So the new Five Nights at Freddy’s trailer dropped yesterday and it looks decently cool and I’m excited to see it. I’m hoping this movie will follow in the footsteps of The Last of Us and the new Mario movie in terms of successful movie adaptations of beloved video games. From the short trailer, it…
Indie horror is one of the most popular genres in video games. In the early 2010’s, the main type of games within the indie horror genre were RPG style games, the majority of which were made using RPG Maker; a software available for purchase that provides the user with the tools they need to create…
[Warning: Some minor spoilers ahead for the movie Happy Death Day if you have not watched it yet. The ending and specific intricacies are not spoiled!] While watching the film Edge of Tomorrow, starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt, a few moments in the movie reminded me of another movie that also took the Groundhog’s…
Recently, there have been a lot of conversations about video games in relation to horror and terror. Particularly in the case of horror games where the effect is intended. However, I want to talk about a slightly different subject: when non-horror games unintentionally have “horror” or otherwise “scary” elements. First of all, it is important…
During class on Tuesday as we were discussing Stephen King’s differentiation between horror and terror, one of my peers brought up Edward Berger’s 2022 film adaptation of the novel All Quiet on the Western Front as an example of a truly terrifying piece of media. As I’ve been haunted by the film ever since I…
By: Nicole Kulick Today in class we talked a bit about the distinction between horrors and thrillers. As Stephen King appears to have described thisdifference, he has explained that when it comes to horror, there is an element of choice involved. On the contrary, in a thriller, that sense of any level of power or…
I can say, without shame, that I love Choose Your Own Adventure novels. I’ve read quite a few of them since my childhood as I recall them really being the only reason why I ever wanted to visit the library in the 90’s. I distinctly remember many evenings reading on my local library’s floor, leaving…
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