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281: Psycho (advert free)

We’re following our recent discussion of psychological horror by exploring one of the defining works of the genre. It’s no exaggeration to say that Psycho transformed horror, in both cinema and fiction, pretty muc...

280: Delusions in Call of Cthulhu, long cut

This is the longer unedited version of the show for backers only.

We thought we’d follow up last episode’s exploration of psychological horror by looking at the role of delusions in Call of Cthulhu. Psycholo...

280: Delusions in Call of Cthulhu (advert free)

We thought we’d follow up last episode’s exploration of psychological horror by looking at the role of delusions in Call of Cthulhu. Psychological horror is filled with characters trapped in states of delusion, un...

279: Psychological Horror in Call of Cthulhu (long cut)

This is the longer unedited cut for backers only.

Once again, we’re examining a subgenre of horror, trying to pick out the main tropes and work out how they might influence our games of Call of Cthulhu. In previous episodes, we’ve turned our attention to 2024-01-30 12:57:31 +0000 UTC View Post

279: Psychological Horror in Call of Cthulhu (advert free)

Once again, we’re examining a subgenre of horror, trying to pick out the main tropes and work out how they might influence our games of Call of Cthulhu. In previous episodes, we’ve turned our attention to ghost stories, 2024-01-30 12:55:42 +0000 UTC View Post

Blasphemous Tome Fanzines Update for $1 backers (Jan 2024)

Hey everyone, this message provides all the info you need about the latest issue and back issues in one handy place.

This month we've released issue 11, and the PDF is available to ALL backers here.

Print-on-demand: we're also making the issues ava...

The Blasphemous Tome 11 (PDF)

Here is the PDF of issue 11 of our fanzine, The Blasphemous Tome - please enjoy and let us know what you think. 

Everyone backing us on the $3 level and above should receive a link (in a following message) to drivethruRPG where you can order a print-on-demand copy (at a discount price).

Thank you for backing the us on Patreon - ...

278: The Ghost of Listener Suggestions (long cut)

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Back in late 2022, we used Discord and Twitter to ask our listeners what kinds of things they’d like to hear us discus...

278: The Ghost of Listener Suggestions (Advert free)

Back in late 2022, we used Discord and Twitter to ask our listeners what kinds of things they’d like to hear us discuss. The response was overwhelming and we ended up with a ...

277: The Shadow Over Innsmouth – Sequels and Adaptations (long cut)

This is the longer unedited version of the show for backers only.

Following our extended discussion of HP Lovecraft’s classic weird tale, “The Shadow Over Innsmouth”, we’re taking a quick look at some of the various seq...

277: The Shadow Over Innsmouth – Sequels and Adaptations (advert free)

Following our extended discussion of HP Lovecraft’s classic weird tale, “The Shadow Over Innsmouth”, we’re taking a quick look at some of the various sequels and adaptations spawned by the story. As we mentioned in the first ...

276: Innsmouth part 6 long cut

This is the unedited version for backers only.

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https://blasphemoustomes.com/2023/12/19/the-shadow-over-innsmouth-part-6/

276: Innsmouth part 6

For notes see
https://blasphemoustomes.com/2023/12/19/the-shadow-over-innsmouth-part-6/

275: The Shadow Over Innsmouth part 5 (Long cut)

This is the unedited cut for backers only

This is the fifth part of our multi-episode exploration of HP Lovecraft’s classic weird tale, “The Shadow Over Innsmouth”. Last time, we followed Robert Olmstead’s increasingly ...

275: The Shadow Over Innsmouth part 5 (Advert Free)

This is the fifth part of our multi-episode exploration of HP Lovecraft’s classic weird tale, “The Shadow Over Innsmouth”. Last time, we followed Robert Olmstead’s increasingly frantic departure from the town of Innsmouth. 2023-12-05 14:24:36 +0000 UTC View Post

274: The Shadow Over Innsmouth part 4 (long cut)

This is the unedited version, for Patreon backers only.

This is the fourth part of our multi-episode exploration of HP Lovecraft’s classic weird tale, “The Shadow Over Innsmouth”. Last time, we had a long, drunken chat...

2023-11-21 11:53:38 +0000 UTC View Post

274: The Shadow Over Innsmouth part 4 (advert free)

This is the fourth part of our multi-episode exploration of HP Lovecraft’s classic weird tale, “The Shadow Over Innsmouth”. Last time, we had a long, drunken chat with Zadok Allen, down by the docks. Now, we’re almost ready ...

2023-11-21 11:51:38 +0000 UTC View Post

Mason and Fricker’s Eldritch Stories Sampler

In a change to regular programming, here is a sample of another podcast we thought you might enjoy.

Mason and Fricker’s Eldritch Stories is a collaboration between Paul Fricker and Mike Mason. You probably know Paul already as one of the hosts of the Good Friends of Jackson Elias podcast. Mike has guested on the show several times but is...

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Thank you for supporting The Good Friends of Jackson Elias on Patreon. 

If you are supporting us at $3 or over at the end of November 2023, you will be sent a specially designed Christmas card signed by Paul, Matt and Scott. 

If you are supporting us at $5 or over at the end of November 2023, you will be sent issue 11 of th...

273: The Shadow Over Innsmouth part 3 (Long cut)

This is the unedited version, for backers only.

This is the third part of our multi-episode exploration of HP Lovecraft’s classic weird tale, “The Shadow Over Innsmouth”. Last time, we jumped on Joe Sargent’s bus, made ...

273: The Shadow Over Innsmouth part 3 (ADVERT FREE)

This is the third part of our multi-episode exploration of HP Lovecraft’s classic weird tale, “The Shadow Over Innsmouth”. Last time, we jumped on Joe Sargent’s bus, made the journey to Innsmouth, and bought some cheese crack...

272: The Shadow Over Innsmouth part 2 (long cut)

This is the long cut for backers only.

This is the second part of our multi-episode exploration of HP Lovecraft’s classic weird tale, “The Shadow Over Innsmouth”. Last time, we explored the origins of the story and then j...

272: The Shadow Over Innsmouth part 2 (advert free)

https://blasphemoustomes.com/2023/10/24/the-shadow-over-innsmouth-part-2/

This is the second part of our multi-episode exploration of HP Lovecraft’s classic weird tale, “The Shadow Over Innsmouth”. 2023-10-24 11:01:21 +0000 UTC View Post

271: The Shadow Over Innsmouth part 1 (long cut)

This is the long cut of this recording for Patreon backers only.

This is the first instalment of a multi-episode exploration of HP Lovecraft’s classic weird tale, “The Shadow Over Innsmouth”. It is a dive so deep it goes all the way down to Y’h...

271: The Shadow Over Innsmouth part 1 (advert free)

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This is the first instalment of a multi-episode exploration of HP Lovecraft’s classic weird tale, “The Shadow Over Innsmouth”. It is a dive so deep it goes all the way down to Y’ha-nthlei.

While “The Call of C...

270: Glorious (long cut)

This is the unedited version, for Patreon backers only.

Following last episode’s discussion of Ghatanothoa (and Yig, but let’s not worry about him for now), we’re talking about one of his rare appearances in media. Glor...