# Ep. 3 - Writing Mystery and Madness with Mike Mason of Chaosium

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Published: 2026-03-13T05:00:00+00:00
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Watch as a full video interview on our YouTube channel In the final of our cross-over interview episodes with Page One, we chat with the brilliant Mike Mason! Mike Mason is an award-winning game designer and writer, and the creative director for the  Call of Cthulhu  tabletop roleplaying   game. As well as being the commissioning editor and lead writer for the line, Mike also works closely with artists and cartographers to shape the look and art for  Call of Cthulhu . It was great speaking with Mike and hearing how his love for storytelling and Call of Cthulhu led to him landing his dream job. He tells us about how he writes scenarios and campaign books, and how that differs (and doesn't differ) from writing other forms of fiction. Plus, we talk about writing effective horror, and discuss why mystery fiction of all kinds is so popular. Links: Follow Mike on Instagram Visit Chaosium's website Watch the trailer for our actual play of Loki's Gift Follow Narrative Damage on YouTube or its own podcast feed to get more interviews with TTRPG writers, creators and more, plus actual plays with some of your favourite authors: https://linktr.ee/narrativedamagerpg Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Bluesky Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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