Whispers in the Dark
33 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThe Whispers in the Dark podcast is an off the wall show on all things horror game related. Join CJ and an assortment of co-hosts in comedic yet in-depth discussions on horror games.
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Episode 97: The Resident Evil 3 Review
April 18, 2020 17:08 - 1 hourWe're back, folks! With the recent release of Resident Evil 3, we have an all-new episode of the Whispers in the Dark podcast. Join us as we jump into the latest Capcom release in the Resident Evil series and hear us discuss what we liked, disliked, and hope for from the series' future. We start out talking about the game without any spoilers, and once we jump into our thoughts on the game's story, we give a spoiler warning -- so you can listen to our thoughts worry free! Please leave feedba...
Episode 96: Resident Evil 2 Remake (Finally)
March 02, 2019 15:31 - 1 hour - 64.4 MBAfter letting the long-awaited Resident Evil 2 remake soak into our pores, marinating our bodies with nostalgia, we have come together to bring you a new episode of the Whispers in the Dark Podcast! That's right, folks. The one game you've been asking us about in the comments sections across all of our channels for years is the topic of the hour. Join us as we hop back into the saddle to talk about what very may well be one of the best games in the survival horror genre ever. Even if you have...
Episode 95: All About The Evil Within 2
May 20, 2017 22:14 - 1 hour - 82 MBOn the latest episode of our podcast, we discuss the surprisingly great The Evil Within 2. Tango Gameworks' survival horror revival series is elevated to a whole new level with its second entry. We discuss what we thought about the game and move into spoiler territory at 32:25. If you want to listen to the episode without spoilers, simply stop at that time. We speculate on the game's story and what's in store for the future. Download the episode to hear our theories! Jordan joins us for the...
Episode 94: The Outlast 2 Review
May 20, 2017 22:14 - 1 hour - 95.6 MBToday we talk about the second biggest survival horror release so far in 2017: Outlast 2! We've waited a long time to see how Red Barrels follows up with their breathtaking first IP, and we had a lot to say regarding its gameplay, story, and potential successor titles. If you'd like to avoid heavy story talk, there's a spoiler warning at 00:32:00. Please leave feedback, share, subscribe, and give us a nice review on iTunes when you're done listening! Note: The podcast feed URL has been mov...
Episode 93: The Resident Evil 7 Review
February 18, 2017 20:36 - 1 hour - 70.5 MBWoah, it's been awhile, huh? Well, we're back with the most hotly anticipated topic of this podcast: Resident Evil 7! We spent years talking about what we hoped the sequel to Resident Evil 6 needs to be like. Now we're talking about what we thought of it after playing (some of multiple times). On this episode we answer your questions, talk about gameplay mechanics, the game's story (spoilers begin at the 00:48:00 mark) and what we hope from the DLC and sequel. Please leave feedback, share, ...
Episode 92: Go Tell Aunt Rhod-E3
June 27, 2016 16:03 - 1 hour - 55.3 MBOn this timely episode of the Whispers' podcast, the gang is back from E3 and finally get all of the hype off their chests. A surprising number of horror announcements dropped, and we couldn't have been more excited to be on the show floor this year. Yes, Resident Evil 7 happened and we talk about it! You can finally stop asking what we think Capcom will do with it. Please leave feedback, share, subscribe, and give us a nice review on iTunes when you're done listening!
Episode 91: Getting Lit With Dark Souls
May 07, 2016 17:37 - 1 hour - 41.7 MBOn this soulful episode of the Whispers in the Dark podcast, we talk all about Dark Souls 3 (and previous games in the series) extensively. Spoilers are abound for the main Souls entries as we talk about our personal experiences with From Software's latest epic, and how it fits into the series. The lore, mechanics, strategies and speculation are discussed, so strap in for why we love these games. Please leave feedback, share, subscribe, and give us a nice review on iTunes when you're done li...
Episode 90: Layers of Inspiration
March 12, 2016 18:27 - 1 hour - 40.6 MBOn this artistic episode of the Whispers in The Dark podcast, we talk about Layers of Fear. The first half of the podcast is a spoilercast where we talk about the sequence of events, symbolism, and our overall impressions of this new game in the survival horror genre. For the second half of the podcast we talk about Kojima Productions' influence on the horror genre and P.T as an inspiration to indie devs, for better or worse. Alyson Road, Visage, and other inspired titles along with Layers of...
Epsiode 89: The REmake Debate
February 06, 2016 22:20 - 1 hour - 50.9 MBOn this fan-service-y episode of the Whispers' podcast, Rourke returns along with our newest editor Bradley, to discuss Resident Evil Zero Remaster and the upcoming Resident Evil 2 REmake. All three of us have played Capcom's Resident Evil Zero Remaster and we start of the show with an evaluation of the game and its fresh new coat of paint. The latter half of the podcast is us discussing what we would like to see from the Resident Evil 2 REmake, with ideas on how Capcom can leverage the rece...
Episode 88: Talking SOMA with Frictional Games' Thomas Grip
December 15, 2015 13:47 - 1 hour - 49.4 MBOn this episode of the Whispers in the Dark podcast, we interview Frictional Games' (Amnesia, Penumbra) Creative Director Thomas Grip on his studio's latest game, SOMA. If you haven't already played the game, be warned that this episode acts as an inside look into the game's development and as a spoilercast. You will have the story spoiled! Thomas goes over the production and initial design of SOMA, original concepts, gameplay trivia, the SOMA miniseries, player reactions, existentialism, an...
Episode 87: Tropes Interrupted
August 15, 2015 19:46 - 41 minutes - 24 MBOn this grounded episode of the Whispers‘ podcast, Kyle and I talk about the portrayal of mental illness in horror games. Prepare for some heartfelt criticism of the genre for demonizing illnesses that still lack full understanding in society. We talk about our personal experiences, examples of poor representation, and resources those suffering can utilize (like Take This). The horror genre needs to get past asylums and and schizos right? Better games will come out of leaving those tropes beh...
Episode 86: Perché Konami? Perché!?
May 18, 2015 14:37 - 1 hour - 36.4 MBOn this reanimated episode of the Whispers in The Dark podcast, we relaunch the show in a topical format by taking a look at the cancellation of Silent Hills. New voices join myself, Kyle, and Whitney as we discuss the timeline of events leading up to the official confirmation that Silent Hills is no longer in production, our thoughts on P.T. as a piece of interactive content, and what we hope for from the series if it does continue. We'll be sticking to this format, so give us some suggesti...
Episode 85: Johnny Bravo's Ultimate Despair
February 25, 2015 13:19 - 1 hour - 37.2 MBOn this studly episode of the Whispers' podcast, the gang talks about the Persona 5 and Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls announcements, The Order: 1886 and Dying Light and their respective reviews, NightCry getting funded, what we'd like to see from Condemned 3, and our early E3 excitement. Please leave feedback, share, subscribe, and give us a nice review on iTunes when you're done listening!
Episode 84: Bishonen Chic
January 25, 2015 15:43 - 1 hour - 47.5 MBOn this natural episode of the Whispers' podcast, the crew talks about the latest three releases (Gat out of Hell, Resident Evil, and H1Z1), what Capcom should do after the success of Remaster, Early Access abuse and consumer accountability, ghost fighting guidos, and NightCry's Kickstarter. Please leave feedback, share, subscribe, and give us a nice review on iTunes when you're done listening!
Episode 83: Crimson Daddy
January 12, 2015 19:11 - 1 hour - 47.4 MBOn this refreshing episode of the Whispers' podcast, we introduce one of our newest editors, Mackenzie. We also talk about what we did and received over the holidays, our latest played games, our GOTY games, how The Evil Within poorly handles mental illness and subtlety, the Five Nights series, and 2015's newly announced horror titles. Please leave feedback, share, subscribe, and give us a nice review on iTunes when you're done listening!
Episode 82: Sexual Symbiote
December 14, 2014 16:37 - 1 hour - 38.7 MBOn this sexy episode of the Whispers' podcast, Kyle and I talk about the The Video Game Awards and PlayStation Experience, Reggie and Geoff's chemistry, our Game of the Year nominees, movies we've watched that you should too, space colonization, reboots, and voice actors. Please leave feedback, share, subscribe, and give us a nice review on iTunes when you're done listening!
Episode 81: Sonic Diesel
November 24, 2014 17:30 - 1 hour - 37.9 MBOn this familial episode of the Whispers' podcast, the gang talks about mental illness in horror games as an expanded look on Kyle's article; we talk Resident Evil Remaster; we sacrifice the cast of Sonic; Whitney explains how to get away with murder; Chris Tucker becomes MonoKuma; and for some reason celebrities are brought up several times. Please leave feedback, share, subscribe, and give us a nice review on iTunes when you're done listening!
Episode 80: Rustled Jammies
November 12, 2014 23:55 - 1 hour - 53.5 MBOn this fantastical episode of the Whispers' podcast, the crew returns from their hiatus to talk about Alien: Isolation versus The Evil Within, indie developers hurting their own careers (and how to avoid PR nightmares and take criticism), the fear of mental illness and representation in media, framerate drama, censorship in games, Kyle confesses his love for bad guys, and a whole bunch of other weird stuff. Please leave feedback, share, subscribe, and give us a nice review on iTunes when yo...
Episode 79: Git Gud
October 18, 2014 16:02 - 1 hour - 51.4 MBOn this spicy episode of the Whispers' podcast, Whitney graces us with her new e-famous presence; we talk about the crappy moments in the Alien and Predator series; I reflect on my time with Resident Evil: Revelations 2; we worry about the Resident Evil TV show that was announced; and then we talk about the two biggest horror releases of the year: Alien: Isolation and The Evil Within. Also, these game's aren't that hard. Git Gud. Please leave feedback, share, subscribe, and give us a nice re...
Episode 78: Baby Bird
September 28, 2014 16:48 - 1 hour - 44.8 MBOn this scaly episode of the Whispers' podcast we talk about the hilarity that is the 90s film Anaconda; Nintendo's struggles with the Wii U; Resident Evil: Revelations 2 plot's and how predictable it probably will be; Danganronpa 2's perfection; the Resident Evil series' poor writing and excessive melodrama; Project Scissors, and our concerns for The Evil Within on PC. Please leave feedback, share, subscribe, and give us a nice review on iTunes when you're done listening!
Episode 76: Fight Nights at SJW's
August 31, 2014 16:59 - 1 hour - 49.7 MBOn this manic episode of the Whispers' podcast we talk about the latest film and television that we've seen, why I hate Resident Evil: Revelations, the phenomena that is Fight Nights at Freddy's, e-drama as of late, the Resident Evil Remaster's visual changes, and why we the Silent Hill series. Please leave feedback, share, subscribe, and give us a nice review on iTunes when you're done listening!
Episode 75: Nicholas Sparks' True Evil
August 18, 2014 18:18 - 1 hour - 53.2 MBOn this beautiful episode of the Whispers in the Dark podcast, we talk about Capcom's upcoming Resident Evil Remaster and why it's important, Until Dawn's return, Silent Hills' plural scariness, Matthew Mcconaughey's existential crisis over being on deviantart as someone's husbando, first v.s. third person horror, the plight of Vita owners, and much more! Please leave feedback, share, subscribe, and give us a nice review on iTunes when you're done listening!
Episode 77: Goodbye Evil
August 14, 2014 15:23 - 1 hour - 55.4 MBOn this destined episode of the Whispers' podcast, Kyle talks about Destiny and its divisive nature; we mull over Resident Evil: Revelations 2 details and what we fear, expect, and hope for; the abundance of horror games on the horizon; our review for Danganronpa 2 (which is objectively better than Resident Evil) and Dead Rising; and we also give our thoughts on what we hope to see from the horror genre if its popularity continues. Please leave feedback, share, subscribe, and give us a nice ...
Episode 74.5: Norman ReedusS
August 13, 2014 23:33 - 50 minutes - 29.1 MBOn this...OH MY GOD SILENT HILL... episode of the Whispers in the Dark podcast (which is just a partial episode) we talk about the surprise Silent Hill announcement. Whitney, Kyle, and myself talk about the P.T. demo that was revealed at PlayStation's Gamescom conference. We speculate what Kojima and Guillermo Del Toro's roles will be, when we could possibly expect the game, what kind of horror game it will be, and what were our thoughts on the demo. Silent Hill is back! Please leave feedb...
Episode 74: 50 Shades of Better Feeling
August 03, 2014 18:00 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBOn this remastered episode of the Whispers' podcast, we talk about the multiple The Last of Us projects (Remastered, One Night Live, and the film), The Walking Dead 'Amid The Ruins' drop in quality, bad movies, what we would change if given a time machine, why intellectual exercises in games are great, Kyle and I's DayZ adventures, and a whole lot more. Please leave feedback, share, subscribe, and give us a nice review on iTunes when you're done listening!
Episode 73: Based on Actual Events
July 21, 2014 22:28 - 1 hour - 65.7 MBOn this engaging episode of the Whispers in the Dark podcast, the gang talks about ghost cops; iffy horror movies; the latest horror gaming news; the new Doom; Nintendo's treatment of the Fatal Frame IP; thriller v.s horror; retro horror games; and silly Kickstarters. Please leave feedback, share, subscribe, and give us a nice review on iTunes when you're done listening!
Movie Commentary #3: Resident Evil
July 08, 2014 15:20 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBWe're back with our third movie commentary - this time with Paul W.S. Anderson's first Resident Evil adaptation. The Resident Evil movie series may have become a trainwreck of bad performances, shoddy CGI, and braindead plots, but the first film is still entertaining and not bad at all. It's a cool sci-fi story with some good action moments, and it happens to be based on a video game series we cover extensively! Instructions on how to sync your playback can be found within the commentary tr...
Episode 72: Metal in Action
June 29, 2014 18:59 - 1 hour - 54 MBOn this thoughtful episode of the Whispers' podcast, the crew talks about some more E3 game impressions, Metal Gear Solid V's trailer, Tumblr, the hopeful future of video game films, concerns over Early Access, and the latest horror gaming news.
Episode: 71: JJJ's E3 Exposé
June 15, 2014 19:54 - 1 hour - 64.7 MBOn this E3-centric episode of the Whispers' podcast, Whitney and Kyle grill me about my E3 experiences and get me up to speed with some announcements that I missed. We also talk about Godzilla, XMen: Days of Future Past, clubbin', Shinji Mikami, cats, and a host of other things. It was a busy week, so hear our thoughts by downloading the show! Please leave feedback, share, subscribe, and give us a nice review on iTunes when you're done listening.
Episode 70: Oprhan Hoof
June 01, 2014 18:11 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBOn this awkward episode of the Whispers' podcast, Whitney and I (and then her sister Sarah) go over some gaming news, the latest reviews we've published, our extensive The Evil Within preview, and then we read a horrible Twitter exchange between two pony-vampire vore enthusiasts (starting at 1:19:00). Why? Because E3 is around the corner and we've got nothing to do until then. Please leave feedback, share, subscribe, and give us a nice review on iTunes when you're done listening.
Silent Hill Revelation Commentary
March 10, 2013 17:26 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBWe're launching a commentary series in which we watch good, bad, and laughable movies for your enjoyment! What's a commentary, you say? Well, it's simply a recording of us watching a movie and talking about it in real time. Once we're done, you can take that recording and watch it along with the movie. It'll be like we're in the theater talking too much! Our first movie commentary is for Silent Hill Revelation 3D, the second Silent Hill film adaptation. If you're a long time reader, you may ...
Episode 22: Book of Memories Interview
June 24, 2012 03:40 - 1 hour - 48.2 MBOn this special episode of the Whispers in The Dark podcast, Whitney and I talk to Tomm Hulett and Adam Tierney, the producer and director of Silent Hill: Book of Memories, respectively. Silent Hill: Book of Memories is the newest spinoff in the Silent Hill series. Rather than being a traditional Silent Hill title, BoM is an isometric multiplayer dungeon crawler on the Playstation Vita and because of its drastic gameplay differences, a lot of fans have been wary on accepting the game into the...
Interview: A chat with Troy Baker
August 27, 2011 16:51 - 31 minutes - 20.4 MBA few nights ago I had a chat with videogame voice actor Troy Baker. You may know him from his most recent game, Catherine. Troy voiced Vincent Brooks, a man with serious women issues. Those issues will continue now that Troy has been revealed as the new voice actor for Silent Hill 2's James Sunderland in the Silent Hill: HD Collection. If you have yet to play Silent Hill 2, I won't spoil it for you; I'll just say that James has problems with the ladies as well. Troy discusses his thoughts o...