Paul Fricker Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 https://blasphemoustomes.com/2020/05/12/disgust-and-body-horror/ This episode is our exploration of the linked topics of disgust and body horror. We were originally going to cover disgust in our episode about Making Call of Cthulhu Scary, but ran out of time. And body horror has been on our list for some time. It seemed logical to send the two topics through the telepods, melding them into a twitching, mewling hybrid of an episode. Once again, Mike Mason, the line editor for Call of Cthulhu, joins the discussion and offers his insights. We explore the role of disgust in horror and how we might go about harnassing it in our games. Then, we move on to discussing what makes body horror so effective. Finally, we wrap up the episode by licking the floor under our fridges. It’s tangy! Once again, the current lockdown means we recorded this episode remotely. We hope that we’re getting the hang of making this sound all right. It’s far from the biggest problem current circumstances have presented, but it’s still a challenge. Links Things we mention in this episode include: Paul Ekman Basic emotions Nattō Moral disgust Raiders of the Lost Ark Leeches Nights With Alice Cooper News story about a man with a tapeworm in his brain Tapeworms Body horror The Thing The Fly Re-Animator David Cronenberg Uncanny valley Invasion of the Body Snatchers “The Body Politic” by Clive Barker Evil Dead II Casu marzu Plague of Demons by Keith Laumer Body horror and ableism The Blasphemous Tome Issue 5.5 We are currently putting together issue 5.5 of The Blasphemous Tome. This is an interim digital edition of the fanzine we publish for our Patreon backers. Issue 5.5 will contain a number of pieces we couldn’t fit into our last print edition, along with all-new articles and artwork. It will also feature a new Call of Cthulhu scenario by Scott, titled “The Murder Shack”. Anyone backing us at the time of release (expected to be early July) will receive a PDF copy. If you would like to submit a short article or a piece of artwork, we would love to hear from you! News From Chaosium Mike shares details of some exciting Call of Cthulhu publications and actual play recordings from Chaosium. Mansions of Madness Volume 1: Behind Closed Doors Children of Fear Mike Mason on Twitter Chaosium on Twitter Chaosium’s Twitch channel The Dead Within on Chaosium’s YouTube channel A Cold Fire Within on Chaosium’s YouTube channel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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