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 […]
Our avatar stands surrounded by white rooms, not knowing which might hold a clue for how to escape. Portraits of a family long dead smile from behind cracked, faded glass. The tinkling of a child’s laughter echoes through the hallway, but no one else is there but our avatar. The hair on the back of […]
Alex, our soon-to-be avatar, is meeting with his therapist to confront some childhood trauma that’s been manifesting in the form of a recurring bad dream. “Is this blindfold completely necessary?” he asks. The therapist assures him that it is and continues: “Now I’m going to put you in a deep hypnotic trance, and when I […]
The video feed flickers and switches over from our Zoom tour of Aleister Crowley’s estate to a grainy home recording. A young, once handsome priest sits strapped and bound to a wooden chair, his eyes blackened pits. A demonic growling comes from his lips as an older priest approaches, crucifix and holy water unsteady in […]
The following is a review of Improbable Escapes’ The Cure for the Common Zombie. It may contain minor spoilers around progression and puzzle themes. You can read our sister site’s review of Improbable Escapes’ other remote escape room option, Neverland: Heist on the High Seas, here. Our intrepid hostess Liz has thus far been […]
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 […]
In the darkness of the cabin, Shemp follows the beam of his flashlight. From our computer screens, we notice jagged gaps in the wooden slats that form the wall next to Shemp and encourage him to take a closer look. He shines his light over a mouse-trap inside, ready to spring. Suddenly, we see something […]
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 […]
A cartoon spider hangs from an invisible ceiling, twirling in an endless circle. Crumpled scraps of paper line the floor of what looks to be a home library. We click on a book on demonology, revealing a passage written in Latin, but our attention is diverted. “It’s the spider, click the spider.” Our appointed Point-and-Clicker […]
We’re all stuck in our own horror movie right now. Forced to isolate, remain in our houses, and communicate only via electronics. Some people are making the most of this quarantine by reading, playing video games, throwing Netflix parties, and taking cute pictures of pets dressed as humans. Others, like me, are starting to go […]
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