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Author: Deirdre Coyle

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The dark entity known as 'The Forgotten' speaks with Deirdre Coyle's player avatar in a screenshot from Disney Dreamlight Valley.

The Forgotten from Disney Dreamlight Valley

By Deirdre Coyle • November 5th, 2024

This is suburban horror: the daily grind of forgetting oneself, losing oneself.

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A simple cute smiley face on a field of white, made up of two dots and a squiggle that looks like a sideways "3."

Purrcy from Mystic Mansion

By Deirdre Coyle • July 9th, 2024

I find myself thinking about how Purrcy fits into the kawaii template of vulnerability and harmlessness. Purrcy does have these visual signifiers. I do want to help him. I am also terrified of him.

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The character known as Gothic Writer from the mobile game Game of Vampires: Twilight Sun, sporting two neat braids and carrying a notebook.

The Gothic Writer from Game of Vampires

By Deirdre Coyle • May 29th, 2024

Do I love this game, or do I hate it? Am I being a downer because of latent mobile game snobbery?

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The Lyktgubbe from Bramble: The Mountain King, holding a glowing lantern, stoops to talk to a small figure in a dense forest awash with flowers.

The Lyktgubbe from Bramble: The Mountain King

By Deirdre Coyle • April 30th, 2024

My adult brain feels desperate to chase after lights in the forest, lights I haven’t seen in some time. As a child, I knew better.

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Fia, a character from Elden Ring, sits on a bed in a dramatic black hooded robe.

Goth Femmes of Elden Ring

By Deirdre Coyle • February 6th, 2024

Ranking Elden Ring’s goth femmes from “least” to “most” goth.

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A close-up of Andreja from Starfield, looking suitably goth with black hair, downturned eyes and a soft, elegant expression. She poses behind a spiky metal structure that gives the impression of dead tree branches.

I Married My Goth GF in Starfield but I Feel Nothing

By Deirdre Coyle • December 28th, 2023

Starfield is Bethesda’s biggest game to date. More to explore, more dialogue options, more NPCs. So why don’t I feel attached to any of the characters?

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Hammer Horror Nightgown Ranking

By Deirdre Coyle • October 27th, 2023

It’s easy to get lost in the aesthetic pleasures of Hammer’s smooching Draculas and bangin’ 1970s haircuts on 19th century characters; you might gloss over the more ethereal wardrobe choices.

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KJ from Life After Magic, a cool-looking person with a punky bleach-blond haircut (replete with purple streak) a great 'fit, and excellent tattoos. They intimidate me.

KJ from Life After Magic

By Deirdre Coyle • July 28th, 2023

“There’s a bunch of different subcultures under the punk and goth umbrellas. Doesn’t always have to be about wearing black and being angry.”

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Elora the faun from Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage. She has her head turned upside down as if she's addressing someone lying on the ground; she wears a dress made of leafy foliage and bears a striking resemblance to a red fox.

Elora the Faun from Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage

By Deirdre Coyle • May 26th, 2023

“I’m a faun, you dork!”

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A screencap from Skyrim shows Serana and the player character having a nighttime walk along a snowy path.

Skyrim and Existential Angst Redux

By Deirdre Coyle • March 29th, 2023

Why can’t I marry Serana? I would like to take this up with Todd Howard personally.

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