Sketching Details
396 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingSketching Details is an entertainment media criticism site specializing in horror, sci fi, and fantasy. This is the audio version.
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Incarnate Review (Film, 2016)
January 12, 2021 19:30 - 3 minutes - 4.73 MBIncarnate is a by-the-numbers possession film with a sci-fi twist. Dr. Ember’s methods include medication and monitoring cables. He enters their unconscious mind, their dream state brought on by the possession, and helps guide them out. Read the full review. Follow. Ko-fi. ★ Support this podcast ★
Dead by Daylight: Upcoming UI and Ranking/Matchmaking Changes
January 11, 2021 19:30 - 5 minutes - 8.24 MBBehaviour Interactive has announced a new in game UI and new ranking/matchmaking systems for Dead by Daylight. Read the full article. Follow. Support on Ko-fi. ★ Support this podcast ★
Catcalls Review (Short Film, 2020)
January 08, 2021 19:30 - 3 minutes - 4.65 MBIn “Catcalls,” a man drives around, looking for his next target to sexually harass. He picked the wrong young women to go after. Read the full review. Follow. My new book #31 Days: A Collection of Horror Essays, Vol. 1 is available in my Ko-fi and wherever eBooks are sold. ★ Support this podcast ★
On Online Harassment in Gaming Spaces
January 07, 2021 19:30 - 5 minutes - 7.99 MBA friendly reminder that what you say online does have real world implications, even if you choose to hide behind a pseudonym. Read the full article. Follow. Ko-fi. ★ Support this podcast ★
Fear Itself: S1E11 "The Spirit Box"
January 06, 2021 17:45 - 4 minutes - 7.23 MBThe Spirit Box is Rob Schmidt's second episode in the Masters of Horror/Fear Itself series. Two teenage girls accidentally uncover a murder when performing a séance on Halloween night. Read the full review at The Avocado. Follow. Support on Ko-fi. ★ Support this podcast ★
My Favorite Games of 2020
January 05, 2021 20:30 - 6 minutes - 9.61 MBThese are not necessarily the best games of 2020, but they're my favorite new to 2020 releases in three categories: Rereleases, Early Access, and New Releases. Read the full article here. Follow. Tip on Ko-fi. ★ Support this podcast ★
Scarlet Hollow Episode 1 Review (PC Game, 2020)
January 01, 2021 19:30 - 5 minutes - 11.9 MBScarlet Hollow is a horror/adventure game where you return to your ancestral hometown for a funeral and discover an unimaginable world of horror. Cryptids are real and something very bad is about to happen. Read the full review. Follow. My new book of horror criticism #31Days is available on Ko-fi, Smashwords, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple, and Kobo. This collection features 65 new and expanded essays on horror films and television series. ★ Support this podcast ★
Top 11 Films of 2020
December 31, 2020 19:30 - 7 minutes - 10.7 MB2020 will go down as a historic year for the arts, a forced cultural reset that gave a wide range of art usually cast to the side a large platform through streaming access during a global pandemic. Of the Top 11 films of 2020, three were able to have a traditional theatrical release where anyone could safely watch in theaters if they were old enough and close enough; the rest are alternative releases through different streaming platforms. Read the full article here. Follow. My ne...
Fear Itself: S1E10 "Chance"
December 30, 2020 17:45 - 4 minutes - 6.67 MBThe Fear Itself recap series continues with "Chance" from director John Dahl. Read the full article at The Avocado. Follow. ★ Support this podcast ★
My ISP Nightmare with Optimum Online
December 28, 2020 21:59 - 6 minutes - 9.49 MBMy upload got shut off with no warning on Friday morning and so far five and counting customer service representatives/technicians have not been able to fix it. Their solution is to blame me or say “they’ll make a not of it.” Read the full article here. ★ Support this podcast ★
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Review (Film, 2020)
December 28, 2020 19:30 - 4 minutes - 7.37 MBMa Rainey’s Black Bottom is one of the greatest stage to screen adaptations of all time, brought to life with impeccable tone and style by George C. Wolfe. Read the full review. Follow. #31Days: A Collection of Horror Essays is available on Ko-fi, Smashwords, and Amazon. ★ Support this podcast ★
Unconventional Christmas Stories
December 24, 2020 19:30 - 2 minutes - 4.46 MBSometimes it’s nice to celebrate Christmas with a less traditional story. I like to shake things up and celebrate all facets of the holiday season. Read the full article here. Follow. Pick up #31Days: A Collection of Horror Essays, Vol.1 on Ko-fi. ★ Support this podcast ★
Fear Itself: S1E09 "Something with Bite"
December 23, 2020 17:45 - 4 minutes - 6.75 MBThe Fear Itself recap series continues with Ernest Dickerson's werewolf comedy "Something with Bite." Buy #31Days: A Collection of Horror Essays, Vol.1 Follow Tip on Ko-fi. ★ Support this podcast ★
#31Days: A Collection of Horror Essays, Vol. 1
December 22, 2020 12:59 - 1 minute - 2.9 MB#31Days challenge is to watch a different horror film or TV show every day for the month of October. In his debut collection of non-fiction essays and reviews, professional media critic Robert J Gannon shares 65 original essays and reviews of horror media. Get the book here. Read the article. Follow. ★ Support this podcast ★
On the Preservation of Web Content
December 18, 2020 19:30 - 4 minutes - 8.67 MBWe teach our students that the Internet is forever as a cautionary tale. We do not teach them the memory of the Internet, what is truly saved, is use it or lose it. You can read the full article here. Follow. Tip on Ko-fi. ★ Support this podcast ★
Why I Stream
December 17, 2020 19:30 - 4 minutes - 9.14 MBI returned to streaming on Twitch after a many year hiatus from the platform. What brought me back and why did I leave at all? Read the full article here. Follow. TIp on Ko-fi. ★ Support this podcast ★
Fear Itself: S1E09 "Skin & Bones"
December 16, 2020 17:45 - 5 minutes - 9.66 MBOur Fear Itself series continues with Larry Fessenden's body/monster horror Skin & Bones. You can read the full review at The Avocado. Follow. Tip on Ko-fi. ★ Support this podcast ★
TikTok, Text-to-Speech, and Accessibility
December 15, 2020 19:30 - 4 minutes - 10.9 MBTikTok added an unexpected accessibility option in their new update. Text boxes can now be edited to use a text-to-speech feature so viewers can listen to rather than read on-screen text. You can read the full article here. Follow. Tip on Ko-fi. ★ Support this podcast ★
The Prom Review (Film, 2020)
December 14, 2020 19:30 - 5 minutes - 12.3 MBThe Prom is an adaptation of the new Broadway musical of the same name. Emma is blamed for the cancellation of her school's prom because she wanted to bring her girlfriend as a date, so a group of Broadway actors with a bad reputation swoop into town to save the day for PR. You can read the full review here. Follow. Tip on Ko-fi. ★ Support this podcast ★
Sin City: A Dame to Kill For Review (Film, 2014) The Archives
December 11, 2020 19:30 - 5 minutes - 9.57 MBSin City: A Dame to Kill for is the long-awaited sequel to Sin City, an anthology noir/thriller film adapted from the Frank Miller comics of the same name. You can read the full review here. Follow. Tip on Ko-fi. ★ Support this podcast ★
Dead by Daylight: Chapter XVIII: A Binding of Kin Review (DLC, 2020)
December 10, 2020 19:30 - 12 minutes - 22.6 MBThe new Dead by Daylight DLC introduces new killer the Twins and new survivor Elodie. Is it worth the buy? You can read the full review here. The Humble Bundle link is here. Follow. Tip on Ko-fi. ★ Support this podcast ★
Fear Itself: S1E07 "Community"
December 09, 2020 17:45 - 5 minutes - 10.1 MBMary Harron's Community is a horror film about a young couple discovering their dream home comes with unexpected costs in the idyllic gated community of The Commons. You can read the full article at The Avocado. Follow. Tip on Ko-fi. ★ Support this podcast ★
Morbid: The Seven Acolytes Review (PC Game, 2020)
December 08, 2020 19:30 - 3 minutes - 7.25 MBMorbid: The Seven Acolytes is a new Souls-like action/rpg game with horror elements and a retro graphics style. You have to defeat the seven acolytes before they destroy the world. You can read the full review here. Follow. Tip on Ko-fi. ★ Support this podcast ★
Cat and Ghostly Road Review (PC Game, 2020)
December 07, 2020 20:30 - 4 minutes - 7.67 MBCat and Ghostly Road is a point-n-click adventure game with a beautiful art style about a cat traveling to the spirit realm to save its owner's spirit form a demon. You can read the full review here. Follow. Tip on Ko-fi. ★ Support this podcast ★
A Shoggoth on the Roof: The Investigation Review (Short Film, 2000) The Archives
December 04, 2020 19:30 - 3 minutes - 5.8 MBA Shoggoth on the Roof: The Investigation is a short documentary about the almost-professionally-produced HP Lovecraft-inspired parody of Fiddler on the Roof. You can read the full review here. Follow. Sketching Details is now on Ko-fi. Tip us once or subscribe for as little as $1 a month to support our content across media. ★ Support this podcast ★
If Anything Happens I Love You Review (Short Film, 2020)
December 03, 2020 19:30 - 3 minutes - 6.55 MBA review of the animated short film If Anything Happens I Love You. You can read the full review here. Follow. Sketching Details is now on Ko-fi. Tip us once or subscribe for as little as $1 a month to support our content across media. ★ Support this podcast ★
Fear Itself: S1E06 "New Year's Day"
December 02, 2020 17:45 - 4 minutes - 8.18 MBIn New Year's Day, a woman wakes up with a hangover, no memories of the night before, and the knowledge that the world is ending becuase of a zombie outbreak. You can read the full review at The Avocado. Follow. Sketching Details is now on Ko-fi. Tip us once or subscribe for as little as $1 a month to support our content across media. ★ Support this podcast ★
Knock-knock, The Fae, and Revisiting Games as Text
December 01, 2020 19:30 - 4 minutes - 8.88 MBThe sign of a good game is replay value in some way. Knock-knock has so many ways to read it through suggestion, sound design, and bits and pieces of its own lore. Read the full article here. Follow. Sketching Details is now on Ko-fi. Tip us once or subscribe for as little as $1 a month to support our content across media. ★ Support this podcast ★
Don't Listen Review (Film, 2020)
November 30, 2020 19:30 - 3 minutes - 6.81 MBIn Don’t Listen (Voces), a family moves into a new home and faces a strange problem. Their son claims he hears voices that tell him to do things. The story occupies an unusual space between haunted house and evil child film and moves in very unexpected ways. You can read the full review here. Follow. Sketching Details is now on Ko-fi. Tip us once or subscribe for as little as $1 a month to support our content across media. ★ Support this podcast ★
A Short Vision Review (Short Film, 1956) The Archives
November 27, 2020 19:30 - 3 minutes - 7.47 MBA Short Vision is an experimental animated short from 1956 about the destructive power of nuclear weaponry. Read the full review here. Follow. Sketching Details is now on Ko-fi. Tip us once or subscribe for as little as $1 a month to support our content across media. ★ Support this podcast ★
63rd Annual Grammy Nominations
November 26, 2020 19:30 - 8 minutes - 16.2 MBThe 63rd Annual Grammy Nominations were announced on Tuesday, 24 November 2020. Here are some highlights. You can read the full article here. Here is the Best New Artist playlist mentioned in the article. Follow. Sketching Details is now on Ko-fi. Tip us once or subscribe for as little as $1 a month to support our content across media. ★ Support this podcast ★
Fear Itself: S1E05 "Fear Itself"
November 25, 2020 17:45 - 5 minutes - 9.72 MBThe next review in the Fear Itself series at The Avocado is Stuart Gordon's Eater, about a rookie cop battling it out with a cannibalistic serial killer. You can read the full review at The Avocado. Follow. Sketching Details is now on Ko-fi. Tip us once or subscribe for as little as $1 a month to support our content across media. ★ Support this podcast ★
On Captioning Social Video
November 24, 2020 19:30 - 5 minutes - 9.67 MBApps like TikTok continue to be inaccessible by their refusal to add in a real captioning feature to their social video app. Meanwhile, apps like Instagram pop up all the time, react to people requesting the feature, and do it without issue. You can read the full article here. Follow. Sketching Details is now on Ko-fi. Tip us once or subscribe for as little as $1 a month to support our content across media. ★ Support this podcast ★
Dead by Daylight No Bloodlust Test Weekend
November 23, 2020 19:30 - 7 minutes - 14.2 MBThe 4v1 asymmetrical survival horror game Dead by Daylight turned off the bloodlust mechanic this weekend to see how it would impact gameplay. Here's my own experience as a killer main in the game. Read the full article here. Dead by Daylight has a massive sale on Humble Bundle right now. You can peruse all the discounted DLC and core game options using my partner link. Follow. Sketching Details is now on Ko-fi. Tip us once or subscribe for as little as $1 a month to support our...
Invisible Agent Review (Film, 1942) The Archives
November 20, 2020 19:30 - 4 minutes - 7.85 MBInvisible Agent is the fourth film in the Invisible Man series, this one reset as a WWII propaganda film for the USA. The grandson of the original Invisible Man is convinced to spy on a German film star/spy with extensive connections to Hitler's regime using the secret formula. You can read the full review here. Follow. Sketching Details is now on Ko-fi. Tip us once or subscribe for as little as $1 a month to support our content across media. ★ Support this podcast ★
The Binding Review (Film, 2020)
November 19, 2020 19:30 - 4 minutes - 7.69 MBThe Binding is a new Italian horror film on Netflix, combining elements of Gothic Literature with the exorcism form in horror cinema. You can read the full review here. Follow. Sketching Details is now on Ko-fi. Tip us once or subscribe for as little as $1 a month to support our content across media. ★ Support this podcast ★
Fear Itself: S1E04 "In Sickness and In Health"
November 18, 2020 05:45 - 4 minutes - 9.26 MBThis one is all about the John Landis episode of Fear Itself called "In Sickness and In Health." A bride is given a note on her wedding day that lets her know her future husband is a serial killer. You can read the full post at The Avocado. Follow. Sketching Details is now on Ko-fi. Tip us once or subscribe for as little as $1 a month to support our content across media. ★ Support this podcast ★
BreakBlast Review (PC Game, 2020)
November 17, 2020 19:30 - 4 minutes - 8.71 MBBreakBlast is a new brick breaking action/puzzle game on PC. You can read the full review at Sketching Details. Follow. Sketching Details is now on Ko-fi. Tip us once or subscribe for as little as $1 a month to support our content across media. ★ Support this podcast ★
On Advocating for Accessibility in Digital Space
November 16, 2020 19:30 - 9 minutes - 17.7 MBWe all still have a lot of work to do to make the Internet and digital technology an accessible space for all people. Here's a rundown of what I'm doing on my platforms and the boundary I have to navigate between advocacy and self-exploitation. You can read the full article here. Follow Sketching Details is now on Ko-fi. Tip us once or subscribe for as little as $1 a month to support our content across media. ★ Support this podcast ★
Fear(s) of the Dark Review (Film, 2008) The Archives
November 13, 2020 19:30 - 5 minutes - 9.67 MBFear(s) of the Dark is a black and white animated anthology horror film. Six visual artists were challenged to create original short horror films about their deepest fears. Read the full review here. Follow. Sketching Details is now on Ko-fi. Tip us once or subscribe for as little as $1 a month to support our content across media. ★ Support this podcast ★
Monster Train Updates (Game, 2020)
November 12, 2020 19:30 - 5 minutes - 9.39 MBMonster Train, the inventive roguelike deck building game where you control the powers of Hell trying to reignite the Hell’s flame, has released to massive and free gameplay updates since its release in July. Here’s a rundown of how the game has changed. Read the full article here. Get the game at Humble Bundle at a discount through my partner link here. Follow. Sketching Details is now on Ko-fi. Tip us once or subscribe for as little as $1 a month to support our content across ...
Fear Itself: S1E03 "Family Man"
November 11, 2020 17:45 - 5 minutes - 9.72 MBFamily Man, directed by Ronnie Yu, is the third episode of Fear Itself. It's about a loving husband and father who swaps bodies with a serial killer during surgery at a hospital. You can read the full review at The Avocado. Follow. Sketching Details is now on Ko-fi. Tip us once or subscribe for as little as $1 a month to support our content across media. ★ Support this podcast ★
Cadaver (Kadaver) Review (Film, 2020)
November 10, 2020 19:30 - 4 minutes - 7.83 MBCadaver (Kadaver) is a new Netflix original horror film from Norway about a family attending an immersive theatrical performance after surviving the apocalypse. You can read the full review here. Follow Sketching Details is now on Ko-fi. Tip us once or subscribe for as little as $1 a month to support our content across media. ★ Support this podcast ★
Dead by Daylight 4.3.0 Mid-Chapter Patch Review (Video Game, 2020)
November 09, 2020 19:30 - 7 minutes - 13.1 MBDead by Daylight released its new mid-chapter patch, marking major shifts in graphics, perks, and gameplay. You can read the full review here. The Humble Bundle link is here. Follow. Sketching Details is now on Ko-fi. Tip us once or subscribe for as little as $1 a month to support our content across media. ★ Support this podcast ★
Inner Demons Review (Film, 2014) The Archives
November 06, 2020 19:30 - 4 minutes - 8.36 MBInner Demons is a possession/exorcism film and a satire of docudrama reality shows. A teenager who believes she is possessed by the devil enters an addiction recovery center that is the location of a reality show. You can read the full review here. Sketching Details is now on Ko-fi. Tip us once or subscribe for as little as $1 a month to help support more content across media. Follow ★ Support this podcast ★
A Reflection on the 74th Annual Tony Award Nominations
November 05, 2020 19:30 - 8 minutes - 16.5 MBThe nominations for the 74th Annual Tony Awards came out last month, reflecting the shows that played on broadway from May 2019 to March 2020. The shortened season and delayed nomination due to Covid-19 created some interesting surprising. You can read the written article here. Sketching Details is now on Ko-fi. Tip us once or subscribe for as little as $1 a month to help support more content across media. Follow ★ Support this podcast ★
Fear Itself: S1E02 "Spooked"
November 04, 2020 17:45 - 4 minutes - 9.33 MBA review of the Fear Itself episode "Spooked." A corrupt police detective is told by a suspect he kills that he will never be able to forget what he did. You can read the written review here. Sketching Details is now on Ko-fi. Tip us once or subscribe for as little as $1 a month to help support more content across media. Follow ★ Support this podcast ★
Introducing Ko-fi
November 04, 2020 16:30 - 2 minutes - 5.42 MBAn introduction to Ko-fi, the social media fundraising platform that Sketching Details is using for tips, subscriptions, an online shop, and commissions. You can read the written article here. Sketching Details is now on Ko-fi. Tip us once or subscribe for as little as $1 a month to help support more content across media. Follow ★ Support this podcast ★
Doki Doki Literature Club and the Ethics of Horror
November 03, 2020 19:30 - 11 minutes - 21.8 MBDoki Doki Literature Club! is one of the most infamous indie horror games of all time, betraying your initial expectations with a brutal twist that turns a visual novel into pure psychological horror. But it is an ethical style of horror? You can read the written article here. Sketching Details is now on Ko-fi. Tip us once or subscribe for as little as $1 a month to help support more content across media. Follow ★ Support this podcast ★
What the Constitution Means to Me Review (Film, 2020)
November 02, 2020 19:30 - 6 minutes - 11.7 MBA review of the proshot of Heidi Schreck's Broadway play What the Constitution Means to Me, directed for the screen by Marielle Heller and available to stream on Amazon Prime. You can read the written review here. Sketching Details is now on Ko-fi. Tip us once or subscribe for as little as $1 a month to help support more content across media. Follow ★ Support this podcast ★