of cthulhu actual play experience where faith, desperation, and cosmic horror collide. This is Episode 1. The investigation begins. The darkness hasn't shown its face yet — but you can already feel it watching.🩸 ABOUT THIS CA...

Descent into Madness Plays: Too Close to Home Ep. 3 | A Call of Cthulhu Actual Play 10.04.2026

They made it to the other side. After everything — the paranoia, the fractured reality, the moments that shattered their sanity piece by piece — Katy, Danny, and Mandy stand on the threshold of something no living person was ever meant to reach. The wish is within reach. The nightmare might finally end. But in Call of Cthulhu, nothing comes without a cost. This is the finale of Too Close to Home —...

Descent into Madness Plays: Too Close to Home Ep. 2 | A Call of Cthulhu Actual Play 27.03.2026

Episode 2 of Too Close to Home is here—and things are getting personal. What began as a strange, unsettling situation is now spiraling into something far more invasive. The investigators are no longer just observers—they’re part of the horror. As paranoia sets in and reality begins to fracture, the line between safety and danger disappears entirely. If you love slow-burn psychological horror, cree...

Too Close to Home | Call of Cthulhu Actual Play Episode 1 13.03.2026

When the horror isn’t in ancient tomes or distant ruins, but sitting quietly in your living room… 🕯️🏚️Our investigators find themselves drawn into “Too Close to Home”, a modern Call of Cthulhu scenario written by Benjamin Schäfer and published via  @ChaosiumInc  Miskatonic Repository. What begins as a seemingly mundane situation slowly unravels into something far more personal, invasive, and deepl...

Descent into Madness Plays: The Edge of Darkness Ep. 3 27.02.2026

The ritual must be completed. The darkness must be faced. And not everyone is walking away with their sanity intact. In this explosive finale of Edge of Darkness, our investigators confront the true horrors lurking beneath the surface in a cinematic Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition actual play. Secrets are revealed, sanity shatters, and the Keeper of Arcane Lore pulls back the curtain on cosmic terror...

Edge of Darkness Ep. 2: The Lurker in the Attic 13.02.2026

The investigation moves to the farmhouse, but we are not alone. 🏚️🕯️Watch Episode 1 here: https://youtu.be/Vb9nqFntTa0In Episode 2 of our Edge of Darkness campaign, the investigators arrive at the isolated property in Ross's Corners. Armed only with a mysterious box and a dying man's journal, they must prepare the house for a ritual that could cost them their lives. But as night falls, the...

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