I’m still haunted by the creepy Barbie game that knew my name
When it comes to horror game protagonists, Barbie isn't the first name to come to mind. But anyone who played the delightfully dark 1998 PC game Detective Barbie in the…
To understand Ghost of Yotei’s Watanabe Mode, watch Samurai Champloo
Cowboy Bebop often steals the spotlight in conversations about the best anime of all time, but its spiritual sibling, Samurai Champloo, deserves equal recognition. The influence of this historical epic…
In the GOTY race, localization really matters — which is bad news for Blue Prince
The Game of the Year race has reached its tipping point. While we’ve had a clear-cut field of nominees for the bulk of 2025, September threw several wrenches into the…
Before Skinamarink, the director made a scarier horror short that’s free online
Before there was Skinamarink, 2023’s low-budget experimental horror oddity that took the watching-Shudder-at-2 a.m. sicko crowd by storm, there was Heck, 30 minutes of lo-fi nightmare fuel that's somehow even…
Hollow Knight: Silksong’s story comes so close to nailing it
Hollow Knight: Silksong's story continues Team Cherry's narrative style from its first game, tucking bits of history and character development here and there. When you piece it all together, you're…
Bone Lake’s bizarre ending explained by the director
If you’ve been craving a horror-slasher film that’s a lot of dumb fun and will make you wince all at the same time, there’s a good chance Bone Lakeis on…