TandemShock Topics: Minecraft

Minecraft Here is Minecraft  in a pretty basic nutshell. See that? Are you confused? Read on for some basic information from a safe space full of generalized knowledge. No, you’re not on Wikipedia. You’re at TandemShock. Just the Facts It…



Game Review: Aquattack

I played this game with FernGully some months ago and it was pretty fun. I played this game earlier today, by myself, and it was a grueling, frustrating experience. This is Aquattack for the ColecoVision. Information on Aquattack is surprisingly…



TandemShock Topics: The Spice Girls

The Spice Girls I’ll tell you what you want, what you really really want… It’s a manufactured pop band from the 1990’s who have collectively given you both life and death (depending on how old you were when they appeared…



Halloween Horrors (3 Short Stories)

Author’s Note: These short stories were originally posted on my website two years ago. Since my plans for this week’s article fell through, I’m reposting them on TandemShock for your perusal. Please “enjoy” them. The Bedeviled Box Johnny was a…



Manual Stopping: A Horror Story told In 802 Words

In honor of Halloween, I thought I would share with you something horrendous that happened to me some time ago. I present to you my debut short story that will surely win me a Pulitzer or something. Manual Stopping A…



D&D 5e Monsters Spotlight, Halloween Edition: Hell Hound

Halloween is fast-approaching, and why not spotlight some favourite D&D monsters that could easily fit in a Halloween-themed dungeon crawl or mini-adventure? This week, we spotlight… The Hell Hound One of the most monstrous, the fire-breathing hell hound takes the…



How Evil Clowns are Seeping into Reality

I love clowns. Clowns probably don’t love me, though, because I don’t love them for the right reasons. I’m not talking about a fetish or something like that. I mean that I find them ironically hilarious. Think about it: these…



D&D 5e Monsters Spotlight, Halloween Edition: Vampire

With the Halloween season in full gear, this week’s monster is of course something you would find in any horror-themed dungeon crawl/special event. The Vampire The Vampire is quite a lovely creature. Always mysterious and careful to do what it…



Pixel Art Exercise – Tracing

As someone who does a lot of pixel art, I am sometimes asked for help by people hoping to learn how to make pixelated graphics of their own. Unfortunately, I am not a terrific teacher. However, I got to thinking…



D&D 5e Monsters Spotlight, Halloween Edition: Night Hag

With October in full swing, it’s only right to offer the best Halloween-type monsters from the 5th Edition D&D Monster Manual. So this week, we offer… Night Hag The Night Hag is part of the family of Hags, which include…