Zero Brightness - A Podcast About Horror Video Games

Zero Brightness - A Podcast About Horror Video Games

Podcast by Ecstattic Studio

Episodes

December 24, 2025 85 mins
Justin joins to talk about his obsession with Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within - a sci-fi action movie set at Christmas time. We also talk about other non-holiday movies set at Christmas, how Square tried to go Hollywood, whether or not you should watch Eyes Wide Shut with your family and why Jingle All the Way is the best movie.
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Some thoughts on the Horror game Horses and the censorship surrounding it.
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We're back with another Halloween indie game roundup - featuring discussions of "Buckshot Roulette," "Exit 8," "Umigari," "Heartworm," "Children of Clay" and "That Night, Steeped By Blood River"
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Some thoughts on Bloober Team's latest - as well as the history and future of survival horror
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September 29, 2025 72 mins
A bonus episode from the Patreon. Sign up there for more like this! https://www.patreon.com/zerobrightness
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Exploring the Horrors of AI through the lens of Ridley Scott's Alien and Blade Runner films.
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An episode exploring the shortcomings of media analysis, video essays and online activism - and why we should go outside and do real world stuff.
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Justin joins to talk more about Slitterhead but we mostly ended up talking about how the video games industry is cooked, the internet is cooked, America is cooked, etc.
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Let's talk about the brilliant works of Keiichiro Toyama and how nice it is to see 90s Japanese Auteurs get a second chance at fulfilling their bizarre creative dreams.
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Josh tells a dedicated hater all of the reasons why Returnal is an all-time banger. Hater responds.
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...in which we take a look at Carrier, Illbleed, Blue Stinger, Resident Evil: Code Veronica, and The Ring: Terror's Realm
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Because America is the Real Survival Horror
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This time, we talk about the rise of the Sega Dreamcast. Next time, we talk about its library of Horror Games.
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Episode 177 is all about getting back into fighting games, loving the Darkstalkers series, embracing weird hobbies, growing up in the early 00s, playing a lot of different 90s capcom classics and going to the arcade. Watch Some Documentaries: The Lost Arcade: https://tubitv.com/movies/100026747/the-lost-arcade Insert Coin: https://youtu.be/7zx5GunyUS4?si=XraDqYx3P2UDjCU1
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Justin joins to talk about three amazing indie horror games: Shinkansen 0, Mouthwashing and Hollowbody. Happy Halloween, ya filthy animals!
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Vincent joins to discuss the highs and lows of Bloober Team's Silent Hill 2 Remake - a game that we do not agree on, sort of. We get into the things they've changed as well as the many references to the original - and how it all comes together in this year's biggest AAA horror game.
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It's supposed to be phrased like a question but. c'mon, we all know these games suck. Justin and Bea join to help me sort through this lamentable group of games. What is a 3D Castlevania game? A miserable pile of secrets!
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a short seminar.
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This is a little taste of the Patreon-exclusive show ZB+. Subscribe for more! https://www.patreon.com/zerobrightness
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We played Crow Country and wanted to talk about how amazing it is - but then we also wanted to talk about 90s rap, bad remakes, the video game industry, BBLs and how we're the world's pre-eminent Horror Video Game Podcast. We the best music!
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