Call of Cthulhu: In Medias Res
From Ludonarrative Dissidents by Ross Payton
April 22, 2026 · 1h 12m · Season 3 · Episode 22
About this episode
This episode discusses the modern horror RPG scenario 'In Medias Res' by John Scott Tynes.
IN MEDIAS RES is a short modern-horror scenario (‘adventure’ is the wrong word for it) by John Scott Tynes, originally designed for Cthulhu Now and first printed in The Unspeakable Oath issue 10 in 1993. It was reprinted in The Resurrected #3 – Out of the Vault in 2003. Thirty years after its publication, it still lives up to its reputation as an unflinching piece of modern horror RPG design that’s genuinely horrific. Read the full show notes here. Discuss this episode on our Discord.
People in this episode
Host: Ross Payton
Topics covered
- modern horror
- RPG design
- Cthulhu
- tabletop games
- horror scenarios
Keywords
- Cthulhu
- horror RPG
- John Scott Tynes
- In Medias Res
- tabletop gaming
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Cthulhu Now, The Unspeakable Oath, The Resurrected
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