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Maid of Sker is one of those unique horror titles that we see from time to time. For one, this is based on folklore from 1898. That gives the game an instant “real” feel that makes it quite uneasy. While we all know folklore is not always reliable, there is some truth to it. Sometimes […]
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Horror Fans Prepare for Maid of Sker, Coming to Steam PlayStation 4 and Xbox One
July 4th, 2020 
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Survival Horror Monstrum Brings Boat Scares to Nintendo Switch Xbox One PlayStation 4
May 24th, 2020 Carl Williams Monstrum takes survival horror to one location that few have. A boat. Sure, there have been a few survival horror games to do this but not many. I believe one of the Resident Evil games has a boat level/area. Blue Stinger on the Sega Dreamcast had a boat level/area as well. As far as I […]
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Daemon 9 Creates FMV Horror Adventure
January 12th, 2019 Carl Williams Full Motion Video (FMV) games missed their calling in my opinion, at least back in the day, by not focusing on the horror genre. So many went for the drama or action angle (a few on 3DO went for comedy as well), angles that are not easy to achieve great results in. Horror FMV games […]
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A Further Six Absurdly Difficult D&D Adventures (That Are Not ‘Tomb of Horrors’)
October 22nd, 2017 Michael Crisman This week, I celebrated my birthday. That’s right, Modern Zorker has turned the great four-oh (though I prefer to think of it as “21 with 19 additional levels in the Geek Prestige Class”). To celebrate, I’ve invited one of the best friends I had growing up: Dungeons & Dragons! And because nothing says ‘Happy Birthday!’ […]
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Haunted Halloween 85 and 86, Horror Homebrew Games for NES
May 29th, 2017 Carl Williams It is not all that often that I get to cover something really cool. I know, a lot of you have already gotten, beaten, and probably shelved Haunted Halloween 85 but what about Haunted Halloween 86? This article is more for the people new to homebrew/independent development of games, those that are old hats in […]
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Six More Absurdly Difficult D&D Adventures (That Are Not Tomb of Horrors)
May 7th, 2017 Michael Crisman Before I get started, I have just one thing to say: you’re a bunch of sadists. All of you. I compiled a list of half a dozen of the deadliest old school Dungeons & Dragons adventures to ever see print, and you not only ate it up but shared it with your buddies and gave it […]
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Blood on Your Hands: the Horror Series That Won Gamers’ Hearts
March 26th, 2017 Carl Williams The modern generation of horror and zombie games have a lot of their success owed to their retro ancestors. There was a wave of fantastic zombie and horror survival games that hit the shelves throughout the ’90s–many of them weren’t perfect, but they broke the mold of how shocking game content could be.
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The Black Sheep of Horror Gaming: LSD Dream Emulator
October 8th, 2016 Michael Crisman When Halloween slips around, you have tons of choices for hosting a retro-themed scare-a-thon on your big screen. It’s easy to dive straight into the likes of Nightmare on Elm Street, Silent Hill 2, or even these Atari 2600 ‘classics’. Formerly obscure titles like Run Like Hell for Xbox/PS2 and Nocturne on PC have been around […]
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The Black Sheep of Horror Gaming: Abadox
October 7th, 2016 Michael Crisman When Halloween slips around, you have tons of choices for hosting a retro-themed scare-a-thon on your big screen. It’s easy to dive straight into the likes of Resident Evil 4, Silent Hill 2, or even Friday the 13th. Formerly obscure titles like Run Like Hell for Xbox/PS2 and Clock Tower for the PS1 have been around […]
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The Black Sheep of Horror Gaming: Silent Hill 4
October 6th, 2016 Michael Crisman When Halloween slips around, you have tons of choices for hosting a retro-themed scare-a-thon on your big screen. It’s easy to dive straight into the likes of Resident Evil 4, Silent Hill 2, or even Friday the 13th. Formerly obscure titles like Sweet Home on the NES and Clock Tower for the PS1 have been […]
