Alexander Had

I wrote From Ants to Zombies: Six Decades of Video Game Horror - out now from @bitmap_books 🐜 🧟‍♂️.

Bylines @ Edge, PC Gamer, The AV Club, RPS, others.

[Alexander Had @Alexander_Had1]

Since the list is already available on the @bitmap_books site, I'll be making a daily(-ish) thread covering every main entry in From Ants to Zombies with some of my unused screencaps.

1) The Wreck of the BSM Pandora: a 1981 Apple II boardgame adaptation inspired by you-know-what

[🌽🌽 Erica, The White Trash Socialist 🌽🌽™️ @herosnvrdie69]

I am a single issue voter anymore. If you support Israel in literally any way shape or form I will not vote for you. I do not care about literally anything else anymore. How can anyone see this and ignore it.

[Alexander Had @Alexander_Had1]

I think that's the most glaringly absent marker in modern films, less as a choice than a reflection. Where there used to be -if not pride then at least- a sense of affinity with other members of one's class, now there's a denial, a desperate & futile yearning of not-seeming-it.

[Alexander Had @Alexander_Had1]

Rewatched The Last Starfighter (1984) recently & was struck by how keenly aware it was of its hero's socioeconomic context, even though it bore little relevance to its plot, a throng of class signifiers organically enmeshed in a story about a US teen joining an interstellar war.

[Chuck Bowen @CEBowenJr]

This has been on ongoing trend of modern movies. Characters barely have jobs, they have little friends and family, they have no opinions on anything happening in the outside world, the influence of money isn’t acknowledged, etc.

[Alexander Had @Alexander_Had1]

I've detested this life-sized ventriloquist's dummy with a passion since before it was fashionable but this beautifully (i.e. terrifyingly) written piece perfectly encapsulates what makes him especially vile.

Fantastic read.

[Alexander Had @Alexander_Had1]

There are two inevitabilities every time you vote in a faux-progressive grifter with the intention of "pushing them left".

1) You will not push them left.

2) Everything, not just them, will be, in fact, pushed right.

Every. Single. Time.

[Assal Rad @AssalRad]

The lack of news on Gaza isn’t because the genocide is over.

It’s because Israel slaughtered the journalists and Western media pretends there’s a ceasefire.

[David Sirota @davidsirota]

Destroying the @InternetArchive's @WayBackMachine would be the equivalent of the burning of the Library of Alexandria - one of the worst losses of knowledge in history.

Media giants are now threatening to do this.

We can't let this happen.

Pass it on.

[Atom Brain Games | Dunwich Horror @atombraingames]

Some stills from my upcoming game, Dunwich Horror!

Explore the dreaded town of Dunwich, uncover the dark legacy of the Whateley family, and stop the Dunwich Horror if you can. Based on the short story by H.P. Lovecraft.

Wishlist here: https://t.co/ABLdCaRr1s

[Alexander Had @Alexander_Had1]

Sold out for the last few months but FtAZ returns this May 🧟

[Bitmap Books @bitmap_books]

From Ants to Zombies: Six Decades of Video Game Horror

Takes you through the fascinating history of horror games that use their medium’s deeply engrossing power to deliver unforgettable scares and thrillingly tormenting narratives.

Reprints due May 21st, get a stock alert here: https://t.co/40Eu8EtlvP

#bitmapbooks #books #retrogaming #gaming #horror @Alexander_Had1

[Alexander Had @Alexander_Had1]

@gnomeslair Confident they will follow suit after US and UK progressives have finally decided to take a principled stance

[☀️👀 @zei_squirrel]

Ghoncheh Habibiazad has responded to why she included a supposed quote from an "Iranian" who said he wants Iran to be "levelled" and nuked, then removed the quote after I pointed it out. She blocked me, which violates BBC social media policy. This is career-ending journalistic malpractice. The BBC must immediately fire her for failing to uphold the most minimal, basic journalistic standards.

[Alexander Had @Alexander_Had1]

@HenryDriver_ Was a pleasure to chat, Henry!

[Dead Idle Games @deadidlegames]

happy monday wishlist our game send tweet go back to bed wait no I have to work and also it's raining how much more depressing can this day get can we just fast forward to july please anyway WISHLIST OUR MYSTERY POINT AND CLICK ADVENTURE OR SALVADOR OCAMPO WILL COME FOR YOU

[Jonas Kyratzes @JonasKyratzes]

MIDNIGHT IN BABYLON, the first episode of AZATHOTH BLUES, is now out on all major podcast platforms, including Spotify. A dark journey into paranoia, conspiracy, murder & ritual. How do you fight back in a world that seems increasingly insane?

[Bitmap Books @bitmap_books]

From Ants to Zombies: Six Decades of Video Game Horror

Features exclusive commentary from pioneering horror developers such as Keiichiro Toyama, Jane Jensen, Ken Levine, Sandy White, David Riordan, Paul Norman, Graeme Devine and many more. 

Reprints due in May, get a stock alert here: https://t.co/40Eu8EtlvP

#bitmapbooks #bookstagram #retrogaming #gaming #horror

[Bitmap Books @bitmap_books]

From Ants to Zombies: Six Decades of Video Game Horror

Features exclusive commentary from pioneering horror developers such as Keiichiro Toyama, Jane Jensen, Ken Levine, Sandy White, David Riordan, Paul Norman, Graeme Devine and many more.

Coming soon if there is enough demand, register your interest here: https://t.co/40Eu8EtlvP

#bitmapbooks #book #retrogaming #gaming #horror @Alexander_Had1

[Alexander Had @Alexander_Had1]

@Valdevia_Art https://t.co/f6cGZFL790

[Alexander Had @Alexander_Had1]

@bitmap_books 104) There’s a unique aura about Cauldron, partly explained by that dense, gloomy forest where the witch hides her home but also by the way the it keeps you at arm’s length by having you play the role of a traditional fairy-tale villain while making little effort to sanitise her.

[Alexander Had @Alexander_Had1]

Since the list is already available on the @bitmap_books site, I'll be making a daily(-ish) thread covering every main entry in From Ants to Zombies with some of my unused screencaps.

1) The Wreck of the BSM Pandora: a 1981 Apple II boardgame adaptation inspired by you-know-what

[Alexander Had @Alexander_Had1]

@bitmap_books 103) "One of the Senators, perhaps Joe Lieberman, was claiming we didn’t dare show our faces. Tom [Zito] stood up & said, ‘Hello mister Senator, I am here to answer any questions regarding your allegations" but he was ignored, of course." - Lode Coen on the Night Trap controversy

[Alexander Had @Alexander_Had1]

@gnomeslair "Nothing happened", he says.