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Unnatural Selections #102: What critics and fans are saying about Call of Cthulhu's No Time to Scream

Posted by Michael O'Brien on 5th Mar 2026

The 'Unnatural Selections' series is our regular round up of notable Chaosium reviews worth a look.

No Time Scream won Best RPG Supplement in last year's Origins Awards. This collection of three short-play scenarios for Call of Cthulhu is by Chaosium's Bridgett Jeffries and Brian Holland, and C. L. Werner.

-- No Time to Scream co-authors Bridgett Jeffries and Brian Holland at Gen Con 2025 --

Here's what critics and fans are saying about the book:

  • “Winner of the best RPG Supplement award at the Origins Awards 2025, a delicious entry into Call of Cthulhu. It’s one book with three different adventures, each that can be run in an hour or two. You can pick up this book and get your whole group playing Cthulhu in an afternoon. It’s accessible, it’s fun, it’s open—everything you’d want in a supplement.” — Bell of Lost Souls, The 48th Annual Origins Awards.
  • “Recommended - This is a solid anthology of adventures. They have a lot of utility, whether you just want a night of gaming, a convention scenario, or even something to run to follow up your exploration of the Starter Set before you dive into the complete rules… I love how focused these scenarios are. While they still maintain the weirdness and danger of Mythos stories, they also avoid the feeling that “investigators are always doomed” that some people have about Call of Cthulhu.” — Gnome Stew, Call of Cthulhu – No Time to Scream Review.
  • “Chaosium pulled off quite the magic trick with the release of Gateways To Terror. The adventure collection contained three short adventures built to be run in an hour or two for new players, such as at a convention or a game store event. The company looks to pull off the trick again with No Time To Scream.” — EN World, Call of Cthulhu's Latest Features Three Short Sharp Shocks.
  • "It's the kind of product very game should have and is great for just about anyone. Losing your mind has never been so easy." — The British Fantasy Society, Call of Cthulhu No Time to Scream review.
  • “A perfect entry point into Call of Cthulhu for new Keepers and Players. The scenarios offer a lot of practical advice for leaning to run the game… the tone of each scenario is different enough from one another, that it becomes a nice sampling of the various facets of Lovecraftian horror.” — Scott at the Tabletop (EuroCult AV), Call of Cthulhu – No Time To Scream – Three Evenings of Nightmare.
  • "Really great for new Keepers - Really great scenarios with tons of advice for new keepers. I wanted to run a one-shot for a group and have a new player, and these are all great for introducing the game." — Josh (customer review).

Get your copy of the award-winning No Time to Scream and begin your own investigations!

  • Full color hard cover - $29.99 (price inc PDF)
  • PDF from Chaosium - $14.99
  • PDF from DriveThruRPG - $14.99
  • Roll20 VTT: $14.99
  • Foundry VTT: $14.99

No Time To Scream is designed for use with either the Call of Cthulhu Starter Set or the Call of Cthulhu: Keeper Rulebook.