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We’re back and we’re running low on dogs. Have you any to spare? For some reason, we seem to be getting through loads of them. They are considered consumables, right? We tried asking the breeder... The post The Whisperer in Darkness part 3 appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.

Special episode: Secret Societies and Cults with Robert Howells (part 2) The post The Good Friends talk to Matthew McLean of A Scottish Podcast about Lovecraft and Comedy appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.

We’re back and we’re knee-deep in letters. It’s all very well communicating with strangers via columns in the local press but sometimes you need the intimacy of personal correspondence. This is especially true when exchanging... The post The Whisperer in Darkness part 2 appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.

Special episode: Secret Societies and Cults with Robert Howells (part 2) The post Special: Secret Societies and Cults part 2 appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.

We’re back and we’re heading up into the hills of Vermont. A folklorist friend told us that the nice creatures that live there might make us some surprising offers. There’s a risk that we could... The post The Whisperer in Darkness part 1 appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.

Special episode: Secret Societies and Cults with Robert Howells (part 1) The post Special: Secret Societies and Cults part 1 appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.

We’re back and we’re heading down darker trails. We really hope that those are tumbleweeds rolling towards us. That rustling in the sagebrush is making us jumpy too — we’re pretty sure that sagebrush doesn’t... The post Three Views of the Weird West part 2 appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.

This is the second part of our discussion with our good friend Bence Szlamka about the murky grey area between cults and conspiracy theories. Those of you on our Discord server will know Bence as... The post Special: Conspiracy Theories and Cults part 2 appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.

We’re back and we’re saddling up our shantaks, filling our waterskins with space mead and heading out to where the land is weird. For a long time, we thought that “weird west” just meant Austin,... The post Three Views of the Weird West part 1 appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.

In our recent episodes about cults, we mentioned how social media has blurred the line between cults and conspiracy theories. Phenomena like QAnon display many cult-like attributes but lack formal leadership. We thought it would... The post Special: Conspiracy Theories and Cults part 1 appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.

We’re back and we’re poking around this here abyss. Someone told us we could find Nodens down here. It’s not pleasant work looking for him, however. The cold has left us quite hoary and there... The post Mythos Deities: Nodens appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.

We’re back and we’re joining a cult. It’s OK — we’re just doing so to get some background on Sound of My Voice. We’re not so gullible as to let any cult leader talk us... The post Sound of My Voice appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.

We’re back and we’re going on our summer holidays. Of course, all this lockdown stuff means that we’re all somewhat limited in our options. With this in mind, we thought we’d take you on an... The post Unusual Places appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.

We’re back and we’re preparing for the end. Prophecy, in the form of our recording schedule, warned us that this day would come. Admittedly, our calculations did initially place the release date for this episode... The post Cults part 4 appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.

We’re back and we’re accepting an enticing invitation. Apparently, if we accompany our new friends back to their commune, they’ll give us dinner and share the secrets of the universe with us. We’re more interested... The post Cults part 3 appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.

We’re back and we’re examining our beliefs. Everyone believes things that seem weird to other people. Whether this is that a dead god speaks to us in our dreams or that podcasting is a serious... The post Cults part 2 appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.

We’re back and we’re preparing for Ascension. All right, we’re not entirely sure what Ascension involves, but it certainly sounds exciting. Our glorious leader, the beacon of effulgent wisdom that he is, assures us that... The post Cults part 1 appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.

We’re back and we’re embarking upon a programme of self-improvement. According to this pamphlet we sent off for, we can build ourselves up into mightily thewed warriors by killing all these rats in the basement.... The post Character Development appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.

We’re back and we’re afraid. We’re very afraid. Main Topic: The Fly Following on from our episode about body horror, we thought we should discuss an example of the genre. And what better-known body horror... The post The Fly appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.

We’re back and we’re here to talk about body horror and… Hang on. Can anyone else smell that? It’s sweet and cloying, and not in a good way. Everything we touch feels moist, which wouldn’t... The post Disgust and Body Horror appeared first on Blasphemous Tomes.