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Podcast: INSCRYPTION, Game Mothers, and Gaming Rituals
Listen to a deep dissection of Inscryption, a celebration of motherhood in gaming, and a meditation on the rituals of single-player gaming!
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PAX West 2021: Join With a Terrible Fate for Two Presentations
Join With a Terrible Fate for panels on horror storytelling and video game canons at PAX West 2021, September 3rd-5th.
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The Horror of Code Vein is You
The hidden achievement of Code Vein's fusion of Dark Souls with JRPGs is that it quietly turned you, its player, into a monster.
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The Oeuvre of Miyazaki and Horror Storytelling: Join With a Terrible Fate for 2 Panels at PAX West 2019
PAX West 2019 is a celebration of video games and their power to tell incredible stories, and what could be more rewarding than exploring how those stories can terrify, aggravate, and alienate you to the Read more…
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Press X to Scream: Join With a Terrible Fate at PAX East 2019!
What makes your favorite video-game horror stories tick? Join us at PAX East, this Saturday at 9pm in Arachnid Theatre, to find out.
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Not Just Monika: Sadistic Horror in Doki Doki Literature Club
Think the horror of Doki Doki Literature Club is a simple case of breaking the fourth wall? Look closer.
A Comprehensive Theory of EarthBound
The Horror of Setting in EarthBound
If you think that Giygas is the scariest part of EarthBound, think again.
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Does Dead Rising Belong in the Video Game Canon?
It dropped you in a mall full of zombies. How did it influence the storytelling legacy of video games?
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Does Silent Hill 4 Belong in the Video Game Canon?
Drawing a month of horror-themed analysis to a close, explore the good, the bad, and the ugly of Silent Hill 4's storytelling and legacy.
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LAN Party: What’s Your Scariest Gaming Memory?
We ask our analysts to recount the most frightening moments in their personal gaming history.