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No Lives Left
Welcome to the No Lives Left Arcade!
Inside, you will find a multitude of gaming machines to suit your needs! We have everything you can want from zombies eating people next door to a grim and evil castle haunted by a vampiric source. We have pixelated bloodbaths, neon-massacre storms, polygonal nightmares, cruel and unrelenting violence, and mysterious invites to strange and bloody endings. Don't forget to bring a pocket full of quarters, because at this arcade, you want to make sure you have plenty of lives left!
Inside, you will find a multitude of gaming machines to suit your needs! We have everything you can want from zombies eating people next door to a grim and evil castle haunted by a vampiric source. We have pixelated bloodbaths, neon-massacre storms, polygonal nightmares, cruel and unrelenting violence, and mysterious invites to strange and bloody endings. Don't forget to bring a pocket full of quarters, because at this arcade, you want to make sure you have plenty of lives left!
- GenresHorror
315 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 29, 2023
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December 26, 2023
3.5 There are some real bangers here but the overall quality is inconsistent. This is a collection of horror stories built around video games, the best of which show a real affection for 80s & 90s pixel art absurdity. Where it moves away from the more old-school inspirations are where it starts to lose me however. There’s definitely some very creative retro gamer horror here.
December 25, 2023
I really enjoyed this anthology. Multiple authors came together to write stories based on video games rather arcade or Nes, Sega or any other console you are not safe. I have a few favorites but they were all good. Lots of blood, violence, and death to keep you company!
May 20, 2024
When I saw Brian Berry was putting out a video game based horror anthology I knew I had to have it!
I went in expecting to find some super gory, over the top, bloody and shocking game based horror shorts, and while there were stories that fit this description, this collection was so much more. This book introduced me to so many new (to me) authors and such a wide variety of story telling and writing styles. Each story was so unique and entertaining- there was not a single dull moment. The stories range from hilarious to extremely gory and shocking. There really is something here for everyone.
My favorites from this collection were:
Backyard God Killer 64 by Damien Casey: This was hilarious and fun I adored Zack and Stacey and the 'Zombies Ate My Neighbors' references brought me so much joy! (love love that game!)
Extra Pepperoni By Mark L. Scott: This story will haunt me for the rest of my life and I will never, ever be able to look at pizza the same way.
Game continue? Insert Coin(s): This story had one of the most brutal death scenes I've read in a very long while and made me feel bad for a rat! Top tier entertaining I loved every single page.
Pagan Wind By Jeremy Crews: Queer Rep, loads of gore and a bloody revenge scene. This is religious horror done right
Revolution Metallis by Christopher La Vigna: Metal + arcade games + violence + wildly musing narrator= absolute perfection! *Highly reccomend playing 90's metal in the background while reading for a fully immersive expierence.
Streamer Extinction by Judith Sonnet: When I imagine video game based horror this story is exactly what I'd imagined it would be. A cursed video game that can only be played once? What could possibly go wrong?! Would love to see this one adapted into a movie!!!
I had the best time making my way through this collection, so many I loved so much it led to my subsequent purchasing of more works by the authors which I think is proof that this is a successful collection.
My only complaint- I wish that there was an included portion at the end with bios of the individual authors which would make finding more of the writing so much easier!
All of that to say this is such a great collection of stories- if you like horror, or video games or fun you should check this one out.
I went in expecting to find some super gory, over the top, bloody and shocking game based horror shorts, and while there were stories that fit this description, this collection was so much more. This book introduced me to so many new (to me) authors and such a wide variety of story telling and writing styles. Each story was so unique and entertaining- there was not a single dull moment. The stories range from hilarious to extremely gory and shocking. There really is something here for everyone.
My favorites from this collection were:
Backyard God Killer 64 by Damien Casey: This was hilarious and fun I adored Zack and Stacey and the 'Zombies Ate My Neighbors' references brought me so much joy! (love love that game!)
Extra Pepperoni By Mark L. Scott: This story will haunt me for the rest of my life and I will never, ever be able to look at pizza the same way.
Game continue? Insert Coin(s): This story had one of the most brutal death scenes I've read in a very long while and made me feel bad for a rat! Top tier entertaining I loved every single page.
Pagan Wind By Jeremy Crews: Queer Rep, loads of gore and a bloody revenge scene. This is religious horror done right
Revolution Metallis by Christopher La Vigna: Metal + arcade games + violence + wildly musing narrator= absolute perfection! *Highly reccomend playing 90's metal in the background while reading for a fully immersive expierence.
Streamer Extinction by Judith Sonnet: When I imagine video game based horror this story is exactly what I'd imagined it would be. A cursed video game that can only be played once? What could possibly go wrong?! Would love to see this one adapted into a movie!!!
I had the best time making my way through this collection, so many I loved so much it led to my subsequent purchasing of more works by the authors which I think is proof that this is a successful collection.
My only complaint- I wish that there was an included portion at the end with bios of the individual authors which would make finding more of the writing so much easier!
All of that to say this is such a great collection of stories- if you like horror, or video games or fun you should check this one out.
April 27, 2024
A fun mix of 14 stories. They range from Atari to arcade to the current-gen of online gaming. There is even one in there involving a claw machine. As a kid of the '80s, the references to SEGA and the NES especially made me smile. Some stories were creepy and disturbing, while others were funny. Fans of video games will enjoy this anthology and grin at picking up nods to games like ZOMBIES ATE MY NEIGHBORS. Check this one out if you dig that stuff.
December 29, 2023
I read a lot of anthologies because I tend to enjoy them so much. Usually, there are a couple of tales that don't quite work for me personally. This one was great! I liked all of the stories because they were all so different in style and unique. Some were nerve-wracking, others were funny, some wild, some sinister. It was really brilliant and great to see familiar names, and new ones too.
January 26, 2024
#%€£¥%# WOW! Read this now! Blood splattered!
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