“In a community that stresses macho male sexual stories as a highlight of all conversation…” So begins “Aberdeen,” a monologue from Kurt Cobain’s “Montage of Heck”. It’s an origin story, of sorts, a look at some of the teenage experiences of drugs, sex, and trauma that so often give way to great rock’n’roll—or simply to [...]

A Christmas Carol is one of my favorite holiday stories, and I often seek out different adaptations of it just to see some new flavor in this classic story. While I mixed out on their 2014 live-action production and their 2020 virtual one, I was incredibly happy to see The Speakeasy Society announce that they [...]

Haunted houses are typically viewed as tangible locations that one can physically visit. However, Blackheart Collective’s A HAUNTED HOUSE (AHH) successfully proved that a haunted house does not need to be physically experienced in the flesh in order to be soul-wrenchingly tragic and terrifying. Blackheart Collective has quickly become a pioneer in the online immersive [...]

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere we go. Take a look at the Count’s Den, it’s glistening once again with vampires and dinner parties galore! Immersive Art Collective’s (IAC) BITE: Season’s Bleedings (BITE) provides a perfect blend of horror, laughs, and togetherness in the form of a delightful dinner soiree with a [...]

I hold the chess piece in my hand and pause before finally making my move. Dr. Summers nods and smiles. “Well played. Now I want to ask you something Steven. Are you still seeing the masked men?” I nod. My therapist takes his next move. I’ve lost another piece. I move my rook back defensively [...]

Halloween may have come to a seemingly abrupt ending despite personally celebrating it for at least a couple of months now. However, the end of spooky season thankfully does not mean the end of horror-based experiences. PDXtreme Horror’s INTTN (INITIATION) demonstrated how extreme horror tactics can be effectively utilized in a virtual setting at any [...]

I have always marveled at Los Angeles’s ability to house many hidden gems in the strangest of alleys. Intruder Escape’s CLOWN ACADEMY demonstrated how a tiny, secluded space could be transformed into a school fit for any aspiring clown. CLOWN ACADEMY is Intruder Escape’s fourth experience, and one that seemed to both follow in its [...]