The Good Friends of Jackson Elias

Main Topic: Call of Cthulhu and Urban Fantasy Since the early nineties, urban fantasy has blended elements of horror and crime fiction with the fantastic to create something new. But how exactly does the genre... The post Call of Cthulhu and Urban Fantasy, with Seth Skorkowsky appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.

Main Topic: When Games Go Wrong While ours always run perfectly, we have heard that games can sometimes go wrong. What are some of the problems that might bring a game to a crashing halt?... The post When Games Go Wrong, with Bridgett Jeffries appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.

Main Topic: The Miskatonic Repository The Miskatonic Repository has allowed both new and established authors to self-publish material for Call of Cthulhu under licence from Chaosium. It has proved immensely popular, and there are now... The post The Miskatonic Repository, with Bridgett Jeffries appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.

Zach Reeves, producer and editor of Pretending to Be People, joins to explore religious horror and its ties to Call of Cthulhu. They define religious horror and trace Christian iconography in classic scares. Conversations cover faith as a framework for terror, formative childhood fears, ambiguous visions versus delusion, and how belief can drive player and NPC motivations.

We’re back and we’re making a monster. While we have all these pre-written campaigns on our shelves, we’ve decided to go full Frankenstein and cobble one together from parts. The stitching can be rough at... The post Connecting Scenarios in Call of Cthulhu, with Zach Reeves appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.

We’re back and we’re blurry. Sure, your camera phone might have all the pixels, but we remain resolutely low-res. You don’t get to maintain your status as a cryptid by being in focus. Mothman would... The post Cryptids and Call of Cthulhu, with Paula Deming appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.

We’re back with something a little different. As our Patreon backers know, we put out an extra episode every four weeks in which Matt and Scott revisit the previous two episodes. This gives us a... The post Bonus: Just One More Thing appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.

We’re back and we’re wiping ichor off our meeples. Cthulhu and board games can be a messy combination, but also a popular one. Cynics may tell you that this is because Cthulhu is in the... The post Cthulhu and Board Games, with Paula Deming appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.

We are wrapping up our festive ghost story reading of “The Great God Pan” by Arthur Machen. This reading has been organised by good friend of the Good Friends, Mike Perceval-Maxwell (host of Mr Spike’s... The post The Great God Pan, by Arthur Machen – part 4 appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.

We are continuing our festive ghost story reading of “The Great God Pan” by Arthur Machen. This reading has been organised by good friend of the Good Friends, Mike Perceval-Maxwell (host of Mr Spike’s Bedtime... The post The Great God Pan, by Arthur Machen – part 3 appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.