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Ep. 361 - Specdracular 2024, with merritt k
Writer and game designer merritt k joins the Insert Credit panel on the most haunted podcast of the year, delving into how one really evokes fear in games, Skibidi Toilet costumes, and vampire streaming services. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Brandon Sheffield, and merritt k. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
Watch this episode with full video on YouTube
Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums
SHOW NOTES:
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
The Thing (1982)
John Carpenter
Sonic the Hedgehog
Halloween (1978)
Warhammer 40,000
Fledgling Manor
Guys: Episode 27
The Mist (2007)
The Fog (1980)
The Exorcist III (1990)
The Exorcist (1973)
Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
Jamie Lee Curtis
Ryu
1: What’s the most you were ever scared by a video game? (08:34)
Resident Evil 2
Silent Hill
Cloverfield (2008)
Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 3
Phantasy Star
Wizardry
Resident Evil 4
Amnesia series
Phantasy Star Online
Yuji Naka
Balan Wonderworld
World of Warcraft
Burning Man
EverQuest
Renaissance fair
Destiny 2
2: How do you scare someone in a text or turn-based game where you aren’t required to act immediately? (16:32)
Dark Souls series
Bloodborne
EarthBound
Dragon Quest
Undertale
3: What are the best ghosts in video games? (22:26)
The Addams Family
Fester’s Quest
Ocean Software
Boo
Super Mario Maker series
Hungry Ghosts
Pac-Man
Billy Mitchell
Sonic & Knuckles
Sonic Mania
Mother 3
Bubble Ghost
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
4: What are some last-minute DIY video game costumes our listeners can make at home? (28:03)
Tetris
Harry Mason
James Sunderland
OZZY OSBOURNE - “Perry Mason” (Official Video)
Grand Theft Auto III
Claude
Ugly Sonic
Donkey Kong
Ryu
Taekwondo
The Atlantic
Ian Bogost
Skibidi Toilet
Garry’s Mod
Watch_Dogs series
inFAMOUS: Second Son
Helldivers II
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Astro Bot
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine
Miles “Tails” Prower
Miqo’te
Stray
UFO 50
5: Nineteenletterslong asks, what are the grossest looking hands in video games? (35:17)
Yakuza 0
30 Rock
Elden Ring
Wallmaster
Shenmue
Marvel Snap
Balatro
DC Heroes United
Vampire Survivors
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
Why Batman Doesn’t Kill
Solomon Grundy
Splatterhouse
Ethan Winters
Resident Evil 7
Resident Evil: Village
Resident Evil 5
Resident Evil 6
6: Without looking anything up, what do you think the “Tails Doll” creepypasta is about? (41:23)
Tails Doll
Tails Doll Creepypasta
Sonic Adventure
Sonic R
Traveller’s Tales
Metal Sonic
Christian Whitehead
Sonic Mania
Sonic CD
Five Nights at Freddy’s
Rad Mobile
7: What is the The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) of video games? (45:41)
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
Tobe Hooper
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
Lifeforce (1985)
Deadly Premonition
Cavia
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
Disco Elysium
The Cave
8: Merritt, have you worked on any video games with compelling narratives about awful people? (49:34)
Fledgling Manor
Visual novel
Big Brother
What We Do in the Shadows
In Secret Places
Friday Night Funkin’
Vertigo Comics
Shade, the Changing Man
Chakan
Demonschool
Baldur’s Gate III
FRIGHTENING ROUND: Dating Draculas (58:53)
Recommendations and Outro (01:09:22):
Merritt: Fledgling Manor on Steam and itch.io, Retro Game Zine Issue 001 - It Came From The Desert,
Frank: Vote, and not Republican.
Brandon: Vote for Harris regardless of whether or not you like her and her many problems, let’s get those fascists back in the ground where they belong, Hiruko the Goblin (1991), Desert Golfing
Jaffe: Consider phone banking for the Environmental Voter Project, send us your homemade Horrible Buzzers to possibly hear them in the show!
This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you.
Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!
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Writer and game designer merritt k joins the Insert Credit panel on the most haunted podcast of the year, delving into how one really evokes fear in games, Skibidi Toilet costumes, and vampire streaming services. Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Brandon Sheffield, and merritt k. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
Watch this episode with full video on YouTube
Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums
SHOW NOTES:
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
The Thing (1982)
John Carpenter
Sonic the Hedgehog
Halloween (1978)
Warhammer 40,000
Fledgling Manor
Guys: Episode 27
The Mist (2007)
The Fog (1980)
The Exorcist III (1990)
The Exorcist (1973)
Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
Jamie Lee Curtis
Ryu
1: What’s the most you were ever scared by a video game? (08:34)
Resident Evil 2
Silent Hill
Cloverfield (2008)
Silent Hill 2
Silent Hill 3
Phantasy Star
Wizardry
Resident Evil 4
Amnesia series
Phantasy Star Online
Yuji Naka
Balan Wonderworld
World of Warcraft
Burning Man
EverQuest
Renaissance fair
Destiny 2
2: How do you scare someone in a text or turn-based game where you aren’t required to act immediately? (16:32)
Dark Souls series
Bloodborne
EarthBound
Dragon Quest
Undertale
3: What are the best ghosts in video games? (22:26)
The Addams Family
Fester’s Quest
Ocean Software
Boo
Super Mario Maker series
Hungry Ghosts
Pac-Man
Billy Mitchell
Sonic & Knuckles
Sonic Mania
Mother 3
Bubble Ghost
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
4: What are some last-minute DIY video game costumes our listeners can make at home? (28:03)
Tetris
Harry Mason
James Sunderland
OZZY OSBOURNE - “Perry Mason” (Official Video)
Grand Theft Auto III
Claude
Ugly Sonic
Donkey Kong
Ryu
Taekwondo
The Atlantic
Ian Bogost
Skibidi Toilet
Garry’s Mod
Watch_Dogs series
inFAMOUS: Second Son
Helldivers II
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Astro Bot
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine
Miles “Tails” Prower
Miqo’te
Stray
UFO 50
5: Nineteenletterslong asks, what are the grossest looking hands in video games? (35:17)
Yakuza 0
30 Rock
Elden Ring
Wallmaster
Shenmue
Marvel Snap
Balatro
DC Heroes United
Vampire Survivors
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
Why Batman Doesn’t Kill
Solomon Grundy
Splatterhouse
Ethan Winters
Resident Evil 7
Resident Evil: Village
Resident Evil 5
Resident Evil 6
6: Without looking anything up, what do you think the “Tails Doll” creepypasta is about? (41:23)
Tails Doll
Tails Doll Creepypasta
Sonic Adventure
Sonic R
Traveller’s Tales
Metal Sonic
Christian Whitehead
Sonic Mania
Sonic CD
Five Nights at Freddy’s
Rad Mobile
7: What is the The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) of video games? (45:41)
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
Tobe Hooper
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
Lifeforce (1985)
Deadly Premonition
Cavia
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
Disco Elysium
The Cave
8: Merritt, have you worked on any video games with compelling narratives about awful people? (49:34)
Fledgling Manor
Visual novel
Big Brother
What We Do in the Shadows
In Secret Places
Friday Night Funkin’
Vertigo Comics
Shade, the Changing Man
Chakan
Demonschool
Baldur’s Gate III
FRIGHTENING ROUND: Dating Draculas (58:53)
Recommendations and Outro (01:09:22):
Merritt: Fledgling Manor on Steam and itch.io, Retro Game Zine Issue 001 - It Came From The Desert,
Frank: Vote, and not Republican.
Brandon: Vote for Harris regardless of whether or not you like her and her many problems, let’s get those fascists back in the ground where they belong, Hiruko the Goblin (1991), Desert Golfing
Jaffe: Consider phone banking for the Environmental Voter Project, send us your homemade Horrible Buzzers to possibly hear them in the show!
This week’s Insert Credit Show is brought to you by patrons like you. Thank you.
Subscribe: RSS, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more!
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