Ep. 13 The Eldridge Game Begins

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 13:00:00 GMT

The team continues their descent into madness aboard the mysterious USS Eldridge—a ship out of time, loaded with secrets, and swarming with danger… as long as you’re not looking at it.

In this actual play Call of Cthulhu TTRPG session, our investigators navigate twisted timelines, eldritch horrors, and moments of absurd comedy as the ship begins to reveal its true nature. Reality warps, voices whisper from the void, and something keeps reaching for Shelby—mentally and physically.

Will they uncover the artifact?
They’re not alone—and whatever’s watching doesn’t like being ignored.

🎲 A mix of cosmic horror, historical weird fiction, and hilarious table talk
🛳️ Set in 1920s Cincinnati, where myth meets mystery
🎧 For fans of Lovecraftian horror, TTRPG podcasts, and chaotic party dynamics

Ep. 12 Ohio River Horror: The Majestic

Wed, 11 Jun 2025 13:00:00 GMT

In this episode of 7 Hills of Cincy, our 1920s investigators board The Majestic, a legendary Cincinnati showboat moored at the Public Landing. But what begins as a routine visit spirals into a mind-bending encounter that warps time, reality, and trust within the group. What secrets lie beneath the river... and in Ashton’s past?

Lovecraftian horror meets historical mystery in this eerie chapter of our Call of Cthulhu actual-play podcast. Follow now and uncover the unknown.

Ep. 11 The In Between

Wed, 04 Jun 2025 13:00:00 GMT

The guys wrap up Cincinnati Music Hall with an odd moment with Joseph brought on by Duke. Shelby falls into the dream world and an interesting phone call. Duke and Ashton visit an iconic, historical theater in Cincinnati, that's almost lost to time.

Ep. 10 Cincinnati Music Hall

Wed, 28 May 2025 13:49:04 GMT

The guys go searching for the first nyarlathotep artifact at Cincinnati's famous Music hall. They stumble upon, not only Carl and Shawn's real Dad, but Ralph Lyford. Not sure what to do, the team comes together in unexpected ways to solve the mystery before them.

This episode contains strong language, references to drugs and alcohol, grotesque imagery, etc. Any actual names or representation of history or used for a fictitious purpose. PLEASE DO NOT GO DESECRATING HISTORICAL SITES OR GRAVES BECAUSE OF THIS PODCAST.

Ep. 9 Kroger's Trust

Wed, 21 May 2025 13:00:00 GMT

The group is forced to earn Kroger's trust through sharing their single, deepest, darkest secret. Shelby's shady past catches up with him, Duke and Joseph have sibling issues, and who knows what is going on with Ashton. Lines are being drawn in the sand.

DISCLAIMER: Any actual places or names used are purely for a fictitious reason. Please, anybody in Cincinnati, do not desecrate memorials or landmarks based off this show. Crude humor, language, tobacco and alcohol, and sexual innuendos are used.

Ep. 8 – Haunted Deals and the Secrets Below

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 13:59:47 GMT

While one investigator’s fate remains uncertain, the others dive deeper into George Remus’s tangled bootlegging operation—and the strange happenings at his drop site in Eden Park. With ghost stories, whispered debts, and otherworldly pressure mounting, each member of the group finds themselves pulled into Remus’s orbit in ways they didn’t expect.

Sent to collect payment from a secretive yellow-robed group, the trail leads the investigators to the tomb of a U.S. President and beneath it, a strange chamber where forgotten figures of Cincinnati’s past still hold power—including one founder with far more knowledge than anyone anticipated.

🎲 A Call of Cthulhu actual play podcast
👻 Real historical legends meet cosmic horror
🧃 Featuring bootleggers, ghosts, and one surprisingly intense grocery magnate

DISCLAIMER: Any actual places used in the telling of this story, were used in a fictional way. Please do not desecrate memorials or tombs.

Content Warnings include Language, Sex, Violence, Blood and Gore, Tobacco and Alcohol use, and other Horror Elements.

Bonus – The Real History Behind Episodes 5–7: Remus, Porkopolis & Chaos

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 16:49:33 GMT

In this bonus episode, we hit pause on the horror (mostly) and dive into the real local history behind Episodes 5–7 of our Call of Cthulhu actual play series. Join us as we ramble through stories about Cincinnati’s bizarre past—from the rise of Porkopolis and the dark legacy of George Remus, to the Cyclones, The Gardens, and other deep cuts from the Queen City’s past.

It’s part history lesson, part comedy chaos—basically what happens when you hand a Lovecraftian RPG group a Cincinnati tourism brochure.

💬 Got corrections? Wild local stories? Want to tell us how wrong we are? Leave a comment and join the conversation!

🎲 TTRPG meets local lore
🏙️ Real history behind our horror
🧠 Chaotic Cincinnati trivia with a side of bootlegging and burlesque

Episode warnings include; language, violence, and sexual themes.

Ep. 7 – Bootleg Spirits and Burlesque Deals

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 13:00:00 GMT

The crew finds themselves rubbing elbows with none other than George Remus—the infamous King of Bootleggers—inside the velvet-draped walls of the Empress Burleske Theater. Secrets spill, alliances shift, and Duke does his best to wrestle some trust out of a man who once beat the system after murdering his wife.

But tension simmers—not just with Remus, but among the investigators themselves. A new arrival, Joseph, seems helpful enough… but something about him doesn’t sit right.

As the group follows Remus’s lead into Eden Park to investigate his disrupted bootleg operation, they discover things are much more than busted bottles and bad luck. Elsewhere, a separate confrontation grows deadly—seduction, blood, and ancient bargains are all on the table.

🎲 Call of Cthulhu actual play with a twist of prohibition pulp and cosmic dread
🕵️‍♂️ Historical horror meets horror comedy
🍸 1920s Cincinnati, cult conspiracies, and unpredictable companions

Content warnings include; nudity, violence, graphic language, tobacco and alcohol use, and horror elements.

Ep. 6 – Ritual Fallout and Strange Alliances

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 13:00:00 GMT

The aftermath of a chaotic ritual leaves more questions than answers as the group finds themselves caught between collapsing cults, cosmic whispers, and questionable side quests.

As one member follows his own path in search of a mysterious artifact, the rest of the investigators begin to realize that stopping one ritual might have opened the door to something far worse. Secrets unravel, motives shift, and a bootlegger’s name enters the mix—along with a growing sense that something ancient is pulling the strings.

🎲 A Call of Cthulhu actual play podcast
🧪 A mix of cosmic horror, historical weirdness, and comedy chaos
🍸 Set in 1920s Cincinnati, where cults clash with criminals and sanity is optional

Episode contains depictions of graphic violence, language, tobacco and alcohol use, and sexual content.

Ep. 5 – Memory Problems and Summoning Circles

Fri, 03 Jan 2025 13:00:00 GMT

In this unpredictable episode of our Call of Cthulhu actual play podcast, Ashton is pulled into a bizarre, over-the-top memory that definitely feels... cinematic. Meanwhile, the rest of the group scrambles to make sense of cryptic elemental children, magical mishaps, and a disturbing occult ritual that hits far too close to home for Duke.

As the crew struggles to stay serious (or in character), they’re forced down a path of arcane riddles, sacrificial altars, and reality-warping flashbacks—all while trying to crack jokes through cosmic dread.

🎲 Actual Play TTRPG meets chaotic comedy
🧠 Fabricated memories, dark rituals, and eldritch improv
📍 Set in a myth-haunted version of 1920s Cincinnati

Content Warnings: Language, Sex, Tobacco/Drug/Alcohol use, grotesque descriptions, crude humor.

Ep. 4 Secrets at Old Main: Occult, Oddities & a Dead Body in the Backseat

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 14:00:00 GMT

After a tense run-in with Zef, the obsessed occultist, the group heads to Cincinnati’s mysterious Old Main Public Library—strange architecture and all. United by fate and matching brand marks, they try to unravel clues while Shelby forgets about the dead body in his car, and Ashton can’t stop flirting. Comedy, horror, and chaos collide in this 1920s Call of Cthulhu adventure. Follow for new episodes weekly!

Content warning - This episode contains Language, Sexual Innuendos, Violence, and other elements of Horror.

*Side B EP. 3 - Fire, Fights & Flashbacks

Fri, 13 Dec 2024 14:00:00 GMT

The crew dives into the wild history of the Cincinnati Fire Department, Newton Tea & Spice, Slam Bang Western Style Wrestling, the Gold Dust Trio, and the city’s gritty wrestling roots.
It’s part nostalgia trip, part lore dump, and all chaos—because even history isn’t safe from our table. Follow for weekly episodes!

Content warning for this episode includes violence, language, and adult themes.

Ep. 3 Suplexes & Suspicions: A Call of Cthulhu Mystery

Fri, 06 Dec 2024 14:00:00 GMT

Back in 1920s Cincinnati, the investigators regroup—just in time for Duke to wrestle living legend Toots Mondt. Shelby plays it fast and loose with the law, and Zef gets a mysterious visitor at his occult shop… a perfect plot hook he promptly ignores.
Madness, mayhem, and muscles collide in this comedy-horror actual-play of Call of Cthulhu. Follow now for weekly chaos!

Content warning - This episode contains Language, Sexual Innuendos, Violence, and other elements of Horror.

Ep. 2 The Guys Go To Town

Fri, 15 Nov 2024 14:00:00 GMT

The crew digs deeper into the Kimball mystery, uncovering strange happenings around town and preparing for a long night of lurking in the shadows. Suspicion grows, jokes fly, and the horror creeps in as our unlikely investigators stake out the unknown.
A comedy-horror actual-play in 1920s Cincinnati. New episodes weekly—follow now!

Content warning for violence, language, gore, and horror themed elements.

Ep. 1 Lost Books, a Vanished Uncle & a Call of Cthulhu Mystery.

Thu, 31 Oct 2024 18:16:37 GMT

In the debut of 7 Hills of Cincy, four strangers wake in a strange house with no memory, no guidance… and no idea how this game works. The horror’s creeping in, but first: can they even play nice? Join the chaos as they stumble into a mystery of missing books, a shady uncle, and each other’s very questionable choices.
Follow for weekly episodes of 1920s Lovecraftian comedy-horror!