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Stacie Ponder is a writer, artist, gamer, and swamp hag best known for her long-running horror blog Final Girl (www.finalgirl.rocks) and her love of pizza.
It is spooky to traverse through the simulated reality of the psychological thriller Transference, but it feels like…
In State of Decay 2, players manage a ragtag group of survivors as they gather resources, use resources, and waste…
What’s your favorite horror-game weapon? Pistol? Crossbow? Flamethrower? While I enjoy the feeling of security that…
Just when you thought he was dead, Jason Voorhees has one more surprise: the long-awaited dedicated servers rolled out this week for Friday the 13th on PlayStation 4. According to publisher Gun Media, Xbox One players will receive the update once it passes certification.
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Zombies have been integral to horror games for decades now. Whether we’re doing a solo crawls through a haunted…
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Last month, the ongoing legal battles over the rights of the Friday the 13th franchise caught up with the game, bring…
Until Dawn is one of gaming’s greatest love letters to horror movies. It conforms to and subverts the slasher…
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It’s easy to get in over your head in the open-world zombie survival game State of Decay 2.
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By the time I got to the elementary school in Silent Hill, I was so scared that I had to turn off my PlayStation. If…
I don’t mean to brag, but I’ve seen more episodes of Murder, She Wrote than is healthy for someone under age 70. I’d…
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I’ve played horror video games so scary they aged me beyond my years. I’ve watched horror movies so scary they had…
Horror movies and video games have been my passions since I was a wee bonnie lass, but I didn’t know they could…
One of the most enduring character archetypes, one that adds a zesty burst of horror to any game, is the psychotic…
If there’s one thing I’ve learned as a seasoned consumer of all things horror, it’s that situations are rarely as…
Tuesday’s update to Friday the 13th: The Game brings a new map, a new killer, and changes to item spawns. Pinehurst Youth Development Center and Jason impostor Roy Burns both hail from the controversial Part V: A New Beginning. Beware Roy’s garden shears...and those damn enchiladas. Read more
I’ve slaughtered countless camp counselors in Friday the 13th. I ate truly disgusting stew in Resident Evil 7. But…
A patch for Friday the 13th rolled out earlier this week that fixes bugs and adds new content, including playable survivor Fox, the feisty biker from Part III. Changes have been made to Tommy Jarvis “to emphasize [his] hero attributes and goals” and encourage players returning as Tommy to help counselors in need. Read more