The Good Friends of Jackson Elias is an irregular podcast devoted to the Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game, horror movies and horror gaming in general. It is hosted by Paul Fricker, Matthew Sanderson and Scott Dorward, three freelance writers who have worked on the new edition of Call of Cthulhu and other horror roleplaying games. Episodes are usually built around a particular theme, always centred on our shared love of all things dark and horrifying.
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Folk Horror
We’re back and we’re hiding in the hedgerows, weaving twisted little corn dollies and performing unspeakable acts of Morris dancing. This episode is our discussion of the very British subgenre of folk horror. In particular, we’re looking into the Folk Horror Revival and how it ties into the childhood fears of those old enough to remember the 1970s.
Main Topic
Mike Mason, line editor of Call of Cthulhu, joins us for this discussion. As a lifelong fan of folk horror, who is just the right age to have been shaped by its heyday, he offers a wealth of information and insights. And, as we have learned at great expense, we should always make acceptable offerings.
We mention a number of works of and about folk horror in the episode. There are probably too many to link to without making these notes as long as the unexpurgated Golden Bough, but here are some highlights:
* The Folk Horror Revival Facebook group
* The Folk Horror Revival Emporium
* From the Forests, Fields and Furrows: An Introduction by Andy Paciorek
* The Folk Horror Revival website
* Witchfinder General/The Conqueror Worm
* The Blood on Satan’s Claw
* The Wicker Man
* Nigel Kneale
* Murrain (YT: Nigel Kneale – Murrain, – Against The Crowd ITV 1975 – UK – Witchcraft)
* Baby
* Quatermass
* Children of the Stones
* The Changes
* M R James
* Oh, Whistle, and I’ll Come to You, My Lad (YT: M R James’ Whistle And I’ll Come To You 1968)
* A Warning to the Curious (YT: A Warning To The Curious)
* Arthur Machen
* The White People
* The Novel of the Black Seal