Bedrock Podcast

We discuss the Italian space horror classic Planet of the Vampires. Directed by Mario Bava and released in 1965, Planet of the Vampires was a major influence in later movies, particularly the film Alien. 

Steve and I talk about some criticisms we have of the fight choreography in Cobra Kai. 

We talk about the classic space horror film, Alien.   

We answer a question about Races and Rooftop Chases in Righteous Blood, Ruthless Blades. We also discuss rulings and other issues. Righteous Blood is a wuxia RPG and available now in print and PDF.  Music composed and performed by Pipa Playing Witch. 

We discuss the Righteous Blood, Ruthless Blades adventure that comes in the rulebook, The Obsidian Bat. 

We talk about Krampus. 

We talk about the very early slasher film, Black Christmas

We sell our souls for rock and roll, classical, baroque, soul, country and pop, to venture away from metal and discuss our favorite songs from other genres of music. There is no money in metal anymore so we're selling out big time to make the big bucks. Listen to the episode and check out our playlists below:  Jim's Top Ten Non-Metal Songs (+1 honorable mention) Brendan's Top Ten Non-Metal Songs (+1 honorable mention)  

We explore the structure of heavy metal albums, veer into punk rock territory, then stop for a bite to eat at Wahlburgers. 

We talk about The Stuff

With Righteous Blood, Ruthless Blades about to be released, Jeremy and I answer some questions about our dark wuxia RPG.  Music by Pipa Playing Witch and the Black Cloud Cult 

We talk about songs that killed the bands who wrote them (or at least seriously undermined their reputations as metal gods). We also discuss the death of Eddie Van Halen, and handle a few other topics. 

We talk about Re-Animator, a 1985 film directed by Stuart Gordon, starring Jeffery Combs, about a medical student with an unrivaled need to re-animate dead tissue. 

We talk about the 1989 movie Puppet Master. 

We talk about how elements of Chor Yuen's Death Duel influenced our upcoming wuxia RPG Righteous Blood, Ruthless Blades. We talk about Destiny Paths, rebelling against the orthodox and how all of our characters are like coins with two sides.  Podcast these song "Righteous Blood" composed and performed  by Pipa-Playing Witch. 

We talk about The Lair of the White Worm, a 1988 film about an ancient Roman snake cult unearthed in Derbyshire England. It is directed by Ken Russell, and stars Hugh Grant, Peter Capaldi and Amanda Donohoe.  Music by Psychedelic Reptile Johann Sebastian Bach. 

We talk about Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992). We apologize for the sound quality after the forty minute mark (something caused tremendous echo, which we attempted to fix but the solution, which was imperfect, affected the volume consistency). 

We discuss the original Halloween. 

We discuss the Vincent Price classic: House on Haunted Hill. 

We talk about the film Finger of Doom and bringing horror elements into a wuxia campaign.  Music provided by Pipa Playing Witch.