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Ep. 412 - Specdracular 2025
Fearsome Frank Cifaldi, Ash And Bones Parrish, and Brandon Deathfield mash through FMV horror games, nepo babies, and a surprising Alucard cameo in the spookiest episode of the year.
Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
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Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums
SHOW NOTES:
1: Colin Spacetwinks asks, what would be the best horror story to turn into an FMV point-and-clock adventure? (01:43)
The Blair Witch Project (1993)
Silent Hill f
Eugene Levy’s Dumbass Golf
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Her Story
Plan 9 From Outer Space
Journey to the Moon
Nosferatu (1922)
Frankenstein
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective
Dracula Unleashed
J Marian Sims
The Sims series
Contagion (2011)
Pandemic (2016)
Outbreak (1995)
The Conjuring (2013)
Bioshock
2: What are the most unintentionally terrifying video games? (09:01)
Monster Mash
Tomb Raider II
Phantasy Star
Wizardry
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Treasure of Tarmin
Super Mario Land
iMac
Neopets
3: Where do you stand on large scale open world traversal in video games? (15:00)
Red Dead Redemption II
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Fallout series
Grand Theft Auto series
Hollow Knight: Silksong
4: What role does nepotism play in video games? (21:02)
Alucard
Ubisoft
Yves Guillemot
Guy Fieri’s Tournament of Champions
Guy’s Grocery Games
Luigi
Sid Meier
Heavy Rain
David Cage
5: Which musical artists would you recommend for a triple-A horror game? (28:46)
Yasushi Ishii
John Carpenter
Fabio Frizzi
Claudio Simonetti
Trent Reznor
Tron series
What Remains of Edith Finch
Halloween (1978)
John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando
Joe Hill
Stephen King
American Vampire
Locke & Key
Spooky Scary Skeletons
The Golden Girls theme
Disasterpiece
It Follows (2014)
Alf
Harry & the Hendersons (1987)
6: What are the most successful instances of rebranding in video games? (35:05)
Sega Sammy
Atari
Infogrames Song
DK Rap
Snake Eater
Sonic R
Eiffel 65 - My Console
Square Enix
Namco Bandai
Coleco
Sammy Hagar
Pete Seeger
7: How do games reach an intended audience? (41:32)
Demonschool
Tectoy
FRIGHTENING ROUND: The Monster Match (48:26)
Recommendations and Outro (01:06:51):
Brandon: The Hitcher (1986), Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Ash: You can just do stuff
Frank: Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
Jaffe: Bride of Frankenstein (1935), Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), Nope (2022)
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Fearsome Frank Cifaldi, Ash And Bones Parrish, and Brandon Deathfield mash through FMV horror games, nepo babies, and a surprising Alucard cameo in the spookiest episode of the year.
Hosted by Alex Jaffe, with Frank Cifaldi, Ash Parrish, and Brandon Sheffield. Edited by Esper Quinn, original music by Kurt Feldman.
Watch episodes with full video on YouTube
Discuss this episode in the Insert Credit Forums
SHOW NOTES:
1: Colin Spacetwinks asks, what would be the best horror story to turn into an FMV point-and-clock adventure? (01:43)
The Blair Witch Project (1993)
Silent Hill f
Eugene Levy’s Dumbass Golf
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Her Story
Plan 9 From Outer Space
Journey to the Moon
Nosferatu (1922)
Frankenstein
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective
Dracula Unleashed
J Marian Sims
The Sims series
Contagion (2011)
Pandemic (2016)
Outbreak (1995)
The Conjuring (2013)
Bioshock
2: What are the most unintentionally terrifying video games? (09:01)
Monster Mash
Tomb Raider II
Phantasy Star
Wizardry
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Treasure of Tarmin
Super Mario Land
iMac
Neopets
3: Where do you stand on large scale open world traversal in video games? (15:00)
Red Dead Redemption II
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Fallout series
Grand Theft Auto series
Hollow Knight: Silksong
4: What role does nepotism play in video games? (21:02)
Alucard
Ubisoft
Yves Guillemot
Guy Fieri’s Tournament of Champions
Guy’s Grocery Games
Luigi
Sid Meier
Heavy Rain
David Cage
5: Which musical artists would you recommend for a triple-A horror game? (28:46)
Yasushi Ishii
John Carpenter
Fabio Frizzi
Claudio Simonetti
Trent Reznor
Tron series
What Remains of Edith Finch
Halloween (1978)
John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando
Joe Hill
Stephen King
American Vampire
Locke & Key
Spooky Scary Skeletons
The Golden Girls theme
Disasterpiece
It Follows (2014)
Alf
Harry & the Hendersons (1987)
6: What are the most successful instances of rebranding in video games? (35:05)
Sega Sammy
Atari
Infogrames Song
DK Rap
Snake Eater
Sonic R
Eiffel 65 - My Console
Square Enix
Namco Bandai
Coleco
Sammy Hagar
Pete Seeger
7: How do games reach an intended audience? (41:32)
Demonschool
Tectoy
FRIGHTENING ROUND: The Monster Match (48:26)
Recommendations and Outro (01:06:51):
Brandon: The Hitcher (1986), Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Ash: You can just do stuff
Frank: Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
Jaffe: Bride of Frankenstein (1935), Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), Nope (2022)
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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