Blasphemous Tomes

We’re back and we’re looking for like-minded individuals to join our investigator organisation. Sure, the pay is awful but the work is disgusting, deadly, and likely to drive you insane. It’s a bit like working... The post Investigator Organisations in Call of Cthulhu appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back and we’re presenting a somewhat darker episode than usual. While The Good Friends of Jackson Elias is definitely a horror podcast, most of the horror we discuss is rooted in the fantastic. In... The post Strange NPCs: Albert Fish appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back and we’re going on our summer holidays! What could be finer than drifting down the Danube, marvelling at all the willows crowding these sandy little islets? Well, maybe not being consumed or driven... The post The Willows appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back and we’re and we’re contemplating the secrets of the universe. People have warned us that it isn’t good for the human psyche to truly understand its insignificance in the wider cosmos. Luckily, as... The post Cosmic Horror appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back and we’re heading out for a night on the town, or at least what’s left of the town. Apparently, this new dinner theatre is to die for. Their menu is light on vegetarian... The post Cadaver appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back and we’re contemplating the mysteries of life and death. Sure, we could read a lot of dusty old religious texts but we’d rather seek the wisdom of the prophet Klarkash-Ton. His visions of... The post Mythos Deities: Ubbo-Sathla and Mordiggian appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back and we’re sucking at the glass teat again. Like all lazy creative types, we watch a lot of TV and try to convince ourselves it’s research. There certainly is a lot that the... The post Media Catch-Up: Television appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back and we’re job hunting. This makes a pleasant change. We’re more used to things hunting us. But how much does your occupation actually matter when you’re running around the globe, trying to save... The post Occupations in Call of Cthulhu appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back and we’re turning 200. Please be gentle. We’re tired and our feet hurt. Main Topic: Ask Us Anything This is our big 200th episode celebration! Somehow, we’ve managed to keep the podcast going... The post 200th Episode Special: Ask Us Anything appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back and we’re hearing the call of Cthulhu from some unusual places. Most of our consumption of Mythos media comes via the printed word. Sometimes, however, it seeps out from the page and infects... The post Top 3 Mythos Media appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back and we’re saving face. OK, it’s not one of our own faces, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t keep it safe. You never know when Mr Akeley may need it again. Thinking about... The post The Whisperer in Darkness part 5 appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

Our special Christmas treat concludes! Good friend of the Good Friends, Mike Perceval-Maxwell, has organised a week of readings of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol on our Discord server. He is joined by guest readers... The post A Christmas Carol – Stave 4 appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

Our special Christmas treat continues! Good friend of the Good Friends, Mike Perceval-Maxwell, has organised a week of readings of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol on our Discord server. He is joined by guest readers... The post A Christmas Carol – Stave 3 appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

Our special Christmas treat continues! Good friend of the Good Friends, Mike Perceval-Maxwell, has organised a week of readings of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol on our Discord server. He is joined by guest readers... The post A Christmas Carol – Stave 2 appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We have a special Christmas treat for all our listeners! Good friend of the Good Friends, Mike Perceval-Maxwell, has organised a week of readings of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol on our Discord server. He... The post A Christmas Carol – Stave 1 appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back and we’re getting sick of these fleshy bodies of ours. They’re always going wrong and they’re too expensive to maintain. This only seems to get worse the longer we have them. We suspect... The post The Whisperer in Darkness part 4 appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back and we’re running low on dogs. Have you any to spare? For some reason, we seem to be getting through loads of them. They are considered consumables, right? We tried asking the breeder... The post The Whisperer in Darkness part 3 appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

Special episode: Secret Societies and Cults with Robert Howells (part 2) The post The Good Friends talk to Matthew McLean of A Scottish Podcast about Lovecraft and Comedy appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back and we’re knee-deep in letters. It’s all very well communicating with strangers via columns in the local press but sometimes you need the intimacy of personal correspondence. This is especially true when exchanging... The post The Whisperer in Darkness part 2 appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

Special episode: Secret Societies and Cults with Robert Howells (part 2) The post Special: Secret Societies and Cults part 2 appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back and we’re heading up into the hills of Vermont. A folklorist friend told us that the nice creatures that live there might make us some surprising offers. There’s a risk that we could... The post The Whisperer in Darkness part 1 appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

Special episode: Secret Societies and Cults with Robert Howells (part 1) The post Special: Secret Societies and Cults part 1 appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back and we’re heading down darker trails. We really hope that those are tumbleweeds rolling towards us. That rustling in the sagebrush is making us jumpy too — we’re pretty sure that sagebrush doesn’t... The post Three Views of the Weird West part 2 appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

This is the second part of our discussion with our good friend Bence Szlamka about the murky grey area between cults and conspiracy theories. Those of you on our Discord server will know Bence as... The post Special: Conspiracy Theories and Cults part 2 appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back and we’re saddling up our shantaks, filling our waterskins with space mead and heading out to where the land is weird. For a long time, we thought that “weird west” just meant Austin,... The post Three Views of the Weird West part 1 appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .