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J. "null" Thomas
@nullspeak.bsky.social
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Lead Writer / VO director of @thekillingstone.com, The Blackout Club 🔦 Creative Director, Bioshock 2. Designer, Bioshock: Fort Frolic, Thief 3: The Cradle. Eyeball enthusiast? | he/him

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2781470/The_Killing_Stone/
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J. "null" Thomas @nullspeak.bsky.social · 12d
Who has two thumbs, just wrote 200k friggin' words in two types of English, and perhaps understandably, absolutely sucks at social media? 👍👍

Need all the help we can get, friends. If y'all have time to signal-boost just the launch post below, it'd mean the world. Thank you all, who already have! 🖤
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krisstraub.com
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ＬＯＣＡＬ５８ＴＶ - Red Eye
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November 1, 2026 at 6:38 AM
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krisstraub.com
to be clear! i don’t claim to have invented the lost episode genre, and vhs-as-aesthetic horror certainly preceded local58!

i only perfected them
krisstraub.com Kris Straub (كريس) @krisstraub.com · 2d
humility is good and all but i want my flowers
from reddit: Luis_120 • 19d It's funny that this happened twice to Kris Straub, first he made Candle Cove, which led to all the "cursed lost episode" creepypastas, years later he made Local 58, which led to the boom of analog horror The man just casually defined two eras of internet horror
October 31, 2026 at 8:31 PM
nullspeak.bsky.social
“And I especially love the fact you can play the whole thing in modern or ye olde English, the strong voice cast making fine work of both.”

www.eurogamer.net/what-weve-be...

Cheers @eurogamer.bsky.social! And thanks for your eyes! Remind me to immortalize ye in a cute, slightly cursed sonnet. 🫀🕯️🎃
"I've been intrigued by horrible images of live-action sequences for weeks" - What have you been playing this week?
What have you been playing this week? Our regular feature where we tell you what we've been playing in the hope you'll do the same.
www.eurogamer.net
October 31, 2026 at 4:25 PM
nullspeak.bsky.social
Hi folks, a humble request that if you liked @thekillingstone.com and you played it on Steam, a quick positive review would go a very long way.
Our games are like that hidden, out-of-the-way pub which survives on word of mouth, one friend at a time leading another by the hand. 🕯️Thank you! 🕯️
October 30, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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edwardsmithwriter.bsky.social
AND I talked to Jordan Thomas, Christian Cantamessa, Philippe Morin, James Silva, Tarsier and the No More Room In Hell 2 team making death in games meaningful.

When the character dies over and over again, how do you make players still care? And where's the line between canon and non-canon death?
edgemagazine.bsky.social Edge @edgemagazine.bsky.social · 4d
Also inside: An audience with Warren Spector, Wardogs developer Bulkhead profiled, the making of Project Zomboid, gaming’s discoverability problem, the meaning of death, and reviews including Gears Of War: E-Day. Available here: www.magazinesdirect.com/uk/single-issues/edge
October 29, 2026 at 12:38 PM
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gaijinrando.bsky.social
songs that are too good for the movie that it was released on the soundtrack for:

"Natural One" by The Folk Implosion from the KIDS soundtrack

youtu.be/BZuJpgX_j9c?...
October 29, 2026 at 1:04 AM
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paradoxnexus.bsky.social
I played a lil over 10 hours of the Early Access and oh my god, troops, The Killing Stone scratches such a good itch in my brain.

It's one of those "once I realise the kind of things I can do with the cards I have, I start chuckling evilly" games, and it is so damn good.

(One-Eye is also. uh. 👀)
October 24, 2026 at 12:09 AM
nullspeak.bsky.social
Good morning. Nice to see our cursed little period piece got the banner image here. 🫀 "The perfect choice for Halloween. [...] An engrossing fireside treat."

www.theguardian.com/games/2026/o...
Eight great new indie horror games for Halloween
Whether you favour spooky fairtales, satanic card games or infernal hijinks at the chip shop there are all manner of fresh top scarers at large this witching season
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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edwardsmithwriter.bsky.social
Modifying a paintball gun so that when the paintballs burst they form the Nintendo Seal of Approval and mag dumping it onto this.
October 21, 2026 at 5:10 PM
nullspeak.bsky.social
Ah yes, I remember this photo - from at least a century ago, before indie dev turned me into a slightly concussed-looking silver fox.

(This conversation was a nice palate cleanser after the release day feast, thanks Rick!)
October 26, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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joefielder.bsky.social
It's not every day that the designer of BioShock's Fort Frolic and The Cradle in Thief Deadly Shadows comes out with a new game. You should buy it!
October 22, 2026 at 10:39 AM
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locdandloaded.net
One of the most challenging localization projects we ever took at @locquest.bsky.social, but it was all worth it for that sweet forensic science credit! Congrats to the whole team @thekillingstone.com, you guys deserve all the success in the world 💖
October 22, 2026 at 12:17 PM
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chrisslight.com
I got to conduct this interview and I can't wait for you all to see it! A pleasure speaking with both @emmagregoryvoice.bsky.social and @nullspeak.bsky.social about this wonderful game!
thekillingstone.com The Killing Stone @thekillingstone.com · 12d
Emma: "And that's what AI will never, ever, ever..."

Please enjoy some spicy launch day clips! This is an
@emmagregoryvoice.bsky.social and @nullspeak.bsky.social interview excerpt, all about tripling down on human performance in the age of AI.

www.youtube.com/shorts/_mJp_...
Baldur's Gate 3 star Emma Gregory on new game The Killing Stone & human performance over soulless AI
YouTube video by Question
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October 22, 2026 at 8:56 PM
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eternal.observer
I helped out a little on this! it's got twisty shakespearean dialogue that will connect with the right sicko in unprecedented ways.
October 22, 2026 at 3:52 PM
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voiceofobrien.bsky.social
Let loose like the devil from his bonds! 😈
October 22, 2026 at 8:09 AM
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dphrygian.com
I built the card game enemy AI for this, and the whole card game systems sandbox (which was exposed to designers and artists through a C++/Lua interface). That was one of the biggest pieces of a game I've ever owned, and I'm very proud of what we accomplished. Very glad to see it finally launch!
October 21, 2026 at 7:55 PM
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thekillingstone.com
Emma: "And that's what AI will never, ever, ever..."

Please enjoy some spicy launch day clips! This is an
@emmagregoryvoice.bsky.social and @nullspeak.bsky.social interview excerpt, all about tripling down on human performance in the age of AI.

www.youtube.com/shorts/_mJp_...
Baldur's Gate 3 star Emma Gregory on new game The Killing Stone & human performance over soulless AI
YouTube video by Question
www.youtube.com
October 21, 2026 at 7:50 PM
nullspeak.bsky.social
Who has two thumbs, just wrote 200k friggin' words in two types of English, and perhaps understandably, absolutely sucks at social media? 👍👍

Need all the help we can get, friends. If y'all have time to signal-boost just the launch post below, it'd mean the world. Thank you all, who already have! 🖤
October 21, 2026 at 5:19 PM
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thekillingstone.com
The Killing Stone, starring @emmagregoryvoice.bsky.social & @voiceofobrien.bsky.social is out NOW!

Can you beat the Devil at his own game? 🕯️🩸🪨 😈
youtu.be/tO1FtKzrSG4?...

Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2781470/...

Sony: store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...

Xbox: www.xbox.com/en-US/games/...
The Killing Stone - Occult Horror Mystery Game, available now!
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October 21, 2026 at 4:33 PM
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edwardsmithwriter.bsky.social
The Killing Stone is out today and it's one of the best games I've played this year.

I say that as someone who has no interest at all in deckbuilders or card games. On the surface, this would not be 'for me' at all. But I've played it start to finish in three days. An all timer.
thekillingstone.com The Killing Stone @thekillingstone.com · 19d
We have a release date! The Killing Stone, an Occult Horror Mystery starring @emmagregoryvoice.bsky.social and @voiceofobrien.bsky.social launches on Steam, Xbox, PlayStation & more - this OCTOBER 21st! Happy Early Halloween, (or Devil's Night)🕯️🩸🪨 😈

youtube.com/watch?v=sgReLTbcFxY&feature=youtu.be
The Killing Stone - Final Release, October 21, 2026!
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October 21, 2026 at 2:13 PM
nullspeak.bsky.social
We release The Killing Stone tomorrow. Damn! Lots of updates planned. But how it feels to - almost physically - let go of the main weight, after 3 damn years? Watching folks make it irreversibly theirs, which is just how art works... I still lack the words. Maybe that's for the best. Goodnight. 🖤
David Lynch's Magical Hand Gestures
ALT: David Lynch's Magical Hand Gestures
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October 21, 2026 at 4:44 AM
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cassgray.bsky.social
horror media as grand designs screenshots - a thread
October 20, 2026 at 4:09 AM
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thekillingstone.com
Bluesky seems to have slightly mangled the video uploaded here, so! Here's a cleaner youtube link to our first tease of a lovely big interview with @emmagregoryvoice.bsky.social

youtube.com/shorts/yMqbR...
Emma Gregory on Shakespeare's women & The Killing Stone's starring role
YouTube video by Question
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October 20, 2026 at 5:08 AM
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hernibsen.bsky.social
As always, pre-orders are so vital -- they tell bookstores how many copies to stock, and tell publishers there's interest in more from this writer/series! May I suggest pre-ordering from my amazing queer-owned neighborhood indie, Astoria Bookshop? 💖

www.astoriabookshop.com/item/p5lAnqx...
October 15, 2026 at 6:18 PM