# Chaosium writer Kat Clay on how to make horror matter

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Podcast: [Narrative Damage](https://stenobird.com/podcast/narrative-damage-7723590)
Published: 2026-04-16T17:00:00+00:00
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Watch as a full video episode on our YouTube channel Kat Clay is an ENNIE and ARPIA award-winning author of tabletop roleplaying games from Melbourne, Australia. Her Call of Cthulhu games, The Hammersmith Haunting, Resort, and The Well of All Fear, are bestsellers on DriveThruRPG. The Well of All Fear won the silver ENNIE in 2024 for Best Community Content, and was nominated for Best Adventure – Short Form. Resort, won Best Scenario at the 2025 Australian Roleplaying Industry Awards. She works as a freelance editor and graphic designer for game publisher, Chaosium. We had a great time chatting with Kat and hearing about how she got into writing for TTRPGs, including how she brings her fiction-writing skills to the scenarios, and why she doesn't think you need to over-playtest scenarios. Plus, she tells us about how to make the horror in your games really land with players. Links: Buy Kat's A Well of All Fear scenario Visit Kat's website Follow Kat on Instagram Don't forget you can still win a Call of Cthulhu Starter Set! All you need to do all you need to do is subscribe on YouTube and leave a comment below one of our Loki's Gift videos! Once we hit 250 subs we will pick our winner! Plus - double your chances: Head over to our Instagram to enter there as well. Follow the madness on Instagram Follow on Bluesky Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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