The following is an episode of With a Terrible Fate’s weekly podcast discussing video-game storytelling from all angles. Find all episodes here.
On the spookiest day of the year, join With a Terrible Fate in a free-wheeling conversation about the past, present, and future magic of horror storytelling in video games. In a brand-new podcast episode, Dan Hughes and Aaron Suduiko haunt you with reflections on the good, bad, and ugly of scary interactive stories, including:
- Old and new glitches, from MissingNo. to headless Marvel heroes
- Dan’s six-year-old ire for Five Nights at Freddy’s, juxtaposed against his reception of the brand-new Five Nights at Freddy’s film
- The role of horror moments in non-horror video-game genres, such as the JRPG
- The “Silent Hill” era of retelling old horror stories in a new light like campfire stories inspired by oral histories, including such works as Resident Evil and Silent Hill remakes, as well as Lies of P
- Recommendations for what you should play and watch this Halloween
Don’t be afraid, and buckle up for new podcast content in the near future!
Works cited:
- Dan Hughes, “Does Five Nights at Freddy’s Belong in the Video Game Canon?”
- Dan Hughes, “Does Dead Rising Belong in the Video Game Canon?”
- Dan Hughes, “Does Silent Hill Belong in the Video Game Canon?”
- Dan Hughes, “Does Silent Hill 2 Belong in the Video Game Canon?”
- Dan Hughes, “Does Silent Hill 3 Belong in the Video Game Canon?”
- Dan Hughes, “Does Silent Hill 4 Belong in the Video Game Canon?”
- Dan Hughes, “Does Undertale Belong in the Video Game Canon?”
- Lauren Spohn, “The Outset Island Effect”
- Aaron Suduiko, Tales of Praxis
- Aaron Suduiko, “Bloodborne, Lovecraft, and the Dangerous Idea”
- Aaron Suduiko, “The Horror of Code Vein is You”
- Aaron Suduiko, “Guilt & Inequity in Silent Hill 2“