by Paul Fricker, Matthew Sanderson and Scott Dorward
The Good Friends of Jackson Elias
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April 7, 2025
<br /> <a href="https://i0.wp.com/blasphemoustomes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Episode310.jpg?ssl=1"></a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 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, or they could just be telling us we need better gardening gloves. Either way, let’s just ignore that for now and enjoy the ride. It’s not like we’re getting any younger…<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Main Topic: Something Wicked This Way Comes<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> We thought we’d follow last episode’s discussion of theme parks with a day out at the fair. Happily, the fair in Something Wicked This Way Comes is a travelling one, so we only had to wait for it to turn up at our doorsteps. The downside is that it’s evil. Still, nobody’s perfect.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> As well as talking about the 1983 film version of Something Wicked This Way Comes, we also delve into the Ray Bradbury novel that birthed it. While we’ve discussed stories and their adaptations before, this is the first time we’ve blended our discussion so thoroughly. Part of this is simply because we watched and read them in the same week, and they sort of jumbled together in our heads. More usefully, perhaps, it gives us an opportunity to talk about how a novel is adapted to the screen and what some of the shortcomings can be.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="https://i0.wp.com/blasphemoustomes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/something-wicked-this-way-comes-cover.jpg?ssl=1"></a><br /> <br /> <br /> Our Guest Host<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> We are delighted to welcome Cuppycup back to the Good Friends! Cup, of course, has been on the podcast before, discussing <a href="https://blasphemoustomes.com/2022/08/16/strange-npcs-louis-wain/">Louis Wain</a> with us a few years ago, and <a href="https://blasphemoustomes.com/2025/03/25/theme-parks-and-horror-with-cuppycup/">theme parks</a> more recently. He is best known as the mastermind behind the ENnie-award-winning actual play podcast <a href="https://www.aintslayednobody.com/">Ain’t Slayed Nobody</a>, where you will also find regular appearances by Scott alongside some of our other guest hosts, including Ross Bryant and Josephine McAdam.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> As well as ASN, Cup is currently producing a new Call of Cthulhu podcast called Walking Shadows, with Ross Bryant as Keeper, and a cast that includes Becca Scott, Rashawn Scott, and Zach Reino. The first episodes should be out within the next couple of months.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> And Cup’s first published scenario, “Deadwood on Lane 8”, will be out on the Miskatonic Repository later this year. This is a 1990s <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/199600/pulp-cthulhu-7th-edition-call-of-cthulhu?affiliate_id=3114550">Pulp Cthulhu</a> extravaganza that puts the cosmic firmly into cosmic bowling.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> If you want to keep up with all these projects, you can follow <a href="https://www.aintslayednobody.com/">Ain’t Slayed Nobody</a> on <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/aintslayed.bsky.social">Bluesky</a> or join their <a href="http://slayed.me/discord">Discord server</a>.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="https://i0.wp.com/blasphemoustomes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/aint-slayed-nobody-new-podcast-logo.webp?ssl=1"></a><br /> <br /> <br /> Links<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Things we mention in this episode include:<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Bradbury">Ray Bradbury</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Something_Wicked_This_Way_Comes_(novel)">Something Wicked This Way Comes</a> by Ray Bradbury<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Something_Wicked_This_Way_Comes_(film)">So...
March 25, 2025
<br /> <a href="https://i0.wp.com/blasphemoustomes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Episode309.jpg?ssl=1"></a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 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 so well hidden behind twee language and cute costumes. Happily, once we strip these away, we can find some good horror inspiration quivering underneath. We just wish it all smelled a bit better.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Main Topic: Theme Parks and Horror<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> This episode, we visit theme parks, amusement parks, funfairs and the like, looking for Call of Cthulhu inspiration. As with so many things rooted in childhood joy, theme parks can easily turn into something nightmarish in both our imaginations and in reality. We dip into personal experiences, urban legends, and our own wild ideas, looking for both the roots of these fears and ways of bringing them into our games.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> There is something of a focus on Disney in our discussion, even though they are almost certainly safer and cleaner than the vast majority of theme parks. The discussion merely went this way because Cuppycup, our guest host, used to work for Disney, as did Matt’s wife, Tiff. This gives us a wealth of personal anecdotes to draw upon.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Our Guest Host<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> We are delighted to welcome Cuppycup back to the Good Friends! Cup, of course, has been on the podcast before, discussing <a href="https://blasphemoustomes.com/2022/08/16/strange-npcs-louis-wain/">Louis Wain</a> with us a few years ago. He is best known as the mastermind behind the ENnie-award-winning actual play podcast <a href="https://www.aintslayednobody.com/">Ain’t Slayed Nobody</a>, where you will also find regular appearances by Scott alongside some of our other guest hosts, including Ross Bryant and Josephine McAdam.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> As well as ASN, Cup is currently producing a new Call of Cthulhu podcast called Walking Shadows, with Ross Bryant as Keeper, and a cast that includes Becca Scott, Rashawn Scott, and Zach Reino. The first episodes should be out within the next couple of months.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> And Cup’s first published scenario, “Deadwood on Lane 8”, will be out on the Miskatonic Repository later this year. This is a 1990s <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/199600/pulp-cthulhu-7th-edition-call-of-cthulhu?affiliate_id=3114550">Pulp Cthulhu</a> extravaganza that puts the cosmic firmly into cosmic bowling.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> If you want to keep up with all these projects, you can follow <a href="https://www.aintslayednobody.com/">Ain’t Slayed Nobody</a> on <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/aintslayed.bsky.social">Bluesky</a> or join their <a href="http://slayed.me/discord">Discord server</a>.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="https://i0.wp.com/blasphemoustomes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/aint-slayed-nobody-new-podcast-logo.webp?ssl=1"></a><br /> <br /> <br /> Links<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Things we mention in this episode include:<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hersheypark">Hersheypark</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Wonderland">Dutch Wonderland</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * <a href="https://www.dutchwonderland.com/experiences/attractions/wonder-house">The Wonder House</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * <a href="https://www.chocolateworld.com/">Hershey’s Chocolate World</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tivoli_Gardens">Tivoli Gardens</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * <a href="https://museumblog.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2023/08/15/st-andrews-lammas-fayre/">Lammas Fayre</a> in St Andrews<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * <a href="https://en.
March 11, 2025
<br /> <a href="https://i0.wp.com/blasphemoustomes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Episode308.jpg?ssl=1"></a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 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 in an oven doesn’t seem anywhere near as sexy as a vampiric love bite, but maybe vampires just have better PR.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Main Topic: The Appeal of Vampires<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> This episode sees us enter the shadowy world of the undead. The vampire is arguably the definitive monster of the horror genre, but our fanged friends have so much more to offer. We discuss some of our favourite vampires from myth, fiction, and film, ranging from feral monsters to tragic antiheroes, and how they might inform our gaming. And while we don’t necessarily think of vampires as key to Call of Cthulhu, we discuss their place there too.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Our Guest Host<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> We are delighted to welcome back Josephine McAdam! As well as her many, many actual play appearances on series like <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7atuZxmT957CplbNHCN5JAGp9SoZhyUH">LA By Night</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@EclipseRPG">Eclipse RPG</a>, Josephine is an actor who has appeared in horror films such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mortuary_Collection">The Mortuary Collection</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scare_Package">Scare Package</a>. You can find her streaming regularly on <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/jcvim">Twitch</a>, and on various social media platforms, as JCVIM. You will also be able to see Josephine touring the UK later this year with Chaosium, playing live games of Call of Cthulhu.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="https://i0.wp.com/blasphemoustomes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/josephine-2-scaled.jpeg?ssl=1"></a><br /> <br /> <br /> Links<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Things we mention in this episode include:<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7atuZxmT957CplbNHCN5JAGp9SoZhyUH">LA By Night</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4qzoETfmhLZDmpmGP_rs4bgstBFZmlzN">New York By Night</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamashtu">Lamashtu</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamia">Lamia</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * <a href="https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_TelaAAAAcAAJ">De Masticatione Mortuorum in Tomus</a> by Michael Ranft<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasabonsam">Sasabonsam</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pishtaco#:~:text=A%20pishtaco%20(in%20Northern%20Quechua,the%20fat%20of%20its%20victims.">Pishtaco</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varney_the_Vampire">Varney the Vampire</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracula">Dracula</a> by Bram Stoker<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strigoi">Strigoi</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strix_(mythology)">Strix</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leyak">Léyak</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vampyre">The Vampyre</a> by John Polodori<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein">Frankenstein</a> by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twilight_(novel_series)">Twilight</a> by Stephenie Meyer<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmilla">Carmilla</a> by J Sheridan le Fanu<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> * <a href="https://en.
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