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This is the playtest session for Pale Conjure, a module I wrote for the open Cthulhu Eternal system. You can get it at DriveThruRPGItch.ioCthulhuDice.comThis episode is sponsored by CthulhuDice.com. Use code paleconjurepodcast to get $4.99 off your order. That's exactly enough to pick up a copy of Pale Conjure!Title card by Gino!

This is the playtest session for Pale Conjure, a module I wrote for the open Cthulhu Eternal system. You can get it at DriveThruRPGItch.ioCthulhuDice.comThis episode is sponsored by CthulhuDice.com. Use code paleconjurepodcast to get $4.99 off your order. That's exactly enough to pick up a copy of Pale Conjure!Title card by Gino!

This is the playtest session for Pale Conjure, a module I wrote for the open Cthulhu Eternal system. You can get it at DriveThruRPGItch.ioCthulhuDice.comThis episode is sponsored by CthulhuDice.com. Use code paleconjurepodcast to get $4.99 off your order. That’s exactly enough to pick up a copy of Pale Conjure!Title card by Gino!

This is the playtest session for Pale Conjure, a module I wrote for the open Cthulhu Eternal system. You can get it at DriveThruRPGItch.ioCthulhuDice.comThis episode is sponsored by CthulhuDice.com. Use code paleconjurepodcast to get $4.99 off your order. That's exactly enough to pick up a copy of Pale Conjure!Title card by Gino!I made the episode intro with Elevenlabs. It's dumb, but fun. I probably won't do it again. Just that five minutes of work probably consumed 1000 gallons of water.

A series of encounters between a space blob and the world's oldest teenagers.

Creature from the Black Lagoon was directed by Jack Arnold and stars Richard Carlson Julie Adams Richard DenningAntonio MorenoNestor PaivaWhit Bissell. The Creature was played by Ben Chapman on land and by Ricou Browning underwater. Additional notes Space Seed/The Wrath of KhanThe Lady from the Black Lagoon by Mallory O'Meara relates the story of the designer of the Creature, Millicent PatrickThe Shape of Water

The return of Vincent Price (danzig voice intensifies)

I messed up and lost my audio for this one, so treat yourself to two excerpts from recent Patreon content - THE THING (1982) and INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1956)

Journey into the rotblack sludge. You can find more information about Mork Borg on their website. Sponsor: Whaling City Web Cast Andrew (Andrew's Twitter)Chris (Chris's Twitter)Gino (Gino's Twitter)Matt (Matt's Twitter) If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice Gino does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com. Music was "They come mostly at night" by Jim Hall You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408 or send us an email to [email protected]. Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast.

Let's talk about pods baby. Show Notes Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) was directed by Phillip Kaufman and stars: Donald SutherlandBrooke AdamsVeronica CartwrightJeff GoldblumLeonard Nimoy The film's Wikipedia page It's a remake of the 1955 film, which is adapted from the novel by Jack Finney. There are two other remakes, one from 1993 and one from 2007. We watched the version that was available (freely and legally) on YouTube but seems to have disappeared. Topics Discussed The many versions of this storyDonald Sutherland as heartthrob https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pllRW9wETzw Wilhelm ReichThe paranoid tradition of 1970's horrorFreddy and the DreamersThe X-Men Andrew recommends buying all the back issues of Indiepocalypse.

We move into our sci-fi horror with this archetype-defining classic. Show Notes Village of the Damned was directed by Wolf Rilla and stars George Sanders The film's Wikipedia page The story was adapted from the novel by John Wyndham We watched the version that is streaming on the Criterion Channel Topics Discussed The Falcon, the Saint, and serial movies from the fortiesBlumhouse & the Dark Universe Andrew recommends buying all the back issues of Indiepocalypse.

Andrew and Matt conclude their series on Folk Horror with this old Nicholas Roeg chestnut, starring Julie Christie, classic beefman Donald Sutherland, and, of course, Venice. Show Notes Don't Look Now was directed by Nicholas Roeg and stars Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie. The film's wikipedia page The story was inspired by Daphne Du Maurier's short story of the same name Andrew watched the Criterion blu-ray. I watched the version you can rent for $4 on Amazon Prime. Topics Discussed Don't Look Now: British Cinema in the 1970'sBlair Witch ProjectRoger Corman and his influenceThe PatreonThis happened to my buddy Eric Andrew recommends buying all the back issues of Indiepocalypse.

Show Notes Picnic at Hanging Rock, which is for grownups only please, was directed by Peter Weir and stars Rachel Roberts, Anne-Louise Lambert, Dominic Guard, Helen Morse, Vivean Gray and Jacki Weaver The film's wikipedia page The story was inspired by Joan Lindsay's 1967 book of the same name We watched the version available on the Criterion Channel. Andrew recommends buying all the back issues of Indiepocalypse.

Andrew and Matt live out the quarantine days with a trip into this psychedelic medieval witchcraft animated film.Show NotesBelladonna of Sadness, which is for grownups only please, was directed by Eiichi Yamamoto and starred Aiko Nagayama and Tatsuya Nakadai.The film's wikipedia pageWe were inspired to watch this film after reading this top 10 list on Unquiet Dead.The story was inspired by Jules Michelet's 1862 non-fiction book "La Sorcière".We watched the version available on Kanopy, which may be free with your library.Matt recommends Castlevania Season 3 on Netflix.Andrew recommends Indiepocalypse.SponsorWhaling City Web - We're owning our own content in 2020Follow Andrew on twitter @pizzapranks for more information about his indie game anthology Indiepocalypse

A double feature this month - we talk about the excellent 1968 BBC adaptation of "Whistle and I'll Come To You"... and also the other one. Show Notes The first version of Whistle and I'll Come to You was released in 1968, was directed by Jonathan Miller and stars Michael Hordern. The second version was released in 2010, was directed by Neil Cross, and stars John Hurt. The film's wikipedia page The story was adapted from the short story "Whistle and I'll Come to You, My Lad" by MR James. We watched the version available on YouTube (1968) and Amazon Prime (2010). Matt recommends the Color Out of Space. Andrew recommends not recommending anything. Sponsor Whaling City Web - We're owning our own content in 2020 Follow Andrew on twitter @pizzapranks for more information about his indie game anthology Indiepocalypse

Show Notes Night of the Demon released in 1957 was directed by Jacques Tourneur and starred Dana Andrews, Peggy Cummins and Niall MacGinnis. My chihuahua is sick and you can hear her making a horrible cough throughout. Sorry you had to hear that! The film's wikipedia page YouTube URLPaste a link to the content you want to display on your site.EmbedLearn more about embeds(opens in a new tab)  The Kate Bush song "Hounds of Love" samples from this film. The story was adapted from the short story "Casting the Runes" by MR James. We watched the version available on Amazon prime. Next episode: The Whistle and I'll Come to You "Duology". Matt recommends The Demon Seed and The Blow Out Andrew recommends Gou Tanabe's Lovecraft adaptations and the Hobtown Mystery Stories. Sponsor Whaling City Web - We're owning our own content in 2020 Follow Andrew on twitter @pizzapranks for more information about his indie game anthology Indiepocalypse  

The Devil Rides Out was released in 1968, stars Christopher Lee and Charles Gray, and was directed by Terence Fisher.We watched the Scream Factory version, which has some great extras.Matt recommends The Cook, the Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover.Andrew recommends The Drifting Classroom.

The Blood on Satan's Claw was released in 1971, stars Linda Hayden and Patrick Wymark, and was directed by Piers Haggard.I tried to explain the basics of the folk horror genre in a bonus episode that was released on Halloween.Birth, Movies, Death has put out a great (better) explainer of the folk horror genre.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iy01g6cfVzs&fbclid=IwAR3yyIMPMcDKLIh1dhe79FT8RUV_mt96A846iuDTPLyYLtDyxPNg_We_yYoI am in the midst of reading Adam Scovell's Folk Horror and I mention it a bit on the show.

Mentioned on the Show The Witchfinder GeneralThe Wicker Man Blood on Satan's Claw Kwaidan Kuroneko OnibabaLair of the White WormThe DevilsThe WitchA Field in EnglandMidsommarThe Golden BoughChildren of the CornHalloween III Audio Sources https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IGWmm4iFAc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xatrlxv3Vr8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goKRpR4XNg8 We'd like to start taking listener questions and comments on the show - if you have a message, you can leave a message for us by calling (508) 817-3408, or you can email me at [email protected]. Contact Matt: @thewatermethod on Twitter Contact Andrew: @pizzapranks on Twitter Andrew posts games on his itch.io page, including his new zine An RPG About Nothing. All Godless Here on Amazon – 99 cents! Theme is Swan Lake Dub by Dubology Check out Andrew and I’s other podcast, ActualPlay.Network. It’s a live play RPG podcast where we play stuff like Call of Cthulhu, Vampire, OSR games, and more. If you like this website, and you need a great, stylish, affordable website, please reach out to me on Twitter or contact me via Whaling City Web.

Seriously, its a very important one Cast If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice Gino normally does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com. (I made the one we have now while Gino works out some technical difficulties. Ain't it pretty?) If you make music that you want featured on the show please email it over to us or find me on twitter, we reach literally dozens of people each week and always need fresh cool music to make us sound cooler You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408 or send us an email to [email protected]. Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979.

Matt, Andrew, Steven, and Chris navigate the dreadful auspices of Mater Tenebrarum as we play Call of Cthulhu: Our Ladies of Sorrow. The module Our Ladies of Sorrow was written by Kevin Ross and published by Miskatonic River Press. It appears to be out of print right now. (Please correct me if you know otherwise) You can find the full text of the DeQuincey poem here. Sponsor: Whaling City Web https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTZl9KMjbrU&list=PLDisKgcnAC4RUa7FXJRTYpVUSiDIZ4KNx Excellent music for thinking about this game Cast Andrew - John Burns (Andrew's Twitter)Chris - Micheal Angelo (Chris's Twitter)Steven - Richard Legatto (Steven's Twitter)Matt - Game Master (Matt's Twitter) If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice Gino does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com. Music is me this week. Andrew likes to make games. If you make music that you want featured on the show please email it over to us or find me on twitter, we reach literally dozens of people each week and always need fresh cool music to make us sound cooler You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408 or send us an email to [email protected]. Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979. In the most recent episode, we covered Phantasm (1979).

Matt and Andrew drift in and out of the dreamy indie PHANTASM. Show Notes Phantasm was released in 1979 stars Angus Scrimm, Michael Baldwin, and Reggie Bannister, and was directed by Don Coscarelli. Here is a great version of the soundtrack done up chiptune style on bandcamp. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3ieQxm_M2I the score to this movie is phenomenal! If you'd like to experience the film in your own home there is a recent remastering of the film available on blu-ray. We'd like to start taking listener questions and comments on the show - if you have a message, you can leave a message for us by calling (508) 817-3408, or you can email me at [email protected]. Contact Matt: @thewatermethod on Twitter Contact Andrew: @pizzapranks on Twitter Andrew posts games on his itch.io page, including his new zine An RPG About Nothing. All Godless Here on Amazon – 99 cents! Theme is Swan Lake Dub by Dubology Check out Andrew and I’s other podcast, ActualPlay.Network. It’s a live play RPG podcast where we play stuff like Call of Cthulhu, Vampire, OSR games, and more. If you like this website, and you need a great, stylish, affordable website, please reach out to me on Twitter or contact me via Whaling City Web.

Spencer proves his worth and Jack feels the heat. Music from the Show 11ème étage - Fantôme (avec Norya)Silent Carrion - Death Is Our Only God Chad Crouch - Ballad Of The Blackbirds Cast If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice Gino normally does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com. (I made the one we have now while Gino works out some technical difficulties. Ain't it pretty?) If you make music that you want featured on the show please email it over to us or find me on twitter, we reach literally dozens of people each week and always need fresh cool music to make us sound cooler You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408 or send us an email to [email protected]. Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979.

<img src="https://goldenagehorror.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/dunwichhorror_poster-copy-e1566246464278.jpg" alt="Event flyer for the Dunwich Horror Picture Show. Wilbur Whateley making occult gesture. Text reads "Don't dream of Yog Sothoth, be Yog Sothoth - the dunwich horror picture show"" /> Still humming with eldritch energy from the Necronomicon Providence, Andrew and Matt talk about their experience at the live showing of the Lovecraftesque adaptation of the DUNWICH HORROR. Show Notes The Dunwich Horror stars Dean Stockwell, Ed Begley and Sandra Dee and adapts the 1932 HP Lovecraft story of the same name. The full text of the story is available at HPLovecraft.com. Andrew and Matt saw the film on a decaying 35mm print at the Necronomicon PVD (with live accompaniment!). If you'd like to experience the film in your own home there is an affordable DVD available. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRtXRX3Qzdw We'd like to start taking listener questions and comments on the show - if you have a message, you can leave a message for us by calling (508) 817-3408, or you can email me at [email protected]. Contact Matt: @thewatermethod on Twitter Contact Andrew: @pizzapranks on Twitter Andrew posts games on his itch.io page, including his new zine An RPG About Nothing. All Godless Here on Amazon – 99 cents! Theme is Swan Lake Dub by Dubology Check out Andrew and I’s other podcast, ActualPlay.Network. It’s a live play RPG podcast where we play stuff like Call of Cthulhu, Vampire, OSR games, and more. If you like this website, and you need a great, stylish, affordable website, please reach out to me on Twitter or contact me via Whaling City Web.

Thank you! I would love a potato. Sponsor: Whaling City Web Andrew - Emilyn Miller (Andrew's Twitter)Chris - Marius (Chris's Twitter)Gino - Jaquin de Beau (Gino's Twitter)Matt - Game Master (Dungeon Daddy) (Matt's Twitter) If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice Gino normally does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com. (I made the one we have now while Gino works out some technical difficulties. Ain't it pretty?) If you make music that you want featured on the show please email it over to us or find me on twitter, we reach literally dozens of people each week and always need fresh cool music to make us sound cooler You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408 or send us an email to [email protected]. Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979.

Andrew and Matt run through EVERY MOVIE covered on this podcast. They share their thoughts and feelings. We'd like to start taking listener questions and comments on the show - if you have a message, you can leave a message for us by calling (508) 817-3408, or you can email me at [email protected]. Contact Matt: @thewatermethod on Twitter Contact Andrew: @pizzapranks on Twitter Andrew posts games on his itch.io page, including his new zine An RPG About Nothing. All Godless Here on Amazon – 99 cents! Theme is Swan Lake Dub by Dubology Check out Andrew and I’s other podcast, ActualPlay.Network. It’s a live play RPG podcast where we play stuff like Call of Cthulhu, Vampire, OSR games, and more. If you like this website, and you need a great, stylish, affordable website, please reach out to me on Twitter or contact me via Whaling City Web.

This month, Andrew and Matt tackle the Terry Savales vehicle HORROR EXPRESS. The vehicle? It's a train. Horror Express on Wikipedia Show Notes We watched the free Amazon Prime version of this flick.Further (more insightful) reading: The Nitrate Diva on the Horror Express We'd like to start taking listener questions and comments on the show - if you have a message, you can leave a message for us by calling (508) 817-3408, or you can email me at [email protected]. Contact Matt: @thewatermethod on Twitter Contact Andrew: @pizzapranks on Twitter Andrew posts games on his itch.io page, including his new zine An RPG About Nothing. All Godless Here on Amazon – 99 cents! Theme is Swan Lake Dub by Dubology Check out Andrew and I’s other podcast, ActualPlay.Network. It’s a live play RPG podcast where we play stuff like Call of Cthulhu, Vampire, OSR games, and more. If you like this website, and you need a great, stylish, affordable website, please reach out to me on Twitter or contact me via Whaling City Web.

What's the deal with Actual Play RPG Podcasts? Matt, Andrew, Chris, and Gino play a homebrewed RPG that vaguely resembles a famous sitcom, although things do get somewhat more scatological. This is a game by Andrew, who likes to make games. You can get this game, An RPG About Nothing, on his itch.io page. (While you are there, check out some of his other games.) Sponsor: Whaling City Web Andrew - Game Master (Andrew's Twitter)Chris - Greg (Chris's Twitter)Gino - Randy (Gino's Twitter)Matt -Quentin (Matt's Twitter) If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice Gino does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com. Music is me and Andrew. Mainly me. If you make music that you want featured on the show please email it over to us or find me on twitter, we reach literally dozens of people each week and always need fresh cool music to make us sound cooler You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408 or send us an email to [email protected]. Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979. In the most recent episode, we covered The Manitou.

Laser boobs, neck fetuses, and a cavalcade of insensitive racial stereotypes. It's the Manitou. <img src="http://www.dialbforblog.com/archives/136/boner_2.gif" alt="The Joker (from Batman) strikes a newspaper and says "So! They laugh at my boner, will they? I'll show them how many boners the joker can make."" /> The Manitou on Wikipedia Show Notes We watched the Amazon Prime version of this flick but there is a re-release available from Scream Factory.I first heard about this story from Grady Hendrix's truly, truly great pop history of horror publishing, Paperbacks from Hell.Sorry, as always, for the clatter of little pug feet during Andrew's summary of the film.Misquamacus in August Derleth's The Lurker at the Threshold We'd like to start taking listener questions and comments on the show - if you have a message, you can leave a message for us by calling (508) 817-3408, or you can email me at [email protected]. Contact Matt: @thewatermethod on Twitter Contact Andrew: @pizzapranks on Twitter Andrew posts games on his itch.io page, including his new zine An RPG About Nothing. All Godless Here on Amazon – 99 cents! Theme is Swan Lake Dub by Dubology Check out Andrew and I’s other podcast, ActualPlay.Network. It’s a live play RPG podcast where we play stuff like Call of Cthulhu, Vampire, OSR games, and more. If you like this website, and you need a great, stylish, affordable website, please reach out to me on Twitter or contact me via Whaling City Web.

Actually that title is fairly descriptive. Sponsor: Whaling City Web Andrew - Emilyn Miller (Andrew's Twitter)Chris - Marius (Chris's Twitter)Gino - Jaquin de Beau (Gino's Twitter)Matt - Game Master (Dungeon Daddy) (Matt's Twitter) If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice Gino normally does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com. (I made the one we have now while Gino works out some technical difficulties. Ain't it pretty?) This week, however, music and title card are both by me, so please be kind. If you make music that you want featured on the show please email it over to us or find me on twitter, we reach literally dozens of people each week and always need fresh cool music to make us sound cooler You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408 or send us an email to [email protected]. Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979.

Hi! It's been awhile. Technical difficulties have killed several recordings but here is a double episode featuring Andrew and Matt discussing Ingmar Bergman's Hour of the Wolf and Mario Bava's Kill Baby Kill.

Jack and Layla are close to finding a cure. Emilyn is another matter. Sponsor: Whaling City Web Andrew - Emilyn Miller (Andrew's Twitter)Chris - Marius (Chris's Twitter)Gino - Jaquin de Beau (Gino's Twitter)Matt - Game Master (Dungeon Daddy) (Matt's Twitter) If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice Gino normally does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com. (I made the one we have now while Gino works out some technical difficulties. Ain't it pretty?) This week, however, music and title card are both by me, except for the psychedelic freakout music at the end, which is by Third Mind Movement. Be kind. If you make music that you want featured on the show please email it over to us or find me on twitter, we reach literally dozens of people each week and always need fresh cool music to make us sound cooler You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408 or send us an email to [email protected]. Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979.

Not every problem has a solution. Sponsor: Whaling City Web Andrew - Emilyn Miller (Andrew's Twitter)Chris - Marius (Chris's Twitter)Gino - Jaquin de Beau (Gino's Twitter)Matt - Game Master (Dungeon Daddy) (Matt's Twitter) If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice Gino normally does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com. (I made the one we have now while Gino works out some technical difficulties. Ain't it pretty?) This week, however, music and title card are both by me. Be kind. If you make music that you want featured on the show please email it over to us or find me on twitter, we reach literally dozens of people each week and always need fresh cool music to make us sound cooler You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408 or send us an email to [email protected]. Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979.

The party takes a nice boat, argues about metaphysics, and lands on the island of the Fisher King Sponsor: Whaling City Web Andrew - Emilyn Miller (Andrew's Twitter)Chris - Marius (Chris's Twitter)Gino - Jaquin de Beau (Gino's Twitter)Matt - Game Master (Dungeon Daddy) (Matt's Twitter) If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice Gino normally does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com. This week, however, music and title card are both by me. Be kind. If you make music that you want featured on the show please email it over to us or find me on twitter, we reach literally dozens of people each week and always need fresh cool music to make us sound cooler You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408 or send us an email to [email protected]. Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979.

Marius meets a fortune teller and a wizard. Emilyn makes a new friend. Jacquin is thirsty. Sponsor: Whaling City Web Andrew - Emilyn Miller (Andrew's Twitter)Chris - Marius (Chris's Twitter)Gino - Jaquin de Beau (Gino's Twitter)Matt - Game Master (Dungeon Daddy) (Matt's Twitter) If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice Gino normally does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com. This week, however, music and title card are both by me. Be kind. If you make music that you want featured on the show please email it over to us or find me on twitter, we reach literally dozens of people each week and always need fresh cool music to make us sound cooler You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408 or send us an email to [email protected]. Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979.

How many keys do you have secreted about your person? We play some house ruled OSR - B/X style dnd Sponsor: Whaling City Web Andrew - Emilyn Miller (Andrew's Twitter)Chris - Marius (Chris's Twitter)Gino - Jaquin de Beau (Gino's Twitter)Matt - Game Master (Dungeon Daddy) (Matt's Twitter) If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice Gino does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com. Music is by me. Be kind. If you make music that you want featured on the show please email it over to us or find me on twitter, we reach literally dozens of people each week and always need fresh cool music to make us sound cooler You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408 or send us an email to [email protected]. Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979.

The party confront their most dire enemy yet - the wit of a 16 year old girl. We play this game (partially) using what is probably my favorite game publisher's products, Lamentations of the Flame Princes, from which we liberally borrow various monsters, gremlins, and goblins. I buy their books because of the production value behind them and as they've escalated over the past couple of years. My conception of the game, such as it was, was to mix the pseudo-historical setting of the core books, somewhat reconcile it with the crazier stuff like A Red and Pleasant Land, and explore a lot of my favorite fantasy stuff. We also don't play by the rules and bring a sort of general house ruled spirit to the entire thing, so there is that. Sponsor: Whaling City Web Andrew - Emilyn Miller (Andrew's Twitter)Chris - Marius (Chris's Twitter)Gino - Jaquin de Beau (Gino's Twitter)Matt - Game Master (Dungeon Daddy) (Matt's Twitter) If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice Gino does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com. Music is by me. Be kind. If you make music that you want featured on the show please email it over to us or find me on twitter, we reach literally dozens of people each week and always need fresh cool music to make us sound cooler You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408 or send us an email to [email protected]. Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979.

The party rescues Layla and examines just some of the moral dilemmas of dungeoneering. Sponsor: Whaling City Web Andrew - Emilyn Miller (Andrew's Twitter)Chris - Marius (Chris's Twitter)Gino - Jaquin de Beau (Gino's Twitter)Matt - Game Master (Dungeon Daddy) (Matt's Twitter) If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice Gino does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com. Music is by me. Be kind. If you make music that you want featured on the show please email it over to us or find me on twitter, we reach literally dozens of people each week and always need fresh cool music to make us sound cooler You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408 or send us an email to [email protected]. Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979. In the most recent episode, we covered Night of the Living Dead.

The journey into the Circle of the Snake to find the missing Layla Stepford continues. How snakes see Sponsor: Whaling City Web Andrew - Emilyn Miller (Andrew's Twitter)Chris - Marius (Chris's Twitter)Gino - Jaquin de Beau (Gino's Twitter)Matt - Game Master (Dungeon Daddy) (Matt's Twitter) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2dImprgiB8 If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice Gino does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com. Music is by me. Be kind. If you make music that you want featured on the show please email it over to us or find me on twitter, we reach literally dozens of people each week and always need fresh cool music to make us sound cooler You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408 or send us an email to [email protected]. Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979. In the most recent episode, we covered Night of the Living Dead.

Three adventurers meet in a tavern and search the nearby woods for a missing girl. This audio is old. I recorded it at my old house. I used the built in microphone on my Surface. It must have been cricket season near Andrew. I hope this doesn't bother you. Sponsor: Whaling City Web Andrew - Emilyn Miller (Andrew's Twitter)Chris - Marius (Chris's Twitter)Gino - Jaquin de Beau (Gino's Twitter)Matt - Game Master (Dungeon Daddy) (Matt's Twitter) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2dImprgiB8 If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice Gino does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com. Music is by me. Be kind If you make music that you want featured on the show please email it over to us or find me on twitter, we reach literally dozens of people each week and always need fresh cool music to make us sound cooler You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408 or send us an email to [email protected]. Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979. In the most recent episode, we covered Night of the Living Dead.

"Finally! We get to do something other than sit around and learn about math! I can't wait to crush My First Supervillain. I hope they're tough." This is part of our ongoing game series using the OVA: The Anime Role-Playing Game rules set, A Home to Rest Your Head. We have played many sessions of A Home to Rest Your Head over the past few months and we will be releasing them in episodic fashion, alternating between other game series and one shots that we play in the mean time. Sponsor: Whaling City Web Andrew - Game Master (Andrew's Twitter)Chris - Elena Vordestrosse (Chris's Twitter)Gino - Chandler Blossom (Gino's Twitter)Matt - Char Blavsker (Matt's Twitter) If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice Gino does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com. Music is Emerald Park, Spring Enterprises, and Scott Elliot If you make music that you want featured on the show please email it over to us or find me on twitter, we reach literally dozens of people each week and always need fresh cool music to make us sound cooler You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408 or send us an email to [email protected]. Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979. In the most recent episode, we covered Night of the Living Dead.

I'm no puppet. You're the puppet. We played Puppetland again! This time, we played through the scenario "The Box" by Arinn Dembo, which is in the Puppetland book. Shout out to Arc Dream and the Bits and Mortar program for providing a PDF with my purchase of the physical game book (which is beautiful and totally worth having on the shelf). Sponsor: Whaling City Web Andrew (Andrew's Twitter)Chris  (Chris's Twitter)Gino (Gino's Twitter)Matt (Matt's Twitter) If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice! Once you do, email me at [email protected] and let me know and we'll thank you on the air. Gino does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com. If you make music that you want featured on the show please email it over to us or find me on twitter, we reach literally dozens of people each week and always need fresh cool music to make us sound cooler You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408 or send us an email to [email protected]. Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979. In the most recent episode, we covered Onibaba. I've also posted an essay I wrote on the Mario Bava movie Black Sunday. Our Night of the Living Dead episode will be out very shortly.

Andrew and Matt discuss the 1968 George Romero film Night of the Living Dead Topics Discussed Podcast and movie introductions Fathom Events Perfect Blue Andrew does the plot recap "They're coming to get you Barbara!" The films of George Romero and Dawn of the Dead in particular Ganja and Hess Duane Johnson The peculiar 20th century specificity of Romero style zombie Tell My Horse I thought I Am Legend was about revolution. I said if you're going to do something about revolution, you should start at the beginning. I mean, Richard starts his book with one man left; everybody in the world has become a vampire. I said we got to start at the beginning and tweak it up a little bit. I couldn't use vampires because he did, so I wanted something that would be an earth-shaking change. Something that was forever, something that was really at the heart of it. I said, so what if the dead stop staying dead? ... And the stories are about how people respond or fail to respond to this. That's really all [the zombies] ever represented to me. In Richard's book, in the original I Am Legend, that's what I thought that book was about. There's this global change and there's one guy holding out saying, wait a minute, I'm still a human. He's wrong. Go ahead. Join them. You'll live forever! In a certain sense he's wrong but on the other hand, you've got to respect him for taking that position. George Romero on the influence of Richard Matheson's I Am Legend on Night of the Living Dead Citations/Reference The film's wikipedia page There is a great Criterion Collection edition of the film. Next episode we will discuss Hour of the Wolf! (And Mandy) We'd like to start taking listener questions and comments on the show - if you have a message, you can leave a message for us by calling (508) 817-3408, or you can email me at [email protected]. Contact Matt: @thewatermethod on Twitter Contact Andrew: @pizzapranks on Twitter Andrew posts games on his itch.io page. All Godless Here on Amazon – 99 cents! Theme is Swan Lake Dub by Dubology Check out Andrew and I’s other podcast, ActualPlay.Network. It’s a live play RPG podcast where we play games like Call of Cthulhu, Vampire, Lamentations of the Flame Princess, and more. If you like this website, and you need a great, stylish, affordable website, please reach out to me on Twitter or contact me via Whaling City Web.

Happy Halloween everyone! Andrew and I are getting together very soon to record some horror movie episodes but I wanted to have something out on Halloween, so this is something a little bit different. This is an excerpt from a work in progress - a rough draft of a chapter from a new work. Please subscribe to our email list (or to our podcast, or like us on Facebook) if you want to find out when I've updated this essay, or when we release new essays and episodes. Happy Haunting! Essay Transcription [NOTE: This is a rough draft] The image of Barbara Steele’s staring eyes on the poster for Black Sunday (1960) is one of the great horror movie poster visuals. The opening scene, in which the witch Asa (played by Steele) is tortured and killed, is one of the great opening scenes to any horror movie. The remainder of the film, a high gothic by the Italian visual virtuoso by Mario Bava is often uneven but remains a titanic example of Italian horror. Mario Bava was a classically trained artist, a painter, and sculptor, who got his start as a cinematographer. He was an excellent visual stylist, and Black Sunday was his first full film, kicking off a string of well-regarded exploitation cinema throughout the sixties. Notably, the Boris Karloff featuring anthology Black Sabbath, the crime/spy film Danger Diabolik (notable, at least to me, for the scene in which John Phillip Law and Marisa Mell cavort on a giant pile of money), and the proto-giallos The Whip and the Body and Blood and Black Lace. The star of the movie, playing the dual roles of Asa and Katia, Barbara Steele broke out via her role in Black Sunday, which may be her most famous turn. She also appears in the Vincent Price The Pit and the Pendulum and makes a notable appearance in Fellini’s 8 ½. She starred in a string of Italian movies in the sixties and seventies. The film tells the story of Asa, a vampiric, devil-worshipping witch from the seventeenth century, who comes alive when a pair of physicians stumble across her tomb and inadvertently feed her blood. Katia Vadja, also played by Steele, makes her appearance shortly thereafter, memorably framed by hunting dogs, and the rest of the film focuses on Asa attempting to siphon Katia’s life away while the younger physician, Andre Gorobec (played by John Richardson) tries to save her.   A Gothic Revival Black Sunday falls in with a Gothic revival happening in the late 50’s, as Hammer Studios reinterpreted the Universal Gothics of the thirties with cheaper sets, fake blood, cleavage, and a lurid color palette. Bava’s film stands as the true heir to those Universal Gothics. Although the level of gore and violence in Black Sunday would certainly be out of place in Tod Browning’s Dracula, the epic visual style and the German Expressionist unreality of the movie seem to have much more in common with Lugosi than the Christopher Lee films do. Politics and Morality The politics of Italy in the nineteen sixties are complicated (which shouldn’t surprise anyone) but essentially, Italy capitalized on the Marshall Plan to create a booming economy which embraced many of the same things that the America of the fifties and sixties would: a rising middle class, consumerism, improved quality of life, expanding social safety net and of course, creeping wealth inequality. Black Sunday reflects this changing Italian society. Despite the “Economic Miracle” of Italy in the fifties and sixties, there were those left behind. Black Sunday does not reflect a Space Age optimism but instead a sort of nihilism that suggests a complete distrust of humanity. Traditionally for a Gothic, the decadent upper-class Vadja clan holds spoiled blood and terrible secrets. The middle class doesn’t fare much better, with the self-important doctor unleashing unwittingly unleashing Asa Vadja and dooming himself, only to be reduced to a zombified servant. Only the sensibly superstitious townsfolk, reflecting the “Get Behind Me Satan” values of the film in total come off seeming at all in touch with reality, which for them is dirty and unpleasant. This is a deeply conservative view, giving the most sympathetic treatment to the clear-eyed, Christian villagers. Given the climate of Italy at the time, it is hard not to view this as a repudiation of the changing values of the modern era. Gender In many of Bava’s films, and this one is no exception, women do not come off especially well. (As I just noted, Black Sunday’s viewpoint seems to be a bitter nihilism, so the men do not come off much better). Barbara Steele’s performance as Asa is electric, her gestures visible from space. Her Katia is a swooning nuisance that barely registers as a character. Katia, the meek and subservient, is the heroine. Asa, the pleasure-seeking Satanist is the film’s villain. Taken with the rest of Bava’s oeuvre, this can only be seen to be a pattern. After all, Bava pioneered the giallo -- not a film genre known for even-handed treatment of women. Still, the movie can be looked at through modern eyes like an old story that was probably not the authorial intent. A woman takes what she wants - power, sex, fortune - and the powerful institutions of the time balk and take revenge. This is a story that has played out many times in many different ways. In the modern day, we now look at such things as rightfully inspiring revenge.  

The skies are dim always since the Maker died. (Happy Halloween!) We played Puppetland! What a great game. And shout out to Arc Dream and the Bits and Mortar program for providing a PDF with my purchase of the physical game book (which is beautiful). The reading from the beginning of the episode is right from the beginning of the Puppetland book, which is by John Scott Tynes. Sponsor: Whaling City Web Andrew (Andrew's Twitter)Chris  (Chris's Twitter)Gino (Gino's Twitter)Matt (Matt's Twitter) If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice! Once you do, email me at [email protected] and let me know and we'll thank you on the air. Gino does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com. If you make music that you want featured on the show please email it over to us or find me on twitter, we reach literally dozens of people each week and always need fresh cool music to make us sound cooler You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408 or send us an email to [email protected]. Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979. In the most recent episode, we covered Onibaba.

A bowl is broken and Char, Elena, and Chandler discover just how hard communication is. This is part of our ongoing game series using the OVA: The Anime Role-Playing Game rules set, A Home to Rest Your Head. We have played many sessions of A Home to Rest Your Head over the past few months and we will be releasing them in episodic fashion, alternating between other game series and one shots that we play in the mean time. Sponsor: Whaling City Web Andrew - Game Master (Andrew's Twitter)Chris - Elena Vordestrosse (Chris's Twitter)Gino - Chandler Blossom (Gino's Twitter)Matt - Char Blavsker (Matt's Twitter) If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice Gino does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com. The intro is "At the Mall" by Emerald park off the Free Music Archive. Additional music this week comes from Clayton Kauffman, Trevor Lentz, Patrick De Arteaga, David McKee, and Johan Brodd, all from opengameart.org (listed in order of appearance) If you make music that you want featured on the show please email it over to us or find me on twitter, we reach literally dozens of people each week and always need fresh cool music to make us sound cooler You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408 or send us an email to [email protected]. Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979. In the most recent episode, we covered Onibaba.

A slug goes missing and Chandler, Elena, and Char are on the case. This is part of our ongoing game series using the OVA: The Anime Role-Playing Game rules set, A Home to Rest Your Head. We have played many sessions of A Home to Rest Your Head over the past few months and we will be releasing them in episodic fashion, alternating between other game series and one shots that we play in the mean time. Sponsor: Whaling City Web Andrew - Game Master (Andrew's Twitter)Chris - Elena Vordestrosse (Chris's Twitter)Gino - Chandler Blossom (Gino's Twitter)Matt - Char Blavsker (Matt's Twitter) If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice Gino does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com. You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408 or send us an email to [email protected]. Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979. In the most recent episode, we covered Onibaba. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8vIR1Q5QLg Up Next Week (or Soon) More A Home to Rest Your Head!Plus: A Halloween Episode!Plus: GM Notes for the Beaten Generation

Our team of intrepid occult investigators solve all the problems before them with the absolute minimum of casualties and complications. This is the fifth part (the conclusion!) of our sequel game to The Headmaster Ritual, our game of FATE Accelerated. Sponsor: Whaling City Web Andrew - Jenny Haversham (Andrew's Twitter) Chris - Rudy Clay (Chris's Twitter) Gino - Martin Rothchild (Gino's Twitter) Matt - Gamemaster (Matt's Twitter) The spotify playlist that frames the entire episode is (we reference it throughout the episode) https://open.spotify.com/user/1223714935/playlist/1UD2qBocJYsn9s2hqQLoMF?si=XO0v_ut9SrmriZbFjPOvqw If you liked the show, tell a friend, or review us on your podcast service of choice Gino does title card illustrations for our site. If you dig his art, he also has a long running webcomic up at pizzapranks.com. the handsome family andy skip robinson https://soundcloud.com/andy-skip-robinson/the-ballad-of-john-barleycorn Avec Sans https://soundcloud.com/avecsans/kate-bush-running-up-that-hill-avec-sans-cover sarah dickensen https://soundcloud.com/moonshinesd/babys-on-fire-bryan-eno-cover You can leave us a voicemail at (508) 817-3408 or send us an email to [email protected]. Andrew and I have another podcast, a monthly show called the GoldenAgeHorror.com podcast, which is an exciting look at horror movies from before 1979. In the most recent episode, we covered Onibaba. Next Week Series 2 of "A Home to Rest Your Head" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ustXRPke9lM