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.
Horror Articles
Discover the blog's posts tagged with Horror. This collection covers topics in Console, PC, and Tabletop & RPGs.
Review: Magpie Games’ Zombie World (now a free PDF download)
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?
Stuck in the Present review: A triumphant psychological horror journey
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.
Short film: The Devil’s Rock
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.
Sins of our Mother: An interview with Ashton Baker on his mature supplement for 5e (and a Medusite preview)
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.
Embrace the gloom: Raven: A gothic horror RPG haunts Bundle of Holding
Imagine taking on the role of a Tormented Necromancer, an Obsessed Summoner, or even a Guilt-Ridden Lunatic, each burdened by forbidden magic and dark secrets.
Short film: Red Iron Road – Family of Vurdulak
You can watch Family of Vurdulak for free on YouTube. The horror animation is the first episode in the Red Iron Road series.
Worldbuilding Amazing Adventures: Lovecraft County
Amazing Adventures is a d20 game of modern adventure that uses familiar old school rules but keeps the roll high version of later editions.
Genre Police: Mechanical Shutdown
The response floored me. ‘That’s not how this works, right? We failed the roll, so the information is locked off’. I was totally baffled.
Seven ways to make space scary
Graham Walmsley is a London-based author known for Cthulhu Dark and the forthcoming Cosmic Dark, both of which leverage minimalist mechanics for horror gameplay.
