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Review: Grimsbury – English Folk Horror RPG

November 30, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Explore a mis-remembered 1970s England where ancient Magick clashes with the atomic age. Read our review of Grimsbury, a folk horror RPG by Chris Chaudruc using the Year Zero Engine.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: horror, reviews, year zero engine

Venture into Druskenvald: 600+ page horror D&D campaign The Crooked Moon released

October 23, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

One of Kickstarter’s most successful TTRPGs, The Crooked Moon, is now out. Explore the 600+ page folk-horror 5E campaign setting.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons, horror

Patron-funded horror animation ‘The Wolves Are All Gone’ offers a timely fable

October 4, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

A village lives in peace with wolves until a charismatic stranger arrives. Explore the dark, allegorical fairy tale in the animated short, “The Wolves Are All Gone”.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: animation, horror, short film

SPINE is a solo RPG about being consumed by a cursed book

October 2, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Explore a dark tale of possession in SPINE, a new solo roleplaying game from Asa Donald. Download the beta today on a ‘name your own price’ basis.

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: free to download, horror

Bigger, Brighter, Bolder: Sales data confirms monster growth in giant halloween animatronics

October 1, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Halloween animatronics sales have exploded by over 50%. New data from HalloweenCostumes.com reveals the rise of the giant, light-up prop and the most popular horror themes for 2025 displays.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: animatronics, costumes, halloween, horror, stats

Don’t get too comfortable: Why cozy horror is taking over gaming

September 30, 2025 by Guest Writer Leave a Comment

An in-depth look at the cozy horror gaming genre. We explore why this hybrid of comfort and fear, seen in titles like Dredge, is becoming a new mainstream trend.

Filed Under: Console, PC Tagged With: horror, switch

Review: Magpie Games’ Zombie World (now a free PDF download)

September 27, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Our review of Zombie World! A zombie RPG where a deck of cards seals your fate and secret traumas can be deadlier than any zombie. Is this your next horror campaign?

Filed Under: Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: horror, magpie games, zombies

Stuck in the Present review: A triumphant psychological horror journey

September 22, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Stuck in the Present is indisputably a triumph for Dusk Wave Arts. If this is the direction the studio is heading, I am very excited and impressed.

Filed Under: PC Tagged With: dusk wave arts, horror, Steam

Short film: The Devil’s Rock

August 4, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In The Devil’s Rock, the narrator finds herself in a terrifying situation after a car theft goes wrong. She and her companion, Laura, try to siphon petrol from a car near a cornfield, but mysterious creatures attack them.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: animation, horror, short film

Sins of our Mother: An interview with Ashton Baker on his mature supplement for 5e (and a Medusite preview)

July 22, 2025 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

You can buy Sins of Our Mother from DriveThruRPG, where it’s flagged as ‘adult content’, and check out a preview of the Medusite chapter here.

Filed Under: Interviews, Tabletop & RPGs Tagged With: horror, previews

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