The Shadow Over California

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The Shadow Over California presents a story of action, adventure, mystery, and a little comedy set against the backdrop of Arkham California, 1925. To make it more interactive, five friends tell this story around a table together using Chaosium's Call of Cthulhu 7th edition rules with the Pulp Cthulhu supplement. Follow us on social media @cthulhu_podcast

Gravestone Productions


    • Jul 20, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 58m AVG DURATION
    • 84 EPISODES
    • 3 SEASONS


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    New Show: The Epikast coming 8/3/22

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2022 6:14


    Welcome to the Epikast! The epic begins on August 3rd and continues every other week wherever you get your podcasts.

    New Scripted Show! - The Kestrel Files Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2022 1:42


    The Phantom Comet premiers May 2, 2022.

    Gravestone Productions Announcement!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2022 5:34


    A BIG announcement and update on what's been happening the last two years at Gravestone Productions, and an announcement of a new show coming your way soon! The Epikast RSS Feed: https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-epikast/ Want to hang out with us? We're streaming on twitch.tv/kingcrabbington As always, you can contact us via email: podcast@gravestoneproductions.com Our social medias are @cthulhu_podcast and @gravestonecrew on Twitter, and our website is www.gravestoneproductions.com

    Prologue 23: The Worm Bear Thing

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2020 101:47


    The conclusion to the wild scenario that is the Crimson Letters. From here, the story moves to Chapter 1: Getting the Band Back Together.Follow us and Share us on social media @cthulhu_podcast, and feel free to contact us via our email: podcast@gravestoneproductions.com.

    Prologue 22: $500, the Pan Flute, and the Arm

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2020 66:48


    Jonah makes a deal with a shady man.Follow us and Share us on social media @cthulhu_podcast, and feel free to contact us via our email: podcast@gravestoneproductions.com.

    Prologue 21: Ma'am, it looks fine to me...

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 61:42


    Things get interesting for Claudia and Marjorie as they head back to the college.Follow us and Share us on social media @cthulhu_podcast, and feel free to contact us via our email: podcast@gravestoneproductions.com.

    Prologue 20: An Experimental Concept

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2020 66:43


    In this episode we explore medical experimentation... of which there was actual historical speculation about.. so... yeah.Follow us and Share us on social media @cthulhu_podcast, and feel free to contact us via our email: podcast@gravestoneproductions.com.

    Prologue 19: Things go Cattywampus

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2020 63:10


    Exactly what the title says. Things get weird, and chaotic, and surprisingly... fun!Follow us and Share us on social media @cthulhu_podcast, and feel free to contact us via our email: podcast@gravestoneproductions.com.

    Prologue 18: Jonah don't you dare!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2020 51:18


    Jonah begins to make some pretty rash decisions, but then again, what's new? Just endangering the entire party this time, that's it.Follow us and Share us on social media @cthulhu_podcast, and feel free to contact us via our email: podcast@gravestoneproductions.com.

    Prologue 17: Yo, has anyone seen Beth?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 68:41


    Beth's big plan goes into effect, and she makes a case breaking discovery.Follow us and Share us on social media @cthulhu_podcast, and feel free to contact us via our email: podcast@gravestoneproductions.com.

    Prologue 16: The Plot Thickens...

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2020 72:33


    The party discusses what is happening, and makes a plan on what to do to proceed forward.Follow us and Share us on social media @cthulhu_podcast, and feel free to contact us via our email: podcast@gravestoneproductions.com.

    Prologue 15: You like ghosts?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2020 61:07


    The party finally comes all together.Follow us and Share us on social media @cthulhu_podcast, and feel free to contact us via our email: podcast@gravestoneproductions.com.

    Prologue 14: I've heard it both ways...

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2020 49:56


    The conversation with Cecil continues...Follow us and Share us on social media @cthulhu_podcast, and feel free to contact us via our email: podcast@gravestoneproductions.com.

    Prologue 13: Did you say... INSANE ASYLUM???

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2020 53:09


    Jonah and Beth head to the insane asylum to go speak to Cecil.Follow us and Share us on social media @cthulhu_podcast, and feel free to contact us via our email: podcast@gravestoneproductions.com.

    Prologue 12: Creepy Mansions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2020 43:53


    Braxton stays to figure out what exactly is going on in this mansion. Claudia and Marjorie leave to go chase another clue.Follow us and Share us on social media @cthulhu_podcast, and feel free to contact us via our email: podcast@gravestoneproductions.com.

    Prologue 11: Beth, Get some Tea

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2020 37:45


    Beth and Jonah go back to talk to the Dean again. Follow us and Share us on social media @cthulhu_podcast, and feel free to contact us via our email: podcast@gravestoneproductions.com.

    Prologue 10: A Trip to the Country

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2020 64:16


    Marjorie, and Braxton join forces with Claudia to head out to the country.Follow us and Share us on social media @cthulhu_podcast, and feel free to contact us via our email: podcast@gravestoneproductions.com.

    Prologue 9: Beth Meets Trouble p2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2020 53:46


    Beth and Jonah continue on their wacky, about-to-become-very-dangerous journey.Follow us and Share us on social media @cthulhu_podcast, and feel free to contact us via our email: podcast@gravestoneproductions.com.

    Prologue 8: He wasn't what you thought...

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2020 31:30


    Claudia continues her investigation into what happened to Cecil, and comes away with some disturbing evidence.Follow us and Share us on social media @cthulhu_podcast, and feel free to contact us via our email: podcast@gravestoneproductions.com.

    Prologue 7: Investigations and Medical Wonder

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2020 46:57


    Braxton and Marjorie meet, and begin their own investigation into a difficult mystery.Follow us and Share us on social media @cthulhu_podcast, and feel free to contact us via our email: podcast@gravestoneproductions.com.

    Prologue 6: Beth Meets Trouble p1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2020 52:09


    Beth meets a man who will cease to be nothing but trouble for her for the remainder of the adventure.Follow us and Share us on social media @cthulhu_podcast, and feel free to contact us via our email: podcast@gravestoneproductions.com.

    Prologue 5: The Cousin from Wyoming

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2020 24:44


    The introduction of Jenae's character Claudia, as she arrives in Las Angeles for the first time and in search of her cousin, Cecil.Follow us and Share us on social media @cthulhu_podcast, and feel free to contact us via our email: podcast@gravestoneproductions.com.

    Prologue 4: The Street Performer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2020 31:19


    We meet Jason's character Jonah. Finally... his origin story!Follow us and Share us on social media @cthulhu_podcast, and feel free to contact us via our email: podcast@gravestoneproductions.com.

    Prologue 3: The Spanish Professor

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2020 28:15


    We introduce Nick's character this episode, the Spanish Professor Beth Fernandez.Follow us and Share us on social media @cthulhu_podcast, and feel free to contact us via our email: podcast@gravestoneproductions.com.

    Prologue 2: The Detective

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2020 58:50


    Meet Braxton McJebb, Doug's douchebag detective (again... before??? Idk...)Follow us and Share us on social media @cthulhu_podcast, and feel free to contact us via our email: podcast@gravestoneproductions.com.

    Prologue 1: The Beginning of the Beginning, and the Medical Doctor

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2020 35:36


    The beginning of the "Prologue" season of our podcast, where we give you the recordings of the beta test that encouraged us to become a podcast. Follow us and Share us on social media @cthulhu_podcast, and feel free to contact us via our email: podcast@gravestoneproductions.com.

    Epilogue

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2020 71:17


    Jason, Jenae, Nick, Doug, and Scott talk about our first story. From favorite characters to moments to bits, even covering insight into specific character choices. Stay tuned, in 1 month our prologue podcast beta test recordings will be released! Follow us and Share us on social media @cthulhu_podcast, and feel free to contact us via our email: podcast@gravestoneproductions.com.

    Chapter 55: The Final Worming p.2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2020 107:35


    The final episode of Season 2 of the Shadow Over California, the gang must defeat the Dhole that tears apart the city of Arkham, California.Follow us and Share us on social media @cthulhu_podcast, and feel free to contact us via our email: podcast@gravestoneproductions.com.

    Chapter 55: The Final Worming p.1

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2020 85:56


    The gang attempts to escape the Dhole.Follow us and Share us on social media @cthulhu_podcast, and feel free to contact us via our email: podcast@gravestoneproductions.com.

    Chapter 54: Doom

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2020 65:52


    Can the group stop the ritual?Follow us and Share us on social media @cthulhu_podcast, and feel free to contact us via our email: podcast@gravestoneproductions.com.

    Chapter 53: Impending Doom pt. 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2020 61:11


    Half the gang flees with the box. The other half must survive.Follow us and Share us on social media @cthulhu_podcast, and feel free to contact us via our email: podcast@gravestoneproductions.com.

    Chapter 52: Impending Doom pt. 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2020 66:12


    The gang finally reunites the party at the base of the temple, but they're not out of the frying pan yet...Follow us and Share us on social media @cthulhu_podcast, and feel free to contact us via our email: podcast@gravestoneproductions.com.

    Chapter 51: Impending Doom pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2020 76:22


    John duels over possession of the box, Jonah meets Tune for the first time while Cecil and Ozanich are there, Claudia attempts a daring escape.Follow us and Share us on social media @cthulhu_podcast, and feel free to contact us via our email: podcast@gravestoneproductions.com.

    Chapter 50: Impending Doom pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2020 68:10


    Jon attempts to escape with the opened box, Cecil, Tune, and Ozanich continue to fight the surmounting security forces in the temple courtyard, Jonah, Patience, and Wick seek to begin the ritual and drag Claudia into it.Follow us and Share us on social media @cthulhu_podcast, and feel free to contact us via our email: podcast@gravestoneproductions.com.

    Chapter 49: Chaos in the Courtyard

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2020 74:53


    Tune and Cecil bust into the courtyard, Jonah catches up with Patience, Claudia and John explore the temple. Follow us and Share us on social media @cthulhu_podcast, and feel free to contact us via our email: podcast@gravestoneproductions.com.

    Chapter 48: SURPRISE INSPECTION!!!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020 60:27


    John penetrates the temple proper, Claudia goes in herself, while Tune and Cecil discover what the hell they bought. And Jonah talks some jokes.Follow us and Share us on social media @cthulhu_podcast, and feel free to contact us via our email: podcast@gravestoneproductions.com.

    Chapter 47: An Impressive Feet (or: The Top Gun Podcast #58)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2020 65:55


    Things begin to get interesting in the city of Carcosa. Revelation, infiltration, reunion, shopping.Follow us and Share us on social media @cthulhu_podcast, and feel free to contact us via our email: podcast@gravestoneproductions.com.

    Chapter 46: Finding the Middle Ground

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2020 65:48


    Jonah finds an old acquaintance, Cecil discovers more about the Seekers of Eternal Wisdom, and John, Claudia, Ozanich, and Tune attempt to enter the temple.Follow us and Share us on social media @cthulhu_podcast, and feel free to contact us via our email: podcast@gravestoneproductions.com.

    Chapter 45: Exploring the Tunnels

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2020 54:33


    The gang sets out after Cecil, who has adventured ahead into the strange tunnels that have appeared in Department 7. Cecil finds a way out to a place that is somewhat familiar to the group, if not to Cecil himself.Follow us and Share us on social media @cthulhu_podcast, and feel free to contact us via our email: podcast@gravestoneproductions.com.

    Chapter 44: Bill-ow the Earth

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2020 55:50


    Time to for the gang to explore the tunnels. It may be a shock what they find...Follow us and Share us on social media @cthulhu_podcast, and feel free to contact us via our email: podcast@gravestoneproductions.com.

    Chapter 43: What an Inconvenience

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2019 60:39


    The gang recovers after a harrowing battle, only to find they have yet again a problem on their hands.Follow us and Share us on social media @cthulhu_podcast, and feel free to contact us via our email: podcast@gravestoneproductions.com.

    Chapter 42: The Compensation Competition

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2019 60:11


    Cecil, John, Claudia, and Tune duke it out against the cult in the midst of the raid on the police station. Meanwhile underneath, Jonah has a reunion with his long lost love.Follow us and Share us on social media @cthulhu_podcast, and feel free to contact us via our email: podcast@gravestoneproductions.com.

    Chapter 41: ... Now it's Sexy!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2019 64:55


    Department 7 and the Arkham Police Station is under attack! Our intrepid investigators must fend for their lives as the cult pulls no punches.Follow us and Share us on social media @cthulhu_podcast, and feel free to contact us via our email: podcast@gravestoneproductions.com.

    Chapter 40: No Fish in Here

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2019 50:50


    The gang reconvenes at Department 7, this time finally all together and with the box. Now only to figure out what to do with the box, and what to do about that mysterious threat they received before they left.Follow us and Share us on social media @cthulhu_podcast, and feel free to contact us via our email: podcast@gravestoneproductions.com.

    Chapter 39: GIVE ME BACK MY BLOOD!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2019 56:36


    Cecil, Jonah, and Detective Ozanich go back for the left behind box. John stays behind to talk to Claudia when she wakes up.Follow us and Share us on social media @cthulhu_podcast, and feel free to contact us via our email: podcast@gravestoneproductions.com.

    Chapter 38: Astral Anteater Jellyfish Spikeball

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2019 58:01


    They gang deals with the consequences of opening the box.Follow us and Share us on social media @cthulhu_podcast, and feel free to contact us via our email: podcast@gravestoneproductions.com.

    Chapter 37: A Last(first) Resort

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2019 59:15


    It happens. Cecil does it. Yep. That thing. Oh boy.Follow us and Share us on social media @cthulhu_podcast, and feel free to contact us via our email: podcast@gravestoneproductions.com.

    Chapter 36: You're Talking My Ear Off

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2019 52:57


    Everything catches up to John.Follow us and Share us on social media @cthulhu_podcast, and feel free to contact us via our email: podcast@gravestoneproductions.com.

    Chapter 35: Claudia was 100% Right

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2019 66:31


    Cecil and Luisiana Tune must escape Marjorie and David with their lives. John and Claudia must escape the Whalen gang without anyone getting on to them.Follow us and Share us on social media @cthulhu_podcast, and feel free to contact us via our email: podcast@gravestoneproductions.com.

    Chapter 34: A Hot-Handed Mess

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2019 59:51


    Tune and Cecil depart to search for the box at the potential hideout of Leo Carpozi, while John and Claudia attend dinner with the gang.Follow us and Share us on social media @cthulhu_podcast, and feel free to contact us via our email: podcast@gravestoneproductions.com.

    Chapter 33: A Window of Insight

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2019 69:24


    John and Cecil head back to continue investigating the pawn shop, while Claudia and Louisiana Tune must fight for their lives in the Gaskell Manor.Follow us and Share us on social media @cthulhu_podcast, and feel free to contact us via our email: podcast@gravestoneproductions.com.

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