One of the tensest games I’ve played in my life is Alien Isolation. The ever-present fear of an Alien or Synth stalking you as you attempt to stealthily make your way through a spaceship left my ...

Sending humans to Mars isn’t just about distance — it’s about survival. Current mission plans could keep astronauts in deep space for over 900 days, exposing them to radiation, isolation, and physical ...

YouTube and Let's Plays have been a game-changer (no pun intended) in the video game industry and how it's interacted with, especially in the horror genre. Instead of just players to worry about, ...

“Another TV is possible,” is one of many taglines for Blippo+, a channel surfing simulator available on the Playdate, Switch, and PC that’s packed with original programming from an alien planet called ...

It has been another banner year for literary horror. Somehow, as the world gets scarier, the writers penning our nightmares still manage to keep up. What follows is merely a sprinkling — a light blood ...

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Hollywood put up decent numbers this summer and we’d be lying if we told you we didn’t find much to like (even if it didn’t always come in a cape). But just as inevitably as the warm months wane, ...

I’ve been obsessed with scary movies for as long as I can remember, but it’s taken me a long time to truly get into horror video games. I’ve developed somewhat of a tolerance for typical film frights, ...

About 20 years ago, a neuroscientist named David Eagleman strapped a bunch of students into harnesses, hoisted them to the top of an imposing metal tower, and then, without warning, dropped them 150 ...

It was so easy! It took a while for my real mental soundtrack to kick in, and when it did, my own thoughts felt alien. Without the muffling effect I was used to, my brain would drift onto a subject ...