JANK . 11/6/24 JANK . 11/6/24

New ‘Worship’ Demo Drops on Steam

Chasing Rats Games has reignited excitement for Worship, their Lovecraftian cult simulator, with a new hands-on demo on Steam and an eerie trailer for the upcoming release, set for early 2025.

JANK . 10/31/24 JANK . 10/31/24

Day 31 of the 31 Days of Nerd Horror

Welcome to the final day of our 31 Days of Nerd Horror, our final day! Today we will be discussing a book called The Coldest Girl In Coldtown written by Holly Black. Our movie is Halloween III: Season of the Witch directed by Tommy Lee Wallace. The video game we’re highlighting is Until Dawn, and our Day 31 Lore is all about the mysterious corporation known as The ConGenement.

JANK . 10/30/24 JANK . 10/30/24

31 Days of Nerd Horror: Day 30

Welcome to Day 30 of our 31 Days of Nerd Horror series. Today we will be discussing a book called Flesh & Bone written by Jonathan Maberry. Our movie is A Quiet Place directed by and starring John Krasinski. The video game we’re highlighting is Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly developed by Tecmo. And our Day 30’s Legend & Lore is The Haunting of Fort Tejon in Southern California.

JANK . 10/29/24 JANK . 10/29/24

Day 29 of the 31 Days of Nerd Horror

Welcome to Day 29 of our 31 Days of Nerd Horror series. Today we have a book called The Breach by Nick Cutter. Our movie for today is the original Alien from 1979. The game we’re highlighting today is Scorn. And finally, Day 29’s Legend & Lore is The Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp.

JANK . 10/28/24 JANK . 10/28/24

31 Days of Nerd Horror: Day 28

Welcome to Day 28 of our 31 Days of Nerd Horror series. Today we have a book called When I Cast Your Shadow by Sarah Porter. Our movie for today is The Lost Boys starring Corey Feldman and Keifer Sutherland. The game we’re highlighting today is Darkwood. And finally, Day 28’s Legend & Lore is Robert The Doll.

JANK . 10/27/24 JANK . 10/27/24

Day 27 of the 31 Days of Nerd Horror

Day 27 of the 31 Days of Nerd Horror brings us to Devil’s Call by Danielle Dorn, The Thing, Little Nightmares II, and the lore behind a controversial group known as The Process Church.

JANK . 10/26/24 JANK . 10/26/24

Day 26 of the 31 Days of Nerd Horror

On Day 26 of our 31 Days of Nerd Horror we’re throwing it back to the classic that started it all: Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho. We also The Monster of Elendhaven by Jennifer Giesbrecht, Carrion, a video game that lets you become the monster in a reverse-horror adventure, and our legend of the day is tied to the infamous society of the Brotherhood of the Snake.

JANK . 10/25/24 JANK . 10/25/24

The 31 Days of Nerd Horror: Day 25

We kick off Day 25 with our book of the day, Clown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare. Next up, we have Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion’s 2020 home invasion film Becky. For today’s game, we feature Lies of P—a must-play if you’re into dark reimagining. Our lore for the week is the urban legend of “A Licked Hand.”

JANK . 10/24/24 JANK . 10/24/24

Day 24 of the 31 Days of Nerd Horror

For the 24th day of our 31 Days of Nerd Horror, we’re diving into an absolute classic: The Shining. We also have the supernatural mystery novel, Whispering Pines, by Heidi Lang and Kati Bartkowski. Then we have an exciting horror survival game, The Callisto Protocol, and our legend and lore of the day is The Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, California.

JANK . 10/23/24 JANK . 10/23/24

The 31 Days of Nerd Horror: Day 23

It’s day 23 of our 31 Days of Nerd Horror marathon, which brings us the young adult horror novel, Luminous by Mara Rutherford. Today we’re also highlighting the iconic nerd horror film, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, the first-person survival horror game Outlast, and the legend of the deadly love triangle at Walker Ranch north of Los Angeles, California.

JANK . 10/22/24 JANK . 10/22/24

Day 22 of the 31 Days of Nerd Horror

On Day 22 of our 31 Days of Nerd Horror we’re highlighting the middle grade horror novel, The Nighthouse Keeper by Lora Senf, Jordan Peele’s breakout horror film, Get Out, the game Alien: Isolation, and the early 19th century legend of the Herkimer Witch.

JANK . 10/21/24 JANK . 10/21/24

31 Days of Nerd Horror: Day 21

Day 21 of our 31 Days of Nerd Horror highlights The Great Pity, a horror novella by Gary Braunbeck, the classic nerd horror film Scream (1996), the video game Slender: The Arrival, and the Arkansas urban legend of the dog boy.

JANK . 10/20/24 JANK . 10/20/24

Day 20 of the 31 Days of Nerd Horror

Day 20 of our 31 Days of Nerd Horror begins with Gary A. Braunbeck’s award winning novella Afterward, There Will Be A Hallway. Then we move onto the 2005 film, The Descent, and the open world survival horror game, Dying Light 2. Finally, we look at Nevada’s legend of the tall whites.

JANK . 10/19/24 JANK . 10/19/24

31 Days of Nerd Horror: Day 19

Today’s horror journey begins with Mercedes M. Yardley’s modern, nightmarish retelling of an old fairytale, Little Dead Red. Then we take a comedic turn with the movie Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, and delve into the darkly charming world of Cult of the Lamb. We close out the day by exploring the strange happenings at Skinwalker Ranch.

JANK . 10/18/24 JANK . 10/18/24

31 Days of Nerd Horror: Day 18

Welcome to Day 18 of our 31 Days of Nerd Horror series! Today, we’re diving into Stephen King's dark sequel Doctor Sleep, the chilling realms of Clive Barker’s Hellraiser, the zombie apocalypse of Dead Island 2, and the mystical legends behind the Mohawk Valley’s unique Herkimer Diamonds. Buckle up for another thrilling lineup of horror and lore!

JANK . 10/17/24 JANK . 10/17/24

Day 17 of the 31 Days of Nerd Horror

Welcome to Day 17 of our 31 Days of Nerd Horror! Today, we’re spotlighting the haunting novella, Mapping the Interior, by Stephen Graham Jones, a classic slasher film with Friday the 13th Part 2, the spine-chilling video game, The Evil Within, and the cryptid mystery of The Loveland Frogman.

JANK . 10/16/24 JANK . 10/16/24

31 Days of Nerd Horror: Day 16

It’s Day 16 of our 31 Days of Nerd Horror series! Today’s selections are guaranteed to give you chills. We’re highlighting Rena Mason's terrifying novel The Devil’s Throat, the cult classic film The Gate, the psychological horror game Layers of Fear, and the eerie legend of The Green Man from Pennsylvania.

JANK . 10/15/24 JANK . 10/15/24

Day 15 of the 31 Days of Nerd Horror

Day 15 of the 31 Days of Nerd Horror kicks off with the novel, In That Endlessness, Our End by Gemma Files. Then we look at A Nightmare on Elm Street, Wes Craven’s nerd horror masterpiece. Next we’ll talk about the cooperative psychological horror game Phasmophobia, and we wrap up Day 15 with a look at the Camarillo State Mental Hospital, said to be the most haunted mental asylum in California.

JANK . 10/14/24 JANK . 10/14/24

Day 14 of the 31 Days of Nerd Horror

Day 14 of our 31 Days of Nerd Horror brings us to The Strange, a novel by Nathan Ballingrund, James Wan’s breakout 2004 horror film, Saw, and the survival horror video game Sons of the Forest. We also dive into the unsettling legend of The Candy Lady.

JANK . 10/13/24 JANK . 10/13/24

31 Days of Nerd Horror: Day 13

On Day 13 of our 31 Days of Nerd Horror series, we’re psyched to highlight Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Fright Night as directed by Thomas Lee Holland, Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse, and the legend of California’s infamous nightcrawlers.