The Good Friends of Jackson Elias

294: Listener Suggestions Meets the Wolf Man (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...

Special: Interview with Jason Cordova (Part 2)

(Apologies for this being a little late - just back from Necronomicon!)

We’re back with the conclusion of our interview with Jason Cordova, the mastermind behind The Gauntlet and creator of such RPGs as 2024-08-22 00:22:52 +0000 UTC View Post

293: Under the Pyramids (long cut)

This is the unedited version for backers only.

Following last episode's exploration of the life of Harry Houdini, we thought we'd follow up with a look at his collaboration with HP Lo...

293: Under the Pyramids (advert free)

Following last episode's exploration of the life of Harry Houdini, we thought we'd follow up with a look at his collaboration with HP Lovecraft -- "Under the Pyramids", also known as "Impri...

Special: Interview with Jason Cordova (Part 1)

We're back with another special interview episode. This time, we're talking to Jason Cordova, the mastermind behind The Gauntlet and creator of such RPGs as Brindlewood Bay, The Between and Public Access.

Jason's games take a different approach than most to i...

292: Strange NPCs: Harry Houdini (long cut)

This is the unedited version for backers only.

This is the latest instalment in our Strange NPCs series, offering discussions of the lives of interesting historical personages from the classic ages of Call of Cthulhu, along with thoughts about how we might use them in our games. Pr...

292: Strange NPCs: Harry Houdini (advert free)

This is the latest instalment in our Strange NPCs series, offering discussions of the lives of interesting historical personages from the classic ages of Call of Cthulhu, along with thoughts about how we might use them in our games. Previous subjects have included 2024-07-29 23:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post

291: Non-Human Characters in Call of Cthulhu (long cut)

This is the unedited version for backers only.

There are plenty of creatures in the Cthulhu Mythos that resemble humans, both in appearance and intelligence. While it’s easy to categorise them as monsters, we explore how to present them as fully formed characters. Normally, their role wou...

291: Non-Human Characters in Call of Cthulhu

There are plenty of creatures in the Cthulhu Mythos that resemble humans, both in appearance and intelligence. While it’s easy to categorise them as monsters, we explore how to present them as fully formed characters. Normally, their role would be as an antagonist, but the Mythos is more ambigu...

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Issue 12 of the tome is going out to all $5 backers in August. Please check your shipping address is present in the Patreon system and is up to date.

If you make any changes please message me via Patreon, or via paul@blasp...

290: Media Catch-Up – Books (unedited)

This is the longer unedited cut for backers only.

Once again, we’re talking about books we’ve been reading recently, discussing how they’ve inspired us, or maybe just given us nightmares. There’s quite a range this time, and more digressions than usual, but you should still come awa...

290: Media Catch-Up – Books (ad-free)

Once again, we’re talking about books we’ve been reading recently, discussing how they’ve inspired us, or maybe just given us nightmares. There’s quite a range this time, and more digressions than usual, but you should still come away with a few solid recommendations.

The Blasphemo...

2024-07-02 13:55:59 +0000 UTC View Post

289: Possession in Call of Cthulhu (Long cut)

This is the longer unedited cut for backers only.

Following last episode’s discussion of Late Night With the Devil, we thought we’d look at the role of possession in Call of Cthulhu. While there may not be any literal demons in the Cthulhu Mythos, that doesn’t mean t...

289: Possession in Call of Cthulhu (Ad-free)

Following last episode’s discussion of Late Night With the Devil, we thought we’d look at the role of possession in Call of Cthulhu. While there may not be any literal demons in the Cthulhu Mythos, that doesn’t mean there’s no possession. Between Yithians, shan, deathles...

288: Late Night With the Devil (long cut)

This is the longer unedited show for patrons only.

Join us as we tune in our trusty old 14-inch TV set and stay up past our bedtime to watch Late Night With the Devil. This is a 2023 Australian horror film by the Cairnes brothers that perfectly captures the weirdness of both 1970s ...

288: Late Night With the Devil (ad free)

Join us as we tune in our trusty old 14-inch TV set and stay up past our bedtime to watch Late Night With the Devil. This is a 2023 Australian horror film by the Cairnes brothers that perfectly captures the weirdness of both 1970s television and the era’s obsession with the occult. Itâ...

Special: Strength Drain and Recovery With Frank Delventhal

In our recent episode on injury and disease in Call of Cthulhu, we mentioned the strength drain ability of Dark Young. Good friend of the Good Friends Frank Delventhal, AKA Strongman Frank, got it touch with some ideas about how strength drains might actually work and what streps an inve...

287: Injury and Disease in Call of Cthulhu (long cut)

This is the unedited version for backers only.

This episode, we’re looking at how injury, disease, poisons, and other physical hazards work in Call of Cthulhu.

Being an investigator is fraught with hazards. While we’ve discussed sanity a few times, we’ve never really go...

287: Injury and Disease in Call of Cthulhu (ad free)

This episode, we’re looking at how injury, disease, poisons, and other physical hazards work in Call of Cthulhu.

Being an investigator is fraught with hazards. While we’ve discussed sanity a few times, we’ve never really got into more corporeal damage before. We discuss how t...

286: R’lyeh Roulette IV (Long cut)

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This episode is a return to a format we’ve not used for a very long time. When Matt was working on what would become the Grand Grimoire, he put together a spreadsheet containing every spell from every Call of Cthulhu supplement tha...

286: R’lyeh Roulette IV (ad free)

This episode is a return to a format we’ve not used for a very long time. When Matt was working on what would become the Grand Grimoire, he put together a spreadsheet containing every spell from every Call of Cthulhu supplement that had been published at the time. So, of ...

285: Call of Cthulhu Deities — Shudde M’ell, Yibb-Tstll and Bugg-Shash (long cut)

Apologies for posting this a day late, just got back from a great time at Chaosium Con in Ann Arbor - Paul

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This episode is our latest exploration of the deities of the Cthulhu Mythos. We have devoted previous episodes to 2024-04-24 10:43:03 +0000 UTC View Post

285: Call of Cthulhu Deities — Shudde M’ell, Yibb-Tstll and Bugg-Shash (ad free)

Apologies for posting this a day late, just got back from a great time at Chaosium Con in Ann Arbor - Paul

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This episode is our latest exploration of the deities of the Cthulhu Mythos. We have devoted previous episodes to 2024-04-24 10:40:08 +0000 UTC View Post

284: Media Catch-Up (long cut)

This is the unedited verison.

This episode is the latest in our ongoing series about the media we’ve been consuming recently and how it might influence our gaming lives. We’re shaking up the format a little this time, however, delving into both television and films. There may even be me...

284: Media Catch-Up (advert free)

This episode is the latest in our ongoing series about the media we’ve been consuming recently and how it might influence our gaming lives. We’re shaking up the format a little this time, however, delving into both television and films. There may even be mention of a book or two.

2024-04-09 11:16:23 +0000 UTC View Post

283: The Ocean in Call of Cthulhu (long cut)

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The ocean and its horrors play a huge role in Lovecraft’s fiction and, by extension, in Call of Cthulhu. With entities such as Cthulhu, Dagon and the Deep Ones, and locations like R’lyeh and Y’ha-nthlei, Lovecraft placed m...

283: The Ocean in Call of Cthulhu

The ocean and its horrors play a huge role in Lovecraft’s fiction and, by extension, in Call of Cthulhu. With entities such as Cthulhu, Dagon and the Deep Ones, and locations like R’lyeh and Y’ha-nthlei, Lovecraft placed many of his most memorable creations deep below the waves. So...

282: Robert Bloch and the Cthulhu Mythos (Unedited)

This is the longer unedited version for patrons only.

Following last episode’s discussion of Psycho, we’re exploring the life and work of its creator, Robert Bloch. While Bloch is best ...

282: Robert Bloch and the Cthulhu Mythos (advert free)

Following last episode’s discussion of Psycho, we’re exploring the life and work of its creator, Robert Bloch. While Bloch is best remembered for the way he fused crime fiction and horror int...

281: Psycho (long cut)

This is the longer, unedited cut for backers only.

We’re following our recent discussion of psychological horror by exploring one of the defining works of the genre. It...