Mastodawn

We have another quick break in our scheduled programming today, back to the pixelated horrors of hell's invasion. This time, though, we're not at some Hi-Tech moon base or the rust-n-blood landscapes of Hell. No, today we're taking a look at MyHouse.wad

That's right, this totally normal tour through someone's home took the retro gaming scene by storm a few years back, and was such a treat to explore through! Everything from the engine trickery, to the soundtrack, to the custom enemies, all employed to such finesse that the end result was so polished and well thought out that even with years of experience playing this game and knowing the mapping tricks, I still got caught off guard with portions of this playthrough.

No joke, I still to this day find myself thinking back on this map fondly, wishing I could forget I had played it so that I could experience it fresh for the first time again. If you haven't heard of this map and are interested in a boomer shooter adaptation of #HouseOfLeaves you should go play this map, then come back and enjoy the VOD.

https://youtu.be/4fH_NKjtzmw

#Gaming #VideoGames #Streaming #LetsPlay #LiveStream #Twitch #TwitchStreamer #SmallStreamer #RetroGames #BoomerShooters #Doom

MyHouse.wad // Doom II // UZVOD 2023-05-14

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Anne Ominous Apr 4

has anyone out there read House of Leaves? it's a mysterious, fascinating book that i love

now A24 is doing a movie, Backrooms.
the preview reminds me of that book, but apparently, this movie is related to an old 4Chan post?
anyone know anything about that?

#movies #books #bookstodon #Backrooms #A24 #HouseOfLeaves

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIH8Nkb2V_c

BACKROOMS | Official Trailer

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Pink Apr 3

Never thought I'd find the yuri House of Leaves niche on Tumblr

#tumblr #yuri #house-of-leaves

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Mx. Luna Corbden 🐸Mar 30

I'm writing a parody sequel to House of Leaves about being trapped in an endless IKEA.

I'm calling it Couch of Twigs.

#HouseOfLeaves #books

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Mx. Luna Corbden 🐸Mar 30

Commonalities between Neverending Story and House of Leaves:

- Multiple layers of reality
- Center around books with mysterious origins received from an old man
- Reading the book changes whoever reads it
- A boy protagonist abandoned by his mother
- The Nothing, a void personified by a stalking monster, representing a flaw of the mind
- Deal with trauma via an impossible world
- The impossible world changes based on the mentality of the protagonist
- Subtle fourth wall breaks
- Soundtracks

#HouseOfLeaves #books

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Mx. Luna Corbden 🐸Mar 30

House of Leaves is just Neverending Story for adult trauma.

#HouseOfLeaves #books

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Mx. Luna Corbden 🐸Mar 28

Navidson: Why won't you publish my documentary??

Film Producer: Well, first there's the pacing issue.

Navidson: YES!!! That's what I've been trying to explain! The house measures a half pace bigger on the inside!!

#HouseOfLeaves #books

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Mx. Luna Corbden 🐸Mar 28

(See what I did there in describing the video length?)

#HouseOfLeaves #books

Mx. Luna Corbden 🐸Mar 28

Ohhhhhhh. Sagan Hawkes just dropped a three and a half mile essay about The House Of Leaves..........

(If you haven't read the book, go do that first, and since he's gonna tie this in with MyHouse.wad, then play that or watch a playthrough, and only then watch the essay.)

(Seriously. House of Leaves is not a read so much as an experience. It's the book I feel the most about every time I'm reminded it exists.)

https://youtu.be/93oMgqBz-TU

#HouseOfLeaves #books