
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 film is there than David Cronenberg’s 1986 classic, The Fly? Despite being almost 35 years old, it still has the power to make people squirm and go a little green around the gills. Assuming you have gills, that is. If not, we can just send you through the telepods along with a fish.

Once again, the 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:
- David Cronenberg
- The Fly (1958)
- “The Fly” by George Langelaan
- Total Recall (1990)
- Mel Brooks
- The Elephant Man (1980)
- Tenspeed and Brown Shoe
- The Fly II (1989)
- The Fly: The Opera
- The Thing
- The Dead Zone (1983)

- Max Brooks
- World War Z
- Dead Ringers (1988)
- Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
- Tetsuo (1989)
- “Pickman’s Model”
- Existenz (1999)

News
More Lockdown Specials
We are still putting out our fortnightly lockdown specials, discussing films, books and television you might find inspirational in your gaming lives. If you are backing us on Patreon, check your feed. Otherwise, backing us at any level will grant you instant access to the back catalogue.

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!

Good Friends on Discord
As we mention in the episode, we have a very active Discord server. If you would like to join us and other listeners for a chat, you would be most welcome!

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I’ve decided to name my groups discord channel The “Good” Friends of Jackson Elias because of how little they trusted him the first two sessions