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The Horror of the Tortured Artist

By Rachel Watts • October 24th, 2019

Both Layers of Fear games tap into the horror of what happens when artists become desperate chasing their muse.

Unwinnable Monthly – October 2019

By Stu Horvath • October 17th, 2019

It’s October, and that means the latest issue of Unwinnable Monthly is full of horrors of all sorts…

I Want to Tell You a Curious Story: The Prey (1984) on Blu-ray

By Orrin Grey • October 15th, 2019

Despite ample opportunity, The Prey is a slasher that features neither Bigfoot nor Smokey Bear as the villain.

Pacesetter’s Chill, and an interview with Nathan D. Paoletta

By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • October 14th, 2019

This week, we look at the 1984 horror RPG Chill, from Pacesetter Games. We also chat with Nathan D. Paoletta about his games Worldwide Wrestling and Imp of the Perverse.

2019 Spooptacular Horror Movie Recommendations, Part Two

By Team Unwinnable • October 11th, 2019

We have more horror movie recommendations for you! This time, rich people are on the menu.

The Heavy Pour

You’ll Float Too

By Sara Clemens • October 11th, 2019

Sara muses on the weirdly seductive quality of clowns. Exhibit A: Pennywise.

2019 Spooptacular Horror Movie Recommendations, Part One

By Team Unwinnable • October 4th, 2019

Unwinnable loves horror movies, so we’re picking some faves for you to check out this October.

Exploits Feature

Skeletons in the Closet

By Sara Clemens • October 1st, 2019

“There’s always a chance to win in horror; there’s always light on the horizon, however distant. We hang in; we keep fighting.”

This Mortal Coyle

The Exile from Grim Soul

By Deirdre Coyle • October 1st, 2019

Deirdre survived a lonely summer by escaping to an equally lonely game.

That’s a Recipe for Romance: The Norman J. Warren Collection

By Orrin Grey • September 23rd, 2019

Non-existent budgets, full frontal nudity, cash-in plots and five cult movies that are more interesting than they have any right to be.

Ferris Wheels and a Murder Castle: The Chicago World’s Fair and H.H. Holmes

By Jen Sisco and Robin Mazzolla • September 4th, 2019

Jen looks at the horrible history of America’s first serial killer: H. H. Holmes.

The Blackout Club and the Perils of Being Seen

By Levi Rubeck • August 29th, 2019

Levi checks out Blackout Club and delights in the frights of being seen.

Episode 14: The Terror

By Sara Clemens and David Shimomura • August 28th, 2019

It’s back to television this week as David and Sara discuss The Terror on Unmissable!

Greed and the Need to Feed – The Story of the Colorado Cannibal, Alfred Packer

By Jen Sisco and Robin Mazzolla • August 27th, 2019

Perhaps the only thing more powerful than greed is hunger…

Episode 12: Midsommar

By Sara Clemens and David Shimomura • August 3rd, 2019

It’s all about horror in the daylight and getting eaten by bears on this episode of Unmissable as the gang brings back Yussef Cole to talk Midsommar!

Episode 11 – Stranger Things

By Sara Clemens and David Shimomura • July 18th, 2019

Stranger Things are afoot as Sara and David talk about the third season of Netflix’s popular 80s pastiche

Now She’ll Be All Alone: The American Horror Project Volume 2

By Orrin Grey • June 28th, 2019

Arrow is doing the lord’s work by giving such loving, hi-def releases to these kinds of underseen horror films.

Call Me Billy: Creepshow’s Unsung Feminist Hero

By E.E.W. Christman • June 24th, 2019

Upon rewatching, Creepshow accidentally offers up a feminist icon.

Let’s Talk to the Dead – The Fox Sisters and the Birth of American Spiritualism

By Jen Sisco and Robin Mazzolla • June 4th, 2019

We have all played with a Ouija board, but few of us truly think we are contacting the dead.

This Mortal Coyle

Catboy the Cat, and Other Familiars

By Deirdre Coyle • May 31st, 2019

Deirdre lists some of the best cat (or cat-looking, at least) familiars in pop culture.

Lovecraft Country/Ghosts of Saltmarsh

By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • May 27th, 2019

We’ve doubled the meat this podcast, taking on the Lovecraft Country sourcebooks for Call of Cthulhu and Ghosts of Saltmarsh for 5E Dungeons & Dragons.

The Red Ghost of the Southwest

By Jen Sisco and Robin Mazzolla • May 21st, 2019

This tale of demons in the night in the American Southwest has one hell of a twist, folks!

The Devil is Only Human After All

By Pascal Wagner • May 20th, 2019

Depictions of Satan fluctuate depending on the media, but they all touch a part of our subconscious.

Resurrectionists Gone Wrong: The Tale of Burke and Hare, Part 2

By Jen Sisco and Robin Mazzolla • May 7th, 2019

Part 2 of the chilling saga of Burke and Hare is here!

The Heavy Pour

A Subtler Magick Filled the Air: Exploring The Sinking City

By Sara Clemens • May 7th, 2019

Traversing the flooded streets of The Sinking City left a lasting impression on Sara.

Resurrectionists Gone Wrong: The Tale of Burke and Hare, Part 1

By Jen Sisco and Robin Mazzolla • April 23rd, 2019

Mr. Burke, meet Mr. Hare.

The Nine Types of Vampires and What They Represent

By Lauren James • April 21st, 2019

From ancient myths to modern-day fairy tales, the monsters of our imagination have almost always served as manifestations of real-life fears.

The Family Curse – The Tale of Lemp Mansion

By Jen Sisco and Robin Mazzolla • March 26th, 2019

Money can’t buy happiness, especially when there is a curse involved.

James Lowder Interview (Plus Call of Cthulhu Goodies)

By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • March 18th, 2019

We chat with Chaosium executive fiction editor and RPG industry vet James Lowder. We also discuss the Call of Cthulhu Starter Set and Chaosium’s Lovecraft for Beginning Readers series.

Revving the Engine

Someday You’ll Return

By Stu Horvath • March 11th, 2019

There is something lurking in the forests of the Czech Republic…

It’s A Scary World: Audition on Blu-ray

By Orrin Grey • February 26th, 2019

Orrin Grey watches Audition and finds it just as horrifying as he did 20 years ago.

Rookie of the Year

Falling Hard for the Bent-Neck Lady

By Matt Marrone • February 12th, 2019

Matt Marrone may not be scared of the Bent-Neck Lady, but her iconic scene proves so horrifying it’s poetic.

Human Sacrifice in the Maya Culture

By Jen Sisco and Robin Mazzolla • January 22nd, 2019

Notorious Narratives explores the reasons, process and necessity of human sacrifice in the Maya culture.

The Heavy Pour

Get Your Kicks at the Cosmic Horrorshow: A True Story

By Sara Clemens • January 9th, 2019

On a Route 66 roadtrip, Sara asks: “What am I doing in the middle of this godforsaken desert?”

A series of Santas along a back wall.

You Better Watch Out

By Zack Kotzer • December 20th, 2018

People are crazy about Christmas the same way Stadling is crazy about it, there’s just fewer murders.

Wizard of Gore

Of Giallo and Gore: A Review

By Orrin Grey • December 7th, 2018

Orrin Grey talks Torso and The Wizard of Gore and what the unlikely pair of ’70s horror movies have in common.

The Burnt Offering

The Feels

By Stu Horvath • December 3rd, 2018

What happens when a horror story tries to manifest in the real world?

The Heavy Pour

Sucking Blood from the Earth

By Sara Clemens • November 30th, 2018

Between the nightmare of daily news and the ethical quandaries of playing games by any triple-A developer, it’s hard to be assed to play games these days.

This Mortal Coyle

The Encarta MindMaze Witch

By Deirdre Coyle • November 21st, 2018

Hidden in Microsoft Encarta ’95 lies one of the foundational goths of Deirdre’s childhood.

Diary of a First-Time Dungeon Master

By Levi Rubeck • November 8th, 2018

“I want to do a perception check on that guard’s butt.”

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