‘Berberian Sound Studio’ – the sounds between fantasy and reality
British filmmaker Peter Strickland’s sophomore effort is many things: a sly deconstruction of 1970s hallucinatory Grand Guignol cinema, an audio geek’s wet dream celebrating the...
5 Crucial Tips for Madhouse Mode in ‘Resident Evil 7’
by Zack Rezac
*Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for Resident Evil 7, both in terms of story as well as unlockables. Proceed with caution! Difficulty settings tend to be...
‘Detention’: A Sentence Worth Serving
by Zack Rezac
The horror genre is a fickle one; most titles end up being very hit-or-miss, regardless of their sub-genre. Either a game nails the terrifying atmosphere...
Minimap: ‘Resident Evil 4’s Village
Resident Evil 4 is a game with a bit of a personality disorder. On the one hand it was expected to echo the horror of...
Tom Watches Movies: ‘Intruder’ is a Slasher Movie Diamond in the Rough
People talk a lot about genre fatigue these days, mostly in regards to superhero movies. And yet, this kind of genre saturation has been worse,...
‘Rambomck’ – Stripped-Down that Delivers some Brutally Effective Shocks
Our unfortunate protagonist Michael travels across the country to Berlin to visit his ex-girlfriend in hopes to rekindle their relationship. He arrives at her apartment...
‘Tucker & Dale vs Evil’ is Still the Best Horror Comedy of this Decade
Backwoods horror is a sub-genre that can be safely labeled “oversaturated.” The formula should be familiar to even casual horror fans: city slickers traveling through...
Tom Watches Movies: ‘The Neon Demon’ is visually stunning, but blunt in its message
In the mythology of America, is there any city more dangerous, more exotic, more vampiric than Los Angeles? The city of angels has a long-held...
Tom Watches Movies: ‘The Wailing’ will renew your faith in horror films
A rash of mysterious deaths brings chaos and fear to a small South Korean village. Seemingly normal citizens go insane and slaughter loved ones after...
‘Slayaway Camp’—Goofy, Goretastic, and Great
by Katrina Lind
Slayaway Camp is a terrific combination of simple logic puzzles and 80’s cult slasher flicks, a murderously fun puzzle game where the player slashes, stomps,...
Blood on the Dance Floors, Walls, and Everywhere Else: ‘Killing Floor 2’ Review
There’s no shortage of co-op shooters, or zombie shooters, or even zombie co-op shooters, on the market these days. Left 4 Dead 2 is still used...
‘Fatal Frame’ – Fighting Frights with Film
by Taylor Smith
By the early 2000s the modern definition of “survival horror” had been established thanks to the success of games like Resident Evil and Silent Hill....
‘Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs’ is the Ultimate in Gothic Disturbia
by Mike Worby
Much like the first Amnesia title, A Machine for Pigs is engrossing from the very outset. While dropping you into a world with absolutely zero...
‘Yomawari: Night Alone’ – Review
by Taylor Smith
Horror games are weird. They’re in one of the few genres where design elements can evolve, devolve, or completely change all within the span of...
Breaking Up With The Walking Dead
Last Sunday, AMC finally aired the Season 7 premiere of its hugely popular series, The Walking Dead. For six long months, fans and casual viewers alike...
Man is the Monster: PVP and Horror
Think back to how many times the moral of a horror story has turned into something along the lines of “man was the real monster...
‘Red State’ is a Grim Snapshot of Modern America
by Mike Worby
When you think of the directors behind some of the best horror films of the last five years or so, your mind will naturally go to...
The Horrifying Imagery of ‘Severed’
by Zack Rezac
In storytelling, imagery is everything. Whether it be the imagery created from the word choice in a novel, or the atmosphere derived from a gaming...