The Good Friends of Jackson Elias

We’re back, and we’re mulling over a topic suggested to us by good friend of the Good Friends, Tore Nielsen: what is the appeal of horror? Apparently this is a huge subject, and even pinning down... The post The Appeal of Horror appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.

We’re back and we’re looking at another classic horror short story. This time it’s Karl Edward Wagner’s Sticks, a nasty little tale that is both of the Cthulhu Mythos and about it. The story draws from a... The post Karl Edward Wagner’s Sticks appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.

We’re back, and we’re continuing last episode‘s coverage of Lamentations of the Flame Princess with an interview with James Edward Raggi IV, the man behind the horrors. This was originally meant as a brief insert for the... The post James Raggi Interview appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.

We’re back, and we’re looking at the Old School Renaissance and, more specifically, Lamentations of the Flame Princess. In case you aren’t familiar with the OSR, it’s a broad movement that embraces the simplicity and immediacy... The post Lamentations of the Flame Princess appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.

We’re back and we’re looking at monsters, hoping against hope that they don’t look back at us! In particular, we’re talking about our favourite monsters from Lovecraft and Call of Cthulhu. There’s one entry on... The post Our Favourite Lovecraftian Monsters appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.

We’re back, and we’re watching horror films about books. We don’t mean films based on books (although one is, just to confuse things), but films where a book plays a central role. In fact, you... The post Maléfique & The Ninth Gate appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.

We’re back, and we’re plunging once more into the abyss of despair and madness that is R’lyeh Roulette. In case you didn’t listen to our first round, back in episode 37, this is where we let... The post R’lyeh Roulette II appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.

We’re back, and we’re watching each other from the corners of our eyes. Paul is hiding something behind his back, Matt keeps glancing at the door, and I’m trying to look nonchalant. It’s only a matter... The post Conflict & Secrets at the Gaming Table appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.

Our minds may have escaped the clutches of the Great Race, but their interest in other ages has clearly rubbed off on us. We have also grown new protuberances, capable of fine manipulation, from atop our... The post Cthulhu Through the Ages appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.

We’re back from the distant past! Our minds have escaped the sinister and rugose clutches of the Great Race, and we have returned to the present to wrap up our discussion of Lovecraft’s classic story, The... The post The Shadow Out of Time (part 2) appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.