The following is a review of LA Haunted Hayride Drive-In. It contains minor spoilers. Our eyes are fixed on the screen as Monte Revolta concludes a catchy and dramatic musical number with a sweeping summoning gesture to all the undead in the area.They seem to materialize from every shadowy corner of the drive-in, shambling towards us […]
MC and room-filling personality Stewart Levine has been on the mic all night, energizing the room with hilarious and upbeat commentary over a soundtrack of absolute rock and metal classics. But there’s a special mischievous enthusiasm in his voice as he announces the carrot course of Torched. “Tradition is that the most junior mechanic is […]
Our car turns along the winding, dark path through the abandoned park. Static crackles through the radio, punctuating the ominous instrumentals that heighten our anticipation. To the right of the car, moonlight reflects off of a glassy lake. With heads and flashlights sticking out of the windows, we anxiously scan the landscape around us. Before […]
Earth, air, fire, water. I push the buttons in succession and the dark room fills with smoke. A cage ascends from a central pillar housing a small lizard. What? Were you expecting a fully grown dragon? The voice from the small lizard is mighty, and our group chuckles as the dragon raises its wings, trying […]
The following is a review for Escape Room LA’s Curse of the Dark Raven and contains mild spoilers around themes and mechanics. “Flattery will get you nowhere!” booms the troll. Or, rather, our guide/Game Master in her best deep and raspy troll-voice. “Gold is required!” Unfortunately, we don’t have any gold. After a few more […]
Nocent’s Studium Somnum is a Dreamlike Dive into an Ocean of Radical Empathy Below is a review for nocent’s Studium Somnum. It contains mild spoilers. Bookmark this page to revisit later if you would like to go into this experience blind (which is recommended). My alarm goes off, startling me out of my […]
Below is a review of The Basement’s My Name Is Jamie. The review contains minor spoilers regarding mechanics and puzzle themes. We’ve only just met the banged-up girl locked in a basement, but there’s no time for pleasantries. She’s frantically trying to dial the number she found on a blood-soaked scrap of paper, but […]
I open my inbox to find my very first Firefly Correspondence email from Tristan, my new penpal. “I’ve never done anything like this before, have you?” the email starts. “It’s great they provide icebreaker questions, but man, ‘who are you’ as the opener? Cue the existential dread.” I chuckle to myself. I like Tristan already. […]
“So, what should I do? Should I open the door?” Danny’s waiting for my answer, or at least, I think it’s Danny. I’m frozen. It’s an impossible decision. There’s no way I could possibly know, no way I could possibly make everything OK. There’s no time left. I have to choose. I can’t possibly, and […]
This is part of Haunting’s Recollection series – it is a complete account of nocent’s two-part experience, A Memory of Murder and Initiation. It contains full spoilers and is intended for readers who have attended or could not attend the show, or are curious about this creator’s work. You can read the non-spoiler review of […]
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