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 .

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 2 appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

It is time once again for us to all gather around the virtual hearth for another festive ghost story reading. This year, we present “The Great God Pan” by Arthur Machen, a weird tale of... The post The Great God Pan, by Arthur Machen – part 1 appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back and we’re watching the skies. You never know when some gannet might decide to kamikaze its way into your skull, or a mob of hawks take exception to your woodwork and peck it... The post The Birds, with Ross Bryant appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back and we’re talking to ourselves. Not everyone has an interior monologue, but apparently exterior ones are even rarer. Describing your life in real time like the voiceover from some hard-boiled detective movie may... The post Narration in Call of Cthulhu, with Ross Bryant appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back and we’re scaring ourselves. Sure, we do all the normal stuff like jumping at shadows, gasping at loud noises, and cowering under the bedclothes when thunderstorms shake our windows, but the really frightening... The post We Are the Horror, with Ericka Skirpan appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back and we’re acting up. While we are normally pretty sedentary gamers, we have been convinced to try some LARP techniques and see if they can make our roleplaying more immersive. The props seemed... The post Using LARP Techniques at the Table, with Ericka Skirpan appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back and we’re heading out to a big party under the hill. While the rest of you are busy clubbing, we’ll be trying out a different kind of dancing. There’s even a singalong, plus... The post The White People, with Jared Logan appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back and we’re bloody. Honestly, that’s the least of it. Most of this gore is blood, but we’ve found flecks of meat, shards of bone, and what looks like the occasional kidney mixed in.... The post The Joy of Gore, with Jared Logan appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back and we’re raging. While this virus may play a part, we’re mostly pissed off at the sequels to 28 Days Later. The first one, in particular, is enough to make you chew someone’s... The post 28 Days Later, with Maverick Haenze appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back and we’re hungry for brains. Sure, that whole that whole thing about zombies eating brains was made up by Dan O’Bannon in 1985, but that doesn’t make them any less tasty. And just... The post Zombies, with Maverick Haenze appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back and we’re checking the vents. They’re long overdue a service, but that doesn’t mean they should be talking about eating people’s kidneys. While we might dismiss that as a load of hot air,... The post The Broadsword, Laird Barron, and Old Leech, with Andy Goodman appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back and we’re hunting for the biggest cigarette paper known to man. Well, ideally known to the gods too. If we’re going to fit an entire pantheon inside, this thing needs to be truly... The post Roll Your Own Mythos, with Andy Goodman appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back and we’re discussing metafiction and horror, shoehorning the title of the episode into the first paragraph for SEO purposes. Main Topic: Metafiction and Horror Metafiction turns up in every genre from literary fiction... The post Metafiction and Horror, with Eleanor Hingley appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back and we’re keeping to ourselves. You really can’t be too careful. The outside world is full of dangerous ideas and strange people. Some of them don’t even play Call of Cthulhu. Sure, they... The post Small Town Horror, with Eleanor Hingley appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back and we’re pushing boundaries. Good taste has never come easily to us, but it’s downright impossible when talking about art that might inspire Call of Cthulhu games. From performance artists who mutilate themselves... The post Art and the Cthulhu Mythos, with Kailas Elmer appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back and we’re poring over bas-reliefs yet again. Once you start looking into the relationship between Lovecraft and art, the damn things are everywhere. We would say that there’s no relief from them, but... The post Lovecraft and Art, with Kailas Elmer appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back and we’re twiddling the tracking knob. It’s supposed to clear up the image on this old videocassette, but maybe that’s just missing the point. The static can be the most interesting part, filled... The post Analogue Horror, with Holly from RPG Reanimators appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back and we’re answering the call of the void. It’s about the scariest call you can receive, regardless of what Cthulhu may claim. The yawning darkness of eternity just shouldn’t be that tempting. For... The post Horror in Space, with Holly from RPG Reanimators appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back and we’re and we’re putting on our plastic ponchos. Sure, they look a bit silly, but we can work with that. Hell, it might even help. The important thing, however, is keeping some... The post Comedy Horror, with Evan Dorkin appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back and we’re making stuff up. But so much of the stuff we make up is inspired by stuff other people made up. And sometimes, it turns out, they’re inspired by some of the... The post RPGs and Fiction, with Evan Dorkin appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back and we’re riding the carousel. Holding onto the handlebars is a bit awkward, however, with all this pricking in our thumbs. Our digits may be warning us that something wicked this way comes,... The post Something Wicked This Way Comes, with Cuppycup appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back and we’re mopping up protein spills. What sounded like an innocent sexual innuendo has turned out to be far more scatological than we would have liked. The unpleasant realities of theme parks are... The post Theme Parks and Horror, with Cuppycup appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back and we’re smothering ourselves in garlic. While we’ve been assured this will protect us from vampires, we’re wondering if it might just make us more appetising to cannibals. Getting chopped up and roasted... The post The Appeal of Vampires, with Josephine McAdam appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back and we’re hiding behind the sofa. Sure, the monsters, masked killers, and mutants can probably find us back here, but it still feels safer for some reason. Fear is rarely a rational thing,... The post Horror For the Nervous, with Josephine McAdam appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .