Operation Backlog Completion 2026

It’s Time for Celebrating All Things Spooky 2026!

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Oct 022026
 

Here I am, neck-deep in both Hundred Line and Fire Emblem, and suddenly I look at the calendar and see it’s October.

I almost skipped Celebrating All Things Spooky this year, just like how I skipped the romance and mystery celebrations.

“But no,” I said to myself, “Celebrating All Things Spooky is where it all started. On top of that, you’re (possibly) associated with horror more than the other two. You can’t cancel it!”

So here we are, ready to kick off Celebrating All Things Spooky 2026!

As usual, the bulk of my content this month will be spooky game reviews.

I’ll cover games I played before but never discussed here, games I’m playing for the first time, and in general, anything I can fit under the nebulous category of “spooky.” (Remember when I decided Zero Time Dilemma counted?) My goal is to have a new review each Monday/Wednesday/Friday in October after today, although I might cut that down if I get too overwhelmed.

I’m also holding a sale this month, like I sometimes do, but this one is different.

Instead of holding an Amazon sale like I have in previous months, this year’s sale will be at Smashwords! From now until the end of the month, you can get The Book at Dernier for only $1.50 at Smashwords. I may bring my other stories to Smashwords, as well.

Finally, the tradition continues with a contest this year!

Contest

All you have to do to enter the contest is participate! Every comment you leave on my blog earns you a point, and the three participants with the highest number of points at the end of the month get to choose a prize!

This year, the available prizes are:

  • Alan Wake (gift sent through Steam)
  • Alan Wake’s American Nightmare (gift sent through Steam)
  • Not It: Spookiest Edition (gift sent through Steam)
  • Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo (gift sent through Steam)
  • Paranormasight: The Mermaid’s Curse (gift sent through Steam)
  • Silent Hill 4: The Room (gift sent through GOG)
  • Dead Age (Steam code)
  • Lakeview Cabin Collection (Steam code)
  • eBook copy of The Book at Dernier
  • eBook copy of It Came Back
  • $15 sent through PayPal
  • You pick a game for me to review!

If you choose the review option, your chosen game must be something I either own or is easily obtainable, which you can discuss with me beforehand. It must be a single game, not a collection (although the chosen game can be part of a collection). I will start playing it in November.

Now, read on for the full rules:

  • No purchase is necessary.
  • Only comments made between October 2, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT and October 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM EDT will be counted.
  • 1 non-spam, non-anonymous comment on any Celebrating All Things Spooky blog post (including replies to other comments or posts from previous years) = 1 point.
  • You must use an email address or website URL (or include another way of contacting you) in your comment so I can contact you if you win.
  • You must earn at least 5 points to qualify for a prize.
  • The top 3 qualifying point earners will win prizes.
  • The person with the most points will get their first pick of the prizes. The person with the second most points will pick second, and the person with the third most points will pick third.
  • In the event of a tie, tied winners will be contacted at the same time. A tie for third place will allow for more than 3 winners. If tied winners choose the same prize, duplicate prizes will be possible.
  • The winner will be contacted by November 2, 2026.

Ready? All right, let’s get started and enjoy this month of October!

Got any spooky games you’re planning to play?

Celebrating All Things Spooky 2025 is Here!

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Oct 012025
 

October is here, and I’ll be honest, I was tempted not to do Celebrating All Things Spooky this year, considering how backed up my backlog has become even by my standards!

But with some good horror games looming over me, I decided to go ahead with it anyway. Just be aware that I might not be able to stick to my usual pace of reviews (although I’ll still try). So let’s get started with Celebrating All Things Spooky 2025!

Contest

As usual, there will be a contest! Be sure to pay attention to the rules, as some details have changed.

Prizes:

  • Alan Wake (gift sent through Steam)
  • Alan Wake’s American Nightmare (gift sent through Steam)
  • Not It: Spookiest Edition (gift sent through Steam)
  • Silent Hill 4: The Room (gift sent through GOG)
  • Dead Age (Steam code)
  • Lakeview Cabin Collection (Steam code)
  • Tormented Souls (gift sent through Steam)
  • eBook copy of The Book at Dernier
  • eBook copy of It Came Back
  • $15 sent through PayPal
  • You pick a game for me to review!

If you choose the review option, your chosen game must be something I either own or is easily obtainable, which you can discuss with me beforehand. It must be a single game, not a collection (although the chosen game can be part of a collection). I will start playing it in November.

Rules:

  • No purchase is necessary.
  • Only comments made between October 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM EDT and October 31, 2025 at 11:59 PM EDT will be counted.
  • 1 non-spam, non-anonymous comment on any Celebrating All Things Spooky blog post, including replies to other comments or posts from previous years = 1 point.
  • You must use an email address or website URL (or include another way of contacting you) in your comment so I can contact you if you win.
  • You must earn at least 5 points to qualify for a prize.
  • The top 3 qualifying point earners will win prizes.
  • The person with the most points will get their first pick of the prizes. The person with the second most points will pick second, and the person with the third most points will pick third.
  • In the event of a tie, tied winners will be contacted at the same time. A tie for third place will allow for more than 3 winners. If tied winners choose the same prize, duplicate prizes will be possible.
  • The winner will be contacted by November 2, 2025.

Sale

Meanwhile, you’ve got some sales to watch out for again! For the rest of this week and up through the weekend, my zombie comedy novella The Zombie Mishap is available on Amazon for just $0.99!

Looking for something a bit scarier? As we get closer to Halloween, watch for similar sales on my horror novellas The Book at Dernier and It Came Back!

When it comes to the visual novels I’ve worked on, the lighthearted supernatural otome game The Last Act is currently on sale on Steam! Meanwhile, I don’t know if the horror visual novel Not It will get a sale closer to Halloween or not, but I’ll keep an eye out.

Conclusion

For the rest of the month, I’ll highlight horror games and other spooky games (and sometimes other media) as often as possible, giving this blog a spooky feel in honor of Halloween. I’ll try to cover a variety of game types and styles, so stay tuned.

The scariest thing facing me is my backlog, but don’t worry about that. Let’s get Celebrating All Things Spooky 2025 started!

Celebrating All Things Mysterious 2025 is Here!

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May 022025
 

It’s May already? Part of me is still convinced it’s March, but the calendar has moved on regardless of how I feel.

So that means it’s time to celebrate mystery games all month long in this year’s Celebrating All Things Mysterious!

And by “all things,” I mean it’ll be games 99% of the time.

I’m still drowning in my backlog, but I’ve decided to return to multiple reviews per week this May anyway. Of course, a regular post could always be superseded by exciting enough news (this would be a great time for an Ace Attorney announcement, just saying).

As always, Celebrating All Things Mysterious 2025 will include a contest that you can participate in just by leaving comments on relevant posts!

Contest

Rules:

  • No purchase is necessary.
  • Only comments made between May 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM EDT and May 31, 2025 at 11:59 PM EDT will be counted.
  • Each non-spam, non-anonymous comment on any Celebrating All Things Mysterious blog post earns you 1 point. Replies to other people’s comments, as well as comments on past years’ Celebrating All Things Mysterious posts, are also eligible.
  • You must use an email address or website URL (or include another way of contacting you) in your comment so I can contact you if you win.
  • The top 3 point earners will win prizes.
  • The person with the most points will get their first pick of the prizes. The person with the second most points will pick second, and the person with the third most points will pick third.
  • In the event of a tie, tied winners will be contacted at the same time. A tie for third place will allow for more than 3 winners. If tied winners choose the same prize, duplicate prizes will be possible.
  • The winner will be contacted by June 2, 2025.

Prizes:

  • Domino Lady Volume 3 (ebook)
  • Domino Lady Volume 4 (ebook)
  • Phoenix Wright Trilogy (gift sent through Steam)
  • The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles (gift sent through Steam)
  • Apollo Justice Trilogy (gift sent through Steam)
  • Ace Attorney Investigations Collection (gift sent through Steam)
  • AI: The Somnium Files (gift sent through Steam)
  • Judgment (gift sent through Steam)
  • Lost Judgment (gift sent through Steam)
  • $15 sent through PayPal
  • You pick a game for me to review!

If you choose the review option, your chosen game must be something I either own or is easily obtainable, which you can discuss with me beforehand. It must be a single game, not a collection (although the chosen game can be part of a collection). I will start playing it in June.

Promotion

In the meantime, consider checking out my Domino Lady stories (unless you’re hoping to win one as a prize). Both of these pulp fiction stories feature the masked vigilante on new adventures. In “The Domino Lady Takes the Case,” she takes on a suspicious murder case when the official investigation appears to be a cover-up. You can find it in Domino Lady Volume 3.

And in Domino Lady Volume 4, you’ll find my story “The Domino Lady Deceived,” in which she pulls off a daring heist only to discover that a mysterious rival got there first!

Conclusion

All right, look forward to a month full of mystery! Are there any mystery games (or other stories) you’re especially interested in these days?

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