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Brandon Trush

Philadelphia
As seen in: Gfinity, PC Gamer, Screen Rant, Bloody Disgusting, GameRant, TheGamer, Inside the Magic, Fangoria, Xtra Magazine, DreadXP, The Indie Game Website and
Covers:  Entertainment, Theme Parks, Horror, Indie, Video Games, Queer, Film, Television
Horror Writer | Words at @BDisgusting @fangoria @pcgamer @gaymingmag + more | (Banner: @k00k3y)

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I cover a wide range of topics, specifically in entertainment, usually about video games, but I'm exploring film and television more lately. I pivot towards the horror genre and indie titles frequently, but I have many interests. I love approaching topics from nuanced perspectives, especially leaning in on my identity in the queer community.

Currently, I host a monthly column on FANGORIA.com titled Getting Graphic, which examines the overlapping trends between horror video games and horror cine…

Brandon Trush’s Journalist Portfolio

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Examining the Enduring Appeal of Multiplayer Slasher Game 'Dead By Daylight' - Bloody Disgusting

Examining the Enduring Appeal of Multiplayer Slasher Game 'Dead By Daylight' - Bloody Disgusting

In the summer of 2016, Behaviour Interactive released , a game that would become one of the most well-known i…

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Horror Gaming Needs a Return to Point-And-Click Gameplay - Bloody Disgusting

Horror Gaming Needs a Return to Point-And-Click Gameplay - Bloody Disgusting

Any fan of horror in gaming can recognize the big-name franchises that have garnered dedicated fans over the …

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Talking World Design With The One Step From Eden Creator

Talking World Design With The One Step From Eden Creator

Talking with developer Thomas Moon Kang about the influences behind the hit indie game One Step From Eden.

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The best perks in Dead by Daylight

The best perks in Dead by Daylight

(Image credit: Behaviour Interactive) Dead By Daylight's perks have the power to make or break a trial. Some …

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How the Heroines of Horror Games Helped Me Explore My Sexuality

How the Heroines of Horror Games Helped Me Explore My Sexuality

As the two ID cards flashed on the screen of my sisters’ old box tv at the beginning of Resident Evil, prompt…

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"'Sweeter Than Fiction:' How Taylor Swift Led Me To My Boyfriend"

"'Sweeter Than Fiction:' How Taylor Swift Led Me To My Boyfriend"

I knew I wanted to explore every facet of love that I could—the kinds that Taylor Swift sings about

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Here’s Why HOCUS POCUS 3 Should Return To Its Salem Roots Original

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By Brandon Trush
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Allison's house aka Rope's Mansion in Salem, MA - HOCUS POCUS (Credit: Disney) Add Us See more FANGORIA stories when you search on Google. As a lifelong horror nerd, visiting Salem, Massachusetts for the first time felt like a rite of passage. I was 22 years old, freshly graduated from college, and finally experiencing what it was like to have enough savings to put money aside for travel.
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Practical Effects, Easter Eggs, Deleted Scenes & More with 'Until Dawn' Director David F. Sandberg [Interview]

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By Brandon Trush
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It’s no easy feat to successfully adapt a video game into a film. Despite how commonplace adaptations seem to be nowadays, the question remains unanswered as to what the perfect formula is to approach adaptations in a way that is both faithful to the source material, and satisfying to general movie-goers. Until Dawn is a unique behemoth in itself–it may be the first time a video game that was specifically crafted to play out like an interactive film was adapted into…well, a film.
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‘Until Dawn’ Remaster Review – While This May Not Have Been Necessary, It Stands as the Definitive Version

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We’re living in a great era for old school survival horror games. While we don’t see as many big budget AAA projects in the genre as we used to, the indie scene has picked up the slack. What’s more refreshing about it is that now that we’ve had a lot of titles playing around in this genre space, we’re seeing more ways that games differentiate themselves, using the language of survival horror to tell tales that are more personal and unique.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

An interview about One Step From Eden for The Indie Game Website!

Have you ever used a typewriter?

I have and they're honestly more trouble than they're worth.

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Lana Winters from American Horror Story: Asylum. Or Gale Weathers from Scream.