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A man pulls a syringe full of glowing yellow liquid from a bottle in a scene from Re-Animator.

Grad School is the Scariest Part: On Re-Animator

By Alexander B. Joy • January 26th, 2026

Re-Animator’s gory packaging and squeamish set pieces mask a trenchant – and accurate – sendup of all the reasons why graduate school is a toxic mess.

Letter from the Editor

Unwinnable Monthly – January 2026

By David Shimomura • January 21st, 2026

Arriving with pizza to room on fire dot gif.

Here's the Thing
A close-up of the character Esquie from the game Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, a large, imposing figure wearing a distinctive, split-face mask.

Grief and the Importance of Letting Go

By Rob Rich • January 20th, 2026

A trio of disparate games with surprisingly similar themes, and how sometimes the better end game choice is to let things go.

Forms in Light
A screencap from Tears of the Kingdom shows a snowy landscape with rolling hills leading to tall mountains in the distance.

Cartography of the Cold

By Justin Reeve • January 19th, 2026

Pack warm because Tabantha Tundra in particular is hostile to outsiders, and even most newcomers.

Talkin’ About Stuff

By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • January 19th, 2026

Catchin’ up on some TV and movies.

Noah's Beat Box
Gandalf approaches the hilly Shire in a rickety horse-drawn wagon.

One Dream to Rule Them All

By Noah Springer • January 16th, 2026

My eyes glaze over and again, my dreams dance on gilded waves, gliding towards Rivendell.

Casting Deep Meteo
A screenshot from the RPG Sea of Stars shows three characters standing on a rocky cliff edge, overlooking a vast, misty landscape of floating rock formations and water.

Sea of Stars, Pond of Bulbs

By Levi Rubeck • January 15th, 2026

Are we learning our lines to embody a part, or are we bending the world to our whims?

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