Keep off the Borderlands

Welcome to Movie Monday. This month we watched Richard Donner’s Superman from 1978, starring Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman, and Marlon Brando, with an unforgettable score by John Williams. I also watched the sequel Superman 2 from 1980 directed by Richard Lester. This episode features contributions from: (in order of appearance) Joe Richter of Hindsighless (podcast) Goblin’s Henchman (podcast & blog) & the Umber Bulk BJ Boyd of The Arcane Alienist (podcast) MW Lewis of The Worlds of MW Lewis (podcast) Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast (podcast, blog) Find the Movie Monday Letterboxd list here https://letterboxd.com/the39thman/list/movie-monday-1/ The movie for October will be 1987’s Monster Squad directed by Fred Dekker. The episode will air on 27th, so please send your submissions by the 25th if you’d like to be included in the show. “Warning” by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of Nowhere Leave me an audio message via ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands You can email me at ⁠spencer.freethrall@gmail.com⁠ You can find me in a bunch of other places here ⁠https://freethrall.carrd.co⁠ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freethrall.substack.com

Welcome to Movie Monday. This month’s movie was The Neverending Story from 1984, directed by Wolfgang Peterson, adapted from Micheal Ende’s children’s fantasy novel from 1979. Here’s a video comparing the German and international cuts of the film. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kw3q65OxtCQ This episode features contributions from: (in order of appearance) Goblin’s Henchman (podcast & blog) & the Umber Bulk Joe Richter of Hindsightless (podcast) James Knight, Tyranner the Dwarf and Ellen the Elf M.W. Lewis of The World’s of MW Lewis (podcast) Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast (podcast & blog) The Movie Monday Letterboxd list https://letterboxd.com/the39thman/list/movie-monday-1/ The movie for April is the Rankin/Bass animation The Last Unicorn from 1982. See below for details on how to contact the show. The episode will air on April 28th, so please send your submissions by the 26th. "Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of Nowhere Leave me an audio message via ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands You can email me at ⁠spencer.freethrall@gmail.com⁠ You can find me in a bunch of other places here ⁠https://freethrall.carrd.co⁠ You can also find me on Discord by searching for freethrall This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freethrall.substack.com

Welcome to the 300th episode of Keep Off The Borderlands. I respond to some more Mad Max feedback from Goblin’s Henchman and Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast before speaking to a special guest. Honourable mentions: Shadow Chaser by Simon Tudhope, Making a Tabletop RPG for Your Particular Kid by Steph Campbell, Star Gems by Leslie Arambula, First Fable by Matthew McFarlane, Sandbox Generator by Atelier Clandestin, Magical Kitties Save the Day from Atlas Games, Mausritter by Isaac Williams, Perils & Princesses by Ryan Lynch, Kpop Demon Hunters directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans Check out TTRPGkids here https://www.ttrpgkids.com The Movie Monday Letterboxd list https://letterboxd.com/the39thman/list/movie-monday-1/ The movie for September is Richard Donner’s 1978 film, Superman, and its 1980 sequel. The episode will air on September 29th, so please send your submissions by the 27th if you’d like to be included in the show. "It’s August” and “Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of Nowhere Leave me an audio message via ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands You can email me at ⁠spencer.freethrall@gmail.com⁠ Follow me on BlueSky @freethrall.bsky.social or look me up on Discord by searching for freethrall You can find me in a bunch of other places here ⁠https://freethrall.carrd.co ⁠You can also hear me in actual plays on Grizzly Peaks Radio This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freethrall.substack.com

Welcome to Keep Off The Borderlands. I kick things off with errata before listening to some more Mad Max messages from MW Lewis of The Worlds of MW Lewis, Joe Richter of Hindsightless, and Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast. Jason recommends a great podcast called Weird Studies. Find out more here https://www.weirdstudies.com I share some brief spoiler-free thoughts on George Miller’s 2024 film Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga before concluding with my failed attempt at #RPGaDAY2025. The Movie Monday Letterboxd list https://letterboxd.com/the39thman/list/movie-monday-1/ The movie for September is Richard Donner’s 1978 film, Superman, and its 1980 sequel. The episode will air on September 29th, so please send your submissions by the 27th if you’d like to be included in the show. "It’s August” and “Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of Nowhere Leave me an audio message via ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands You can email me at ⁠spencer.freethrall@gmail.com⁠ Follow me on BlueSky @freethrall.bsky.social or look me up on Discord by searching for freethrall You can find me in a bunch of other places here ⁠https://freethrall.carrd.co⁠ You can also hear me in actual plays on Grizzly Peaks Radio This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freethrall.substack.com

Welcome to the Movie Monday Mad Max special. I watched Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior from 1981, but thanks to some very generous contributors, we take a look at director George Miller’s Mad Max franchise. This episode features contributions from: (in order of appearance) Goblin’s Henchman (podcast & blog) & the Umber Bulk Joe Richter of Hindsighless (podcast) Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast (podcast, blog) Find Ten Earth Shattering Blows here https://tenearthshatteringblows.com/archives/comic/1x01 The Movie Monday Letterboxd list https://letterboxd.com/the39thman/list/movie-monday-1/ The movie for September is Richard Donner’s 1978 film, Superman, and its 1980 sequel. The episode will air on September 29th, so please send your submissions by the 27th if you’d like to be included in the show. "Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of Nowhere Leave me an audio message via ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands You can email me at ⁠spencer.freethrall@gmail.com⁠ You can find me in a bunch of other places here ⁠https://freethrall.carrd.co⁠ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freethrall.substack.com

So, we’re still stuck in Jim Henson’s Labyrinth with this feedback episode. Featuring calls from Joe Richter of Hindsighless, Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast, Goblin’s Henchman, and Joe of Dekohedron RPG Podcast. August is not only #RPGaDAY2025, it’s also Movie Monday’s Mad Max month, and I recommend those unfamiliar with the franchise watch Mad Max 2 aka The Road Warrior from 1981. Please take a look below for details on how to contact the show. That episode will air on August 25th, so please send your submissions by the 23rd if you’d like to be included in the show. "Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of Nowhere Leave me an audio message via ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands You can email me at ⁠spencer.freethrall@gmail.com⁠ Follow me on BlueSky @freethrall.bsky.social or look me up on Discord by searching for freethrall You can find me in a bunch of other places here ⁠https://freethrall.carrd.co⁠ You can also hear me in actual plays on Grizzly Peaks Radio You can find me in a bunch of other places here ⁠https://freethrall.carrd.co⁠ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freethrall.substack.com

Welcome to the #RPGaDAY2025 recap. Here are the first 10 prompts for August 2025. #RPGaDAY Material mentioned:Electric Bastionland by Chris McDowall, Random Realities and Everspark by Cezar Capacle, Into the Cess & Citadel by Alex Coggan & Charlie Ferguson Avery, The Weird from Monte Cook Games, Cairn 2e by Yochai Gal, Plot Unfolding Machine by Jeansen Vaars, OZ by Andrew Kolb, The Gardens of Ynn by Emmy ‘Cavegirl’ Allen, Throne of Avarice by Brian Yaksha, Vaesen Mythic Britain & Ireland by Graeme Davis. The Movie Monday Letterboxd list https://letterboxd.com/the39thman/list/movie-monday-1/August will be Mad Max month, and I recommend those unfamiliar with the franchise watch Mad Max 2 aka The Road Warrior from 1981. Please take a look below for details on how to contact the show. The episode will air on August 25th, so please send your submissions by the 23rd if you’d like to be included in the show. "Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of Nowhere Leave me an audio message via ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands You can email me at ⁠spencer.freethrall@gmail.com⁠ Follow me on BlueSky @freethrall.bsky.social or look me up on Discord by searching for freethrall You can find me in a bunch of other places here ⁠https://freethrall.carrd.co⁠ You can also hear me in actual plays on Grizzly Peaks Radio This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freethrall.substack.com

In this feedback episode, I field calls from Safer of the currently dormant Safer Fantasy Crafting podcast, the Southwest London Sofa Gang, who are joined by James Knight’s dad Iain, MW Lewis of The Worlds of MW Lewis podcast, and Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast. August is not only #RPGaDAY2025, it’s also Movie Monday’s Mad Max month, and I recommend those unfamiliar with the franchise watch Mad Max 2 aka The Road Warrior from 1981. Please take a look below for details on how to contact the show. That episode will air on August 25th, so please send your submissions by the 23rd if you’d like to be included in the show. "Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of Nowhere Leave me an audio message via ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands You can email me at ⁠spencer.freethrall@gmail.com⁠ Follow me on BlueSky @freethrall.bsky.social or look me up on Discord by searching for freethrall You can find me in a bunch of other places here ⁠https://freethrall.carrd.co⁠ You can also hear me in actual plays on Grizzly Peaks Radio You can find me in a bunch of other places here ⁠https://freethrall.carrd.co⁠ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freethrall.substack.com

Welcome to Movie Monday. This month, we finally got around to Jim Henson’s Labyrinth from 1986. Starring Jennifer Connelly and David Bowie, this musical fantasy was not the box office success I believed it to be. This episode features contributions from: (in order of appearance) Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast (podcast, blog) Joe Richter of Hindsighless (podcast) Goblin’s Henchman (podcast & blog) & the Umber Bulk Karl Rodriguez of The GMologist Presents… (podcast, YouTube) M.W. Lewis of The Worlds of MW Lewis (podcast) Lex Mandrake of Dank Dungeons (YouTube, itch, Bandcamp) Here’s that rather bizarre clip mentioned by Lex with Jennifer Connelly on Saturday Superstore in 1986. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL5PwDSvHro&t Find here the Appx. N itch jam here https://itch.io/jam/appx-n-jam The Movie Monday Letterboxd list https://letterboxd.com/the39thman/list/movie-monday-1/ August will be Mad Max month, and I recommend those unfamiliar with the franchise watch Mad Max 2 aka The Road Warrior from 1981. Jim Henson’s Labyrinth, from 1986. Please take a look below for details on how to contact the show. The episode will air on August 25th, so please send your submissions by the 23rd if you’d like to be included in the show. "Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of Nowhere Leave me an audio message via ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands You can email me at ⁠spencer.freethrall@gmail.com⁠ You can find me in a bunch of other places here ⁠https://freethrall.carrd.co⁠ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freethrall.substack.com

I respond to a message from MW Lewis of the Worlds of MW Lewis, continuing the superhero movies genre debate from the last couple of episodes. Listen to Joe Richter’s spoiler-free reviews of James Gunn’s Superman https://open.spotify.com/episode/4oUOPdwxKtFHOrSpWXzMPC Listen to Joe Richter chatting to Jason Connerley https://open.spotify.com/episode/2ljeCfHHUItSrOpB6AUm5J Listen to Jason Connerly chatting to BJ Boyd https://open.spotify.com/episode/2pkiSPjE8RBoX7t1m987BW Also, a reminder that #RPGaDAY2025 begins on August 1st. Find out more about #RPGaDay2025 here https://www.autocratik.com, here https://castingshadowsblog.com/2025/07/07/rpgaday2025-launches-on-august-1st/, and here www.facebook/RPGaDAY The Movie for July will be Jim Henson’s Labyrinth, from 1986. Please take a look below for details on how to contact the show. The episode will air on July 28th, so please send your submissions by the 26th if you’d like to be included in the show. The Movie Monday Letterboxd list https://letterboxd.com/the39thman/list/movie-monday-1/ Leave me an audio message via ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands You can email me at ⁠spencer.freethrall@gmail.com⁠ You can find me in a bunch of other places here ⁠https://freethrall.carrd.co ⁠ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freethrall.substack.com

Here be feedback and announcements: some Legend talk, an itch.io jam, some hero talk, and RPGaDay. First up, it’s Joe Richter of Hindsightless with some Movie Monday feedback, a brief look at Lex Mandrake’s Tree of Night adventure, and an Appendix-N itch jam that’s already well under way. Then we have a bit about superhero movies from Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast, and a reminder that next month is #RPGaDay2025. Here’s Lex Mandrake’s draft version of The Tree of Night module for OSE. The Tree Of Night (draft) 224KB ∙ PDF file DownloadFind more Dank Dungeons goodness here https://www.patreon.com/dankdungeons, here https://www.dank-dungeons.itch.io, and here https://www.dankdungeons.bandcamp.com Find the Appendix N Jam here https://itch.io/jam/appx-n-jam Listen to Jason speaking to David Chapman and Anthony Boyd on Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast here https://open.spotify.com/episode/0M20dAsq290A0pgLPy9SNu?go=1&sp_cid=1eaaf9c2449ef2ff4cff91a49182d49c&utm_source=embed_player_p&utm_medium=desktop&si=hfcspsigTRKjblkYiDmWOA&nd=1&dlsi=d16b54d4ec104f67Find out more about #RPGaDay2025 here https://www.autocratik.com, here https://castingshadowsblog.com/2025/07/07/rpgaday2025-launches-on-august-1st/, and here www.facebook/RPGaDAY The Movie for July will be Jim Henson’s Labyrinth, from 1986. Please take a look below for details on how to contact the show. The episode will air on July 28th, so please send your submissions by the 26th if you’d like to be included in the show. The Movie Monday Letterboxd list https://letterboxd.com/the39thman/list/movie-monday-1/ Leave me an audio message via ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands You can email me at ⁠spencer.freethrall@gmail.com⁠ You can find me in a bunch of other places here ⁠https://freethrall.carrd.co⁠ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freethrall.substack.com

Welcome to Movie Monday. This one’s a little longer than usual, as we’ll be exploring both the US Theatrical version and the Director’s Cut of Ridley Scott’s Legend, first released in 1985. This episode features contributions from: (in order of appearance) Joe Richter of Hindsighless (podcast) Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast (podcast, blog) James Knight, Tyranner the Dwarf and Ellen the Elf Goblin’s Henchman (podcast & blog) & the Umber Bulk Menion aka Rob of Confessions of a Wee Tim’rous Bushi M.W. Lewis of The Worlds of MW Lewis (podcast) Lex Mandrake of Dank Dungeons (YouTube, itch, Bandcamp) Here’s the comparison video I mentioned https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAAd2QKyhww&t And here is the draft version of Lex Mandrake’s “legally distinct” The Tree of Night module for OSE. Find more Dank Dungeons goodness here https://www.patreon.com/dankdungeons, here https://www.dank-dungeons.itch.io, and here https://www.dankdungeons.bandcamp.com The Movie Monday Letterboxd list https://letterboxd.com/the39thman/list/movie-monday-1/ The Movie for July will be Jim Henson’s Labyrinth, from 1986. Please take a look below for details on how to contact the show. The episode will air on July 28th, so please send your submissions by the 26th if you’d like to be included in the show. "Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of Nowhere Leave me an audio message via ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands You can email me at ⁠spencer.freethrall@gmail.com⁠ You can find me in a bunch of other places here ⁠https://freethrall.carrd.co⁠ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freethrall.substack.com

Here’s some more wittering about Willow. Featuring: Joe Richter of Hindsightless (podcast) Menion aka Rob of Confessions of a Wee Tim’rous Bushi (podcast) Lex Mandrake of Dank Dungeons (YouTube, itch, Bandcamp) The Umberbulk (allegedly) Goblin’s Henchman (blog) The Movie Monday Letterboxd list https://letterboxd.com/the39thman/list/movie-monday-1/ The Movie for June will be Legend, from 1985, directed by Ridley Scott. Please see below for details on how to contact the show. The episode will air on June 30th, so please send your submissions by the 28th if you’d like to be included in the show. Leave me an audio message via ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands You can email me at ⁠spencer.freethrall@gmail.com⁠ You can find me in a bunch of other places here ⁠https://freethrall.carrd.co⁠ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freethrall.substack.com

Following the sad loss of both Val Kilmer and Jean Marsh in April of this year, Ron Howard’s Willow from 1988 was the only choice for May. Written by George Lucas and starring Warwick Davis, Willow is a family-friendly fantasy adventure that has stood the test of time. This episode features contributions from: (in order of appearance) Goblin’s Henchman (podcast & blog) & the Umber Bulk James Knight, Tyranner the Dwarf and Ellen the Elf Karl Rodriguez of The GMologist Presents… (podcast, YouTube) Mirke of Mirke the Meek (podcast) Darkfluid of The Silver Key (podcast) Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast (podcast, blog) M.W. Lewis of The World’s of MW Lewis (podcast) Lex Mandrake of Dank Dungeons (YouTube, itch, Bandcamp) Henchling 1, Henchling 2 The Movie Monday Letterboxd list https://letterboxd.com/the39thman/list/movie-monday-1/ The Movie for June will be Legend, from 1985, directed by Ridley Scott. Please take a look below for details on how to contact the show. The episode will air on June 30th, so please send your submissions by the 28th if you’d like to be included in the show. "Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of Nowhere Leave me an audio message via ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands You can email me at ⁠spencer.freethrall@gmail.com⁠ You can find me in a bunch of other places here ⁠https://freethrall.carrd.co⁠ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freethrall.substack.com

Hold onto your purse strings, this could be a pricey one! This is essentially a promotional episode for an upcoming Kickstarter from Jess Levine and Riley Rethal, but I speak about a whole bunch of stuff I’ve backed, too. The Galactic & Going Rogue Kickstarter can be found here https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/galacticgoingrogue/galactic-and-going-rogue-two-ttrpgs-of-war-among-the-stars Here are the itch pages Galactic 2e https://metagame.itch.io/galactic and Going Rogue 2e https://jumpgategames.itch.io/going-rogue Other games mentioned: Cairn 2e Boxset by Yochai Gal https://yochaigal.itch.io/cairn-players-guide https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXpR9P6MGZo Tiny Fables by Josiah S Moore https://josiahsmoore.itch.io/tiny-fables (for Mausritter) plus Playful Void review https://idlecartulary.com/2025/03/15/bathtub-review-tiny-fables/ Sharky by Idle Cartulary https://idlecartulary.itch.io/sharky Mythic Bastionland by Chris McDowall https://chrismcdee.itch.io/mythic-bastionland Late pledge for Cold City and Hot War by Malcom Craig https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jonhodgsonmaptiles2/cold-city-hot-war Cosmic Dark by Graham Walmsley https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/grahamwalmsley/cosmic-dark Liquid Steel by Eduardo Mazzitelli & Enrique Alcatena https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/melsonian-arts-council/liquid-steel Liminal Horror by Goblin Archive https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/space-penguin-ink/liminal-horror-deluxe-edition "Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of Nowhere You can leave me an audio message via ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands Email me at ⁠spencer.freethrall@gmail.com ⁠Follow me on BlueSky @freethrall.bsky.social or look me up on Discord by searching for freethrall You can find me in a bunch of other places here ⁠https://freethrall.carrd.co⁠ You can also hear me in actual plays on Grizzly Peaks Radio This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freethrall.substack.com

I’m really stretching this “Between” episodes format. There’s enough here to warrant a fully fledged episode, but I’m my own boss, so what you gonna do? I begin by addressing a shameful omission from the previous episode before diving into a whole bunch of feedback. Featuring: James Knight, Ellen the Elf & Tyranner the Dwarf Goblin’s Henchman (blog) Joe Richter of Hindsightless (podcast) M. W. Lewis of The Worlds of M. W. Lewis (podcast) Menion aka Rob of Confessions of a Wee Tim’rous Bushi (podcast) There’s a reminder for this month’s Movie Monday, Ron Howard’s Willow from 1988. See below for details on how to contact the show. The episode will air on May 26th, so please send your submissions by the 24th if you’d like to be included in the show. Then an announcement of a forthcoming Kickstarter campaign launching on May 20th. Jess Levin’s award-winning Star Wars-inspired Going Rogue is coming to print as part of Galactic & Going Rogue, a book combining Jess’ game with Riley Rethal’s Galactic, the game on which it’s based. Find the upcoming crowdfunder here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/galacticgoingrogue/galactic-and-going-rogue-two-ttrpgs-of-war-among-the-stars Leave me an audio message via ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands You can email me at ⁠spencer.freethrall@gmail.com⁠ You can find me in a bunch of other places here ⁠https://freethrall.carrd.co⁠ You can also find me on Discord by searching for freethrall This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freethrall.substack.com

It’s Movie Monday again, and the movie for this month was the Rankin/Bass fantasy animation The Last Unicorn from 1982. Adapted by Peter S. Beagle from his 1968 novel of the same name. This episode features contributions from: (in order of appearance) Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast (podcast) Joe Richter of Hindsightless (podcast) Goblin’s Henchman (podcast & blog) & the Umber Bulk James Ting-Edwards Menion aka Rob of Confessions of a Wee Tim’rous Bushi (podcast) Karl Rodriguez of The GMologist Presents… (podcast) M.W. Lewis of The World’s of MW Lewis (podcast) The Movie Monday Letterboxd list https://letterboxd.com/the39thman/list/movie-monday-1/ And here’s that Cairn 2e unboxing I mentioned https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXpR9P6MGZo In memory of Val Kilmer, who sadly passed at the beginning of this month, I have chosen Ron Howard’s Willow from 1988 as the movie for May. See below for details on how to contact the show. The episode will air on May 26th, so please send your submissions by the 24th if you’d like to be included in the show. "Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of Nowhere Leave me an audio message via ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands You can email me at ⁠spencer.freethrall@gmail.com⁠ You can find me in a bunch of other places here ⁠https://freethrall.carrd.co⁠ You can also find me on Discord by searching for freethrall This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freethrall.substack.com

I begin this episode by responding to some Movie Monday feedback for The Neverending Story from Joe Richter of Hindsightless and Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast. This leads to me discussing a bunch of different films I've watched over the last couple of weeks. Phenomena dir. Dario Argenta (1985) The Quatermass Xperiment dir. (1955) Lifeforce dir. Tobe Hooper (1985) I Saw the TV Glow dir. Jane Schoenbrun (2024) Eyes Without a Face dir. Georges Franju (1960) Companion dir. Drew Hancock (2025) Find my Letterboxd profile at https://letterboxd.com/The39thMan/ The movie for April is the Rankin/Bass animation The Last Unicorn from 1982. See below for details on how to contact the show. The episode will air on April 28th, so please send your submissions by the 26th. Leave me an audio message via ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands You can email me at ⁠spencer.freethrall@gmail.com⁠ You can find me in a bunch of other places here ⁠https://freethrall.carrd.co⁠ You can also find me on Discord by searching for freethrall This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freethrall.substack.com

A little bonus for you. Here is the audio for a recent YouTube video I made. As I was denied access to YouTube’s advanced features, this is an opportunity to share links I could not share in the video description. Featuring: Brad Kerr’s Demon Driven to the Maw https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/372360/demon-driven-to-the-maw?src=DotDem Yochai Gal’s Rise of the Blood Olms & Beyond the Pale https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/475984/cas-2-rise-of-the-blood-olms?src=DotDem https://www.lostpages.co.uk/presskit/sheet.php?p=beyond_the_pale https://www.exaltedfuneral.com/products/beyond-the-pale?srsltid=AfmBOopC45WzIB3Ty9KyevATSrL2L_xGiT6BYZcErwi1KyX7LJZWaWoe Oozejar’s Illustrated Bestiary https://gourdin-konbo-club.itch.io/illustrated-bestiary For next Movie Monday I’m sticking with 1984. The Neverending Story directed by Wolfgang Petersen is based on Michael Ende’s fantasy novel from 1979. See below for details on contacting the show. The episode airs on March 31st, submissions by the 29th, please if you want to be included in the show. Leave me an audio message via ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands You can email me at ⁠spencer.freethrall@gmail.com⁠ You can find me in a bunch of other places here ⁠https://freethrall.carrd.co You can also find me on Discord by searching for freethrall This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freethrall.substack.com

Yay! I’m still alive and Movie Monday feedback is back! I share an email from Lex Mandrake of Dank Dungeons, calls from Joe Richter of Hindsightless and Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety cast. For next Movie Monday I’m sticking with 1984. The Neverending Story directed by Wolfgang Petersen is based on Michael Ende’s fantasy novel from 1979. See below for details on contacting the show. The episode airs on March 31st, submissions by the 29th, please if you want to be included in the show. Leave me an audio message via ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands You can email me at ⁠spencer.freethrall@gmail.com⁠ You can find me in a bunch of other places here ⁠https://freethrall.carrd.co ⁠ You can also find me on Discord by searching for freethrall This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freethrall.substack.com