horror Archives | Third Coast Review

There’s just something about low fidelity horror games that scare me more often than games using cutting edge graphics. Perhaps…

Interview: Dystopia in Utopia: Brian Pinkerton, Author of The Nirvana Effect

Author Brian Pinkerton is a lifelong resident of the Chicago area, growing up on, as he puts it, “Bozo’s…

When I hear “psychological horror” in relation to video games, I can’t help but recoil a bit. Often psychological…

Numerically speaking, 2/22/22 (today), has a special resonance for Chicago area writer, editor, and teacher Richard Thomas. His latest book,…

I love atmospheric horror games with a mystery. What’s more fun than exploring a horror beyond comprehension, that you just…

I’ve played a lot of GTFO, just not recently. When GTFO went into early access, my group of friends and…

2021 has been weird, and there’s nothing weirder than saying “It’s convention season in Chicago” in early to mid-December, but…

Unless you’re an easily frightened tourist, Chicago is rarely considered a hotbed of horror. But as Third Coast Review has…

There are so many elements to a video game. Doing some elements well does not guarantee others came together quite…

Halloween is technically still a little ways off, but it’s never too early to get into the spooky spirit. Video…

I wasn’t big into horror in my childhood years–maybe it’s because I’m easily scared. Even so though, when The Blair…

Observer (sometimes >observer_) has had an interesting journey. Releasing back in 2017 as a follow-up to developer Bloober Team’s acclaimed…