Dr Stephen Curtis - @earlymodernhorror.bsky.social

Part-Time lecturer @Uni_Lancashire. Writing monograph on Early Modern Horror. Contemp horror/Gothic/games. Reviewer for @thesixthaxis Garth Marenghi Stan.

[Dr Stephen Curtis - @earlymodernhorror.bsky.social @EarlyModBlood]

'We play and know that we play, so we must be more than merely rational beings, for play is irrational.' Johan Huizinga, 'Homo Ludens' =)

[Descendant of Night | SURVIVAL HORROR @Project_Gaiden]

GTA6 IS COOL AND ALL BUT I'M MAKING A CO-OP SURVIVAL HORROR GAME.

[Dr Stephen Curtis - @earlymodernhorror.bsky.social @EarlyModBlood]

@bobbiegalore Reviewed it and the sequel. They're both great puzzle adventures with lashing of Cthulhu Mythos. Surprisingly emotional too.

[Dr Stephen Curtis - @earlymodernhorror.bsky.social @EarlyModBlood]

@Project_Gaiden Will write up a post about it for the site. Fingers crossed it picks up before the campaign ends. Would you like to have a chat and share some quotes for a piece?

[Dr Stephen Curtis - @earlymodernhorror.bsky.social @EarlyModBlood]

@takeme2hobbiton Demo was great.

[Dr Stephen Curtis - @earlymodernhorror.bsky.social @EarlyModBlood]

It's hard out there for indie devs. For anyone who's into horror gaming, please check out the Kickstarter for Descendant of Night. Let's try and help get this one funded.

[Dr Stephen Curtis - @earlymodernhorror.bsky.social @EarlyModBlood]

It's 1998 and I'm on the bus home from watching Godzilla in the cinema and going to play Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

It's 2026 and I'm on the bus home from watching Godzilla in the cinema and going to play Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

Luckily the film was much better this time...

[Dr Stephen Curtis - @earlymodernhorror.bsky.social @EarlyModBlood]

@DUSKdev Looking forward to getting started on You Are Empty soon (pile of review games looming at me). Can get rid of the Abandonware version I downloaded a few months back before the rerelease was announced and play it properly on Steam :)

[Dr Stephen Curtis - @earlymodernhorror.bsky.social @EarlyModBlood]

@CoyHallBooks Consider me very interested ;p

[Dr Stephen Curtis - @earlymodernhorror.bsky.social @EarlyModBlood]

@ernest_anpilov @Pah_oh_Pie @qostyanoy No worries. I struggled with the combat at first because I had just been playing the Zelda remake and so my timing was way off! Felt tight and brutal once I adjusted though :)

[Dr Stephen Curtis - @earlymodernhorror.bsky.social @EarlyModBlood]

@WeAwokenTheHive What a cute couple :) Enjoy the time together. My two kids are teenagers now (well, eldest is 19 so an adult) and it's more of an achievement to get them to spend time with us!

[Dr Stephen Curtis - @earlymodernhorror.bsky.social @EarlyModBlood]

@sacha_coward First came across it when paying Secret of Monkey Island on the Amiga and thought it was made up for the game. In my defense I was young and stupid.

[Dr Stephen Curtis - @earlymodernhorror.bsky.social @EarlyModBlood]

@unlucky_Gurl_ Awesome. Love hearing folk stories from different parts of the world.

[Dr Stephen Curtis - @earlymodernhorror.bsky.social @EarlyModBlood]

@unlucky_Gurl_ That would be incredible if you have the time. Its always amazing how many things aren't archived online. We get so used to being able to access everything from our phones!

[Dr Stephen Curtis - @earlymodernhorror.bsky.social @EarlyModBlood]

@sacha_coward I had a shortlist of folks who would identify with that line and you were on it.

[Dr Stephen Curtis - @earlymodernhorror.bsky.social @EarlyModBlood]

@paulavaynshteyn Big fan of From (aside from it deliberately making characters stupid when it suits the story). Hope you've managed to recharge after NextFest excesses :)

[Dr Stephen Curtis - @earlymodernhorror.bsky.social @EarlyModBlood]

@ItsToriGalvin Still need to pick up FF. Knew I wouldn't have time to play it so (unusually for me) haven't bought it yet.

[Dr Stephen Curtis - @earlymodernhorror.bsky.social @EarlyModBlood]

@DomainDead is always a superb YouTuber but this video is essential. Using the hook of terrible pop music to frame an impressively forensic overview of the Zionist project.

How The Worst Music Ever Took Over YOUR Algorithm (For Israel) https://t.co/b5meZ2TfZx via @YouTube

[Dr Stephen Curtis - @earlymodernhorror.bsky.social @EarlyModBlood]

@sammy_hardesty I'm in the minority of those who have zero interest in GTA so hit me up if anything else needs boosting.