323: The Joy of Gore, with Jared Logan (long cut)
Added 2025-10-06 23:01:01 +0000 UTCThis is the unedited version for backers only.
While not all horror involves gore, it is an essential part of the genre. Whether it's a genteel smear of blood at the corner of the Count's mouth or bodies being torn apart like wet piñatas, most horror media involves at least a drop or two of the red stuff. But what is the appeal of something that should, by rights, repel us? Why does it make us laugh even as we gasp in horror? And how can we make use of it in our games without it becoming desensitising?
Our Guest Host
We are delighted to welcome Jared Logan to the Good Friends! Jared is a stand-up comedian and writer who has been involved with a number of major actual play streams and podcasts, including Glass Cannon, Stream of Blood, and Ain't Slayed Nobody. You can find Jared on tour right now, supporting Kumail Nanjiani.
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Links
Things we mention in this episode include:
A Pictorial History of Horror Movies by Denis Gifford
When Evil Lurks (2023)
Speak No Evil (2022)
Speak No Evil (2024)
Martyrs (2008)
The Vanishing (1988)
The Babadook (2014)
Braindead (1992)
Raw (2016)
Titane (2021)
Cecil B Demented (2000)
Blood Feast (1963)
Day of the Dead (1985)
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Splatter Movies by John McCarty
Female Trouble (1974)
Pink Flamingos (1972)
Hairspray (1988)
Alien (1979)
Spaceballs (1987)
King Kong (1933)
Jurassic Park (1993)
The Beyond (1981)
Zombie Flesh Eaters (1979)
Hellraiser (1987)
Bone Tomahawk (2015)
Scanners (1981)
The Fly (1986)
Two Thousand Maniacs! (1964)
The Wizard of Gore (1970)
The Gore-Gore Girls (1972)
Blue Velvet (1986)
The Cabin in the Woods (2011)
"The Broadsword" by Laird Barron
"UNLAND" on Ain't Slayed Nobody and How We Roll
The Monkey (2025)
Bring Her Back (2025)
Talk to Me (2022)
Weapons (2025)
The Cellar by Richard Laymon
The Fog by James Herbert
The Spear by James Herbert
"New Murders in the Rue Morgue" by Clive Barker
The Claw by Jay Ramsey/Ramsey Campbell
Jaws (1975)
Comments
Just a heads up, a scene where Fred takes off a mask to reveal a bad guy and turns horrific actually HAS happened, he yanks the hair and accidently rips off the head of a REAl zombie, it was a special that got realeased a fair few years back, Scooby Doo on Zombie island !
Paul Middleton
2025-10-19 11:31:31 +0000 UTC
