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Deserving Power – A Self-Help Seminar Is More than What It Seems

November 3, 2020 By Lacey Pawlowicz In Immersive Horror, Performance Theater, Review No Comments

I sit in front of my computer in the dark room, save for a single candle and the monitor’s glow. I dip my fingers in a bowl of water I’ve prepared for this moment, and shut my eyes. I hear Aleister Thomas’ deep, soothing voice coming from my computer, reciting what seems like a chant […]

Quaranscream Live Brings Ghost Face Into Your Home for Halloween

October 30, 2020 By Lacey Pawlowicz In Performance Theater, Review No Comments

Movie geek Randy addresses the many audience members watching him from behind their own computers at home: What was the first movie to have the killer call from inside the house? Quaranscream live The live chat explodes with answers and guesses from viewers all over the world. Randy reads some of the guesses out loud […]

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Definitely Not Clue – An Original Interactive Musical on Twitch – A Pixel Playhouse Interview

July 16, 2020 By Taylor Winters In Interviews, Musicals, Performance Theater No Comments

In the past few months, digital storytelling has evolved with creators finding novel and innovative ways and mediums in which to tell their stories. While Pixel Playhouse was formed in 2018, their work is leading the way in terms of creating some of the best and most interesting digital work out there. In their latest […]

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Cross Roads Escape Games Interview – Venturing Into Immersive Theater with The Séance

September 25, 2019 By Lacey Pawlowicz In AV Content, Cross Roads Escape Games, Immersive Theater, Interviews No Comments

Known for their highly impressive and creepy escape rooms The Hex Room and The Pysch Ward, Cross Roads Escape Games is now venturing into immersive theater with their interactive theater piece, The Séance, which they teased at Midsummer Scream 2019. cross roads escape games interview Running October 2nd through November 3rd, The Séance will [...]

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Fringe 2018 – Spend a Short Stint in the Afterlife with “One Last Thing Before You Go”

June 18, 2018 By Cristen Brinkerhoff In Fringe Festival, Review No Comments

Aaron Vanek’s One Last Thing Before You Go is a welcome addition to 2018’s Hollywood Fringe Festival. It is a solo experience where participants take on the role of a recently departed experience. What happens next is up to you.

Daemon 9 is the Alternate Reality Thriller You Need to Play

January 24, 2018 By Victoria Camps In Interviews No Comments

DAEMON 9 Alternate reality games (ARG) and experiences (ARX) provide players with opportunities to discover new worlds. While ARX’s are often heavily personalized via character interactions and rely on the creator to move the experience forward, ARGs offer less personalized experiences that do not progress without the player’s involvement. These two genres have seen little […]

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The 17th Door Celebrates the Absurd Side of Christmas

January 17, 2018 By Tyler Davidson In Review, The 17th Door 2 Comments

Since 2015, Orange County’s The 17th Door has staked its claim as one of the most controversial, boundary-pushing, and intense haunted attractions. Combining a flair for the dramatic with some of the most demanding physical challenges in the haunt world, The 17th Door provides an experience unmatched by many of its contemporaries. But that’s all […]