Tag Archives: Horror

by Martin Mulrooney | 26/06/2025 · 7:00 pm

FEATURE ARTICLE – Silent Hill 2 Remake: In My Restless Dreams, I See That Video Game

By Marty Mulrooney

Silent Hill 2 (2024) is a ground-up remake of the seminal survival horror game of the same name (2001). When it was first announced in October 2022, I remember being completely blown away by the graphical fidelity, art direction and soundscape of the teaser trailer. I also remember thinking: ‘It’s such a shame I won’t be able to play it.’ The prospect filled me with dread. Yet, when it was finally released two years later, much to my own surprise, I bought it, played it and completed it. And I haven’t stopped thinking about it since.

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GAME REVIEW – Slender Threads (PC)

By Marty Mulrooney

Slender Threads is a point-and-click thriller adventure developed and published by Blyts, the team behind the ‘genuinely funny, often hilarious’ 2016 comedy adventure Kelvin and the Infamous Machine. In Slender Threads, players must take control of travelling book salesman Harvey Green – himself an aspiring author with writer’s block – as he explores the sleepy seaside town of Villa Ventana. But with death dogging him at every turn, how many people will die before sunrise?

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INTERVIEW – In Conversation With Remigiusz Michalski (Burnhouse Lane, Harvester Games)

By Marty Mulrooney

Alternative Magazine Online reviewed Burnhouse Lane earlier this year, describing it as ‘a wonderful horror adventure that is quite frankly unmissable for those who loved the Devil Came Through Here trilogy.’ As a longtime fan of Harvester Games and The Cat Lady, Downfall: Redux and Lorelai, I have followed Remigiusz Michalski’s career for well over a decade now and he is yet to disappoint. I am therefore delighted to present an exclusive online interview with Rem – aka the Stephen King of video games – where we discuss the creation of Burnhouse Lane, working collaboratively with his brother and what the future holds.

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by Martin Mulrooney | 21/10/2022 · 12:00 am

GAME REVIEW – The Excavation of Hob’s Barrow (PC)

By Marty Mulrooney

The Excavation of Hob’s Barrow is a folk horror point-and-click adventure game from developer Cloak & Dagger Games, published by Wadjet Eye Games. Set in the sleepy British village of Bewlay, players take control of spirited author and antiquarian Thomasina Bateman, who plans to excavate Hob’s Barrow – an ancient burial mound – despite a lack of co-operation from the locals. But was the barrow sealed to stop people like her getting in… or to stop something getting out?

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