‘Disaster Report 4 Plus: Summer Memories’ Review: Prime Japanese Absurdity
Gameplay and graphics are both shaky, but Disaster Report 4 Plus: Summer Memories more than makes up for that with an addictive absurdity...
‘Resident Evil: Code Veronica’ – The Bridge between Horror and Action
by Taylor Smith
20 Years Later: Resident Evil: Code Veronica Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on March 22, 2016. The Resident Evil series is about experimentation, success, and...
‘Remothered: Tormented Fathers’ Review: I Want My Remummy
There’s merit to be had if you just want a quick bash at a quirky, indie horror game, but with so many flaws, I can’t...
‘Resident Evil 2’ is the Definitive Version of an All-Time Classic
by Mike Worby
The act of remaking a seminal, classic piece of work in any artistic medium can be a massive undertaking in terms of pressure. Video games...
‘Call of Cthulhu’ Review: Fun, But Crafted Without Love
How often do you experience a video game with glaring flaws that you still enjoy, even if those flaws remain constant throughout the experience? In...
The Leading Ladies of Horror Games: or the Neglected, Orphaned, Girls of Insane Asylums
Editor’s note: This article was originally published on March 11, 2018. Have you ever taken a cold, hard look at the childhoods of female protagonists...
Looking back at ‘Clock Tower’ for the Super Famicom
by Shane Dover
Clock Tower is a series very close to my heart, one of the earlier survival horror games and one to define a side of the...
‘Dead Space’ and the Power of Confinement
Dead Space 2 and 3 are less like survival-horror titles, and closer in relation to their cousins over in the action genre. While they are both...
‘Yomawari: Midnight Shadows’ is the Perfect Little Horror Game
by Taylor Smith
Last year’s Yomawari: Night Alone is easily one of my favorite games from 2016. It does a lot as a horror piece to scare the...
Fear Transcends Cultural Boundaries in ‘Detention’
The uncanny valley, a sociocultural phenomenon first hypothesized by Masahiro Mori, proposes “that a person’s response to a humanlike robot would abruptly shift from empathy...
The Odd History of ‘Rule of Rose’
by Taylor Smith
I can’t think of many PlayStation 2 games out there that command the same collector’s price tag that Rule of Rose does. This game is...
A Look at Some Lesser Known Survival Horror Gems
by Shane Dover
Survival horror is a subgenre of video games inspired by horror fiction that focuses on survival of the character as the game tries to frighten...
Ranking ‘Resident Evil 7’s Boss Fights
by Mike Worby
Boss fights have always been an integral part of the Resident Evil experience. From the recurring Tyrant and Nemesis battles the series is known for, to the...
‘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...
Clock Tower – The Cogs and Bells of Survival Horror
by Taylor Smith
Horror is one of the most unique genres in gaming. It can take the form of an action game or something slower-paced like an adventure...
‘Sweet Home’ – Where The Horror Began
by James Baker
Something eerie appeared in 1989. Something unnerving. That feeling you get when you’re walking home at night alone, and the shadows of the trees belie...
‘Silent Hill 2’: The Epitome of Psychological Survival Horror and Emotional Depth
Silent Hill 2 is widely considered one of the best horror games of all time. Whenever there is a list about the scariest games of...