The Call of C’thulhu at Academy Theatre 2026

In a pre-Dragon Con event, ARTC is pleased to present the classic story of Cosmic Horror that defined a genre. Written by H. P. Lovecraft and adapted by Ron N. Butler, The Call of C’thulhu is a literal cult classic that will have you questioning mankind’s role in the universe. With an original score by Davis Petterson and Paul Mercer!

Presented alongside other programming that will be featured at Dragon Con to be determined!

Dragon Con 2026 – Friday show

ARTC celebrates the 40th anniversary of Dragon Con by bringing you classic cosmic horror from the master of the genre, H. P. Lovecraft. The Call of C’thulhu was the first story ARTC presented at the first Dragon Con. Sadly the adaptation by Gerald W. Page has been lost to history, but Ron N. Butler’s take on the story will leave you with chills! Featuring music by Paul Mercer and Davis Petterson!

Halloween 2019

Creepy things are afoot at the Tucker Rec Center in October!

The Island of Dr. Moreau - digital coverThis show, intended for audiences that can really take a scare, will feature The Island of Dr. Moreau by H. G. Wells, adapted by Thomas E. Fuller.

Also included in this lineup will be Haunter Hunters by Thomas Berry, Unresolved Mysteries Solved While U Wait: UFO Abductions by Ron N. Butler, The Crowded Graveyard by Doug Kaye, Angelic Exchange Program by Elisabeth Allen, and the current installment of Mercury: A Broadcast of Hope.

Tickets at artc.org/campfire

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Dragon Con 2019 New Releases

The Dunwich Horror LIVE graphic, depicting a house disguising a tentacled underground horror. Artwork by C. M. Dotson
2012 Live Performance
Rory Rammer, Volume 02 graphic depicting Rory Rammer, holding a ray gun, with a rocket ship in the background
Rory Rammer, Volume 02
Rory Rammer, Volume 03 graphic depicting Rory Rammer, holding a ray gun, with a rocket ship in the background
Rory Rammer, Volume 03

We’ll have three exciting new releases for attendees at Dragon Con this year, and for those of you who are reading this website right now! First, our 2012 live production of “The Dunwich Horror” by H. P. Lovecraft, adapted by Thomas E. Fuller, featuring music by The Ghosts Project with Alton Leonard. Next, not just the long-awaited Volume 2, but also Volume 3 of our fan-favorite series Rory Rammer, Space Marshal, created and written by Ron N. Butler!

We’ve got a couple of other titles in the works that should be ready in time for the convention, but we hate to make promises we can’t keep, so watch this space for news of those when they’re ready!

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The Rats in the Walls-LIVE part 4 of 4

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/4362323/height/360/width/480/theme/standard-mini/autoplay/no/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/” height=”360″ width=”480″]Well, here we are. We made it. All the way through 4 parts of Lovecraftian horror and now we’re…not quite ready for the Centauri Express to launch.

Hal Wiedeman
Hal Wiedeman is displeased

We were so looking forward to this being the last episode of the venerable, but generically named, ARTC’s Podcast. But we just can’t. We can’t put forth something that’s less than our best effort. We just can’t do that to our listeners. So we’re pushing back to August. We hope.

Paige Steadman
Paige Steadman has her doubts.

So we’ll be carrying on in our usual fashion for just a couple more months. In the meantime, won’t you consider supporting us on Patreon? We just posted a bunch of really cool milestone goals to help you know what your support will mean to us, and we’re working on a short video to show how we’re operating, too. All kinds of good stuff going on, so remember that you can set your own budget and hopefully you can see your way clear to helping us out a bit. We’d really appreciate it!

Bob Zimmerman, Kat Nowack, and Bill Ritch
Bob Zimmerman, Kat Nowack, and Bill Ritch are waiting for YOU.