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Louise Blain @louiseblain.bsky.social · 4d

Masked murderous pickles are a new fear just waiting to be unlocked!

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Louise Blain @louiseblain.bsky.social · 6d

This was so much fun! Thank you for having me! 🖤💀

Insert Coin @insertcoin.bsky.social · 6d

SPLITSCREEN IS ABOUT TO GET SPOOKY 👻  

The latest episode of our podcast is now LIVE, with horror expert @louiseblain.bsky.social chatting to @mrteamcorvette.bsky.social about everything from corridors to pickles!

Listen / watch at:   open.spotify.com/show/1G6Mvt5...

youtu.be/0rHAo4OKx-I

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Knowledge @edgeknowledge.bsky.social · 13d

This week’s issue is a horror special, featuring @louiseblain.bsky.social from @blumhousegames.com, @sfbdim.bsky.social from Crow Country studio SFB Games, analysts Katie Holt & Chris Zukowski. Is horror a safer bet in challenging times? Sign up to read more on Friday: bit.ly/knowledgenewsletter

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Louise Blain @louiseblain.bsky.social · 12d

Oh what a pairing 😆

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Louise Blain @louiseblain.bsky.social · 12d

Guess that’s the weekend sorted…

A monitor depicting the game Baby Steps. A man in a giant onesie is walking along a mossy cave floor

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Louise Blain @louiseblain.bsky.social · 14d

🩸 🖤 You can hear Luis in the demo on Steam right now!

Luis Bermudez @luisbermudezvo.bsky.social · 15d

By the Sun!!!

I'm the voice of Gabriel Escudero in Crisol Game! Huge thanks to SIDE LA, Vermilas Studios & Blumhouse Games for trusting me. Special shout out to Joe Lynch & Louise Blain for their guidance in the booth, and David Tornero for this terrifying sandbox to play in. 💉🩸

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Louise Blain @louiseblain.bsky.social · 15d

Share your favourite black and white movie

A tentacled eldritch creature looms overhead in a screen from Frank Darabont’s The Mist in black and white.

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Louise Blain @louiseblain.bsky.social · 20d

Crisol: Theater of Idols has a playable demo on Steam NOW. 🩸

Blumhouse Games @blumhousegames.com · 20d

Not all prayers are answered. Some demand sacrifice.

Prove your devotion. Play the demo OUT NOW on Steam.

🩸 Wishlist Crisol: Theater of Idols - Launching in 2026

store.steampowered.com/app/1790930/...

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Louise Blain @louiseblain.bsky.social · 23d

Not that you need an excuse to get into the Halloween spirit early (I may have been there all year) but just an FYI that Fear the Spotlight from @cozygamepals.bsky.social is 50% off as part of the Autumn Adventures sale on PlayStation. $9.99 to join Amy and Vivian & their totally safe spirit board…

The key art for the game ‘Fear the Spotlight’ with a glowing eyed long haired spirit looming over two teenage girls

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Louise Blain @louiseblain.bsky.social · 26d

🥰

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Perfect Garbage 🌾🪦🔪 wishlist Grave Seasons @perfectgarbage.bsky.social · 28d

Did you hear that? 👀👂🏾It sounds like our first devlog is here 🔊

Have a listen as our Audio Director & Composer discuss the music of Grave Seasons, how they breathe life into the beautiful and dangerous town of Ashenridge, and using live instruments to balance cozy and horror 🔪🥕

youtu.be/2GFAUMjqNcI

Grave Seasons Devlog | Crafting the Music of a Horror Farming Sim

YouTube video by Perfect Garbage Studios

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Owen Canavan @oscan.net · Aug 27

We released a game!
You can play the game!!
Your friends can play the game with you for free!!!

Colm Larkin @gambrinous.com · Aug 27

ANNOUNCEMENT: Welcome to the Lodge!!

Eyes of Hellfire, our co-op gothic horror experience is now available on Steam Early Access!

If you buy a copy, up to 4 of your friends can play free via the friends pass!

🖥️https://store.steampowered.com/app/1724030/Eyes_of_Hellfire/

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Louise Blain @louiseblain.bsky.social · Aug 30

Bloody love that squid

Louise Blain @louiseblain.bsky.social · Aug 29

The Host is waiting.

FANGORIA @fangoria.bsky.social · Aug 27

EYES OF HELLFIRE, the Irish-folklore inspired co-operative gothic horror game from Blumhouse Games and Gambrinous, is now available in PC early access via Steam.

Blumhouse Games’ Gothic Co-Op EYES OF HELLFIRE Launches In PC Early Access

EYES OF HELLFIRE, the Irish-folklore inspired co-operative gothic horror game from Blumhouse Games and Gambrinous, is now available in PC early access via Steam.

dlvr.it

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Louise Blain @louiseblain.bsky.social · Aug 28

Brilliant 🧵 from Len about Eyes of Hellfire. I’d advise not letting the Host wait too long…

Len Cunningham @lenhaunts.bsky.social · Aug 27

Today is the day our game, Eyes of Hellfire, launches in early access. 🎉
To mark the occasion I thought I might share a bit of a thread 🧵 plotting some of the milestones of development of the game from a narrative design perspective.

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Louise Blain @louiseblain.bsky.social · Aug 27

EXCITED 🔥

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Louise Blain @louiseblain.bsky.social · Aug 27

Feel better soon! The Lodge can wait. And needs you to be at full health!

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Colm Larkin @gambrinous.com · Aug 27

ANNOUNCEMENT: Welcome to the Lodge!!

Eyes of Hellfire, our co-op gothic horror experience is now available on Steam Early Access!

If you buy a copy, up to 4 of your friends can play free via the friends pass!

🖥️https://store.steampowered.com/app/1724030/Eyes_of_Hellfire/

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Louise Blain @louiseblain.bsky.social · Aug 27

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GameSpot @gamespot.com · Aug 27

Blumhouse Games's Next Project, Now In Early Access, Lets Your Friends Play For Free

The Steam Friend's Pass function will let you and up to four friends try to escape a creepy horror-filled lodge together.

dlvr.it

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Louise Blain @louiseblain.bsky.social · Aug 27

Happy Eyes of Hellfire day! Grab your so called friends and enter the lodge… Now LIVE on Steam www.gamesradar.com/games/co-op/...

The first co-op multiplayer game from horror publisher Blumhouse is like REPO after a long, hot day in an Agatha Christie novel, and it just launched in early access

Make your friends look into the Eyes of Hellfire

www.gamesradar.com

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Louise Blain @louiseblain.bsky.social · Aug 26

Some BTS of Eyes of Hellfire to celebrate Early Access Launch eve! 24 hours to go before you can enter the Lodge.

Owen Canavan @oscan.net · Aug 24

We're releasing Eyes of Hellfire in early access this week.

To quiet the internal screaming of "OMGITSNOTREADYTHEBUGSTHEBUGS!!" I've been looking back at the progress of development. Here's the first video of a playable prototype I have saved, from Oct '23.

A lot has changed but the core is there

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Game Rant @gamerant.bsky.social · Aug 25

Game Rant sits down with Irish actor Liam Cunningham to discuss some of the advantages video games have over the likes of TV and movies.

Eyes of Hellfire Star Liam Cunningham Opens Up on Some of the Advantages Video Games Have Over Other Media

Game Rant sits down with Irish actor Liam Cunningham to discuss some of the advantages video games have over the likes of TV and movies.

bit.ly

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Louise Blain @louiseblain.bsky.social · Aug 25

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PCGamesN @pcgamesn.com · Aug 24

Trapped in a haunted mansion and inflicted with a curse, you and your friends must work together to survive - but who has a hidden agenda?

Eyes of Hellfire is a tense new gothic horror co-op game, and we've got dozens of Steam keys to give away #newgame

www.pcgamesn.com/eyes-of-hell...

Eyes of Hellfire - A sinister figure looms.

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Louise Blain @louiseblain.bsky.social · Aug 24

Quick Brighton pit stop for the cutest ever ink from Mike Stout at Studio Hatch. Can hard recommend getting a matching tiny dinosaur with your best pal.

A tattoo of a cartoon-style long necked dinosaur with a tiny smile

A tiny long necked dinosaur tattoo on the inside of a left bicep.

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Louise Blain @louiseblain.bsky.social · Aug 22

Crisol is PLAYABLE this weekend at Gamescom inside the Games from Spain booth in Hall 10.2. Are you feeling brave enough?

The Crisol Theater of Idols Poster on a booth in an exhibition hall

A laptop demo station for Crisol Theater of Idols

The signage for the Games from Spain booth

Fiery art on the Games From Spain booth with the text “where talent ignites” in orange text

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