😱 Co-creator: The Horror Game Awards 📺 YouTube Partner / Twitch / TikTok 🎮 TLOU Speed/Challenge Runner 🔗 https://linktr.ee/akblackandred 📧 philip.j.dickens@gmail.com He/himhttps://bsky.app/profile/akblackandred.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/akblackandred.bsky.social/post/3mhjbhh6z5c2o‼️ New YouTube video ‼️ Discussing Abby's character arc in contrast to Joel's, the parallels and opposites in their journeys, and why her redemption for killing Joel involves making the same choice as him. Watch now: youtu.be/G64_h9VgNJM https://youtu.be/G64_h9VgNJM20 Mar 2026 19:40 +0000at://did:plc:easrnrfvgfmz3hljasrzguce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhjbhh6z5c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/akblackandred.bsky.social/post/3mgxnrjzabc2j‼️ New YouTube video ‼️ My full review of Resident Evil Requiem. An attempt to marry survival horror with action and please fans of both. But the survival horror could hold up if that was the entire game, and I can't say the same about the action. Watch now: youtu.be/034bKX5m3mc https://youtu.be/034bKX5m3mc13 Mar 2026 19:32 +0000at://did:plc:easrnrfvgfmz3hljasrzguce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgxnrjzabc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/akblackandred.bsky.social/post/3mfn4pjp3fc2i‼️ New YouTube video ‼️ A look at some of the political and socio-economic themes touched on by the Resident Evil series throughout its lifetime and how they work in a series that's both a horror story and a power fantasy. Watch now: youtu.be/fbY9s6eZWaY https://youtu.be/fbY9s6eZWaY24 Feb 2026 21:35 +0000at://did:plc:easrnrfvgfmz3hljasrzguce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfn4pjp3fc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/akblackandred.bsky.social/post/3mckutl5mlc2i‼️ New YouTube video ‼️ The recently released Last of Us script book reveals the full name of supporting character Mel - played by @ashlyburch.bsky.social - and helps confirm details of a story arc that players don't get to see. @naughtydog.com Watch now: youtu.be/PJYXgeH-WNM https://youtu.be/PJYXgeH-WNM16 Jan 2026 19:53 +0000at://did:plc:easrnrfvgfmz3hljasrzguce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mckutl5mlc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/akblackandred.bsky.social/post/3mbrrfl46fs24‼️ New YouTube Video ‼️ Talking about Maid of Sker from @walesinteractive.bsky.social and how it connects two very different folk tales of the same name, the murder house of HH Holmes, Greek mythology and Wales's musical heritage into a uniquely Welsh survival horror. Watch now: youtu.be/E5CEVr1kiGE https://youtu.be/E5CEVr1kiGE06 Jan 2026 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:easrnrfvgfmz3hljasrzguce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbrrfl46fs24https://bsky.app/profile/akblackandred.bsky.social/post/3mbcp3uztwc2v‼️ New YouTube video ‼️ I let my stream chat choose which strategies to use for every encounter in my grounded permadeath run on The Last of Us Part II. Watch now: youtu.be/QWM77jpp41I https://youtu.be/QWM77jpp41I31 Dec 2025 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:easrnrfvgfmz3hljasrzguce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbcp3uztwc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/akblackandred.bsky.social/post/3m7dt75jvlc2b‼️ New YouTube video ‼️ Talking about Cronos: The New Dawn and Dead of Darkness and horror built around mythology, repeating cycles, rival visions of the collective, and above all the human need to belong to something. Watch now: youtu.be/296xy4f5VUE https://youtu.be/296xy4f5VUE06 Dec 2025 20:20 +0000at://did:plc:easrnrfvgfmz3hljasrzguce/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7dt75jvlc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/akblackandred.bsky.social/post/3m5e43bmsvk23"What passes for modernity in many games is simply the narrowing of horizons." Last bump for my video using Tormented Souls 2 to talk about the continuing relevance of classic survival horror in a space so often dominated by same-ness. Watch in full: youtu.be/6Eb-AU7FkpI11 Nov 2025 12:08 +0000at://did:plc:easrnrfvgfmz3hljasrzguce/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5e43bmsvk23https://bsky.app/profile/akblackandred.bsky.social/post/3m4tke5gms22c‼️ New YouTube Video ‼️ I've set up a new channel to separate out my horror videos, so subs and shares hugely appreciated! Talking about Tormented Souls II and why survival horror is far from "outdated" and remains relevant in the modern gaming space. Watch now: youtu.be/6Eb-AU7FkpI https://youtu.be/6Eb-AU7FkpI04 Nov 2025 22:09 +0000at://did:plc:easrnrfvgfmz3hljasrzguce/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4tke5gms22chttps://bsky.app/profile/akblackandred.bsky.social/post/3m3vejskdo22oSo far, this game has absolutely lived up to my expectations, and then some. There's a reason why the first game is partly responsible for @horrorgamecentral.bsky.social and I creating @horrorgameawards.bsky.social This franchise is absolutely one of the titans of modern survival horror.23 Oct 2025 22:04 +0000at://did:plc:easrnrfvgfmz3hljasrzguce/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3vejskdo22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/akblackandred.bsky.social/post/3m2rqtn3hys2x‼️ New YouTube video ‼️ I beat The Last of Us on grounded difficulty, whole game permadeath without healing or upgrades! Watch now: youtu.be/86GRyBfciDg https://youtu.be/86GRyBfciDg09 Oct 2025 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:easrnrfvgfmz3hljasrzguce/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2rqtn3hys2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/akblackandred.bsky.social/post/3lzmfyrhjxc2qMy State of PlayStation viewing experience: Ooh, Saros...I really gotta get my arse in gear and play Returnal. Haha, Flight Simulator on PlayStation. Funny. *largely zones out* Wolverine? Hello! And we're done? Oh. Okay, I guess. https://media.tenor.com/grtSGi4-668AAAAC/what-liz-lemon.gif?hh=280&ww=49824 Sep 2025 21:46 +0000at://did:plc:easrnrfvgfmz3hljasrzguce/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzmfyrhjxc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/akblackandred.bsky.social/post/3lzlfa4yui226‼️ New #YouTube video ‼️ I beat #TheLastOfUs Part 1, on grounded permadeath, without healing or using ANY upgrades, in under four hours! #TLOU Watch now: youtu.be/qafIpEtkOSg https://youtu.be/qafIpEtkOSg24 Sep 2025 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:easrnrfvgfmz3hljasrzguce/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzlfa4yui226https://bsky.app/profile/akblackandred.bsky.social/post/3lyncucyi6s2p‼️ New #YouTube video ‼️ I'm currently second place in the qualifying round of #TheLastOfUs Part 1 Permadeath Tournament, Grounded Category, thanks to this cheeky little 3:54:13 completion run. #TLOU Watch now: youtu.be/faYKG1bvOHc https://youtu.be/faYKG1bvOHc12 Sep 2025 12:58 +0000at://did:plc:easrnrfvgfmz3hljasrzguce/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyncucyi6s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/akblackandred.bsky.social/post/3lxv3im4cts2dCurrently watching this [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Sep 2025 21:42 +0000at://did:plc:easrnrfvgfmz3hljasrzguce/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxv3im4cts2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/akblackandred.bsky.social/post/3lxpnfvw3k225‼️ New #YouTube video ‼️ I beat BOTH #TheLastOfUs games back to back on the hardest difficulty. Here's how I did it... #TheLastOfUs2 #TheLastOfUsPartII #TLOU #TLOU2 Watch now: youtu.be/arGJIBr7X_M https://youtu.be/arGJIBr7X_M31 Aug 2025 17:47 +0000at://did:plc:easrnrfvgfmz3hljasrzguce/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxpnfvw3k225https://bsky.app/profile/akblackandred.bsky.social/post/3lwwoad2njc24‼️ New #YouTube video ‼️ Taking on tough encounters with no stealth on the hardest difficulty of #TheLastOfUs and #TheLastOfUs2 as part of Monthly Challenges set by the #TLOU Challenge Runs Discord server! #TLOU2 Watch now: youtu.be/XNscsYEugr8 https://youtu.be/XNscsYEugr821 Aug 2025 19:25 +0000at://did:plc:easrnrfvgfmz3hljasrzguce/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwwoad2njc24https://bsky.app/profile/akblackandred.bsky.social/post/3lwow3e23us2m‼️ New #YouTube Video ‼️ I really loved Heartworm by @adinolfi.bsky.social and its gorgeously retro-styled exploration of melancholy and grief in a well-designed survival horror package. (And the themes gave me a great excuse to talk about hiraeth!) Watch now: youtu.be/-dTIL2VjKx8 https://youtu.be/-dTIL2VjKx818 Aug 2025 17:24 +0000at://did:plc:easrnrfvgfmz3hljasrzguce/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwow3e23us2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/akblackandred.bsky.social/post/3lvdd3j4dqs2t‼️ New YouTube video ‼️ My latest speedrun of #TheLastOfUs Part I for the Standard Permadeath category (very light difficulty) which is a new PB and puts me in fifth place on the speedrun leaderboard. #TLOU #Speedrun Watch now: youtu.be/yUvlbOME_OQ https://youtu.be/yUvlbOME_OQ01 Aug 2025 09:19 +0000at://did:plc:easrnrfvgfmz3hljasrzguce/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvdd3j4dqs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/akblackandred.bsky.social/post/3lvc6sswss22gFinally got my copy of The Last of Us Complete Collector's Edition! Which marks my fourth TLOU steelbook and third copy of American Dreams! I'm a sucker for a steelbook!31 Jul 2025 22:30 +0000at://did:plc:easrnrfvgfmz3hljasrzguce/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvc6sswss22g