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8 years ago+21 21 0How a forgotten ’80s gem created the formula for video game horror
Conventional wisdom tends to ascribe the birth of survival-horror to Alone In The Dark. Infogrames’ 1992 Lovecraftian adventure bore practically every hallmark of the genre and proved a major influence on its two most prominent series, Resident Evil ...
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8 years ago+13 13 0What are your favorite movies to watch on Halloween?
They don't even have to be scary movies. Nightmare Before Christmas is a certified classic. :D
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8 years ago+4 4 0The Nights HE Came Home: A History of "Halloween"
His face is blank and emotionless and yet is one of the most recognizable in all of horror. Never before has an entirely white rubber visage held in it such a force of terror for audiences for 35 years.
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8 years ago+8 8 0Halloween D&D Adventure
So for Halloween we are hosting a D&D 5th edition game. 1st step is to create a theme. Halloween! Done! Nope, that’s not enough. So I’d like to make it scary, and also this really is initiatory, so it doesn’t have to be overly complicated. How ...
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8 years ago+30 30 0 x 1The rise and fall of Halloween trick-or-treating
Is trick-or-treat over?
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8 years ago+25 25 09 Horrifying Books That Aren’t Shelved as Horror
We’ve rounded up a list of 9 sci-fi, literary fiction, and even non-fiction titles that will still leave you chilled.
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8 years ago+21 21 0A better method of suggesting tribes for submissions?
Hey guys, I don't mean to complain, but has anyone noticed that when you submit a snap, the suggested tribes seem a little... off?
For instance, I'm about to publish "9 Horrifying Books That Aren’t Shelved as Horror". You'd think that /t/Books would be a sure bet for the suggested tribes list, what with "Books" being right here in the title, and the fact that this is a Tor.com article. Same with my own /t/Horror: "horror" and "horrifying" are right there in the headline, the word "horror" turns up twice in the opening paragraph, and, well, the whole article is about horror books, is what I'm saying.
But the suggested tribes are:
- /t/reviews 3 active members and 68 snap(s)
- /t/calligraphy 9 active members and 12 snap(s)
- /t/funerals 0 active members and 14 snap(s) Available - no founder
- /t/bookstores 12 active members and 222 snap(s)
- /t/history 1484 active members and 6826 snap(s)
- /t/comiccovers 6 active members and 19 snap(s)
- /t/cyberpunk 16 active members and 19 snap(s)
- /t/reading 34 active members and 674 snap(s)
- /t/romancebooks 4 active members and 24 snap(s)
- /t/fiction 10 active members and 72 snap(s)
I have nothing against any of these tribes, and "reading" and "fiction" are actually good bets. But /t/Cyberpunk, or /t/Calligraphy? And /t/ComicCovers, when the word "comic" doesn't appear once?
Let's not forget /t/Funerals, with its 0 active members and no founder!
It just seems like maybe the suggested tribes could use a little work. Right now, it all seems kind of random.
Like I said, I don't mean to complain. I'm not trying to spoil anyone's Halloween. It's just been bothering me for a while and I finally remembered to mention it. :)
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8 years ago+7 7 0Ten Tales by Ray Bradbury to Get You in the Halloween Spirit
Bradbury’s knack for that stuff that makes your neck hair prickle goes beyond Halloween itself, of course, and he wields it in his science fiction and stories of just-beyond-the-everyday, as well. So as October comes to a close, here are ten Bradbury ...
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8 years ago+16 16 05 Movies That Capture the Halloween Spirit
Since Halloween is just around the corner, I figured I’d put together a list of a few movies that really embody the spirit of the holiday, at least in my mind. These are movies that feature monsters, ghost stories, candy, costumes, and pretty much ev ...
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8 years ago+6 6 0Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein: The Continuity Question
Does the addition of wacky hijinks disqualify Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein from Universal Horror continuity?
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8 years ago+6 6 05 Cancelled Horror Games We Wish Were Made (including "Demonik," the game from "Grandma's Boy"!)
Much like the movie industry, the video game world is fraught with risks, perils, and possible heartbreak. As much as we wish that what we get excited about will eventually fall into our hands, circumstances arise that preclude such a joyous occasion ...
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8 years ago+5 5 0[5e] Unearthed Arcana: Encounter Building Breakdown
This document is the kind of thing you should keep in your back pocket as a DM. When the DMG’s encounter-building tools aren’t answering the questions that you really need, or when your encounters are getting a little stale, pull this out and see if ...
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8 years ago+24 24 0 x 125 Scary Novels to Give You the Creeps This Halloween
It’s October. The leaves are turning brown and the nights are drawing in. It’s cold and it’s raining and it’s nearly Halloween. The perfect time, then, to curl up with a good book and give yourself the creeps. But which book?
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8 years ago+15 15 0"Join Us" in Celebrating the 35th Anniversary of 'The Evil Dead'!
35 years after its release, 'The Evil Dead' has spawned two movie sequels, a remake and a television sequel. Help us celebrate this wonderful film!
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8 years ago+7 7 0Obscure Halloween Specials [3:57]
GoodBadFlicks takes a look back at some of the lesser known Halloween specials.
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8 years ago+6 6 0Thomas Dekker Says 'Elm Street' Remake Was Made to "Cater to the Lowest Common Denominator"
Thomas Dekker, who will see his directorial debut Jack Goes Home released this Friday, recently opened up about the 2010 remake to Wes Craven's Nightmare on Elm St.
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8 years ago+4 4 0The Difference Between a Great Horror Movie and a Great Halloween Movie
You won't find me revisiting a lot of famous, respected and beloved horror movies when the season of the witch rolls around. No 'Exorcist.' No 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre.' None of those brutal French or Japanese movies that hor ...
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8 years ago+9 9 0Here is Every Horror Movie Coming Out in October
There aren't many horror movies coming out this October,but we thought we'd tell you about the ones that are! Which one are you looking forward to the most?
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8 years ago+20 20 0NSFW How Media Scares Us: The Work of Junji Ito [22:52]
A video essay examining Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining," various videogames, and the work of Japanese Manga artist and master of horror, Junji Ito.
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8 years ago+3 3 0Cinemassacre's Monster Madness X, Ep 1: The Wicker Man (1973)
Cinemassacre's Monster Madness returns for its final year, beginning with the 1973 classic "The Wicker Man."