I'm kicking off my 2025 October Horror Movie Challenge with Heretic, a creepy, talky film whose highlight is a remarkable performance from Hugh Grant blasphemoustomes.com/2025/10/01/h... #ohmc #horror

Right, I'm doing this thing again. Throughout October, I shall try to post a daily review of a horror film I'd not seen before. I should be put off by how much work this is, but 11 months is plenty of time for me to forget! blasphemoustomes.com/2025/09/23/o...

TEAR THEM APART rises from the grave! We'll be talking horror movies on October 30th at 8 pm, live on Youtube. Join me, @mryellovich.bsky.social and our returning guest @sdorward.bsky.social of the @goodfriendsofje.bsky.social podcast. Link to the livecast below. We hope you'll join us!!

I am very much looking forward to this! We've done these livestreams together for the past few years and they've been terrific fun.

This was such a fun discussion! We went a bit longer than usual, and I ended up cutting a bunch of tangents from the main episode to get the time down. They're all there in the uncut version on the Good Friends Patreon, however.

If you've not listened to this yet and you're in any way a fan of horror (and zombies), then you should. The knowledge, delight, and outright enthusiasm of the discussion about zombies is wonderful listening. It's one of the best ever GFoJE episodes, imho. Superb.

The first three episodes are out now

The Truth about Trans Pride Portsmouth - Why we must build stronger, better, safer communities for transgender people. I have made a substack and if everyone out there can share it to as many trans pressure groups as possible to help get the word out. open.substack.com/pub/alisoncy...

I'm delighted to be in the first episode of this. It was so much fun to play.

I've just realised I never posted about last episode's discussion of @lairdbarron.bsky.social's Old Leech stories with @goodmania.bsky.social. While our focus was on "The Broadsword", we did explore how the larger themes of the stories might seep into our games. blasphemoustomes.com/2025/08/26/t...

We had a great time talking to @rinahaenze.bsky.social about all things zombie. It's such a huge topic, and I'm sure we'll have to revisit it one day to cover some of the stuff we missed.

Call of Cthulhu and You: A Rules Primer The basic rules of Call of Cthulhu using examples of play. With @rossbryant.bsky.social, @thingsgetdicey.bsky.social, @cuppycup.bsky.social , @symphonyhorror.bsky.social, and @sdorward.bsky.social . Subscribe now wherever you get podcasts. 🔗 pushtheroll.com

I had a lot of fun writing this and even more fun watching what it became here

Some bittersweet memories here. Damn, I miss Bud.

This was a fun and discursive conversation with Andy from @goodmania.bsky.social , taking in the difference between Lovecraftian horror and cosmic horror, authors who have presented unusual takes on the cosmic, and thoughts about how human characters might interact with gods.

It’s an amazing time to join our Patreon! Push the Roll with @rossbryant.bsky.social starts Sep 10 and we just opened our call for your title suggestions for upcoming improv games with @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social, @ashlyburch.bsky.social, and @vicmmic.bsky.social patreon.com/aintslayed

Trailer just dropped for Push the Roll with Ross Bryant! @rossbryant.bsky.social and a stacked cast improvise #CallofCthulhu based entirely on YOUR titles. Subscribe and hop on our Patreon to throw your ideas into the chaos. @rustyquill.com @chaosium.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjOy...

@rossbryant.bsky.social and @aintslayed.bsky.social are putting out a new improvised Call of Cthulhu podcast, starting on the 10th of September. The cast of guest players is simply phenomenal, especially if you're a fan of @dropout.tv www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjOy...

Oh no! I’ve just noticed episode 3 of the @hwrpodcast.bsky.social frog god play through has landed. I laughed so hard at episode 2 I had to stop to breathe. I’ll need a drink before listening to this. @sdorward.bsky.social @camibrew.bsky.social and @joethegm.bsky.social have a lot to answer for.

I've been on a few episodes of this so far and they've been amazing. Really looking forward to them making it out into the wild.

This was another great discussion with @stardustandsigil.bsky.social, and it left me with all sorts of ideas for games I want to run now.

Note quote from tonight's Two-Headed Serpent game... "Charles doesn’t fancy Bart (yet?)" Charles x Bart shippers, reveal yourselves! 😆 @joethegm.bsky.social @hwrpodcast.bsky.social @sdorward.bsky.social

We @hwrpodcast.bsky.social had too much fun recording Lair of the Frog God 🐸 using MÖRK BORG. Expect frog fuckery, talking horses, disinterested monkeys, and balls-to-the-wall heresy. howweroll.simplecast.com/episodes/001... @joethegm.bsky.social @sdorward.bsky.social @howwerolleoghan.bsky.social

🐸💀 Episode 2 of MÖRK BORG: Lair of the Frog God has erupted from the slime! 🎲 Listen now. Trust nothing. Obey the Frog. #MORKBORG #TTRPG #ActualPlay #FrogGod howweroll.simplecast.com/episodes/002...

Some fantastic insights from @stardustandsigil.bsky.social in this episode. I keep going back to small towns in my games, and now I have a whole bunch of new ideas to try when I do.

This was a wild and weird discussion with Kailas, and I had great fun editing it and listening to it all again. It's also the first time I've included content warnings in an episode, as we get into some gruesome topics.

💀 Croaks in the dark. Steel in trembling hands. 🎲 Our cursed band dares the Lair of the Frog God in a descent soaked with swamp rot and madness. Episode One of our Mörk Borg campaign is out now. With @sdorward.bsky.social as GM 🧿 Listen if you dare: howweroll.simplecast.com/episodes/001...

My Weekend – A Weekend with Good Friends https://wp.me/p4dlMq-67a #BoxcarNation #Conventions #ttrpg #Podcast #AWWGF #Demimonde #UA3 ‪@goodfriendsofje.bsky.social‬ @sdorward.bsky.social‬ @paulfricker.bsky.social‬ ‪@savagespiel.bsky.social‬

Well, that's amazing, that's a $100,000 Kickstarter. www.kickstarter.com/projects/gra...

Apologies for going on about this, but the end of this Kickstarter is actually really exciting. @sdorward.bsky.social 's goal is listed as £74,618, but if you switch the currency to dollars you can probably guess what the real goal is. It's very close!

It was fantastic having Kailas on the podcast, offering his insights! This is a topic that fascinates me, and we ended up going to some pretty strange places, especially in the next episode.

Quick plea: we're getting close to @sdorward.bsky.social and @planetx.bsky.social 's scenarios, but there are 6 hours to go. This would be an amazing time to increase your pledge (and get The Glitch Files or Cryo) or get a new add-on (hardback Cthulhu Dark/Stealing Cthulhu). #kickstarter #ttrpg

We are very close to my writing a scenario for Cosmic Dark!

Starting at 2:30 p.m. Eastern (US) TODAY! Featuring @sdorward.bsky.social @tanewman.bsky.social Tall Tom (account, Tom?) @toreador4ever.bsky.social's husband Matt, @johnthehedge.bsky.social. And me. Supported by @goodfriendsofje.bsky.social. ATTEND AND LEARN. youtube.com/live/UfEMOY9...

Stretch goals for the final days of the Cosmic Dark Kickstarter.... At £70,000, author @mytholder.bsky.social writes Hermitage. At £74,618, @sdorward.bsky.social does Warm Fuzzies. And if we reach £80,000, comics author @planetx.bsky.social writes Experiment 4. #kickstarter #ttrpg #crowdfunder

I'll be joining a number of gaming luminaries to discuss psychological horror in around 90 minutes, if that appeals. The panel includes @savagespiel.bsky.social, @cuppycup.bsky.social, and @oldwaysmichael.bsky.social. www.youtube.com/live/ajpNmMj...

This was a lot of fun to record and to research. I'm still not 100% sure I can define analogue horror, but at least I'm more confident I can identify it when I see it.

This is fantastic!

After a few weeks off from @budsrpgreview.bsky.social game of Gods Teeth, @sdorward.bsky.social @sskorkowsky.bsky.social @adriangamenerd.bsky.social and I return without missing a beat, as you can see from this spoiler free session report below. 😏

Player signups for A Weekend With Good Friends are now open! blasphemoustomes.com/a-weekend-wi...

If you're a fan of wholesome content, @sdorward.bsky.social is writing Warm Fuzzies as a stretch goal scenario for Cosmic Dark, and I'm sure that's as cozy as it sounds. Here is the Kickstarter! It launches next Tuesday! Please follow it! www.kickstarter.com/projects/gra...

Holly brought some fantastic insights to this episode. While we do get into media and gaming, her descriptions of some of the things that can go wrong with real space exploration were the most horrific parts of the episode.

Not long until the cut-off. If you can't commit to anything in advance, there will still be pick-up games running throughout the weekend.

The penultimate episode of @chaosium.bsky.social Flotsam and Jetsam actual play is now live Featuring @sdorward.bsky.social @joethegm.bsky.social @howwerolleoghan.bsky.social and special guests @aptshadow.bsky.social @sskorkowsky.bsky.social and @typicalveronica.bsky.social howweroll.simplecast.com

Listened to this today whilst driving and found it fascinating. Lots to think about from a GM/Keeper perspective on how I balance the two in game. Highly recommend this episode!

Our newest episode of Cosmic Dark, run by @grahamwalmsley.bsky.social, is out. Featuring @cuppycup.bsky.social as Marius, @symphonyhorror.bsky.social as Mir, and @sdorward.bsky.social as Terrance. Don't forget to check out the Cosmic Dark Kickstarter, launching soon! tinyurl.com/mz4z4f3j

This was such an illuminating discussion for me. @evandorkin.bsky.social's personal insights on working in both comedy and horror helped me understand the relationship between the genres on a much deeper level.

Fantastic episode of The Good Friends of Jackson Elias - @goodfriendsofje.bsky.social - with brilliant guest host @evandorkin.bsky.social whose work I have loved since I first discovered an issue of Pirate Corp$ / Hectic Planet in a comic shop in the late 80s. blasphemoustomes.com/2025/04/22/r...

Cracking episode of @goodfriendsofje.bsky.social with @evandorkin.bsky.social on the crossovers between RPGs and fiction! blasphemoustomes.com/2025/04/22/r... They even talk about Delicious in Dungeon 😍😍😍

GM signups are now open for A Weekend With Good Friends! This is the online convention organised by the lovely listeners of The Good Friends of Jackson Elias. It will run between the 13th and 15th of June, and take place on the Good Friends Discord server. blasphemoustomes.com/a-weekend-wi...