Autumn is here, more or less. Nighttime comes earlier and lasts longer. It's my season; it's also a busy season.

It's not really news. Silent Hill 2 is getting a remake. Otsuichi and Otojya of 2BRO did a let's play of the HD version of Silent Hill 2 8 years ago, and I watched a bit of that (Link). Their commentary and reactions were quite ( Read more... )

Today's mood is Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 17 "Tempest" Third Movement, performed by Kassia. This piece had a prominent place in the TV anime Zetsuen no Tempest, which in turn was inspired by Shakespeare's Hamlet and The Tempest. Time to rewatch this one.

Mokumokuren's horror manga Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu (The Summer Hikaru Died) is getting an ( Read more... )

Yofukashi no Uta (Call of the Night) is getting a second anime season, so yeah to that, though the second season probably won't happen till 2025 at the earliest ( Read more... )

Today's mood is Buck-Tick. Happy birthday, Sakurai-san.

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth came out a while ago. I watched a bit of the game footage. It feels a bit like meeting old friends again.

On an unrelated note, I watched Sailor Moon Cosmos last month.

( Sailor Moon Cosmos. Maybe minor spoilers. )

Just making a note of stuff I've watched (anime and films) or stuff I've come across (mostly horror and/or folklore, as well as anime) lately. The post will be quite long.

Safe Room is a podcast about horror video games. Aside from well established franchise, the podcast also highlights shorter indie games.

The Gaming Muse did an episode on Ringu ( Read more... )

Been sleepwalking through this world called reality lately while a part of me is in hibernation.

Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab has released their Hallowe'en 2023 collection. While I don't buy fragrances, BPAL's descriptions of their products appeal to my inner goth. This year they are releasing Nightmare Novellas, a collection of perfumes inspired by ( Read more... )

Hi, how is everyone doing? Hope everyone is doing okay.

Just making note of some interesting stuff I came across lately.

Read Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu (The Summer Hikaru Died); I might write about this later. Also took the plunge and watched Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai the Movie (Twittering Birds Never Fly). So many sex scenes... Might write about ( Read more... )

Summer means horror stories in Japan, and I happen to stumble across two Youtube channels devoted to (older) horror games recently.

thegamingmuse focuses on development history and the creators behind specific horror games, as well as examining symbolism and the literary, religious, cultural and historical references in horror games. The four-part ( Read more... )

It's raining finally. Let's hope the rain will bring some relief to the wildfires and the smoke fume ( Read more... )

Some interesting stuff I came across.

BOKURA is a 2 player puzzle adventure game. The best way to experience it is probably going into it blind with your friend.

No One Lives Under the Lighthouse is a retro horror game where the player is a lone lighthouse keeper on a small island.

Dredge is described as a "Lovecraftian fishing game" by Bloody ( Read more... )