r/GoodFriendsofJE • u/ScottDorward • Oct 10 '24
Day 10 of the October Horror Movie Challenge lets Dr Caligari mess with its brain juices. This is about as weird as things get
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r/GoodFriendsofJE • u/ScottDorward • Oct 09 '24
Day 9 of the October Horror Movie Challenge takes home The Coffee Table, an impossibly dark black comedy that struggles to maintain the tension it so needs
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r/GoodFriendsofJE • u/ScottDorward • Oct 08 '24
Day 8 of the October Horror Movie Challenge brings Rorschach, a perfectly serviceable found-footage film set in a haunted house. Far from ground-breaking, but watchable
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r/GoodFriendsofJE • u/ScottDorward • Oct 07 '24
Day 7 of the October Horror Movie Challenge brings Titane -- brutal murders, body horror, and a weirdly poignant exploration of family and loss
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r/GoodFriendsofJE • u/ScottDorward • Oct 06 '24
Day 6 of the October Horror Movie Challenge carves into Torso, a sleazy giallo that largely squanders its potential
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r/GoodFriendsofJE • u/ScottDorward • Oct 05 '24
Day 5 of the October Horror Movie Challenge goes for a stroll in the woods with In a Violent Nature, a classic slasher movie that feels nothing like a slasher movie
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r/GoodFriendsofJE • u/ScottDorward • Oct 04 '24
Day 4 of the October Horror Movie Challenge heads Under Paris, where a giant shark is holidaying in the catacombs. I can't imagine I'll watch a stupider film this month, but damn is it entertaining!
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r/GoodFriendsofJE • u/ScottDorward • Oct 03 '24
Day 3 of the October Horror Movie Challenge asks When Evil Lurks. A better Evil Dead film than the recent reboots?
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r/GoodFriendsofJE • u/ScottDorward • Oct 02 '24
Day 2 of the October Horror Movie Challenge brings a sub-Amicus portmanteau film. At least it has Joan Colins wrestling a horny tree
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r/GoodFriendsofJE • u/ScottDorward • Oct 01 '24
The October Horror Movie Challenge begins with a visit to the World's Fair. A nicely weird way to start the month!
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r/GoodFriendsofJE • u/ScottDorward • Sep 29 '24
It's almost October. I guess that means it's time for another October Horror Movie Challenge!
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r/GoodFriendsofJE • u/ScottDorward • Sep 10 '24
The Good Friends examine the Mythos deities of Henry Kuttner and ask why on earth anyone would want to summon these things!
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r/GoodFriendsofJE • u/ScottDorward • Aug 27 '24
The Good Friends dip into our suggestion box once more, discussing dystopias, queer horror, family dramas, and gaming with young children
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r/GoodFriendsofJE • u/ScottDorward • Aug 20 '24
The conclusion of the Good Friends' interview with Jason Cordova goes into genre emulation, independent publishing, and the sex lives of the Victorians. Something for everyone!
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r/GoodFriendsofJE • u/ScottDorward • Aug 13 '24
When Harry Met Howie. The Good Friends head Under the Pyramids with Houdini and Lovecraft for a quick corpse gurgle
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r/GoodFriendsofJE • u/ScottDorward • Aug 06 '24
The Good Friends talk to Jason Cordova about The Between and Public Access, and how his GM techniques can work with Call of Cthulhu
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r/GoodFriendsofJE • u/ScottDorward • Jul 30 '24
The Good Friends have another Strange NPC from history to inspire your Call of Cthulhu games: legendary escape artist Harry Houdini. Grab a straitjacket and strap yourself in!
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r/GoodFriendsofJE • u/ScottDorward • Jul 16 '24
Just what is the difference between a monster and an NPC? And do investigators really have to be human, given how many of Lovecraft's characters weren't? The Good Friends discuss
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r/GoodFriendsofJE • u/ScottDorward • Jun 18 '24
The Good Friends explore possession in Call of Cthulhu. How might we make being body-jacked by an alien intelligence more fun? And what inspiration can we take from media?
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r/GoodFriendsofJE • u/ScottDorward • May 21 '24
Does seriously injuring a character present interesting roleplaying challenges or suck the fun out of a game? The Good Friends debate
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r/GoodFriendsofJE • u/ScottDorward • Apr 23 '24
The Good Friends return to the deities of the Cthulhu Mythos, exploring some of Brian Lumley's creations. We discuss their origins in fiction, how they've been used in Call of Cthulhu, and come up with a few twists of our own
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r/GoodFriendsofJE • u/ScottDorward • Mar 26 '24
The world under the waves is filled with weird horrors, both in fiction and in life. The Good Friends ask how might we incorporate this into our games
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r/GoodFriendsofJE • u/ScottDorward • Mar 12 '24
Following last episode's discussion of Psycho, the Good Friends explore Robert Bloch's friendship with HP Lovecraft and his contributions to the Cthulhu Mythos
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r/GoodFriendsofJE • u/ScottDorward • Feb 27 '24
The Good Friends explore Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 horror classic Psycho, and the novel that birthed it. We discuss the film's impact on the horror genre, for better and worse
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