October is spooky season, and the urge to settle in with some pumpkin-scented candles with a seasonally fitting game is at an all-time high. But while there are plenty of horror games out there for the brave and the bold, what are the scaredy-cats to do this Halloween season?  Never fear — we’ve collected a very lucky 13 horror-tinged...

Canadian filmmaker Pascal Plante was already dwelling on the eldritch terrors that lurked below the surface of the dark web before the COVID-19 pandemic sent him into lockdown. But by 2021, his self-inflicted misery, combined with sitting at home for long stretches of time, resulted in the screenplay for Red Rooms.  A brilliant examination...

A good horror game scares you in the moment, but a great horror game lingers in the back of your mind well past the end credits. We’ve been blessed in recent years with a plethora of excellent horror games, but with the arrival of October comes even more spooky games to get us nice and scared before Halloween. Mouthwashing immediately gripped...

Season 1 of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power promised a balrog, and while the tragic sacrifice of King Durin in the mithril-rich depths beneath Khazad-dûm might have been brief, it was certainly spectacular. But there’s one thing it didn’t do, and that’s give Rings of Power’s answer to a simple question: Can balrogs fly?  At this...

If you’ve been on the fence about which PlayStation 5 to buy and have ultimately decided against the PS5 Pro — either because of the price tag or because you couldn’t nab the extra-gorgeous 30th anniversary edition in time — the slimmed-down PS5 Digital Edition is on sale at both Amazon and Target for $399.99 (was $449.99) ahead of October...

Vessel of Hatred is the first expansion for Diablo 4, and adds a new class, region, and act for the campaign. It also overhauls a ton of different systems for the game, officially pushing Diablo 4 into version 2.0. But when can you and your friends dive into Nahantu and meet the Spiritborn for the first time? Here’s when Diablo 4: Vessel...