The Good Friends of Jackson Elias

This episode we’re speaking about the unspeakable, mentioning the unmentionable and naming the nameless. More particularly, we’re talking about a recently published book that we co-wrote, Nameless Horrors, using this as a starting point for a discussion about... The post Nameless Horrors appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back, and we’re doing our homework. In particular, we’re looking at what kinds of research can help GMs and players give their games depth, possible sources of information and how not to lose your... The post Research appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back with the first episode of our new, regular schedule. Now that we’ve hit $50 per episode in sponsorship via Patreon, expect a new episode every other Tuesday. We also have five episodes in... The post Repulsion and The Babadook appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back, and we’re celebrating our fiftieth episode! We’re as surprised as you are that we’ve made it this far; we really should have been eaten by a shoggoth or returned to our essential salts long ago.... The post How Cthulhu Took Over the World appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back, and we’re in sounder health that the title of this episode may suggest! Although after hearing us sing again (yes, we have a new Patreon backer!) you may disagree. This time we’re looking... The post Robert Aickman’s The Hospice appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back and we’re looking at Primetime Adventures, a roleplaying game that uses the techniques of serial television in imaginative ways. This may seem like an unusual topic for us to cover, given our focus on... The post Primetime Adventures appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back (after a bit of a delay) and we’re talking about the classic Masks of Nyarlathotep campaign. In an ideal world we would have had this episode out a couple of weeks ago. Of... The post The Masks of Nyarlathotep Companion appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back, and we’re nicking stuff again. Following on from episode 42’s discussion of neat GM techniques we’ve stolen, this time we’re thieving from players. There are plenty of discussions about how to be a good... The post Player Techniques appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

It’s been far too long since we’ve talked about horror films, so this episode we’re looking at three horror mockumentaries. What do we mean when we say “mockumentary”, beyond indulging our almost fetishistic love of... The post Horror Mockumentaries appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back, and we’re talking about Cubicle 7‘s Call of Cthulhu setting, World War Cthulhu. We’ve had a few people ask us at conventions what exactly World War Cthulhu is and what makes it different from other... The post World War Cthulhu appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back and we’re bursting with song, but more on that later. We’re also talking about conventions, and definitely not singing about them. That would be silly. Specifically, we’re talking about the UK roleplaying conventions... The post UK Convention Overview appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back and we’re stealing everything that’s not nailed down. This episode is all about clever things we’ve seen other GMs do and how we’ve incorporated them into our own games. No matter how many pieces of... The post GM Techniques appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back and we’re wrapping up our look at H P Lovecraft’s The Thing on the Doorstep. This is the episode containing all the bits you wanted to hear last time, but were bumped because we talked too much.... The post The Thing on the Doorstep (part 2) appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back, and we come bearing some proper awesomeness. This is our discussion of another of Lovecraft’s later works, The Thing on the Doorstep, once again with an eye on how it can be used in gaming.... The post The Thing on the Doorstep (part 1) appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back, and we’re poking around places where no sane person should set foot. Given that two of us live in Milton Keynes, this is hardly a stretch. In particular, we’re discussing haunted houses and their... The post Haunted Houses appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back, and we’re talking about Gen Con. Again. This is our third episode about the world’s largest roleplaying convention, and Scott has still not managed to make it there. No, instead he gets to sit... The post Gen Con 2014 Review appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

In this episode, we play a game of sorts. No, this isn’t an actual play recording — Scott hasn’t been allowed to do that since the injunction. This is something a bit weirder. Matt has... The post R’lyeh Roulette appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back a bit sooner this time, which is only fitting, given our topic for this episode. We have taken the recent Ennie nomination of the Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition Quick-Start Rules (a title almost as... The post Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition Quick-Start Rules appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back with the second half of our discussion of Lovecraft’s story, The Dreams in the Witch House, slightly later than planned. We should have posted this last week, but our consciousnesses have been trapped in... The post The Dreams in the Witch House (part 2) appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

In this latest episode, we discuss Lovecraft’s story, The Dreams in the Witch House. As usual, we talk a bit about the history and content of the story to set up our analysis of how to cannibalise... The post The Dreams in the Witch House (part 1) appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

In this latest episode, we discuss player-led games: in particular, we try to pin down what makes a game player-led, whether or not incorporating player input works with investigative games, how you can run a... The post Player-Led Games appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

We’re back, a bit later than usual, and we’re finishing up our discussion of our favourite non-Lovecraftian roleplaying games. This time it’s Paul’s choice, and much to Matt’s disgust, he’s chosen Monsterhearts. Matt is unfazed... The post Monsterhearts appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

This latest episode sees us return to our discussion of our favourite non-Lovecraftian horror role-playing games, with Matt sharing his unwholesome love of all things Kult. Admittedly, it would be difficult to make anything related... The post Kult appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

This latest episode is the audio portion of last week’s interview with Malcolm Craig of Contested Ground Studios. The only differences are the addition of our theme music, some slight fiddling with sound balance, a few... The post Malcolm Craig Interview appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .

This latest episode isn’t quite what it was meant to be. We started out believing that each of us would talk for a while about our favourite non-Lovecraftian horror RPG, but then Scott went on... The post Hot War appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes .