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Ripping and Tearing Through the History of ‘DOOM’ [Safe Room Podcast]
Greeting demons with a double barrel of buckshot never truly goes out of style.
Things have been id Software heavy here at Safe Room, and we wouldn’t have it any other way. Last week’s episode, highlighting Wolfenstein 3D’s laying the FPS blueprint was the perfect primer for this week’s chat about Doom.
Much like Wolfenstein, Doom has consistently redefined itself over the years, capitalizing on its strengths in new gory ways while always remaining Doom. Something that DOOM 2016 remains a strong representation of by capitalizing on the series’ long-held strengths of unabashed demonic violence and a greater emphasis on fluidity of motion.
So for this week’s episode, we enlisted writer Greg Mucci to chat about the Doom franchise’s timelessness, its signature aesthetic, and how DOOM 2016 handles bringing the franchise into the modern age.
Safe Room is a weekly horror video game discussion podcast with new episodes every Monday on iTunes/Apple, Sticher, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Linktree for additional streaming services.
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Safe Room – @SafeRoomPod
Neil Bolt – @Nezzko
Jay Krieger – @NotFunnyJ
Guest: Greg Mucci – @ReelBrew
It’s always a cruel summer, but 2026 is about to get crueler.
To blow off steam, the Losers hit the road to visit all the towns in Stephen King’s Dominion. Derry, Castle Rock, Ludlow, Boulder, the list goes on. They’ve got miles to drive and so many (scary) sights to see. At the end of the day, though, they have to ask themselves: Which one’s the best? And, more importantly, what does “best” mean in this context?
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