Area of Effect Can You Kill the Dog? By Jay Castello • July 16th, 2024 If Cerberus’s anger is anything to go by, this may be a more nuanced look at the mythology the Hades games pull from.
Outcast Silver Raiders By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • July 15th, 2024 Beware the OSR! Outcast Silver Raiders, that is.
The Burnt Offering A Little Lecture on the Biggest Beasts of Tabletop Roleplaying Games By Stu Horvath • July 11th, 2024 Tabletop roleplaying games crossed paths with kaiju in utero.
Interlinked Oh Mothra, Advance With Silk and Song By Phoenix Simms • July 10th, 2024 Mothra is at once an icon of ritual and tradition as well as one of feminine transgression.
This Mortal Coyle 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.
Grimrock Isle By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • July 8th, 2024 Welcome to Dove’s Bay, the most horrible island in Maine (take that, Stephen King)!
The Guest Monsterfucking By Amanda Hudgins • July 5th, 2024 Monsterfucking is about showing a mirror to the monstrosity within – both in terms of society and in terms of the relationships between the parties involved.
Past Presence Killing the Dragon By Emily Price • July 3rd, 2024 Both Dungeon Meshi and the Katamari franchise ask you to zoom in and look closely, keep your eyes peeled for small details, and never forget them even when they’re a speck on the surface of a massive star.
Run It Back Cute By Oluwatayo Adewole • July 2nd, 2024 Kawaii is consumed by the West as beauty without threat, whereas the very designation of Blackness is full of threat. What does it mean for a Black woman to try and be “cute?”
