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Keep Quiet or You’re Dead – Final Girl – Don’t Make a Sound Review
The Final Girl series of solo horror games has had a bunch of different kinds of artwork in its various feature films, but they’ve all been similar in some fashion. You can tell they’re be different artists, but you can also tell that they’re… Continue Reading “Keep Quiet or You’re Dead – Final Girl – Don’t Make a Sound Review”
Hidden Jungle Horror – Final Girl – The Green Terror Review
One of the conceits with the whole Final Girl franchise of dice-rolling, solo horror games, is that you and your character are the typical “final girl” in various horror films, the one who watches everybody die around her but she ends up defeating the… Continue Reading “Hidden Jungle Horror – Final Girl – The Green Terror Review”
Corny Terror – Final Girl – A Rotten Harvest Review
I grew up in a state that was full of corn fields, though I never actually experienced running through them in terror, being stalked by some creature of existential dread or anything like that. You know, like Steve King. (Editor: “Only a certain subset… Continue Reading “Corny Terror – Final Girl – A Rotten Harvest Review”
Terror in the Abbey – Final Girl – A Demon in the Shadows Review
Don’t you hate it when you’re just minding your own business, sitting serenely in some kind of religious building, praying and all of that stuff, and then suddenly a demon comes in and possesses you, forcing you to do unspeakable things to all of… Continue Reading “Terror in the Abbey – Final Girl – A Demon in the Shadows Review”
Mama, She’s Craaazy – Final Girl – Madness in the Dark Review
(1,000,000 quatloos to whoever gets the title reference) The Final Girl franchise has been doing a great job of covering different genres of horror movies, even including some that are more science fiction than horror. With the advent of Madness in the Dark, however,… Continue Reading “Mama, She’s Craaazy – Final Girl – Madness in the Dark Review”
Violent Conventions – Final Girl – Shriek Review
One of the cool things about how the whole Final Girl franchise (from Van Ryder Games) has come about is that each group of feature films is tied into a series, with the occasional vignette or special feature. That appears to be coming to… Continue Reading “Violent Conventions – Final Girl – Shriek Review”
Time Travelling Murder – Final Girl – The Killer From Tomorrow Review
The Terminator movies were such memorable movies, helped by Arnold Schwarzenegger as the very memorable terminator himself but also by the wonderful Linda Hamilton, scared shitless but tough as nails in the first one, and just a badass in the second one (we don’t… Continue Reading “Time Travelling Murder – Final Girl – The Killer From Tomorrow Review”
Cuddle Bears of Death – Final Girl – Bad Times at Buddyland Review
Many of us have been to those amusement places like Chuck E. Cheese or Showbiz Pizza (that’s what they were called when I was a kid), where you have your video games, you have your dining areas where rambunctious kids are running around, throwing… Continue Reading “Cuddle Bears of Death – Final Girl – Bad Times at Buddyland Review”
So Many Birds! – Final Girl – Terror From Above Review
I’ve never seen the classic Hitchcock thriller, The Birds, but I’m very familiar with the trope! Some birds are just creepy. They sit and watch you. Crows can recognize you, which can be good or bad depending on whether you’re a good person or… Continue Reading “So Many Birds! – Final Girl – Terror From Above Review”
Grandma’s Getting a Little Hairier – Final Girl – Once Upon a Full Moon Review
You all know the story. Little girl goes to visit Grandma, who for some strange reason lives alone in the woods. Is she the Unabomber? Is she posting manifestos on Facebook? Anyway, little girl arrives at Grandma’s house and lo and behold, Grandma forgot… Continue Reading “Grandma’s Getting a Little Hairier – Final Girl – Once Upon a Full Moon Review”