The rules of the haunted house are changing. That traditional Halloween tradition is moving online. Instead of a dark trail or a transformed school gym, the haunted attraction is now digital with developers imaginations running wild. Gamers can even watch their favorite streamers shriek in terror as they try to make it to the end of these virtual worlds. Follow one streamer in this adaptation of the creepypasta, the Theatre, as he buys a ticket to a haunted movie he'll never forget.

The rules of the haunted house are changing. That traditional Halloween tradition is moving online. Instead of a dark trail or a transformed school gym, the haunted attraction is now digital with developers imaginations running wild. Gamers can even watch their favorite streamers shriek in terror as they try to make it to the end of these virtual worlds. Follow one streamer in this adaptation of the creepypasta, the Theatre, as he buys a ticket to a haunted movie he'll never forget.

Episode 43: Tickets, Please!!!

A video game journalist needs his next great story. An obscure game from Japan with a creepypasta worthy legend promises just that. Yet, a dark presence haunts the game and threatens to drive this gamer mad. This Grindhouse feature presentation, worthy of the best of Japanese horror, is adapted from a story presented to us by Relic: The Lost Treasure Podcast. Welcome to the Island of Red Pinwheels.

A video game journalist needs his next great story. An obscure game from Japan with a creepypasta worthy legend promises just that. Yet, a dark presence haunts the game and threatens to drive this gamer mad. This Grindhouse feature presentation, worthy of the best of Japanese horror, is adapted from a story presented to us by Relic: The Lost Treasure Podcast. Welcome to the Island of Red Pinwheels.

Grindhouse Movie: The Red Pinwheel

It's vampires versus aliens as Bounty Hunter Samus Aran teams up with Vampire Hunter Simon Belmont. Dracula begins mixing demon blood with the Metroids in this Grindhouse mashup from the Cabinet Podcast. Welcome to Metroidvania.

It's vampires versus aliens as Bounty Hunter Samus Aran teams up with Vampire Hunter Simon Belmont. Dracula begins mixing demon blood with the Metroids in this Grindhouse mashup from the Cabinet Podcast. Welcome to Metroidvania.

Grindhouse Trailer: Metroidvania

Dark magic sends Yoshi on a journey to rescue Baby Mario before the future of the Mushroom Kingdom is altered forever. Yoshi's Island gets a horror makeover in this Grindhouse trailer from the Descent Podcast.

Dark magic sends Yoshi on a journey to rescue Baby Mario before the future of the Mushroom Kingdom is altered forever. Yoshi's Island gets a horror makeover in this Grindhouse trailer from the Descent Podcast.

Grindhouse Trailer: Yoshi's Island

Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong face off against King K. Rool and his army of ninja lizard men. All the bananas are on the line in this Kung Fu inspired Grindhouse trailer from Opening a F---ing Book. 

Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong face off against King K. Rool and his army of ninja lizard men. All the bananas are on the line in this Kung Fu inspired Grindhouse trailer from Opening a F---ing Book.

Grindhouse Trailer: Donkey Kong Country

Marcus Fenix leaves a trail of alien entrails as he cuts his path of vengeance after the Locust burst forth on Emergence Day. Lit Gaming Arena gives this classic Xbox franchise the Grindhouse treatment. Featuring the music of Mecha Maiko.

Marcus Fenix leaves a trail of alien entrails as he cuts his path of vengeance after the Locust burst forth on Emergence Day. Lit Gaming Arena gives this classic Xbox franchise the Grindhouse treatment. Featuring the music of Mecha Maiko.

Grindhouse Trailer: Gears of War

A horrible lab experiment gives life to a hideous mutant bandicoot. Boxes will be broken as this classic Playstation game is given the Grindhouse treatment. Trailer by the Invasion of the Remake podcast.

A horrible lab experiment gives life to a hideous mutant bandicoot. Boxes will be broken as this classic Playstation game is given the Grindhouse treatment. Trailer by the Invasion of the Remake podcast.

Grindhouse Trailer: Crash Bandicoot

Leo, Donnie, Mikey, and Raph face down thugs, aliens, and robots as this classic video game is reimagined as a noir thriller worthy of the Grindhouse. Presented by the Descent Podcast.

Leo, Donnie, Mikey, and Raph face down thugs, aliens, and robots as this classic video game is reimagined as a noir thriller worthy of the Grindhouse. Presented by the Descent Podcast.

Grindhouse Trailer: Turtles in Time

It's Halloween and magic happens inside the Cabinet. One quarter transports you to the wonder years of B movie cinema-- The Grindhouse. Come see our collection of video game horror schlock from our friends in podcasting. Gore, popcorn, monsters... it's the Grindhouse, baby!!!     Part of All the Horror 2020.   Featuring the Descent Podcast, Lit Gaming Arena, Invasion of the Remake, Open a F---ing Book, and Relic: The Lost Treasure Podcast. Music provided by Sean Faust, Mecha Maiko, and Apple Loops.

Episode 42: Gamer's Grindhouse (Remastered)

Circle

Man, this seems familiar. A kid in Pacific Northwest is going for a video game record, but this is the Cabinet Podcast. You know it's not going to end well. We do, after all, feature cursed video games. They take a life for a score. Now, I know I've heard that somewhere before!!!

Man, this seems familiar. A kid in Pacific Northwest is going for a video game record, but this is the Cabinet Podcast. You know it's not going to end well. We do, after all, feature cursed video games. They take a life for a score. Now, I know I've heard that somewhere before!!!

Episode 41: Full Circle

Can a Ms. Pac-Man arcade cabinet from the 1980s be haunted? How did a virtual plague nearly wipeout the massive digital realm in the World of Warcraft? Did the music in Pokemon drive people insane? The Cabinet Podcast is a bi-weekly podcast that explores the creepypastas, urban legends, and ghost stories throughout the history of video games from the rise of the arcade to the modern console generation.  The stories feature familiar names like Xbox, Playstation, Nintendo, Atari, and Sega. Every episode, host Tim Gibson brings you a new weird or terrifying story based on actual events highlighted through a dramatic narrative. At the end, he'll analyze the truth around the tale using media reports and other sources. Check back every other Wednesday for new episodes of The Cabinet Podcast.

Interesting topics, well researched, and fun to listen to!

Good stuff

If you&#39;re into creepy tales from the nerdier side of life then give this one a listen.

Ghost stories and geekness, what more do you need?

Can a Ms. Pac-Man arcade cabinet from the 1980s be haunted? How did a virtual plague nearly wipeout the massive digital realm in the World of Warcraft? Did the music in Pokemon drive people insane? The Cabinet Podcast is a bi-weekly podcast that explores the creepypastas, urban legends, and ghost stories throughout the history of video games from the rise of the arcade to the modern console generation. The stories feature familiar names like Xbox, Playstation, Nintendo, Atari, and Sega. Every episode, host Tim Gibson brings you a new weird or terrifying story based on actual events highlighted through a dramatic narrative. At the end, he'll analyze the truth around the tale using media reports and other sources. Check back every other Wednesday for new episodes of The Cabinet Podcast.

The Cabinet Podcast

Legend has it, that on a foggy Halloween night a mysterious arcade fades in from the dark and opens its doors to anyone who accepts a quarter to play. The game is a Haunted Video Game Cabinet that shows you a supernatural truth about the world around us.  This year, that machine has prepared five excursions into virtual reality for you. Tales so real, you’ll believe that even You’re Not Real. Level 1: Firefight by Bill V., a Cabinet listener from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Level 2: Polybius II: What is Real? by 2 Girls on a Bench the Podcast Level 3: Guitar Heroes by Karaok Big E Level 4: Private School for Boys by Ann Fox, horror content writer for All the Horror 2019 Level 5: The Vessel by Tim Gibson, Host of the Cabinet Podcast

Legend has it, that on a foggy Halloween night a mysterious arcade fades in from the dark and opens its doors to anyone who accepts a quarter to play. The game is a Haunted Video Game Cabinet that shows you a supernatural truth about the world around us.  This year, that machine has prepared five excursions into virtual reality for you. Tales so real, you’ll believe that even You’re Not Real. Level 1: Firefight by Bill V., a Cabinet listener from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Level 2: Polybius II: What is Real? by 2 Girls on a Bench the Podcast Level 3: Guitar Heroes by Karaok Big E Level 4: Private School for Boys by Ann Fox, horror content writer for All the Horror 2019 Level 5: The Vessel by Tim Gibson, Host of the Cabinet Podcast

Episode 32 Arcade Anthology 2: You're Not Real

They don’t call it Super Luigi Brothers. Luigi has always lived in the shadow of his older, more successful brother. However, Luigi’s luck is about to change. He’s just inherited a luxurious mansion in the Mushroom Kingdom countryside. Just as things are looking up for our favorite plumber in green, Mario goes missing. Oh, and his mansion is haunted with swarms of ghosts. You wouldn’t think those things are connected, but they are. Time to go on an adventure to save Mario and uncover the dark secrets of Luigi’s Mansion as Luigi sets out to prove that Mario Isn’t Dead. The Cabinet Podcast Patreon Twitter: @thecabinetcast Facebook Instagram

They don’t call it Super Luigi Brothers. Luigi has always lived in the shadow of his older, more successful brother. However, Luigi’s luck is about to change. He’s just inherited a luxurious mansion in the Mushroom Kingdom countryside. Just as things are looking up for our favorite plumber in green, Mario goes missing. Oh, and his mansion is haunted with swarms of ghosts. You wouldn’t think those things are connected, but they are. Time to go on an adventure to save Mario and uncover the dark secrets of Luigi’s Mansion as Luigi sets out to prove that Mario Isn’t Dead. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thecabinetpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Cabinet Podcast Patreon</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/thecabinetcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter: @thecabinetcast</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/cabinetpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cabinetpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>

Episode 18: Mario Isn't Dead

Polybius Rises

It’s a video game urban legend so big one podcast couldn’t tell the whole story. You’re in for a Halloween treat, gamers, as four other shows join the Cabinet Podcast to tell the story of Polybius. This is Arcade Anthology: Polybius Rises featuring the Cabinet Podcast, Conspeared, 2 Girls on a Bench, Karaok Big E, and the Totally Unreal Book Club. When the screens go dark, Polybius rises. Trick or Treat, gamers. (Part of the All the Horror collaboration.)

It’s a video game urban legend so big one podcast couldn’t tell the whole story. You’re in for a Halloween treat, gamers, as four other shows join the Cabinet Podcast to tell the story of Polybius. This is Arcade Anthology: Polybius Rises featuring the Cabinet Podcast, Conspeared, 2 Girls on a Bench, Karaok Big E, and the Totally Unreal Book Club. When the screens go dark, Polybius rises. Trick or Treat, gamers. (Part of the All the Horror collaboration.)

Episode 22: Arcade Anthology: Polybius Rises

There’s always a price. A video game from the 1980s promises riches untold to one gamer who solves its complicated riddles. The prize buried beneath the white moonlight instead will leave a dark spot on his soul for the rest of his life. Sit back, gamers, as the Cabinet weaves the tale of the classic creepypasta Pale Luna and examines the truth behind the story. (***Warning: This episode contains graphic descriptions of murder and violence. Listener discretion is advised.***) Twitter Facebook Instagram Patreon

There’s always a price. A video game from the 1980s promises riches untold to one gamer who solves its complicated riddles. The prize buried beneath the white moonlight instead will leave a dark spot on his soul for the rest of his life. Sit back, gamers, as the Cabinet weaves the tale of the classic creepypasta Pale Luna and examines the truth behind the story. (***Warning: This episode contains graphic descriptions of murder and violence. Listener discretion is advised.***) <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cabinetpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/cabinetpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cabinetpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thecabinetpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a>

Episode 19: Bad Moon Rising

Pokemon are weapons of mass destruction. That’s according to one popular fan theory about Nintendo’s powerhouse series. Prepare for an epic adventure as one Pokemon trainer learns about the devastating war that shaped his country and tore his family apart. It’s the Great Pokemon War.

Pokemon are weapons of mass destruction. That’s according to one popular fan theory about Nintendo’s powerhouse series. Prepare for an epic adventure as one Pokemon trainer learns about the devastating war that shaped his country and tore his family apart. It’s the Great Pokemon War.

Episode 28: The Great Pokemon War

A time, a place can tell a bigger story than a well scripted cut scene in a game. The images of the Old West is filled with the desolate landscapes and ghost towns where supernatural creatures are free to lurk in the dark corners of your mind. Gather around the campfire as The Cabinet spins a tale of spirits haunting an abandoned town in Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption.

A time, a place can tell a bigger story than a well scripted cut scene in a game. The images of the Old West is filled with the desolate landscapes and ghost towns where supernatural creatures are free to lurk in the dark corners of your mind. Gather around the campfire as The Cabinet spins a tale of spirits haunting an abandoned town in Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption.

Episode 24: Ghost Town

In the Season 2 premiere of the Cabinet Podcast, the show gets back to its roots with a tale of another haunted arcade cabinet. NBA Jam is a classic of the early 1990s. The cartoony graphics, over the top plays, insanely popular catchphrases of its color commentator, and the biggest names in the NBA at the time made this a go to machine to spend your quarters. However, beyond the bright colors and Looney Tunes action is a dark secret. One basketball great may still be playing the game after his death inside the digital world of NBA Jam. 

In the Season 2 premiere of the Cabinet Podcast, the show gets back to its roots with a tale of another haunted arcade cabinet. NBA Jam is a classic of the early 1990s. The cartoony graphics, over the top plays, insanely popular catchphrases of its color commentator, and the biggest names in the NBA at the time made this a go to machine to spend your quarters. However, beyond the bright colors and Looney Tunes action is a dark secret. One basketball great may still be playing the game after his death inside the digital world of NBA Jam.

Episode 27: BOO-Shaka-Laka!!!

How far would you go for the latest game console? A mother of three enters herself in what seems like an innocent contest in order to obtain a Nintendo Wii for her children. However, what seems like harmless fun soon turns deadly. 

How far would you go for the latest game console? A mother of three enters herself in what seems like an innocent contest in order to obtain a Nintendo Wii for her children. However, what seems like harmless fun soon turns deadly.

Episode 25: Wii Wee

It’s Valentine’s Day and the Cabinet Podcast is getting sexy. Tomb Raider is known for its strong and beautiful heroine, Lara Croft.  According to an infamous urban legend, there’s a special code for the game that lets gamers see more of Miss Croft than they ever imagined. Does the Tomb Raider nude code exist? If it does, what does it say about the gamers who have tried it?

It’s Valentine’s Day and the Cabinet Podcast is getting sexy. Tomb Raider is known for its strong and beautiful heroine, Lara Croft.  According to an infamous urban legend, there’s a special code for the game that lets gamers see more of Miss Croft than they ever imagined. Does the Tomb Raider nude code exist? If it does, what does it say about the gamers who have tried it?

Episode 29: Nude Raider

He’s trapped. Trapped in the box. The spirit of a young boy haunts the new owners of a thrift store Nintendo Entertainment System. Follow the spirt of this boy as he journeys from home to home just looking for someone to play video games. Find out the secrets of this possessed NES in this ghost story based on the true life accounts and research of those who lived it. 

He’s trapped. Trapped in the box. The spirit of a young boy haunts the new owners of a thrift store Nintendo Entertainment System. Follow the spirt of this boy as he journeys from home to home just looking for someone to play video games. Find out the secrets of this possessed NES in this ghost story based on the true life accounts and research of those who lived it.

Episode 31: The Boy in the Box

Do you treat your video games bad? Did that last cliff jump make your character sad? You better turn your avatar's frown upside down. If you don't, the clown will come to town.

Do you treat your video games bad? Did that last cliff jump make your character sad? You better turn your avatar's frown upside down. If you don't, the clown will come to town.

Episode 30: The Clown Came to Town

The land is scarred from the bombs dropped in the Great War. The fires of nuclear war engulfed the landscape and forged a new world. A lone wanderer hunts a monster, a wolf that preys on the children of New Vegas. He is the Courier. Join the Cabinet on a journey into the world of Fallout. (Songs featured in this episode are “House of the Rising Sun” as performed by Clarence “Tom” Ashley and “Black Betty” as performed by an unknown Texas prison choir. Both are currently in the public domain.)

The land is scarred from the bombs dropped in the Great War. The fires of nuclear war engulfed the landscape and forged a new world. A lone wanderer hunts a monster, a wolf that preys on the children of New Vegas. He is the Courier. Join the Cabinet on a journey into the world of Fallout. (Songs featured in this episode are “House of the Rising Sun” as performed by Clarence “Tom” Ashley and “Black Betty” as performed by an unknown Texas prison choir. Both are currently in the public domain.)

Episode 23: The Wolf of the Wasteland

Paranormal activity in games is not limited to the digital realm of video games. Supernatural games have been played with simple household items for years. The One True Cabinet returns with a haunted tale about a game that simply needs a dark place and a match. No console or P.C. needed. It’s another Bonus Round as Little Timmy Gibson’s Haunted Cabinet takes over the story telling duties. Prepare for the Tale of the Matchstick Man.

Paranormal activity in games is not limited to the digital realm of video games. Supernatural games have been played with simple household items for years. The One True Cabinet returns with a haunted tale about a game that simply needs a dark place and a match. No console or P.C. needed. It’s another Bonus Round as Little Timmy Gibson’s Haunted Cabinet takes over the story telling duties. Prepare for the Tale of the Matchstick Man.

Bonus Round 2: Games We Play in the Dark

Ignore the messages on the screen. Once you answer the texts on your phone, you’re already playing her game. There is no winning against the monster MoMo. The creepy mutation of chicken and woman will only accept one outcome from her challenge: your death.

Ignore the messages on the screen. Once you answer the texts on your phone, you’re already playing her game. There is no winning against the monster MoMo. The creepy mutation of chicken and woman will only accept one outcome from her challenge: your death.

Episode 21: Chicken

Halloween’s not over yet. Time for one last treat. While Little Timmy Gibson is away, I, the One True Cabinet, Technological Terror Incarnate, will weave three tales of a twisted vision of the digital realm. Don’t think I’m limiting myself to just stories about video games like that other host. HAPPY HALLOWEEN, GAMERS!!!

Halloween’s not over yet. Time for one last treat. While Little Timmy Gibson is away, I, the One True Cabinet, Technological Terror Incarnate, will weave three tales of a twisted vision of the digital realm. Don’t think I’m limiting myself to just stories about video games like that other host. HAPPY HALLOWEEN, GAMERS!!!

Bonus Round: Trick or Treat Techno Terrors

It’s third and long. The whole game is on the line. It would be a lot easier if our star running back was on the field. Too bad he took the offer to be the cover athlete for that Madden football video game. The curse got him. Snapped his ankle like a twig. Now, the whole team is paying for that decision. We’re all victims of the Madden Curse now. The Cabinet Podcast Patreon Twitter: @thecabinetcast Facebook Instagram

It’s third and long. The whole game is on the line. It would be a lot easier if our star running back was on the field. Too bad he took the offer to be the cover athlete for that Madden football video game. The curse got him. Snapped his ankle like a twig. Now, the whole team is paying for that decision. We’re all victims of the Madden Curse now. <a href="https://www.patreon.com/thecabinetpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Cabinet Podcast Patreon</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/thecabinetcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter: @thecabinetcast</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/cabinetpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cabinetpodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a>

Episode 17: The Maddening

Don’t call it a video game. It’s more than that. It’s a gateway to a dark dimension. It’s an eye looking towards the future. Your path to become a warlock of the highest order. At least, that’s how one lonely boy saw what many gamers call the most boring Nintendo game ever made. He became so obsessed with Rare’s Taboo: The Sixth Sense that he formed a cult around it. Learn more about Little Dwayne’s strange obsession on this episode of the Cabinet. (Listen at the top of the podcast for a special announcement.)

Don’t call it a video game. It’s more than that. It’s a gateway to a dark dimension. It’s an eye looking towards the future. Your path to become a warlock of the highest order. At least, that’s how one lonely boy saw what many gamers call the most boring Nintendo game ever made. He became so obsessed with Rare’s Taboo: The Sixth Sense that he formed a cult around it. Learn more about Little Dwayne’s strange obsession on this episode of the Cabinet. (Listen at the top of the podcast for a special announcement.)

Episode 20: Cult of No Personality

Apologies for the Christmas Special delay, but I, the Haunted Cabinet, had to lock Little Timmy Gibson away. Now that the Gruesome Game Machine is on the loose, prepare for some sick rhymes in the style of Dr. Seuss. It's a holiday tale in the style of true crime about some hackers who tried to steal Christmas and ruin everyone's good time. Ladies and gentlemen, this is how the Cabinet steals Christmas.

Apologies for the Christmas Special delay, but I, the Haunted Cabinet, had to lock Little Timmy Gibson away. Now that the Gruesome Game Machine is on the loose, prepare for some sick rhymes in the style of Dr. Seuss. It's a holiday tale in the style of true crime about some hackers who tried to steal Christmas and ruin everyone's good time. Ladies and gentlemen, this is how the Cabinet steals Christmas.

Episode 26: How the Cabinet Stole Christmas

Arcades didn’t start with video games. The penny arcade was the first and only place people of the late 19th Century and early 20th Century could catch a quick movie. As you will see, those ancient arcades were not immune to the Cabinet’s curse when a young thief tries to spend his ill-gotten gains on some quick entertainment. You can’t escape death when you steal the pennies from a dead man’s eyes.

Arcades didn’t start with video games. The penny arcade was the first and only place people of the late 19th Century and early 20th Century could catch a quick movie. As you will see, those ancient arcades were not immune to the Cabinet’s curse when a young thief tries to spend his ill-gotten gains on some quick entertainment. You can’t escape death when you steal the pennies from a dead man’s eyes.

Episode 38: The Dead Man's Pennies

Mysterious voices are coming from your Xbox. They don’t sound human. There’s only one explanation. ALIENS!!!

Mysterious voices are coming from your Xbox. They don’t sound human. There’s only one explanation. ALIENS!!!

Episode 37: Ground Control to Major Tom

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