Interesting read, though I find it funny that the writer opens with the Kingdom Hearts collab. The only KH I ever played was the one with Toy Story because that’s the only Disney thing I love, and all the characters behaved like body snatchers, not at all like themselves.

Yeah, like you could make the case many of them during that initial period where the US cared were about haunted technology—The Ring, One Missed Call, Pulse, etc. But so many others weren’t, like Dark Water and The Grudge. There’s no through-line I can see.

And that is the story of every Resident Evil 😬

Watching Audition today and Never After Dark tonight has reminded me that J-Horror is a useless distinction. At least with “JRPG,” you can make the case that it describes a particular type of gameplay experience. J-Horror is just… horror made in Japan(?)

lol same thing happens when you advocate for animal welfare. “What if I was stranded on a deserted island/a lion/born into a community that lives off the land?” My man, you’re regularly waiting in line at Taco Bell.

Hearing Mike Flanagan suggest Carrie might be a three-season show has really dampened my enthusiasm. I’m already watching it via borrowed Prime, and I love a nice miniseries that doesn’t overstay its welcome. If he does more I think I’ll pass.

Finished the second one last week. Today is the first school-day morning where we don’t have any Costume Quest to play and I miss it. 😩

Regarding your question in the first image’s alt text, I actually asked them that in an interview I’m publishing soon. 👀

I’d enjoyed how the last few Gears of War sequels finally gave the series some color. But now with the prequel, I guess they felt beholden to the series’ traditional color, uh, “palette.” Left: Gears 5 DLC | Right: Gears E-Day

Been wondering if it’s the usual second-screen Netflix experience, but if there’s time in my marathon I plan to watch it before Halloween. Carrie and the Jason show up next though.

just found out who plays Michael Myers in Halloween 2

Sheesh, I’d have been biking over that this morning too if not for an earlier soccer game than usual for my daughter today.

Oh yeah I’ll always argue that point. Secret slasher Mafia 3!

A soulslite is a game in which you might sometimes die.

In our home, my kids and I only accept my voices for Elephant and Piggie as canon. Those imposters we hear on the app and the forthcoming TV show are off-putting and unwelcome.

Jordan captures my takeaway too. I like it as a game, though it feels like a lot of the time you spend in Hellraiser: Revival is on things it needs to do to *be a video game* which often comes at the expense of being Hellraiser.