Jay

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 • Portfolio: clippings.me/jaykrieger

237 Followers 138 Following 705 Posts Joined Aug 2023
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The vibe I bring to the function

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MFW I can't remember if I turned the stove off

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4 days ago

Considering 3 of the 4 games offered are -without question - some of the best horror games of the last decade, $13 for the lot might as well be free.

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MFW I can't remember if I turned the stove off

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6 days ago
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This week, @neilbolt.bsky.social & @notfunnyj.bsky.social chat about the highly anticipated Resident Evil Requiem!

🍎: apple.co/4bjuczV
🟢: bit.ly/4aZxTM9

@bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social @residentevil.capcomusa.com

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1 week ago
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For this week's Horror Bytes, Safe Room's indie showcase, @neilbolt.bsky.social & @notfunnyj.bsky.social attempt to survive the workplace horrors of Holiday Compliance and Pizza for Creeps!

@bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social

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🟢: bit.ly/46GaIny

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In case you missed it - ON THY KNEES got 2 updates this week.

- Added a Map to Forest Area
- Added additional hints/dialog
- Add a Chapter select to the Main Menu
- FPS & stability improvements

You can still get it here for FREE:
toothandclaw.itch.io/on-thy-knees

#gamedev #horrorgames

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1 week ago

This week, @baronaim.bsky.social joined @notfunnyj.bsky.social to unearth the homebound horrors of Anatomy for the game's 10th anniversary!

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🟢: bit.ly/4cVYuuS

@bdisgustingpod.bsky.social @bloodyfm.bsky.social

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A podcast thumbnail for THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN featuring Christopher Lee as the Creature with a tattered face and two different colored eyes. In the background is Elizabeth looking in horror and Victor & Paul working on the creature on a table

New Episode 🧟‍♂️ // THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1951): @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social & @daddydisco.bsky.social discuss the Hammer classic and their first-time reads of Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818) • Sub-genres include: sci-fi, gothic horror

🍎: bit.ly/4l8qSw2
🟢: bit.ly/4rN2F0F

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This week, @notfunnyj.bsky.social is joined by @baronaim.bsky.social to chat about Mewgenics, Romeo is a Dead Man, Anatomy, and more!

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🟢: bit.ly/4cVYuuS

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1 week ago

A decade writing about games later, and I still feel fortunate whenever PR reaches out with a review opportunity. That said, the "key enclosed" bait-and-switch & verification rigmarole of key sites is a barrier to entry I'm just not entertaining anymore.

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The duality of Resident Evil Requiem (complementary)

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This week, @neilbolt.bsky.social & @notfunnyj.bsky.social unpack the gothic horrors of REANIMAL!

🍎: apple.co/4kWcrv2
🟢: bit.ly/4csW1In

@bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social @tarsierstudios.bsky.social @thqnordic.com

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1 month ago
Posters from ‘Heretic’ 2023 and stills from the film

Do you smell blueberry pie?

Join us and our guest T.J. Tranchell as we discuss HERETIC (2023), LDS missionaries, iterations, and whether Radiohead or Hugh Grant had a better version of “Creep.” (link in comments)

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‘Resident Evil Requiem’ Bridges the Old and New for a Terrifying, Action-Packed Experience [Review] For the last decade, the Resident Evil franchise has been one that has had its feet in both the past and the future. Resident Evil 7 pushed the series forward by giving us not only a new perspective, ...

If I wasn't already hyped for RESIDENT EVIL REQUIEM, @baronaim.bsky.social's review has me foaming at the mouth for Friday's release.

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3 weeks ago
A podcast thumbnail for our episode on PUMPKINHEAD, featuring the titular creature snarling. In the background is the side profile of Haggis and a crazed Ed Harley to the right

New Episode 🪦 // PUMPKINHEAD (1988): @daddydisco.bsky.social & @garrettmcdowell.bsky.social resurrect an acient monster for vengeance! Sub-genres include: folk horror, creature feature, revenge, southern gothic • #HorrorSky

🍎: bit.ly/46eZ3Ml
🟢: bit.ly/4674k8I

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2 weeks ago

Horror Bytes' February theme is 9 to 5 Horror: games that weaponize workplaces in terrifying ways.

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🍎: apple.co/4tAuVF4
🟢: bit.ly/46gUFwf

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2 weeks ago

(Rushes to download before 2ft of snow kills power)

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Roblox Wants Us All to ‘Chip In’ for Kids’ Online Safety The company’s head of parental advocacy addresses concerns with her favorite phrase: “Don’t Panic. Parent.”

www.vulture.com/article/robl...

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I mean, who didn't have "Email with the subject line "ISIS anecdote?!" on their 2026 bingo card?

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This week, @neilbolt.bsky.social & @notfunnyj.bsky.social unpack the fairytale esque body horrors of REANIMAL!

🍎: apple.co/4kWcrv2
🟢: bit.ly/4csW1In

@bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social @thqnordic.com @tarsierstudios.bsky.social

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3 weeks ago
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For this week, @neilbolt.bsky.social & @notfunnyj.bsky.social celebrate 5 Years of Safe Room, by sharing their Top 5 Desert Island games!

🍎: apple.co/4cumKE6

🟢: bit.ly/46bwu2f

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For this month's horror bytes theme, @neilbolt.bsky.social & @notfunnyj.bsky.social are exploring the 9 to 5 dread of workplace horror!

First up is Terminal Lucidity and The Sweet Spot!

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🟢: bit.ly/46gUFwf

@bloodyfm.bsky.social @bloody-disgusting.com

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3 weeks ago

Hear why @notfunnyj.bsky.social chose Look Outside as one of his five picks for his desert island horror games in this week's episode celebrating 5 years of Safe Room!

🍎: apple.co/4cumKE6
🟢: bit.ly/46bwu2f

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Playtime Is Over: Six Horror Video Games that Need a Film Adaptation Already With the upcoming The Mortuary Assistant film, we're looking at six other horror video games in desperate need of a feature adaptation.

With the success of Iron Lung and The Mortuary Assistant in theaters, I wrote about 6 other horror games in desperate need of a film adaptation already.

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Me and @notfunnyj.bsky.social have been working on @saferoompod.bsky.social for five years now, and what a wonderful journey through horror gaming big and small (and very small) it has been!

Thank you to everyone who has listened to and/or particpated in the podcast in that time!

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#NowWatching
The time has finally come.

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The Dream Master has some of the most creatively memorable practical work and creative kills of the entire series. Can't say I remember much about the characters or story however. never even made it to 5 lol

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The Burbs (1989) Podcast Episode · Holy Terrors · 2026-02-13 · 1h 22m

Sardine?? We have a new episode out today! Join us as we talk about Joe Dante’s incredible horror comedy THE ‘BURBS and delve into the horrifying weirdness that was/is the Satanic Panic.

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