I returned to Portland Retro Gaming Expo this year, and gave my thoughts on the con this year.
Where I Play Alan Wake Remastered: Part 18 – Con Revealed
I finally catch up with the “kidnapper”, just in time for him to reveal the truth as the Dark Presence shows up.
Where I Play Alan Wake Remastered: Part 17 – Mine Shaft
Episode 13: Vampire Hunter D (1985)
For the first episode of our 2nd year, and for the spooky season, we take a look at the 1985 adaptation of Hideyuki Kikuchi’s first novel in the Vampire Hunter D series.
Film Review: House of the Long Shadows
In 1983, when House of the Long Shadows came out, it was heavily panned by critics of the time as being derivative of the old film “Seven Keys to Broadpate”, that the ending undermined the story, and it didn’t have much for scares. I would argue that the critics of the time were simply not picking up what this movie is putting down.
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Read moreWhere I Play Alan Wake Remastered: Part 16 – Evil Tank Engine
Where I Play Alan Wake Remastered: Part 15 – Mining Camp
Breaking Down The Knightfall Saga: Knightquest – The Crusade Part 9
Where I Play Alan Wake Remastered: Part 14 – Stood Up
Where I Play Alan Wake Remastered: Part 13 – Poltergeist
Film Review: Tenebrae
Now that I’m caught up with the most recent anime reviews, it’s time to get back to the horror with some Dario Argento, and him returning to a more… conventional Giallo with Tenebrae. There will be some spoilers for a 20+ year old movie
Read moreAnime Review: Spy Classroom Season 2
Spy Classroom Season 2 is one that is a lot more serious than the first season. It’s not to say that there isn’t a large quantity of slapstick, some comedy around the members of Team Lamplight’s personality foibles, and more development for some of the other members of the group – that’s definitely there. However, it does make an attempt to be more dramatic than last season, with varying degrees of success.
Read moreWhere I Play Alan Wake Remastered: Part 12 – “What do you mean, ‘We’re live?'”
Where I Play Alan Wake Remastered: Part 11 – Not Agent Cooper
Film (Video) Review: Ghosthouse
Where I Play Alan Wake Remastered: Part 10 – Birds are Weird
I’m able to replay the end of the previous level, making up for those technical difficulties, and start episode 3 and our meeting with Rose.
Where I Play Alan Wake Remastered: Part 9 – The Road Back
Wake continues back to the lodge, and I have technical difficulties that caused my PS5 to restart, leading to my losing the last 15 minutes of the stream, so you don’t get the driving sequence, or Wake fighting off crows, or you learning that the Dark Presence has possessed Rose.
Read moreAnime Review: Oddtaxi
Oddtaxi is one of those truly unique series – on paper it’s the sort of hyperlink-cinema noir story that fits right in with series like Baccano and Durarara (or, for that matter, films like Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels, and Pulp Fiction). However, how the presentation of the story helps make it truly distinct from the other stylistic works that came before. There will be some spoilers below the cut.
Read moreAnime Review: Ayakashi Triangle
So, this anime is a little less “spooky” and a little more “fanservice-heavy”, but it’s a series that also involves the Yokai, which are used in both spooky and silly contexts, so I feel okay including this more recent series, Ayakashi Triangle, into my Halloween reviews.
Read moreWhere I Play Alan Wake Remastered: Part 8 – Flip the Script
Wake turns the tables on the “kidnapper”.
Read moreWhere I Play Alan Wake Remastered: Part 7 – Alliance of Convenience
Alan finally meets with the “kidnapper” and is forced to team up for a little bit.
Read moreFilm (Video) Review: Deep Red
It’s time for the Spooky Season – so let’s do some horror movies from outside the US – first off is Deep Red, a Giallo film from Dario Argento from before he did Susperia.
Where I Play Alan Wake Remastered: Part 6 – RIP Rusty
Another supporting character becomes Taken and bites the dust.
Read moreWhere I Play Alan Wake Remastered: Part 5 – Hostage Situation
Alan learns someone is claiming they kidnapped Alice, but that can’t be right, can it?
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