Alexander Had
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I wrote From Ants to Zombies: Six Decades of Video Game Horror - out now from @bitmap_books 🐜 🧟♂️. Bylines @ Edge, PC Gamer, The AV Club, RPS, others.
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Joined May 2015
Since the list is already available on the @bitmap_books site, I'll be making a daily(-ish) thread covering every main entry in From Ants to Zombies with some of my unused screencaps. 1) The Wreck of the BSM Pandora: a 1981 Apple II boardgame adaptation inspired by you-know-what
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From Ants to Zombies: Six Decades of Video Game Horror Features exclusive commentary from pioneering horror developers such as Keiichiro Toyama, Jane Jensen, Ken Levine, Sandy White, David Riordan, Paul Norman, Graeme Devine and many more. Coming soon if there is enough
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@bitmap_books 104) There’s a unique aura about Cauldron, partly explained by that dense, gloomy forest where the witch hides her home but also by the way the it keeps you at arm’s length by having you play the role of a traditional fairy-tale villain while making little effort to sanitise her.
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@bitmap_books 103) "One of the Senators, perhaps Joe Lieberman, was claiming we didn’t dare show our faces. Tom [Zito] stood up & said, ‘Hello mister Senator, I am here to answer any questions regarding your allegations" but he was ignored, of course." - Lode Coen on the Night Trap controversy
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@bitmap_books 102) Even more intriguing than the wonderfully written & paced Jack the Ripper -the first game to be published with an 18 BBFC rating- is the backdrop of its development by members of St. Bride's school, an Ireland-based women's collective/cult that espoused Victorian values.
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An Autumnal scene I made in my forest sandbox game 🧡 Build your own landscape and, as time goes by, an ecosystem of animals will move in! How many creatures can you spot? 👀
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The Steam page for The Many Sins of House Ocampo is now LIVE! ➡️ https://t.co/lFUPQTqRDD⬅️ Wishlist, repost, tell your friends, tell the press! 📢
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Discover Project Firestart & more than 130 other horror gems across 60+ gaming platforms -from the TRS-80 to the PlayStation 5- in From Ants to Zombies: Six Decades of Video Game Horror. Sign up to be notified when reprints are available: https://t.co/1avL0XT23P
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From Ants to Zombies: Six Decades of Video Game Horror More than 130 horror titles are analysed and contextualised across thirteen thematically-divided chapters, such as Space Horror, Rail Shooters, Dark Forests and Haunted Mansions. Coming soon if there is enough demand,
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Hey all, I'm running a crowdfunding campaign for my point and click adventure, Midnight Saturn! 🥳 Check out the campaign page below! Support via PayPal or Patreon & unlock awesome rewards! 🤩👇 https://t.co/NBzVcruJfX DM me or email me & I’ll follow up with your rewards.
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Spooky season is here so sign up to be notified when From Ants to Zombies -covering 130+ horror games on over 60 platforms from the 1970s to the 2020s- becomes available. https://t.co/1avL0XT23P
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@bitmap_books 101) Smartly referencing her first game, Mystery House, Roberta Williams's Phantasmagoria bridges two different phases in the evolution of the adventure genre and tempers the inherent goofiness of '90s FMVs with some of the most gruesome death scenes in the medium.
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@bitmap_books 100) Resident Evil is gaming’s equivalent to The Third Man or The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: not just the pinnacle of a key genre, but a title that managed to find crossover success despite daring formal experimentation & a pivotal work in the history of the medium itself.
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@bitmap_books 99) Hollywood Monsters. a globe-trotting point 'n' click in the vein of Broken Sword created by Spanish studio Pendulo & published in 1997, features the entirety of the Universal Horror Cycle roster as ageing, jaded stars embroiled in the schemes of Tinseltown’s rich & powerful.
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Received several glowing reviews for FAtZ but Britt's was my favourite because he seemed to channel precisely the type of reader I was envisaging: one with endless wonder & curiosity about the evolution of horror in the history of the medium. https://t.co/j5xXlJIWYb
One of my favourite books - INSTANTLY bought one for @transvaalgf
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From Ants To Zombies 🐜🧟♂️ A showcase of horror gaming across six decades, from the 1970s to the 2020s, and over 70 hardware platforms, from the ZX Spectrum to the Xbox Series X. Coming soon if there is enough demand, sign up here: https://t.co/2lZy0aVO4g
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From Ants To Zombies 🐜🧟♂️ More than 130 horror titles are analysed and contextualised across thirteen thematically-divided chapters, such as Space Horror, Rail Shooters, Dark Forests and Haunted Mansions. Coming soon if there is enough demand, sign up here:
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@bitmap_books 98) "...LISA: The Painful, Tower of Heaven, Katana Zero & Hotline Miami were huge inspirations narratively. There are moments in each of those games that are huge gut punches and the older I get, I think that sticks with me a lot more than a spooky vibe." - Adam Birch on Deadeus
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Best point 'n click I've played in the last 3-4 years.
#SummerofScreams is coming to an end 😱 Last chance to get the award-winning point and click / RPG hybrid Dreams in the Witch House 60% off! PS. Nice to see new people finding out about the game, I hope you enjoy it!
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From Ants To Zombies 🐜🧟♂️ Comes as a hardback, with a unique glow-in-the-dark logo and text. Out now: https://t.co/2lZy0aVO4g
#bitmapbooks #book #retrogaming #horror #fromantstozombies
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