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The 6 Biggest Horror Game Surprises Of 2013!

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Posted by Adam Dodd on January 15, 2014 @ 7:00am
Category: Games / Editorials

I’ve already taken a look at some of the best and worst horror games of 2013; now it’s time to take a moment to remember some of the biggest surprises of the year that was, both the good and the bad.

For me, 2013 was a year brimming with moments that left me bewildered or leaning over to pick my jaw up off the floor. The majority were positive, such as the continued growth of indie horror, thanks in part to a bevy of new platforms and tools for aspiring and established indie developers. Other surprises weren’t quite as good, like the lack of interest in a sequel to a beloved horror game many of us have been looking forward to for more than a decade.

Today, we’re going to look at all that and more. Read on for my list of six of the biggest surprises of 2013 (horror games edition!)
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'Slender: The Arrival' Is Coming To Xbox 360, PS3

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Posted by Adam Dodd on January 08, 2014 @ 5:38pm
Category: Games / News

Blue Isle, the developer of Slender: The Arrival — a reimagining of Mark Hadley’s Slender: The Eight Pages — teamed up with indie games publisher Midnight City back in September with the goal of bringing the game to new platforms. The Arrival came to Steam first, and now it’s headed to the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The console version will bring with it two brand new levels that take place before the events in the main game and will “delve deeper into the lives of those Slender Man has touched.” It will be available early this year.

If you already own the PC/Steam version, the new content will arrive on each as a free update after the console launch.
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'Haunted Memories' Episode 2 Now Available For Pre-order

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Posted by Adam Dodd on January 07, 2014 @ 2:14pm
Category: Games / Videos

The episodic Slender Man game Haunted Memories is about to get its second episode. Dubbed Welcome Home, the new content will introduce an old manor, brimming with content, including new music to listen to and puzzles to solve. Its developer describes it as a mixed episode, as it offers the familiar item collecting and more story-based gameplay.

Welcome Home will arrive on Steam on January 31st. If you pre-order it before then you can get it for $2.99 (40% off its original price of $4.99).
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'Faceless' Rings In The New Year With Trailer, Screens

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Posted by Adam Dodd on January 01, 2014 @ 6:07pm
Category: Games / Images

We haven’t heard much lately from the upcoming indie horror game Faceless, which takes the incredibly popular Internet-born Slender Man creature and tosses him (it?) into a terrifying new scenario that you can experience with a few friends. I love the idea of a cooperative Slender Man game and this looks to have the level of creepy we’ve come to expect from a Slender Man game at this point. Refamiliarize yourself with it after the jump!
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[13 Days Of Horror] Slender Man Returns In 'The Nine Pages'

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Posted by Adam Dodd on October 24, 2013 @ 6:51pm
Category: Games / Videos

Mark Hadley’s indie hit, Slender: The Eight Pages, essentially created its own subgenre of horror. After playthroughs and reaction videos claimed the Internet, and specifically YouTube, for a couple months last summer, Slender Man became the go-to mythos in which a bevy of indie developers set their games.

I’ve played a few of them on our YouTube channel, including Haunted Memories, SlenderSpace and The Eight Pages’ “reimagining”, Slender: The Arrival, which will be coming to Steam later this month. Many are obvious copies that don’t add much to Hadley’s formula, but there have also been a few worthy additions to this new subgenre.
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6 FREE Indie Horror Games You Need To Play!

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Posted by Adam Dodd on August 01, 2013 @ 8:00am
Category: Games / Editorials

Indie games are the future, man. It’s one of the gaming industry’s last remaining bastions of creativity, undiluted by the pesky hand of a marketing team, PR rep, or publisher. Last month we took a look at six indie horror games you really need to play, and because you all seemed to enjoy that, we’re doing it again. Today, we’re going to sneak a peek at another batch of indie horror games, only this time, they’re all free.

That’s right. Each of these games comes with a price tag of nada, meaning you can enjoy free scares — arguably the best kind — the only work you need to put into it is in downloading them. I’ve played them all, and I’ve decided to share my harrowing adventures with each with all of you. So sit back, snuggle under the covers and feel free to imagine me sitting in front of you with a flashlight under my chin.

Read on for my list of six free indie horror games you need to play!
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[Indie Horror Spotlight] 'Haunted Memories' Makes Slender Man Scary Again

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Posted by Adam Dodd on July 26, 2013 @ 3:00pm
Category: Games / Videos

When did Slender Man stop being scary? Probably around the time when we saw him, in his entirety, in games like Slender: The Eight Pages and its pseudo-sequel The Arrival. That isn’t to say those games aren’t still terrifying, it’s just that the supernatural entity they’re based on isn’t quite as scary as he was before his recent renaissance. The monster is always less scary when you know what it looks like.

In Haunted Memories (formerly known as Haunt), you’re again being chased through an unfamiliar wilderness, at night, in a storm (that’s new!), by the forest creeper known as the Slender Man. Only this time, he looks scary again. He has this ghostly aura about him, which is only made even more unsettling by the fact that his freaky shadow tendrils are back. Oh, and now he can fly. Or glide, rather, but it’s still terrifying when flies at you for looking at him for too long.

Watch that happen to me in my playthrough of Haunted Memories, which you can find after the jump.
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[Indie Horror Spotlight] 'Dead Space' And Slender Man Come Together In 'Slender Space'

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Posted by Adam Dodd on July 22, 2013 @ 4:09pm
Category: Games / Videos

For anyone who’s played the original Dead Space, the USG Ishimura undoubtedly ranks as one of the scariest places many of us have had to explore in a video game. Traversing that abandoned planet cracker’s bloodied corridors in the first game, then returning to it briefly in the sequel, remain as some of my most traumatizing events I’ve had to endure in gaming.

The only thing that could make the Ishimura even more terrifying is if you were to introduce Slender Man into the mix, and because I’m a glutton for punishment, I decided to play a game that did just that. The game is called Slender Space — watch me play it after the jump.
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[Indie Horror Spotlight] 50 Shades Of Slender Man

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Posted by Adam Dodd on May 24, 2013 @ 9:11am
Category: Games / Videos

In this very special – how special? This special (you can’t see it, but my arms are really wide right now) – episode of ‘Adam Plays’, where I don’t actually play anything. The angry, ancient Halo 4-obsessed man that is my father plays Slender: The Arrival, and, get this, Slender Man nearly catches him after the first page.

If you like watching an old man awkwardly maneuver around doors for 14 minutes while yelling at the computer because his character doesn’t run fast enough, the scariest thing about this video is how much I think you’re going to love it.
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[Indie Horror Spotlight] Adam Plays 'Slender: The Arrival'

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Posted by Adam Dodd on April 16, 2013 @ 6:00am
Category: Games / Videos

I like to fancy myself an enthusiast of the horror genre. I’m experienced, desensitized, some might say. For some reason, all that experience goes out the window when I play a game like Slender: The Arrival — the “reimagining” of Mark Hadley’s The Eight Pages, which you probably remember taking the Internet by storm last summer. It’s a collaborative effort between Hadley, Blue Isle Studios, and Marble Hornets creators Joseph DeLage, Troy Wagner and Tim Sutton. It’s terrifying. If you’d like a good laugh, feel free to watch me try and play it after the jump.
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There's No Escaping This New Trailer For 'The Legend'

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Posted by Adam Dodd on April 04, 2013 @ 8:00pm
Category: Games / Videos

Finally we get to really see what this game looks like.

I appreciate a creepy teaser every now and then, but I’ve been itching to see what this indie horror game actually looks like for some time now. The Legend is powered by the CryEngine 3 — the same engine the Crysis series uses — so I hoped this would look great. After seeing some gameplay footage, I’m not disappointed. Check it out after the break.

Grab Some Popcorn And Turn Off The Lights, 'The Slender Man' Movie Is Here!

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Posted by Adam Dodd on February 28, 2013 @ 12:36pm
Category: Games / Videos

The Super Movie Bros. produced indie horror film The Slender Man has been made available online, because as its creator says, “The Slender Man belongs to the internet.” Slenderman started in a forum thread back in 2009 before going on to inspire several terrifying web series like Marble Hornets, to video games like Mark Hadley’s Slenderman: The Eight Pages, to films. He’s seen a bit of a renaissance in video games lately with numerous indie developers jumping on the success of Hadley’s indie horror hit. From the looks of it, this dapper creature may see a similar surge in popularity in films as well — just don’t confuse this with the other Slenderman movie that’s releasing this summer. I have the full movie waiting for you after the jump, just make sure your doors are locked before you press play.
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This 'Slender: The Arrival' Beta Footage Isn't For Those Who Get Easily Motion Sick

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Posted by Adam Dodd on February 11, 2013 @ 9:03pm
Category: Games / Videos

If you get easily motion sick, are prone to seizures, or are inflicted with a combination of the two (you poor thing), the following footage taken from the Slender: The Arrival beta, which was recently made available, probably isn’t for you. Actually, it really isn’t for you, because it’s essentially eleven minutes of someone running through the woods at night complete with weird noises and the shakiest of shaky cams. This puts The Blair Witch to shame, but I’ll still play it. Check it out after the break.
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Want To Play 'Slender: The Arrival' Today? You Can Pre-Order It Now For Instant Beta Access

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Posted by Adam Dodd on February 10, 2013 @ 9:23pm
Category: Games / News

Slender: The Arrival doesn’t release until next month, but that isn’t keeping developer Blue Isle from giving fans an opportunity to play the highly anticipated “reimagining” of Mark Hadley’s indie success right now. If you pre-order the game you’ll get instant access to the (unfinished) PC version of the game. As an added bonus, you can decide what you want to pay for it. They’ve provided a list of payment tiers that unlock increasingly valuable rewards like the game’s soundtrack, digital paintings, and even the chance to get your name listed on the credits. More after the jump.
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[Random Cool] Isaac Clarke, Slenderman, And The Master Chief Go 8-Bit

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Posted by Adam Dodd on February 06, 2013 @ 10:00am
Category: Games / Images

Ever wonder what some of your favorite video game protagonists — or in the case of Slenderman, antagonists — would look like on an NES? Wonder no more, as Deviant Artist MelolzuGaming has taken it upon himself to answer that very own question. Among his gallery of 8-bitified video game characters are Isaac Clarke from Dead Space, Halo’s Master Chief, Street Fighter’s Ryu, a lone zombie, and Slenderman of… well, pretty much every indie horror game coming out in the near future, actually. I have only one complaint about the characters so far, but let’s take a look at them first before I get into that.
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I Can't Tell If Someone Is Singing Or Dying In This New 'Faceless' Trailer

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Posted by Adam Dodd on January 04, 2013 @ 12:00pm
Category: Games / News

Today’s shaping up to be a day of Slenderman, but I think I’m all right with that. I just need to make sure the lights stay on and my back stays firmly pressed against this wall so that tall bastard come up behind me and drag me to wherever it is Slenderman takes his victims. Faceless (originially Slender: Source) is one of many games that have been inspired by Mark Hadley’s indie success, Slender: The Eight Pages. What really sets this game apart is its focus on co-op. You enter the game world alone, separated from your friends, so you’ll need to find them quickly or die alone. The game features proximal voice chat, so you can only communicate within a certain distance, and it will also come with FGD support, allowing for user created multiplayer maps.

If you haven’t already, I suggest voting for Faceless on Steam Greenlight, you can find it here. Check out a brand spanking new trailer for it after the break, along with the official teaser, in case you missed it the first time around.
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Ambitious Indie Horror Game 'Haunt' Takes Slenderman To A Terrifying New Level

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Posted by Adam Dodd on January 04, 2013 @ 10:00am
Category: Games / News

The runaway success of Mark Hadley’s indie horror game Slender: The Eight Pages has inspired a Slenderman renaissance, of sorts. On Steam Greenlight, you’ll find Huntsman: The Orphanage, The Legend, and the co-op centric Faceless, among others. There’s also Survivers (though it’s not very good), White Noise: A Tale of Horror on XBLA, and we can’t forget Blue Isles’ Slender: The Arrival, a reimagining of the game that started it all.

Haunt may very well end up blowing those games out of the water. Where some games have only tried to replicate the success of The Eight Pages, this project takes the essence of what made that game great (namely, being alone and hunted) and evolves it. Visually, it’s stunning, especially for an indie game. It’s also super ambitious, featuring a story-driven adventure and a massive world to explore. Check it out after the jump.
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The Video For Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds' "We No Who U R" Has A Bit Of A Blair Witch Feel

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Posted by JonathanBarkan on January 04, 2013 @ 10:00am
Category: Music / Videos

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds will be releasing their 15th studio album Push The Sky Away on Feb. 19th. In the meantime, they’ve released the first single, “We No Who U R”, as a lyric video to give fans a taste of what’s to come. Now the band has released an official music video for the track. Directed by Gaspar Noé (Irreversible), the video shows a shadow walking through a dark forest. It’s a mix between The Blair Witch Project and Slenderman with some hefty doses of Twin Peaks. Check it out below. READ MORE

The First Trailer For 'Slender: The Arrival' Is Here, And It Looks Amazing

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Posted by Adam Dodd on December 24, 2012 @ 1:59pm
Category: Games / Trailers

Slender: The Arrival is something that you should have on your radar, if you don’t already. It’s the follow-up to Mark Hadley’s indie hit The Eight Pages, and it’s being developed by Blue Isle Studios with help from Mark Hadley and the team behind the amazing Marble Hornets web series. It looks like Slenderman won’t be the only thing hunting you in this game, too. Check it out after the jump.
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'Marble Hornets' Creators To Lend Their Talents To 'Slender: The Arrival'

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Posted by Adam Dodd on December 02, 2012 @ 3:39pm
Category: Games / News

I hope you’re ready for some great news. Writers Joseph DeLage, Troy Wagner and Tim Sutton — creators of the popular Marble Hornets web series based on the Slenderman mythos — have joined the development team at Blue Isle Studios to craft an interesting fiction around the upcoming reimagining of Mark Hadley’s insanely popular indie horror game Slender: The Eight Pages. The Arrival takes everything that made the original game such a terrifying hit and expands it with new levels, vastly improved visuals, and more to do than collecting pages. Now it looks like the game will have an interesting story to go with it too. If you haven’t watched the Marble Hornets series, I recommend doing so immediately, because it’s terrifying. Just make sure you have the lights off and the sound up. More after the jump.
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