Weekly Wail: Pokemon Horror #003 – Venusaur
Venusaur is our newest victim of Pokémon Horror, our series that mines horror from the wonderful pocket monsters from…
Gaming
Why read about zombies when you can shoot them?
Weekly Wail: Pokemon Horror #002 – Ivysaur
Pokemon, pocketful monsters. Pokemon are the . . . wait. . . Pokemon are disturbingly less cute. Especially Ivysaur. What is an Ivysaur anyway?
Weekly Wail: Pokemon Horror #001 – Bulbasaur
Welcome to a new indulgence here on Haunted MTL. Pokémon recently reached the 25th-anniversary milestone of the franchise, and…
Silent Hill • Putting the ‘Hill’ in ‘Chills’
We’re back on the PS1 this week for a landmark achievement in gaming. Not only are we celebrating the…
An Introduction To Arkham Horror: The Card Game!
Hello again, everyone! I’m Shane and I’m glad to be back writing my own content after a hiatus. I…
Until Dawn • A butterfly flaps its wings and Ashton Kutcher quakes
Here’s a genre of horror in gaming we haven’t touched upon yet – the interactive drama survival horror. Although,…
Dino Crisis • After careful consideration, I’ve decided to endorse this game
We’re back on the survival horror this week with another Capcom classic – Dino Crisis. The first in the three-titled…
Ewok Hunt – Battlefront 2 – Review #MayTheFourth Jub-jub-o
Did you miss me? Well, I’m back! Live to bring you some (old) news about this little game called…
LTD: Nintendo Warns Against Inviting Vampires to Your Animal Crossing Island
KYOTO, JAPAN — The wildly popular new game “Animal Crossing: New Horizons” allows players to create an island paradise,…
Ouija • A serious board game for serious players
Next up on my horror in board gaming series is a cult classic of a title – Ouija, Board….
Call of Cthulhu • Trading dungeons for manors and dragons for eldritch abominations
This week I take a break from video games and swap console for textbook, controller for pen, and screen…
Castlevania S3 Episode 10 And Season 3 Review
Episode 10 Abandon All Hope Castlevania S3 Episode 10 continues the assault on the priory. As the Infinite Corridor…
Resident Evil 3 (2020) • Nemesis Doesn’t Get the Stars He Was After
Alright, strap in. Boy, do I have some words. It is well known that I am the biggest fanboy of…
Castlevania S3 Episodes 8 & 9: Explicit Content Warning!
Episode 8: What The Night Brings Castlevania S3 Episodes 8 & 9 begins with Striga redrawing her maps. Concerned…
Escape from Bug Island • Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Complete Trash
I begged for this game when I was a young teenager. I don’t know why. It was very clearly not…
League of Legends Update Trailer – Fiddlesticks: Ruiner of Good Pants
Trailer interpretation: spoilers on a minute trailer, seriously, just go watch it Picture this. You’ve had a hard day…
Bloodborne • Transfusing elements of action and horror
Admittedly, FromSoftware’s library of games have only recently been discovered by me. That is not to say they were…
Luigi’s Mansion • Who you gonna call?
Premiere of the Gamecube, second solo outing of the green brother, first entry in a curious but cultastic series…
Parasite Eve II • Mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell
Hot off the heels of the successful Resident Evil trilogy, Dino Crisis, and Silent Hill games (and by hot, I…
Slender: The Eight Pages • An exercise in futility
Crunching footsteps. Hushed breathing. A click. A torchlight. A dark forest opens before you. Turning around, a wired fence….