The Blasphemous Tome is the semi-annual fanzine that we create for Patreon backers of The Good Friends of Jackson Elias podcast. It contains articles about RPGs, horror films and weird fiction, not to mention plenty of sanity-blasting artwork and original content for the Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game. Please read the 'Please Note' below before purchasing.
This issue sees the return of a few regular columns, as well as some new features. Once again, we also have contributions from our wonderful and talented listeners.
One major change is that this is the first Tome to be officially licensed by Chaosium! This means that we are able to include content specifically for Call of Cthulhu. We have taken advantage of this and written a new Pulp Cthulhu scenario, called A New Age of Wonders! As heavy snows descend, festivities at a ritzy New Year’s Eve party in Vermont soon turn to death and madness. The heroes will have to grapple with mad science, horrible monsters and a sinister plot that threatens humanity’s very existence.
And of course, we have art. The issue is filled with excellent and atmospheric work by Lucy Fricker, Daupo, Evlyn Moreau, Symon Leech and Linus Larsson.
Once again, we have an amazing cover from good friend of the Good Friends, Jonathan Wyke. Jonathan has illustrated many of the books we’ve done for Chaosium, and we are always excited to see him bring our fevered imaginings to unwholesome life.
Contents
Paul shares his fond memories of Necronomicon 2017
Matt Ryan and Noah Lloyd present two Great Old Ones of apocalyptic might
Paul, Matt and Scott discuss their favourite games of the past year in The Ludomancers
Matt makes your liver whimper for mercy in Cocktail Corner
Elina Gouliou suggests some unusual and piscine game concepts in Three Seafood LARPs
Paul examines another artefact of the 1970s in Vinyl Corner
Jason Janicki presents a shuddersome horror vignette called Technical Difficulties
In The Sanderson Collection, Matt discusses some limited editions of interest
Scott presents an overview of the Netflix Original horror films on offer
Matt punishes one of his misbehaving dice in Die, Die, Die!
Paul, Matt and Scott reminisce about their favourite recordings of the year in Episodes of Insanity
Matt earns more dirty looks from Scott in Plush of the Month
Trevor Hirst presents a nasty way to bind a group of investigators together in Something is Rotten in the Root Cellar
Scott reviews Nathan Ballingrud’s excellent short story collection, North American Lake Monsters
- from the publisher's blurb