Tag Archives: Horror

by Martin Mulrooney | 06/03/2023 · 10:12 pm

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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Tagged as Adventure Games, Burnhouse Lane, Feardemic, Game Development, Harvester Games, Horror, Interview, pc, point and click, Remigiusz Michalski, The Devil Came Through Here Trilogy

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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BOOK REVIEW – Harrow Lake by Kat Ellis

By Marty Mulrooney

Harrow Lake is a young adult thriller/horror mystery written by Welsh author Kat Ellis and published by Penguin Random House. When Lola Nox’s father – a celebrated horror filmmaker – is brutally stabbed in their New York apartment, she finds herself sent off to stay with a grandmother she’s never met in the eerie town of Harrow Lake.

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INTERVIEW – In Conversation With Maisy Kay (Voice Actor, Lorelai)

By Marty Mulrooney

Alternative Magazine Online recently reviewed horror adventure game Lorelai, writing: “If there was ever any lingering doubt that Remigiusz Michalski is the Stephen King of video games (something this reviewer has been telling people since 2009), it has been squashed by Lorelai.” AMO is therefore proud to present an exclusive online interview with Maisy Kay, the game’s talented lead voice actor who also performed its beautifully haunting main theme song!

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Tagged as Adventure Games, Horror, Interview, Lorelai, Maisy Kay, pc, Remigiusz Michalski, voice acting