The home of The Good Friends of Jackson Elias, a podcast about Call of Cthulhu, horror films, weird fiction and horror roleplaying in general
Latest episodes
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In the Mouth of Madness, with Eleanor Hingley
Main Topic: In the Mouth of Madness In the Mouth of Madness is hailed by fans as one of the best Lovecraftian films, and this acclaim has lasted for over 30 years. But what makes..…
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Finding the Horror in History, with Eleanor Hingley
Main Topic: Finding the Horror in History History is rife with real horror, be it war, plague, famine or something less biblical. Incorporating these horrors into our games can add…
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Atomic Horror, with Jared Logan
Main Topic: Atomic Horror Since the dawn of the atomic age in the 1940s, our fear of atom bombs and radioactivity has mutated horror in all sorts of strange ways. But is this purel…
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The Voice in the Night, with Jared Logan
Main Topic: The Voice in the Night While William Hope Hodgson never wrote a Cthulhu Mythos story, his brand of weird fiction complements the Mythos nicely, and Lovecraft himself wa…
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Cosy Horror, with Holly From RPG Reanimators
Main Topic: Cosy Horror Horror is usually meant to scare us, but this isn’t always the case. Sometimes it can be oddly comforting — cosy, even. Maybe this is because it’s an old fa…
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Alien
Main Topic: Alien Since its release in 1979, Alien has become a fan favourite, spawning any number of spin-offs across every medium. But what is the secret of its enduring appeal?…
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Why You Shouldn't Learn to Roleplay From Actual PLays
Main Topic: Why You Shouldn’t Learn to Roleplay From Actual Plays Actual play podcasts and streams have grown in popularity massively over the past 20 years, redefining and dominat…
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Reactive GMing
Main Topic: Reactive GMing No game ever goes to plan. Whether you have prepared for every eventuality or are running off the cuff, players will always do the unexpected. Improvisat…
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Special: The Good Friends ENnies Nomination
We were delighted to hear that The Good Friends of Jackson Elias has been nominated for an ENnie Award in the Best Streaming Content category. This is both exciting and unexpected.…
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The Stuff, with Cuppycup
Main Topic: The Stuff Following on from our discussion of food and horror last episode, we’re taking a look at Larry Cohen’s 1985 film The Stuff. Cohen blended horror, social satir…
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Food and Horror, with Cuppycup
Main Topic: Food and Horror To live is to require sustenance. Food is not only nutrition but usually a source of pleasure. But our relationship with food is complicated and filled…
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Environmental Storytelling, with Alex Sun
Main Topic: Environmental Storytelling Every location bears scars. These might have been left by human occupation, entropy, natural disasters, or something altogether more eldritch…
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Liminal Spaces, with Alex Sun
Main Topic: Liminal Spaces Liminal spaces have been a source of fascination on the internet for several years now. Like much of the analogue horror movement, they are defined more…
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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…