{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"342: The Stuff, with cuppycup","description":" Main Topic: The Stuff Following on from our discussion of food and horror last episode, we\u2019re taking a look at Larry Cohen\u2019s 1985 film The Stuff. Cohen blended horror, social satire, and absurd comedy to create one of the stranger mainstream releases of the decade, lampooning America\u2019s growing obsession with guilt-free snack foods and the intrusive ways in which they were marketed. As well as discussing the film itself, and how it might inspire our games, we\u2019ll talk a little about Larry Cohen himself and what made him such a unique filmmaker. Our Guest Host We are delighted to welcome Cuppycup back to the Good Friends! Cuppycup is the creator and producer of Ain\u2019t Slayed Nobody and Push the Roll with Ross Bryant, both part of the Push the Roll umbrella. His work in actual play has earned an ENnie Gold Award, Golden Lobe, AudioVerse Awards, and a place in the EN World Actual Play Hall of Fame. Across his shows, Cup blends horror, comedy, and sound-rich production, with a special love for Call of Cthulhu and stories where bad decisions only make things better. He can be heard as a player on Push the Roll with Ross Bryant. Find him on pushtheroll.com or via Instagram or Bluesky. Strange NPCs: Louis Wain Theme Parks and Horror Something Wicked This Way Comes Food and Horror Links Things we mention in this episode include: Larry Cohen Casablanca (1942) King Cohen (2017) I Killed Bette Davis by Larry Cohen The Invaders Columbo Bone (1972) Black Caesar (1973) Blaxpoitation Hell Up in Harlem (1973) Phone Booth (2003) Q: The Winged Serpent (1982) Guerrilla filmmaking God Told Me To (1976) Penny dropped off the Empire State Building The Ambulance (1990) Roger Ebert\u2019s review of The Stuff Uncut version of The Stuff It\u2019s Alive (1974) Basket Case (1982) The Exorcist (1973) Street Trash (1987) Troll 2 (1990) Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) They Live (1988) Michael Moriarty \u201cLakeview\u201d on Ain\u2019t Slayed Nobody FDA approval versus European approval of food additives Fluff Cool Whip Low fat food conspiracy theories Frozen yoghurt Halo effect Ultra-processed foods Eric Bogosian Special Effects (1984) Famous Amos Saturday Night Live Ralph Nader Unsafe at Any Speed by Ralph Nader The Black Phone (2021) \u201cAnd the Rockets Red Glare\u201d by Jacqueline Bryk Clara Peller Pulp Cthulhu The Blob (1958) \u201cThe Meat Trade\u201d on Ain\u2019t Slayed Nobody Nobel 808 plastic explosive Gatehouse location Alex Jones Fluoridation conspiracy theories Peoples Temple Heaven\u2019s Gate The Thing From Another World (1951) Public Access \u201cThe Colour Out of Space\u201d by HP Lovecraft Big Trouble in Little China (1986) \u201cNew Life\u201d on Glass Cannon \u201cSide Effects May Include\u201d on Push the Roll With Ross Bryant \u201cThe Dare\u201d \u201cThe Dare\u201d on Ain\u2019t Slayed Nobody Stranger Things ","author_name":"The Good Friends of Jackson Elias","author_url":"http:\/\/blasphemoustomes.com\/","html":"