The Good Friends of Jackson Elias
by Paul Fricker, Matthew Sanderson and Scott Dorward · 410 episodes
LeisureGames
A regular podcast about Call of Cthulhu, horror films and horror gaming in general
Latest episodes
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In the Mouth of Madness, with Eleanor Hingley
Eleanor Hingley joins the Good Friends In the Mouth of Madness. It can be cosy, if a bit moist and occasionally derivative.
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Finding the Horror in History, with Eleanor Hingley
Eleanor Hingley joins the Good Friends in finding the horror in history, navigating the ethical minefield of using real horrors in games
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Atomic Horror, with Jared Logan
Jared Logan joins The Good Friends of Jackson Elias to sift through the ashes of civilisation, searching for gaming inspiration from the terrifyingly real genre of atomic horror
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The Voice in the Night, with Jared Logan
Jared Logan joins the Good Friends to listen out for William Hope Hodgson's "The Voice in the Night" enjoying a sweet taste of its fungal nightmares. As ever, we look for gaming in…
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Cosy Horror, with Holly From RPG Reanimators
Holly from RPG Reanimators joins the Good Friends to explore the warm world of cosy horror, finding comfort in the things that are supposed to scare us. We try to pin down what mak…
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Alien
Holly from RPG Reanimators joins the Good Friends to dissect the classic 1979 science fiction horror film Alien, and to avoid getting any of that acid blood on us. As ever, we look…
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Why You Shouldn't Learn to Roleplay From Actual PLays
Zach Reeves from Pretending to be People joins the Good Friends to debate the pros and cons of learning to roleplay from actual play podcasts and streams. While APs have become a c…
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Reactive GMing
Ross Bryant joins the Good Friends to discuss how we might use stage improv techniques to run more dynamic games, learning to let go of the story and follow it wherever it may end…
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Special: The Good Friends ENnies Nomination
The Good Friends of Jackson Elias celebrate being nominated for the Best Streaming Content ENnie with a look back at some highlights from the past year
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The Stuff, with Cuppycup
Cuppycup from Push the Roll With Ross Bryant and Ain't Slayed Nobody joins the Good Friends to tuck into Larry Cohen's wonderfully weird 1985 comedy horror film, The Stuff. We also…
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Food and Horror, with Cuppycup
Cuppycup, from Push the Roll With Ross Bryant and Ain't Slayed Nobody, joins the Good Friends to dig into the relationship between food and horror, looking for inspiration for our…
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Environmental Storytelling, with Alex Sun
Alex Sun from RPG Reanimators joins the Good Friends to lay out some ideas about how to use environmental storytelling in our Call of Cthulhu games. We explore different varieties…
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Liminal Spaces, with Alex Sun
Alex Sun from RPG Reanimators joins the Good Friends to explore liminal spaces, trying to pin down what makes them so uncanny. We delve into the origins of the movement, pick some…
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New Takes on Classic Monsters, with Sasha Sienna
Main Topic: New Takes on Classic Monsters It’s probably safe to say that every horror fan loves monsters. While we regularly see new creations breaking free from the laboratory, so…
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Gateway Horror, with Sasha Sienna
Main Topic: Gateway Horror Every horror fan started out somewhere. The works that draw us into the genre are often gentler ones, created to appeal to those put off by terror or gor…
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Using Inspiration Creatively, with Seth Skorkowsky
Main Topic: Using Inspiration Creatively Scenario writers and GMs take inspiration from everything we can. Often, this means borrowing ideas from books, films, or other forms of me…
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Urban Fantasy and Call of Cthulhu, with Seth Skorkowsky
Main Topic: Call of Cthulhu and Urban Fantasy Since the early nineties, urban fantasy has blended elements of horror and crime fiction with the fantastic to create something new. B…
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When Games Go Wrong, with Bridgett Jeffries
Main Topic: When Games Go Wrong While ours always run perfectly, we have heard that games can sometimes go wrong. What are some of the problems that might bring a game to a crashin…
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The Miskatonic Repository, with Bridgett Jeffries
Main Topic: The Miskatonic Repository The Miskatonic Repository has allowed both new and established authors to self-publish material for Call of Cthulhu under licence from Chaosiu…
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Religious Horror, with Zach Reeves
We’re back and we’re testing our faith. Sure, we understand that the Mythos is utterly indifferent to crucifixes and holy water, but maybe we can still find some comfort in religio…