Alexander Had
@alexanderhad1.bsky.social
I wrote From Ants to Zombies: Six Decades of Video Game Horror - out now @bitmapbooks.com 🐜 🧟♂️.
Bylines at The AV Club, PC Gamer, Edge, RPS, The Verge, The Washington Post, Slant Magazine, Wireframe, others.
Bylines at The AV Club, PC Gamer, Edge, RPS, The Verge, The Washington Post, Slant Magazine, Wireframe, others.
didn't expect I was going to be personally attacked by Ultima IV for my life choices but here we are
October 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
didn't expect I was going to be personally attacked by Ultima IV for my life choices but here we are
72) Giant centipedes emerge from cavern fissures with terrifying slithering sounds; winged horrors grab a fully-grown human to carry to their nest; and carnivorous lizards of steadily increasing size are stalking you.
King Kong's breathtaking setting is fixated on killing you. @bitmapbooks.com
King Kong's breathtaking setting is fixated on killing you. @bitmapbooks.com
September 25, 2025 at 7:45 AM
72) Giant centipedes emerge from cavern fissures with terrifying slithering sounds; winged horrors grab a fully-grown human to carry to their nest; and carnivorous lizards of steadily increasing size are stalking you.
King Kong's breathtaking setting is fixated on killing you. @bitmapbooks.com
King Kong's breathtaking setting is fixated on killing you. @bitmapbooks.com
I'm a C64 guy through and through but I gotta admit I was wowed!
September 18, 2025 at 10:14 AM
I'm a C64 guy through and through but I gotta admit I was wowed!
71) Orion Prime is a unique New Retro hybrid.
Setting and tone are inspired by System Shock, yet it plays like a 1990s first-person point 'n click adventure, and was coded for the Amstrad CPC, becoming one of the most ambitious works ever created for the platform. @bitmapbooks.com
Setting and tone are inspired by System Shock, yet it plays like a 1990s first-person point 'n click adventure, and was coded for the Amstrad CPC, becoming one of the most ambitious works ever created for the platform. @bitmapbooks.com
September 18, 2025 at 7:36 AM
71) Orion Prime is a unique New Retro hybrid.
Setting and tone are inspired by System Shock, yet it plays like a 1990s first-person point 'n click adventure, and was coded for the Amstrad CPC, becoming one of the most ambitious works ever created for the platform. @bitmapbooks.com
Setting and tone are inspired by System Shock, yet it plays like a 1990s first-person point 'n click adventure, and was coded for the Amstrad CPC, becoming one of the most ambitious works ever created for the platform. @bitmapbooks.com
I prefer to go in blind & only knew it had mildly positive reviews, so wasn't quite sure what to expect. Was very pleasantly surprised by how thoughtfully crafted it was & how more honest it felt from most other versions of the last-person-on-Earth template.
Plus, that line had me in stitches.
Plus, that line had me in stitches.
September 12, 2025 at 11:36 AM
I prefer to go in blind & only knew it had mildly positive reviews, so wasn't quite sure what to expect. Was very pleasantly surprised by how thoughtfully crafted it was & how more honest it felt from most other versions of the last-person-on-Earth template.
Plus, that line had me in stitches.
Plus, that line had me in stitches.
70) Among the initial ideas for the book was an "Ultraviolent" chapter which would feature some of the goriest horror games from the early 80s until today. Entries would include the likes of Go to Hell (1985), Manhunt (2003) & SNK's blood-soaked rail shooter, Beast Busters (1989) @bitmapbooks.com
September 11, 2025 at 8:43 AM
70) Among the initial ideas for the book was an "Ultraviolent" chapter which would feature some of the goriest horror games from the early 80s until today. Entries would include the likes of Go to Hell (1985), Manhunt (2003) & SNK's blood-soaked rail shooter, Beast Busters (1989) @bitmapbooks.com
Πρώτη φορά; Από τα πιο ιδιοφυή core mechanics που έχω δει σε επιτραπέζιο: τόσο απλό που μπορεί να το παίξει οποιοσδήποτε με δύο λεπτά επεξήγηση, ξεκάθαρες σχέσεις cause/effect και cost/reward, αλλά άπειρο βάθος στο πως θα το προσεγγίσεις.
September 10, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Πρώτη φορά; Από τα πιο ιδιοφυή core mechanics που έχω δει σε επιτραπέζιο: τόσο απλό που μπορεί να το παίξει οποιοσδήποτε με δύο λεπτά επεξήγηση, ξεκάθαρες σχέσεις cause/effect και cost/reward, αλλά άπειρο βάθος στο πως θα το προσεγγίσεις.
69) Prefiguring cinematic horror's introverted turn triggered by the success of M. Night Shyamalan's The Sixth Sense a year later, Echo Night's voyage is defined by a kind of otherworldly tranquility, your sole concern aboard the Orpheus to discover what ails its forlorn ghosts.
September 4, 2025 at 8:45 AM
69) Prefiguring cinematic horror's introverted turn triggered by the success of M. Night Shyamalan's The Sixth Sense a year later, Echo Night's voyage is defined by a kind of otherworldly tranquility, your sole concern aboard the Orpheus to discover what ails its forlorn ghosts.