Jay
@notfunnyj.bsky.social
Freelance horror writer, yapper, and purveyor of nonsense. Apologies in advance.
• Host: @saferoompod.bsky.social
• Contributor: @dreadcentral.bsky.social @bloody-disgusting.com @fearzinemagazine.com
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• Host: @saferoompod.bsky.social
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Reintroducing myself for the recent influx of followers!
Hey, I’m Jay, a freelance writer, podcaster, and social media guy who is usually yapping about horror games and movies.
If you’re an editor or indie dev with coverage needs, I’m your guy!
Portfolio: clippings.me/jaykrieger
Hey, I’m Jay, a freelance writer, podcaster, and social media guy who is usually yapping about horror games and movies.
If you’re an editor or indie dev with coverage needs, I’m your guy!
Portfolio: clippings.me/jaykrieger
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For this week's Horror Bytes, Safe Room's indie horror showcase, @neilbolt.bsky.social & @notfunnyj.bsky.social
chat with @badtasty.bsky.social about his upcoming game, The Bagman! #HorrorSky
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@bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social
chat with @badtasty.bsky.social about his upcoming game, The Bagman! #HorrorSky
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🟢 bit.ly/4oDXLkY
@bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 1:22 PM
For this week's Horror Bytes, Safe Room's indie horror showcase, @neilbolt.bsky.social & @notfunnyj.bsky.social
chat with @badtasty.bsky.social about his upcoming game, The Bagman! #HorrorSky
🍎 apple.co/47Wp6Ia
🟢 bit.ly/4oDXLkY
@bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social
chat with @badtasty.bsky.social about his upcoming game, The Bagman! #HorrorSky
🍎 apple.co/47Wp6Ia
🟢 bit.ly/4oDXLkY
@bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social
Fill in the blank:
Before you pick your Game of the Year, make sure you play Look Outside
Before you pick your Game of the Year, make sure you play Look Outside
November 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Fill in the blank:
Before you pick your Game of the Year, make sure you play Look Outside
Before you pick your Game of the Year, make sure you play Look Outside
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ScourgeBringer, Songs of Silence, Zero Hour are free on Epic Games Store. Zoeti is the next free title buff.ly/aadJJDg
November 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
ScourgeBringer, Songs of Silence, Zero Hour are free on Epic Games Store. Zoeti is the next free title buff.ly/aadJJDg
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New Episode 😤 // PREDATOR: BADLANDS (2025): @daddydisco.bsky.social & @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social go on the hunt with a Yautja for the first time! Sub-genres include: coming-of age, siblings, sci-fi horror, action adventure • #HorrorSky
🍎: bit.ly/49RvYZL
🟢: bit.ly/3K0c6Js
🍎: bit.ly/49RvYZL
🟢: bit.ly/3K0c6Js
November 13, 2025 at 2:31 AM
New Episode 😤 // PREDATOR: BADLANDS (2025): @daddydisco.bsky.social & @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social go on the hunt with a Yautja for the first time! Sub-genres include: coming-of age, siblings, sci-fi horror, action adventure • #HorrorSky
🍎: bit.ly/49RvYZL
🟢: bit.ly/3K0c6Js
🍎: bit.ly/49RvYZL
🟢: bit.ly/3K0c6Js
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As if I needed another platform to rant incensantly on, I am launching Save Scum: An Indie Horror Gaming Blog, home to occasional reviews, previews, and musings on the weirdest the genre has to offer.
And, as always, apologies in advance.
medium.com/@SaveScum/we...
And, as always, apologies in advance.
medium.com/@SaveScum/we...
Welcome to Save Scum!
Who are you, exactly?
medium.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
As if I needed another platform to rant incensantly on, I am launching Save Scum: An Indie Horror Gaming Blog, home to occasional reviews, previews, and musings on the weirdest the genre has to offer.
And, as always, apologies in advance.
medium.com/@SaveScum/we...
And, as always, apologies in advance.
medium.com/@SaveScum/we...
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This week, @neilbolt.bsky.social & @notfunnyj.bsky.social unpack the echoes of the past in Heartworm! #HorrorSky
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🟢 bit.ly/49k4uvT
@bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social @dreadxp.bsky.social @adinolfi.bsky.social
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🟢 bit.ly/49k4uvT
@bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social @dreadxp.bsky.social @adinolfi.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 10:32 PM
This week, @neilbolt.bsky.social & @notfunnyj.bsky.social unpack the echoes of the past in Heartworm! #HorrorSky
🍎 apple.co/4nOa6Sw
🟢 bit.ly/49k4uvT
@bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social @dreadxp.bsky.social @adinolfi.bsky.social
🍎 apple.co/4nOa6Sw
🟢 bit.ly/49k4uvT
@bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social @dreadxp.bsky.social @adinolfi.bsky.social
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Goodnight Universe continues to express its creators’ obsession with lost time first explored in Before Your Eyes. It’s weirder, but similarly moving and well worth seeing it through.
My review: www.gamespot.com/reviews/good...
My review: www.gamespot.com/reviews/good...
Goodnight Universe Review - The Before Your Eyes Team Does It Again
Goodnight Universe is beautiful and heartwrenching, just like its developer's previous effort.
www.gamespot.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Goodnight Universe continues to express its creators’ obsession with lost time first explored in Before Your Eyes. It’s weirder, but similarly moving and well worth seeing it through.
My review: www.gamespot.com/reviews/good...
My review: www.gamespot.com/reviews/good...
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It'd be easy to get burnt out by retro-styled survival horror games, but as long as there's confident, refreshing ones like Heartworm, the flame will never die.
This week, @neilbolt.bsky.social & @notfunnyj.bsky.social unpack the echoes of the past in Heartworm! #HorrorSky
🍎 apple.co/4nOa6Sw
🟢 bit.ly/49k4uvT
@bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social @dreadxp.bsky.social @adinolfi.bsky.social
🍎 apple.co/4nOa6Sw
🟢 bit.ly/49k4uvT
@bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social @dreadxp.bsky.social @adinolfi.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 11:17 PM
It'd be easy to get burnt out by retro-styled survival horror games, but as long as there's confident, refreshing ones like Heartworm, the flame will never die.
As if I needed another platform to rant incensantly on, I am launching Save Scum: An Indie Horror Gaming Blog, home to occasional reviews, previews, and musings on the weirdest the genre has to offer.
And, as always, apologies in advance.
medium.com/@SaveScum/we...
And, as always, apologies in advance.
medium.com/@SaveScum/we...
Welcome to Save Scum!
Who are you, exactly?
medium.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
As if I needed another platform to rant incensantly on, I am launching Save Scum: An Indie Horror Gaming Blog, home to occasional reviews, previews, and musings on the weirdest the genre has to offer.
And, as always, apologies in advance.
medium.com/@SaveScum/we...
And, as always, apologies in advance.
medium.com/@SaveScum/we...
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This week's episode, covering Heartworm, has been slightly delayed until tomorrow, November 11th.
In the meantime, explore our extensive back catalog of horrifying discussions!
linktr.ee/SafeRoomPodc...
In the meantime, explore our extensive back catalog of horrifying discussions!
linktr.ee/SafeRoomPodc...
November 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
This week's episode, covering Heartworm, has been slightly delayed until tomorrow, November 11th.
In the meantime, explore our extensive back catalog of horrifying discussions!
linktr.ee/SafeRoomPodc...
In the meantime, explore our extensive back catalog of horrifying discussions!
linktr.ee/SafeRoomPodc...
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Don't miss this week's edition of Horror Bytes, Safe Room's indie horror showcase, covering Loop // Error!
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🟢 bit.ly/4qJZarP
@bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Don't miss this week's edition of Horror Bytes, Safe Room's indie horror showcase, covering Loop // Error!
🍎 apple.co/3Xf5Bpa
🟢 bit.ly/4qJZarP
@bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social
🍎 apple.co/3Xf5Bpa
🟢 bit.ly/4qJZarP
@bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social
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New Episode 🌵// PUNISHMENT PARK (1971): @daddydisco.bsky.social & @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social fight for their civil rights in the sweltering desert! Sub-genres include: political thriller, found footage/mockumentary, bleak • #HorrorSky
🍎: bit.ly/47shmi0
🟢: bit.ly/4orn8GN
🍎: bit.ly/47shmi0
🟢: bit.ly/4orn8GN
November 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
New Episode 🌵// PUNISHMENT PARK (1971): @daddydisco.bsky.social & @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social fight for their civil rights in the sweltering desert! Sub-genres include: political thriller, found footage/mockumentary, bleak • #HorrorSky
🍎: bit.ly/47shmi0
🟢: bit.ly/4orn8GN
🍎: bit.ly/47shmi0
🟢: bit.ly/4orn8GN
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Shout out to @bloody-disgusting.com for including us in their selection of 6 indie games for Halloween!
"It’s a delightful shot of Halloween that works your brain while putting a smile on your face. Plus, the zombies say “traaaaaiiins” so that makes it a win"
bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/...
"It’s a delightful shot of Halloween that works your brain while putting a smile on your face. Plus, the zombies say “traaaaaiiins” so that makes it a win"
bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/...
Indie Gaming for Halloween: A Selection of 6 Indie Horror Games to Check Out This Year
After looking at a handful of PC titles from indie developers, here's our selection of indie horror games for you this Halloween.
bloody-disgusting.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Shout out to @bloody-disgusting.com for including us in their selection of 6 indie games for Halloween!
"It’s a delightful shot of Halloween that works your brain while putting a smile on your face. Plus, the zombies say “traaaaaiiins” so that makes it a win"
bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/...
"It’s a delightful shot of Halloween that works your brain while putting a smile on your face. Plus, the zombies say “traaaaaiiins” so that makes it a win"
bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/...
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Be sure to check out this week's episode of
@saferoompod.bsky.social covering the point-and-click horror game Last Report!
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🟢 bit.ly/4oRosCB
@saferoompod.bsky.social covering the point-and-click horror game Last Report!
🍎 apple.co/47lZFRb
🟢 bit.ly/4oRosCB
November 6, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Be sure to check out this week's episode of
@saferoompod.bsky.social covering the point-and-click horror game Last Report!
🍎 apple.co/47lZFRb
🟢 bit.ly/4oRosCB
@saferoompod.bsky.social covering the point-and-click horror game Last Report!
🍎 apple.co/47lZFRb
🟢 bit.ly/4oRosCB
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For this week's Horror Bytes, Safe Room's indie horror showcase, @neilbolt.bsky.social & @notfunnyj.bsky.social attempt to break the hellish loop of Loop // Error! #HorrorSky
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🟢 bit.ly/4qJZarP
@bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social @cultgames.bsky.social
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🟢 bit.ly/4qJZarP
@bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social @cultgames.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
For this week's Horror Bytes, Safe Room's indie horror showcase, @neilbolt.bsky.social & @notfunnyj.bsky.social attempt to break the hellish loop of Loop // Error! #HorrorSky
🍎 apple.co/3Xf5Bpa
🟢 bit.ly/4qJZarP
@bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social @cultgames.bsky.social
🍎 apple.co/3Xf5Bpa
🟢 bit.ly/4qJZarP
@bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social @cultgames.bsky.social
New most anticipated game of 2026 just dropped 😍
Hey, do you like violent video games? Because the alpha demo playtest of MÖRK BORG Heresy Supreme is now LIVE on Steam.
store.steampowered.com/app/3216800/...
store.steampowered.com/app/3216800/...
MÖRK BORG Heresy Supreme on Steam
MÖRK BORG Heresy Supreme is a doom-metal action RPG set in the world of MÖRK BORG. Wretched antiheroes explore a side-scrolling, semi-procedural grimdark fantasy world, searching for a way to prevent ...
store.steampowered.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:28 PM
New most anticipated game of 2026 just dropped 😍
My GF shouted, "are you serious?!" from the next room lol
November 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
My GF shouted, "are you serious?!" from the next room lol
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This month on the pod, it’s Hunt or Be Hunted 🎯 visceral political thrills, sci-fi dystopia, and more! Listen & subscribe: linktr.ee.com/spectercinema • #HorrorSky
• PUNISHMENT PARK (@garrettmcdowell.bsky.social)
• PREDATOR: BADLANDS
• ASSASSINATION NATION (@daddydisco.bsky.social)
• BATTLE ROYALE
• PUNISHMENT PARK (@garrettmcdowell.bsky.social)
• PREDATOR: BADLANDS
• ASSASSINATION NATION (@daddydisco.bsky.social)
• BATTLE ROYALE
November 5, 2025 at 1:37 PM
This month on the pod, it’s Hunt or Be Hunted 🎯 visceral political thrills, sci-fi dystopia, and more! Listen & subscribe: linktr.ee.com/spectercinema • #HorrorSky
• PUNISHMENT PARK (@garrettmcdowell.bsky.social)
• PREDATOR: BADLANDS
• ASSASSINATION NATION (@daddydisco.bsky.social)
• BATTLE ROYALE
• PUNISHMENT PARK (@garrettmcdowell.bsky.social)
• PREDATOR: BADLANDS
• ASSASSINATION NATION (@daddydisco.bsky.social)
• BATTLE ROYALE
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Here is our coverage for the rest of the month of November!
🎙️ linktr.ee/SafeRoomPodcast
@puppetcombo.bsky.social @deadstaticdrive.com @dreadxp.bsky.social @adinolfi.bsky.social @bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social
🎙️ linktr.ee/SafeRoomPodcast
@puppetcombo.bsky.social @deadstaticdrive.com @dreadxp.bsky.social @adinolfi.bsky.social @bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Here is our coverage for the rest of the month of November!
🎙️ linktr.ee/SafeRoomPodcast
@puppetcombo.bsky.social @deadstaticdrive.com @dreadxp.bsky.social @adinolfi.bsky.social @bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social
🎙️ linktr.ee/SafeRoomPodcast
@puppetcombo.bsky.social @deadstaticdrive.com @dreadxp.bsky.social @adinolfi.bsky.social @bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social
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Arc Raiders is one of the best multiplayer games I’ve ever played. It’s a memory-making machine with no off switch.
This is my 4,000-word review on how it’s pure magic.
This is my 4,000-word review on how it’s pure magic.
Arc Raiders Review - Stronger Together
Arc Raiders is an extraction shooter unlike any other, playing out like a totally unpredictable, immersive, thrilling story generator directed by the community.
www.gamespot.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Arc Raiders is one of the best multiplayer games I’ve ever played. It’s a memory-making machine with no off switch.
This is my 4,000-word review on how it’s pure magic.
This is my 4,000-word review on how it’s pure magic.
kids when they hear you have games on your phone
November 4, 2025 at 9:36 PM
kids when they hear you have games on your phone
For this week's episode, @neilbolt.bsky.social and I checked out Last Report, which nicely pairs woodland horror with office drudgery, making for one of my favorite point-and-click horror games of the year.
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🟢 bit.ly/4oRosCB
@bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social
🍎 apple.co/47lZFRb
🟢 bit.ly/4oRosCB
@bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 9:34 PM
For this week's episode, @neilbolt.bsky.social and I checked out Last Report, which nicely pairs woodland horror with office drudgery, making for one of my favorite point-and-click horror games of the year.
🍎 apple.co/47lZFRb
🟢 bit.ly/4oRosCB
@bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social
🍎 apple.co/47lZFRb
🟢 bit.ly/4oRosCB
@bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social
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Thanks to everyones support, DreadXP and I were able to donate $12,500 CAD to the Red Door Family Shelter.
Thank you deeply for caring about my game and using it as a vehicle to do some good.
its still available for free - with the option to donate - on vileisbanned.com
Thank you deeply for caring about my game and using it as a vehicle to do some good.
its still available for free - with the option to donate - on vileisbanned.com
VILE: Exhumed may be banned for sale, but I refuse to let that stop people from playing the game.
It’s now available, for free, at WWW.VILEISBANNED.COM
Please share the site, share the game, and fuck anyone who tries to control storytelling and expression.
It’s now available, for free, at WWW.VILEISBANNED.COM
Please share the site, share the game, and fuck anyone who tries to control storytelling and expression.
November 4, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Thanks to everyones support, DreadXP and I were able to donate $12,500 CAD to the Red Door Family Shelter.
Thank you deeply for caring about my game and using it as a vehicle to do some good.
its still available for free - with the option to donate - on vileisbanned.com
Thank you deeply for caring about my game and using it as a vehicle to do some good.
its still available for free - with the option to donate - on vileisbanned.com
Kicking off Tuesday with Poncle getting that 💰.
You truly love to see it.
You truly love to see it.
Warhammer Survivors announced for 2026 store.steampowered.com/app/3669620/...
November 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Kicking off Tuesday with Poncle getting that 💰.
You truly love to see it.
You truly love to see it.
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The short version: Despite layoffs, buying the game still puts money in the pockets of the developers who worked on it. Which is doubly important because they're out of a job. Boycotting the game in solidarity with them by screwing them out of money won't help anyone!
November 3, 2025 at 7:13 PM
The short version: Despite layoffs, buying the game still puts money in the pockets of the developers who worked on it. Which is doubly important because they're out of a job. Boycotting the game in solidarity with them by screwing them out of money won't help anyone!