The Good Friends of Jackson Elias

Just One More Thing - Episode 14

Welcome back to Just One More Thing! Once again, Matt and Scott are returning to a couple of recent episodes of The Good Friends of Jackson Elias, filling in gaps and offering some second thoughts....

328: The Birds, with Ross Bryant (advert free)

The Birds is one of Alfred Hitchcock’s best-loved films, and one of his few forays into outright horror. It was also one of three features that he directed based on stories by Daphne du ...

328: The Birds, with Ross Bryant (long cut)

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The Birds is one of Alfred Hitchcock’s best-loved films, and one of his few forays into outright horror. It was also one of ...

327: Narration in Call of Cthulhu, with Ross Bryant (long cut)

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Narration lies at the heart of tabletop roleplaying. The worlds we play in are all shared spaces we create in our heads. In traditional...

327: Narration in Call of Cthulhu, with Ross Bryant (advert free)

Narration lies at the heart of tabletop roleplaying. The worlds we play in are all shared spaces we create in our heads. In traditional RPGs, such as Call of Cthulhu, most of this worldbui...

Just One More Thing - Episode 13

Welcome back to Just One More Thing! Once again, Matt and Scott are returning to a couple of recent episodes of The Good Friends of Jackson Elias, filling in gaps and offering some second thoughts....

326: We Are the Horror, with Ericka Skirpan (advert free)

Most tabletop horror games revolve around the struggle between the player characters and one or more external antagonists. The concept of a “Big Bad Evil Guy” is at the heart of most of our gam...

326: We Are the Horror, with Ericka Skirpan (long cut)

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Most tabletop horror games revolve around the struggle between the player characters and one or more external antagonists. The concept ...

325: Using LARP Techniques at the Table, with Ericka Skirpan (long cut)

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Live action and tabletop roleplaying share common roots and many similarities, but they have become quite separate hobbies. Each has ev...

325: Using LARP Techniques at the Table, with Ericka Skirpan (advert free)

Live action and tabletop roleplaying share common roots and many similarities, but they have become quite separate hobbies. Each has evolved a unique set of forms and tools. So what can the world o...

Just One More Thing - Episode 12

Welcome back to Just One More Thing! Once again, Matt and Scott are returning to a couple of recent episodes of The Good Friends of Jackson Elias, filling in gaps and offering some second thoughts....

324: The White People, with Jared Logan (advert free)

This episode is an in-depth look at Arthur Machen's weird tale "The White People". While it's not a Cthulhu M...

324: The White People, with Jared Logan (long cut)

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This episode is an in-depth look at Arthur Machen's weird tale 2025-10-20 23:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post

323: The Joy of Gore, with Jared Logan (long cut)

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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 Co...

323: The Joy of Gore, with Jared Logan (advert free)

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...

Just One More Thing - Episode 11

Welcome back to Just One More Thing! Once again, Matt and Scott are returning to a couple of recent episodes of The Good Friends of Jackson Elias, filling in gaps and offering some second thoughts....

322: 28 Days Later, with Maverick Haenze (advert free)

Following last episode's look at zombies, we're delving into a classic of the genre. Su...

322: 28 Days Later, with Maverick Haenze (long cut)

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Following last episode's look at 2025-09-22 23:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post

321: Zombies, with Maverick Haenze (long cut)

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Given how prevalent zombies are in horror media and how strongly the undead feature in Lovecraft's earlier fiction, it's surprising tha...

321: Zombies, with Maverick Haenze (advert free)

Given how prevalent zombies are in horror media and how strongly the undead feature in Lovecraft's earlier fiction, it's surprising that it's taken us 321 episodes to get around to discussing them....

Just One More Thing - Episode 10

Welcome back to Just One More Thing! Once again, Matt and Scott are returning to a couple of recent episodes of The Good Friends of Jackson Elias, filling in gaps and offering some second thoughts....

320: The Broadsword, Laird Barron, and Old Leech, with Andy Goodman (long cut)

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We're following our discussion about how to 2025-08-25 23:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post

320: The Broadsword, Laird Barron, and Old Leech, with Andy Goodman (advert free)

We're following our discussion about how to roll your own Mythos with an expl...

319: Roll Your Own Mythos, with Andy Goodman (long cut)

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The Cthulhu Mythos didn't really start out as a cohesive entity. It has become increasingly codified by generations of fans, starting w...

319: Roll Your Own Mythos, with Andy Goodman (advert free)

The Cthulhu Mythos didn't really start out as a cohesive entity. It has become increasingly codified by generations of fans, starting with August Derleth, but this can be an impediment to creativit...

Just One More Thing - Episode 9

Welcome back to Just One More Thing! Once again, Matt and Scott are returning to a couple of recent episodes of the Good Friends, filling in gaps and offering some second thoughts.

This time,...

318: Metafiction and Horror, with Eleanor Hingley (long cut)

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Metafiction turns up in every genre from literary fiction to superheroes, breaking fourth walls, embedding fictional narratives within ...

318: Metafiction and Horror, with Eleanor Hingley (advert free)

Metafiction turns up in every genre from literary fiction to superheroes, breaking fourth walls, embedding fictional narratives within fictional narratives, and generally dismantling storytelling c...