Slasher Showdown – Scream TV vs Slasher
Couple of weeks ago I spoke of the TV reimagining of Wes Craven’s horror film series, Scream. Since then, I’ve binged on another similar show on Netflix, a Canadian production […]
Netflix Recommendations – Scream TV
Last week while browsing through Netflix, I was in a slasher film kind of mood, specifically wanted to watch the Scream films once more. In their place, I found something […]
Underrated Gaming – The Suffering
When you think of horror games, there are series and titles that quickly come to mind, be it survival horror—gaming’s go-to horror subgenre—or any of the other variations, titles like […]
Twinned Reviews: Without Escape & The Thin Silence
So yeah, doing this again, having a couple of games in the same review article. The format is here to stay! This time’s it’s Without Escape and The Thin Silence, […]
Currently Crowdfunding – The Beast Inside
I love horror games, but I’m also a scaredy cat when I play them. If a game is truly scary, I can only tolerate to play it minutes at a […]
The Bejeezus Files – Games and Moments that Scared me Silly!
I’ve often mentioned how eclectic my video game tastes are, how I’ll pretty much play anything as long as the characters and storyline are interesting and manage to grab me. […]
Playing with Expectations – Not So Scary Nancy Drew
Last month I wrote about expectations and how they have an impact on the emotional response you have with stories, games or any other form of entertainment. I wrote about […]
Review: Cayne
The decision to end her pregnancy must not have been easy for Hadley, but an already traumatic experience turned into a horrifying nightmare. And it’s all because of Cayne
Review: Constantine
Can you believe I’ve had this review drafted for a couple of years? Now, much like things happen in the world of Constantine, it’s begun to haunt me, to possess […]
Nancy Drew Scares: Playing with Expectations
I have spoken in the past of the Nancy Drew games by HeR Interactive and despite the continued contrivance of its puzzle design and placement, I do thoroughly enjoy every […]
Storytelling – Expectations and Emotional Impact
In an earlier writing guide, I mentioned the importance of proper building for emotional impact, how showing character traits instead of mentioning helps readers form the crucial connections that will […]
Review: Sara is Missing
What would you do if you found a phone and the last image of its owner showed they were in danger. Would you drop the phone or would you jump […]
Horror Games – Halloween 2016
It’s Halloween! It’s time to trick, treat, go out, have fun, get candy from the neighbours and give respect to those living on the other side of the veil between […]
Review: Syndrome
You wake up aboard a ship drifting through space. Everything is dark and everyone is dead. You hear strange noises coming from the darkness and a voice guides you across […]
Jokes, Fiction and Horror – My Favourite Documentaries
I know, documentaries, here? Me? Isn’t it all supposed to be silly stories and games? Most of the time yes, but I do like my occasional documentary, either telling me […]
System Shock is Back…with your help!
Nightdive Studios, the same people who brought us the Enhanced Edition for Looking Glass Studios’ classic PC game System Shock and own the rights to the series, including the stellar sequel—and […]
