I've recently listened to The Lovecraft Investigations - Crowley. This is a bit of a departure from the previous seasons as it wasn't funded by the BBC and it's really a documentary.
The Lovecraft Investigations are the work of Julian Simpson, who has taken Lovecraft's stories and rewritten them into the modern day, with the conceit being that it's an investigative podcast digging into mysteries (think a more edgy version of Unexplained) that start to reveal an underlying horrific truth about the world. This has grown into a whole setting - Pleasant Green - which may come out as a roleplaying sourcebook in the future. Simpson is currently crowdfunding a new season that will delve into The Call of Cthulhu.
Crowley (the series) is a weird beast. Although I think you could say that about the man himself too. The series explores the highlights and influences in the infamous occultist Aleister Crowley's life. It's not something that I've ever really dug into, although there are references to his life and influence across the horror and occult gaming sphere, and I think that Unexplained has touched on aspects of his life as well.
The production values are great, and it's very listenable to. It is kind of strange; it feels like you're sitting in on production meetings as they're researching and preparing episodes for a podcast documentary rather than it actually being a documentary. I'm so used to the characters involved pulling threads on an investigation which has a plot behind it that I found myself wanting more though the show, only because that's what I'm used to. Overall I found it interesting, informative and well produced, but less compelling than its predecessors because it's a very different beast. I have no regrets backing it during crowdfunding and I will undoubtedly listen to it more than once.
However, right now, I'm starting back on the original four seasons in anticipation of the new crowdfunding being successful.
You can get Crowley here: https://payhip.com/PleasantGreen
Recommended
23 May 2026
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