Jay
@notfunnyj.bsky.social
Freelance horror writer, yapper, and purveyor of nonsense. Apologies in advance.
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@notfunnyj.bsky.social
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Casual quarterly re-introduction post!
Hey! I'm Jay, a freelance writer and podcaster yapping about all things indie horror!
If you’re an editor or developer in need of coverage, I’m your guy!
DM or email Jaykrieger7(@)gmail.com
Portfolio: clippings.me/jaykrieger
Blog: medium.com/@SaveScum
Hey! I'm Jay, a freelance writer and podcaster yapping about all things indie horror!
If you’re an editor or developer in need of coverage, I’m your guy!
DM or email Jaykrieger7(@)gmail.com
Portfolio: clippings.me/jaykrieger
Blog: medium.com/@SaveScum
Save Scum's usual Monday post will be pushed to Tuesday to coincide with the release of a game that will surely stirrup plenty of conversation before the year's end.
November 30, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Save Scum's usual Monday post will be pushed to Tuesday to coincide with the release of a game that will surely stirrup plenty of conversation before the year's end.
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Xenovember day 19! There's a bit of a story behind this one, because it's pretty much where my whole career took a very solid turning point. Hit the link if you're keen to read, but if not, this is the piece that started it all...
www.instagram.com/p/DRRfn07EtiU/
www.instagram.com/p/DRRfn07EtiU/
November 20, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Xenovember day 19! There's a bit of a story behind this one, because it's pretty much where my whole career took a very solid turning point. Hit the link if you're keen to read, but if not, this is the piece that started it all...
www.instagram.com/p/DRRfn07EtiU/
www.instagram.com/p/DRRfn07EtiU/
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Corporate culture dehumanises workers and exposes the hollow aspirations of bosses. It's also extremely fucking stupid and ripe for parody! Pager, by @bilgetbd.itch.io, manages to mock the corporate mindset while being a fun and imaginative experience
gameroom.substack.com/p/pager-wack...
gameroom.substack.com/p/pager-wack...
Pager: wacky work culture satire masks a real rage
Pager is a game for anyone who’s ever felt the bile rise at an email from their boss
gameroom.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Corporate culture dehumanises workers and exposes the hollow aspirations of bosses. It's also extremely fucking stupid and ripe for parody! Pager, by @bilgetbd.itch.io, manages to mock the corporate mindset while being a fun and imaginative experience
gameroom.substack.com/p/pager-wack...
gameroom.substack.com/p/pager-wack...
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For Monday's edition of Save Scum, my indie horror gaming blog, I shared some thoughts about how Kingdoms of the Dump utilizes horror genre elements in its wildly creative refuse monster designs. #horrorsky
@kingdomsofthedump.bsky.social @frankiepixel.bsky.social
medium.com/@SaveScum/th...
@kingdomsofthedump.bsky.social @frankiepixel.bsky.social
medium.com/@SaveScum/th...
November 24, 2025 at 10:54 PM
For Monday's edition of Save Scum, my indie horror gaming blog, I shared some thoughts about how Kingdoms of the Dump utilizes horror genre elements in its wildly creative refuse monster designs. #horrorsky
@kingdomsofthedump.bsky.social @frankiepixel.bsky.social
medium.com/@SaveScum/th...
@kingdomsofthedump.bsky.social @frankiepixel.bsky.social
medium.com/@SaveScum/th...
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For this week's episode, @neilbolt.bsky.social & @notfunnyj.bsky.social reminisce about Duke Nukem 3D's approach to interactive environments (and Duke's propensity to tip at adult entertainment establishments).
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@bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 6:44 PM
For this week's episode, @neilbolt.bsky.social & @notfunnyj.bsky.social reminisce about Duke Nukem 3D's approach to interactive environments (and Duke's propensity to tip at adult entertainment establishments).
🍎 apple.co/4oUactb
🟢 bit.ly/4roOUFO
@bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social
🍎 apple.co/4oUactb
🟢 bit.ly/4roOUFO
@bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social
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For this week's Horror Bytes, Safe Room's indie horror showcase, @neilbolt.bsky.social & @notfunnyj.bsky.social check out the DS-inspired horrors of Dead Sight! #HorrorSky
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@bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social @siactro.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 6:42 PM
For this week's Horror Bytes, Safe Room's indie horror showcase, @neilbolt.bsky.social & @notfunnyj.bsky.social check out the DS-inspired horrors of Dead Sight! #HorrorSky
🍎 apple.co/4rkboYx
🟢 bit.ly/48ghd0k
@bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social @siactro.bsky.social
🍎 apple.co/4rkboYx
🟢 bit.ly/48ghd0k
@bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social @siactro.bsky.social
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Happy Thanksgiving all! Here's a list of 6 streaming horror films to test your stomach that I wrote up for @dreadcentral.bsky.social
Six Streaming Horror Films So Gross They’ll Ruin Thanksgiving Dinner
Looking to challenge the mettle of your stomach during the holidays? Here are six streaming films sure to ruin Thanksgiving dinner.
www.dreadcentral.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Happy Thanksgiving all! Here's a list of 6 streaming horror films to test your stomach that I wrote up for @dreadcentral.bsky.social
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Honored and pleased to worship at the altar of Candyman with Michael & Peaches! Those of y’all that know me, this film and character are very important to me. I’ve truly grown up with it, learning something new with each watch. Annnd stay to hear my Candy-Cousin @xghorror.bsky.social 🐝
We dare you to say his name! This week, Peaches and Michael are celebrating 1992's CANDYMAN! Joining the conversation are special guests @daddydisco.bsky.social and @xghorror.bsky.social to talk Tony Todd, sociopolitical relevance, bees, and more! midnightmass.buzzsprout.com/1796691/epis...
November 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Honored and pleased to worship at the altar of Candyman with Michael & Peaches! Those of y’all that know me, this film and character are very important to me. I’ve truly grown up with it, learning something new with each watch. Annnd stay to hear my Candy-Cousin @xghorror.bsky.social 🐝
A story as old as time
November 26, 2025 at 12:19 AM
A story as old as time
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Casual quarterly re-introduction post!
Hey! I'm Jay, a freelance writer and podcaster yapping about all things indie horror!
If you’re an editor or developer in need of coverage, I’m your guy!
DM or email Jaykrieger7(@)gmail.com
Portfolio: clippings.me/jaykrieger
Blog: medium.com/@SaveScum
Hey! I'm Jay, a freelance writer and podcaster yapping about all things indie horror!
If you’re an editor or developer in need of coverage, I’m your guy!
DM or email Jaykrieger7(@)gmail.com
Portfolio: clippings.me/jaykrieger
Blog: medium.com/@SaveScum
November 19, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Casual quarterly re-introduction post!
Hey! I'm Jay, a freelance writer and podcaster yapping about all things indie horror!
If you’re an editor or developer in need of coverage, I’m your guy!
DM or email Jaykrieger7(@)gmail.com
Portfolio: clippings.me/jaykrieger
Blog: medium.com/@SaveScum
Hey! I'm Jay, a freelance writer and podcaster yapping about all things indie horror!
If you’re an editor or developer in need of coverage, I’m your guy!
DM or email Jaykrieger7(@)gmail.com
Portfolio: clippings.me/jaykrieger
Blog: medium.com/@SaveScum
Tired: rEsi 4 cL0nE
Wired: Tasty genre junk food
GOG remains based.
Wired: Tasty genre junk food
GOG remains based.
November 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Tired: rEsi 4 cL0nE
Wired: Tasty genre junk food
GOG remains based.
Wired: Tasty genre junk food
GOG remains based.
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Arc Raiders is one of the best multiplayer games I’ve ever played. It’s a memory-making machine with no off switch.
This is my 4,000-word review on how it’s pure magic.
This is my 4,000-word review on how it’s pure magic.
Arc Raiders Review - Stronger Together
Arc Raiders is an extraction shooter unlike any other, playing out like a totally unpredictable, immersive, thrilling story generator directed by the community.
www.gamespot.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Arc Raiders is one of the best multiplayer games I’ve ever played. It’s a memory-making machine with no off switch.
This is my 4,000-word review on how it’s pure magic.
This is my 4,000-word review on how it’s pure magic.
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Duke Nukem 3D was a standout when my family got a PC in 1997. For a while I thought my love for it was just nostalgic titilation, but it's really a bloody good shooter draped in exaggerated machismo.
This week, @neilbolt.bsky.social & @notfunnyj.bsky.social hail to the king in their reminiscence about the brash and bold lineage of Duke Nukem 3D!
🍎 apple.co/4oUactb
🟢 bit.ly/4roOUFO
@bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social
🍎 apple.co/4oUactb
🟢 bit.ly/4roOUFO
@bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Duke Nukem 3D was a standout when my family got a PC in 1997. For a while I thought my love for it was just nostalgic titilation, but it's really a bloody good shooter draped in exaggerated machismo.
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This week, @neilbolt.bsky.social & @notfunnyj.bsky.social hail to the king in their reminiscence about the brash and bold lineage of Duke Nukem 3D!
🍎 apple.co/4oUactb
🟢 bit.ly/4roOUFO
@bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social
🍎 apple.co/4oUactb
🟢 bit.ly/4roOUFO
@bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 10:59 PM
This week, @neilbolt.bsky.social & @notfunnyj.bsky.social hail to the king in their reminiscence about the brash and bold lineage of Duke Nukem 3D!
🍎 apple.co/4oUactb
🟢 bit.ly/4roOUFO
@bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social
🍎 apple.co/4oUactb
🟢 bit.ly/4roOUFO
@bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social
For Monday's edition of Save Scum, my indie horror gaming blog, I shared some thoughts about how Kingdoms of the Dump utilizes horror genre elements in its wildly creative refuse monster designs. #horrorsky
@kingdomsofthedump.bsky.social @frankiepixel.bsky.social
medium.com/@SaveScum/th...
@kingdomsofthedump.bsky.social @frankiepixel.bsky.social
medium.com/@SaveScum/th...
November 24, 2025 at 10:54 PM
For Monday's edition of Save Scum, my indie horror gaming blog, I shared some thoughts about how Kingdoms of the Dump utilizes horror genre elements in its wildly creative refuse monster designs. #horrorsky
@kingdomsofthedump.bsky.social @frankiepixel.bsky.social
medium.com/@SaveScum/th...
@kingdomsofthedump.bsky.social @frankiepixel.bsky.social
medium.com/@SaveScum/th...
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Fortunately for all of your asses, this week's episode will be up a bit later today as @notfunnyj.bsky.social had to run to the store for more gum.
a man in a tuxedo with a mask on his face
ALT: a man in a tuxedo with a mask on his face
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Fortunately for all of your asses, this week's episode will be up a bit later today as @notfunnyj.bsky.social had to run to the store for more gum.
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This was very fun to write up.
Massive shame once this mini-season ends.
esportsinsider.com/fortnite-the...
Massive shame once this mini-season ends.
esportsinsider.com/fortnite-the...
Fortnite x The Simpsons: Five bosses perfect for ‘Zero Hour’
As we approach the ‘Zero Hour’ event, we’re listing five potential bosses that could make the final moments of this mini-season even more memorable.
esportsinsider.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
This was very fun to write up.
Massive shame once this mini-season ends.
esportsinsider.com/fortnite-the...
Massive shame once this mini-season ends.
esportsinsider.com/fortnite-the...
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This week @neilbolt.bsky.social & @notfunnyj.bsky.social , chat about the immersive sim horrors of Skinfreak!
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🟢 bit.ly/4pd00f1
@bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social
@puppetcombo.bsky.social
🍎 apple.co/4oEN9Cx
🟢 bit.ly/4pd00f1
@bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social
@puppetcombo.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 2:25 AM
This week @neilbolt.bsky.social & @notfunnyj.bsky.social , chat about the immersive sim horrors of Skinfreak!
🍎 apple.co/4oEN9Cx
🟢 bit.ly/4pd00f1
@bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social
@puppetcombo.bsky.social
🍎 apple.co/4oEN9Cx
🟢 bit.ly/4pd00f1
@bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social
@puppetcombo.bsky.social
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For this week's Horror Bytes, Safe Room's indie horror showcase, @neilbolt.bsky.social & @notfunnyj.bsky.social attempt to survive their fare on the Night Bus! #HorrorSky
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🟢 bit.ly/4498GuQ
🍎 apple.co/4ib9DbH
🟢 bit.ly/4498GuQ
November 20, 2025 at 1:37 PM
For this week's Horror Bytes, Safe Room's indie horror showcase, @neilbolt.bsky.social & @notfunnyj.bsky.social attempt to survive their fare on the Night Bus! #HorrorSky
🍎 apple.co/4ib9DbH
🟢 bit.ly/4498GuQ
🍎 apple.co/4ib9DbH
🟢 bit.ly/4498GuQ
Between this and having to explain to my 6th graders what an encyclopedia is, I am absolutely going through it this week 👴
November 22, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Between this and having to explain to my 6th graders what an encyclopedia is, I am absolutely going through it this week 👴
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What are your favorite written game reviews of 2025?
a girl with glasses is sitting in front of a computer monitor
ALT: a girl with glasses is sitting in front of a computer monitor
media.tenor.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:48 PM
What are your favorite written game reviews of 2025?
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🎙️ New episode of Game Dev is (Not) Easy is out!
I sat down with @taintedpactgames.bsky.social to talk about slashers, PSX style survival horror, dealing with burnout, and much more about game development.
👉 Listen here: youtu.be/KkT6QsEVr_E
I sat down with @taintedpactgames.bsky.social to talk about slashers, PSX style survival horror, dealing with burnout, and much more about game development.
👉 Listen here: youtu.be/KkT6QsEVr_E
November 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
🎙️ New episode of Game Dev is (Not) Easy is out!
I sat down with @taintedpactgames.bsky.social to talk about slashers, PSX style survival horror, dealing with burnout, and much more about game development.
👉 Listen here: youtu.be/KkT6QsEVr_E
I sat down with @taintedpactgames.bsky.social to talk about slashers, PSX style survival horror, dealing with burnout, and much more about game development.
👉 Listen here: youtu.be/KkT6QsEVr_E
Winter enjoyers be like, ahh 4 pm
November 21, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Winter enjoyers be like, ahh 4 pm
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PIGFACE- The Mall Update is out now in Steam Early Access!
With it comes a new level featuring an indoor roller coaster, a new mask, new hazards, and new guns!
Link to the update below.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNYT...
With it comes a new level featuring an indoor roller coaster, a new mask, new hazards, and new guns!
Link to the update below.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNYT...
PIGFACE- The Mall Update Out Now Trailer
YouTube video by DreadXP
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
PIGFACE- The Mall Update is out now in Steam Early Access!
With it comes a new level featuring an indoor roller coaster, a new mask, new hazards, and new guns!
Link to the update below.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNYT...
With it comes a new level featuring an indoor roller coaster, a new mask, new hazards, and new guns!
Link to the update below.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNYT...
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Godzilla Voxel Wars & Zoeti is free on Epic Games Store. Universe for Sale is the next free title buff.ly/aadJJDg
November 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Godzilla Voxel Wars & Zoeti is free on Epic Games Store. Universe for Sale is the next free title buff.ly/aadJJDg