It was just yesterday that Bloody Disgusting’s Meagan Navarro published an interview with Scream stars Melissa Barrera and Jack Quaid where they likened the secrecy regarding the film’s script to playing the hit multiplayer murder game Among Us, and as is the norm for Scream, the reference had some real-world connection. In a promotional video […]
Author: Neil Bolt
[Hands-On Preview] ‘Ikai’ Paints Fascinating Japanese Folklore Onto an Overly Familiar Template
First-person Yokai-heavy horror game Ikai certainly likes to keep you busy from the off, but is it too much busywork? It certainly distracted me from a strong setup. Set in feudal Japan, Ikai concerns a young priestess named Naoko. She’s heard whispers of ancient evil creeping through the forests where she lives, but has dismissed […]
‘Project Zomboid’ Perfectly Captures the Bleak, Lonely, Absurd World of the Zombie Apocalypse
Project Zomboid is one of a rare breed in horror gaming that answers the question ‘could you survive this in real life?’ with a gleefully mocking ‘of course not, you stupidhead’. First released on Steam Greenlight back in 2013, Project Zomboid has grown into a ridiculously deep hardcore zombie apocalypse survival sim where death is […]
Ghostface in the Machine: A Brief History of ‘Scream’ in Video Games
1996 was a pretty important year for horror. Not only did Resident Evil burst onto the scene to thrust horror games into the limelight, but Wes Craven’s meta-slasher Scream exploded onto cinema screens and changed the face of horror. I’m sure that, like me, there were a few horror fans whose real horror awakening came […]
Bloody Disgusting’s Neil Bolt Selects the 10 Best Horror Games of 2021
Unfortunately, 2021 was still largely haunted by the ghost of 2020, and as such, escapism remained a vital component of day-to-day life. Luckily, there was plenty of it on offer. 2021 marked a huge year for perhaps the biggest name in horror games, Resident Evil. Not only did the series celebrate its 25th anniversary, but […]
[Review] Puppet Combo’s ‘Christmas Massacre’ Makes a Scuzzy Festive Slasher Into a Demented Score Attack Game
Puppet Combo’s eye for the absurd in PS1 era horror and old-school low-budget slashers alike has been key to the popularity of their games, and Christmas Massacre joins that growing list thanks to a giddily gory take on the arcade score attack game. The prologue sees a young boy, adorned only his underwear, a Santa […]
Six Horror Franchises We’d Love to See in ‘Dead By Daylight’
The multiplayer horror game Dead By Daylight is fast becoming the home of almost every significant fictional murderer in history. Already we’ve had the likes of Leatherface, Micheal Myers, Pyramid Head, and the lesser version of one Freddy Krueger. Not to mention a host of characters and locales from franchises such as Resident Evil, Saw, […]
The Scientist Who Taught Rats to Play ‘Doom II’ Wants to Start Streaming it on Twitch
We live in a world where all sorts of things can play some form of the eternally badass FPS grandaddy known as Doom. Photocopiers, pregnancy tests, fridges, and balls of yarn have managed to run id Software’s classic shooter over the years (though I may have made one of those up), but what the one […]
Psychadelic Occult Game ‘Nix Umbra’ Releases on Steam Today
If you go down to the woods today, you’re sure of…finding a magical glowing sword to fight the denizens of the dark. At least that’s the case in Nix Umbra. This monochrome first-person horror game by solo developer Illzard sees an unknown party lost in the deep, dark woods when they see a mysterious sword […]
[Review] The Bizzare, Ever-Shifting, Folk Horror Card Game ‘Inscryption’ is a Delectable Descent Into Weirdness
‘Not everything is at it first appears’ is a common tool in horror-led storytelling, but in Daniel Mullins’ folk horror-styled Inscryption, it’s less a tool, and more the entire toolbox. I’ll say this right now, go into Inscryption as cold as you can. Hell, don’t read another word here if you want the optimal experience. […]
New Trailers For ‘Dread Delusion’ ‘My Friendly Neighborhood’ and TorpleDook’s ‘Hand of Doom’ Feature in DreadXP Spooky Showcase
Over at DreadXP on Halloween, there was a cavalcade of indie horror games on display during its Spooky Showcase event presented by Torple Dook, doing his delightfully bizarre spin on Blues Clues; Chips Tips. A total of 87 horror game trailers from the recent past and the near future were featured in the sizable showcase, […]
[Review] ‘Sunshine Manor’ Brings a Haunted House, Demons, and Psychic Abilities to Make a Creepy 8-Bit-Style RPG Action
Many variations of the ‘kids on Halloween decide to go check out a spooky thing’ as the spark for a horror story. When the thing is a house with a dark past, you know the shit is going to hit the fan the second those kids step over the threshold. In the case of Fossil […]
[Review] The Remaster of ‘Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water’ Gives a New Audience The Chance to Experience a Beloved Horror Game Series
The Camera Obscura returns with an upgrade thanks to a multi-platform remaster of Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water. Does this snapshot of the Fatal Frame series’ recent past look sharp or has it faded? After spending seven years confined to the Wii U, Maiden of Black Water remains the swansong entry in the underappreciated […]
[Hands-On Preview] The Fast-Paced Cyberpunk-Styled ‘Turbo Overkill’ is a Violent, Pulsating Throwback Shooter
It doesn’t take long for Trigger Happy Interactive’s Turbo Overkill to start showing off, and in fairness, it has every reason to do so. A throwback first-person shooter set in the future where its protagonist, the suitably 90s man/machine hybrid known as Johhny Turbo, zips up, down, and around its neon-drenched Paradise city like an […]
Why ‘Back 4 Blood’ Puts the Survival Back in Survival Horror Gaming!
In Back 4 Blood, survival is defined in many ways. Conserving ammo, securing an area, or packing a health kit can be intelligent moves when you don’t know what nightmarish foe is coming round the next corner. But the most important thing to remember is survival is impossible if you don’t have each other’s backs. […]