The Good Friends of Jackson Elias

The Blasphemous Tome 4B (PDF) Reissue

Here is the PDF of issue 4B of our fanzine (revised 2023 for print-on-demand).

Everyone backing us on the $3 level and above should receive a link (in a following message) to drivethrurpg.com where you can order a print-on-demand copy (at a discount price).

Thanks to Matt, who has put many hours into the layout of this revised edition of issue 4B, and we hope you enjoy it!

Fur...

257: Strange NPCs: Edgar Cayce (long cut)

This is the longer, unedited version of episode 257, for Patreon backers only. 

https://blasphemoustomes.com/2023/03/28/strange-npcs-edgar-cayce/

We are returning to our Strange NPCs format, in which we look into the lives of historical figures who might inspire our games o...

257: Strange NPCs: Edgar Cayce

https://blasphemoustomes.com/2023/03/28/strange-npcs-edgar-cayce/

We are returning to our Strange NPCs format, in which we look into the lives of historical figures who might inspire our games of Call of Cthulhu. This began with our first two “Great NPCs of History” episodes (one ...

256: Mythos Deities: Cyäegha and Byatis (Long Cut)

This is the longer unedited version of this episode. 

https://blasphemoustomes.com/2023/03/14/mythos-deities-cyaegha-and-byatis/

This episode is our latest exploration of the deities of the Cthulhu Mythos. We have devoted previous episodes to 2023-03-14 09:59:13 +0000 UTC View Post

256: Mythos Deities: Cyäegha and Byatis

https://blasphemoustomes.com/2023/03/14/mythos-deities-cyaegha-and-byatis/

This episode is our latest exploration of the deities of the Cthulhu Mythos. We have devoted previous episodes to 2023-03-14 09:54:14 +0000 UTC View Post

Blasphemous Tome Fanzines Update for $1 backers (March 2023)

Hey everyone, this message provides all the info you need about the latest issue and back issues in one handy place.

This month we've re-issued 4A, and the PDF is available to ALL backers here.

Print-on-demand: we're also making the issues available via print-on-demand, and everyone who is backing us at t...

The Blasphemous Tome 4A (PDF) Reissue

Here is the PDF of issue 4A of our fanzine (revised 2023 for print-on-demand).

Everyone backing us on the $3 level and above should receive a link (in a following message) to drivethrurpg.com where you can order a print-on-demand copy (at a discount price).

Thanks to Matt, who has put many hours into the layout of this...

255: Listener Suggestions (Long Cut)

This is the longer cut for backers only. 

https://blasphemoustomes.com/2023/02/28/listener-suggestions/

Late last year, we used Discord and 2023-02-28 09:32:18 +0000 UTC View Post

255: Listener Suggestions

https://blasphemoustomes.com/2023/02/28/listener-suggestions/

Late last year, we used Discord and Twitter to ask our listeners what kinds ...

254: Fat Face (long cut)

This is the longer, unedited cut for backers only. 

https://blasphemoustomes.com/2023/02/14/michael-sheas-fat-face/

This episode is our discussion of Michael Shea’s Mythos tale, “Fat Face”. Originally published as a chapbook in 1987, this nasty little novelette has sinc...

254: Fat Face

https://blasphemoustomes.com/2023/02/14/michael-sheas-fat-face/

This episode is our discussion of Michael Shea’s Mythos tale, “Fat Face”. Originally published as a chapbook in 1987, this nasty little novelette has since been collected in countless anthologies. It’s probably sitt...

The Blasphemous Tome 3 (PDF) Reissue

Here is the PDF of issue 3 of our fanzine (revised 2023 for print-on-demand).

Everyone backing us on the $3 level and above should receive a link (in a following message) to drivethrurpg.com where you can order a print-on-demand copy (at a discount price).

Thanks to Matt, who has put many hours into the layout of this revised edition of issue 3, and we hope you enjoy it!

Furth...

253: Media Catch-up – TV (long cut)

This is the longer cut for patrons only. 

https://blasphemoustomes.com/2023/01/31/media-catch-up-tv-2/

Once again, we are perched open mouthed before the small screen, gobbling down televisual delights and regurgitating opinions. This is the latest in our ongoing series of media...

253: Media Catch-up – TV

https://blasphemoustomes.com/2023/01/31/media-catch-up-tv-2/

Once again, we are perched open mouthed before the small screen, gobbling down televisual delights and regurgitating opinions. This is the latest in our ongoing series of media reviews, sharing our thoughts on the TV programmes w...

252: Kill, Baby... Kill! (longer cut)

This is the longer uncut version for backers only. 

https://blasphemoustomes.com/2023/01/17/kill-baby-kill/

We’re back and we’re puzzling over titles. If you were making a Gothic horror film about a haunted village, you might wisely consider a name like Curse of the Dead...

252: Kill, Baby… Kill!

https://blasphemoustomes.com/2023/01/17/kill-baby-kill/

We’re back and we’re puzzling over titles. If you were making a Gothic horror film about a haunted village, you might wisely consider a name like Curse of the Dead. Hell, if you wanted to cash in on the popularity of a more fa...

251: Gothic Horror (long cut)

This is the longer, unedited cut for patreon backers only.

https://blasphemoustomes.com/2023/01/03/gothic-horror/

We’re back and we’re skulking around the old ruined abbey. Sure, t...

251: Gothic Horror

https://blasphemoustomes.com/2023/01/03/gothic-horror/

We’re back and we’re skulking around the old ruined abbey. Sure, the place is lousy with ghosts, but they’re not really that...

The Viy – part 4

Our 2023 ghost story for Christmas concludes with part 4 of Nikolai Gogol’s “The Viy”.

Good friend of the Good Friends, Mike Perceval-Maxwell (host of Mr Spike’s Bedtime Stories), has once again organised a suitably eerie performance on ou...

The Viy – part 3

Our 2023 ghost story for Christmas continues with part 3 of Nikolai Gogol’s “The Viy”.

Good friend of the Good Friends, Mike Perceval-Maxwell (host of Mr Spike’s Bedtime Stories), has once again organised a suitably eerie performance on ou...

250: Making Call of Cthulhu Weird (long cut)

This is the longer, unedited cut for backers only.

https://blasphemoustomes.com/2022/12/20/making-call-of-cthulhu-weird/

We’re back and we’re getting on a bit. Turning 250 is a ...

250: Making Call of Cthulhu Weird

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https://blasphemoustomes.com/2022/12/20/making-call-of-cthulhu-weird/

We’re back and we’re getting on a bit. Turning 250 is a sobering milestone. Worse, we...

The Viy – part 2

Our 2023 ghost story for Christmas continues with part 2 of Nikolai Gogol’s “The Viy”.

Good friend of the Good Friends, Mike Perceval-Maxwell (host of Mr Spike’s Bedtime Stories), has once again organised a suitably eerie performance on ou...

The Viy – part 1

We are delighted to offer you another ghost story for Christmas. Good friend of the Good Friends, Mike Perceval-Maxwell (host of Mr Spike’s Bedtime Stories), has once again organised a suitably eerie performance on our Discord server. He is joined...

Blasphemous Tome Fanzines Update for $1 backers (Dec 2022)

Hey everyone, this message provides all the info you need about the latest issue and back issues in one handy place.

This month we've published issue 10, and the PDF is available to ALL backers at no extra charge. A signed (by Matt, Scott and Paul), high quality, limited edition, print copy is being sent to everyone who is backing us at $5+ before the end of December 2022.

P...