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Andrew Carroll

Andrew is a writer, podcaster, editor and civil service goon based in Dublin, Ireland. He has written for The University Observer in UCD, Film Ireland, TheCity.ie and HeadStuff. He is the editor of the HeadStuff Gaming section but spends more time playing games than he does writing about them. With friend and HeadStuff film editor Stephen Porzio he is also the co-creator and co-host of the world's only character actor podcast I Know That Face on the HeadStuff Podcast Network. You can stroke his ego or besmirch his good name on Twitter @Andrew_Carroll0.

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An Amoral Masterpiece | To Live and Die in L.A. at 35

Andrew Carroll Nov 3, 2020 0

William Petersen had to work hard to get the role of Gil Grissom in the original CSI. Grissom was a combination of lab scientist and field agent, two things Petersen embodied in his first two leading roles with the kind of smoldering…

Gaming

HeadStuff Picks: The 8 Best Games of the 8th Generation

Andrew Carroll Nov 2, 2020 0

It feels like only yesterday when I realised I'd forgotten to pre-order the PlayStation 4 and had to wait a few months post-launch to grab one. The past doesn't repeat itself but it does rhyme and here I am again having forgotten to…

Film

Netflix Review | Ben Wheatley’s Remake Is A Rebecca Too Many

Andrew Carroll Oct 26, 2020 1

It’s not easy making movies so therefore it must be twice as hard remaking them. Especially when a movie is an 80 year old certified classic and the 1941 Best Picture winner to boot. Alfred Hitchcock’s adaptation of Daphne Du Maurier’s 1938…

Gaming

Tread Softly and Carry a Big Gun: Empowerment Through Weaponry in Horror Gaming

Andrew Carroll Oct 10, 2020 0

Aim for the head. Slice off the limbs. Burn the rotting corpse. Suck the spirit into a vacuum. The ways in which we can kill our fears in horror games are numerous but that doesn't make them any less terrifying. That doesn't mean we ever…

Film

A Viral Apocalypse | The Social Network at 10

Andrew Carroll Oct 1, 2020 0

It’s hard not to feel jealous of my parents when they were my age. Maybe they were more bored without the internet. Maybe they were happier though. Maybe they don’t feel the same unease, fear, and rage as I do when I roll out of bed in the…

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“Total Massacre” | 13 Assassins at 10

Andrew Carroll Sep 25, 2020 0

13 figures step forward, dark shapes emerging against the early morning mist. They have spent days turning an abandoned village into a death trap, crafting spiked barriers, piling dry straw on bulls and creating a small forest of spare…

Gaming

Lost Masters: FTL Reached for the Stars and Landed in a Whole Other Galaxy

Andrew Carroll Sep 24, 2020 0

Lost Masters is a series of articles that endeavours to take a fresh look at brilliant games that flew under the radar at the time of their release. This month Gaming Editor Andrew Carroll looks at FTL. Space, the final isometric frontier.…

Gaming

Lessons Unlearned: The Last of Us Part II Deserved a Better Ending

Andrew Carroll Sep 18, 2020 0

*This post contains spoilers for both The Last of Us games.* It's rare I'll play a game in order to experience the consequences of my actions as a player. If it's an RPG I'll go all in agonising over whether to leave either Ashley or…

Gaming

Horror is the Not-So-Secret Weapon of Night in the Woods

Andrew Carroll Sep 16, 2020 0

The fog of depression is much more noticeable on the first play through of Infinite Fall's Night in the Woods. The economic depression afflicting the old mining town of Possum Springs. The depressed fugue state main character Mae spends…

Gaming

Ubisoft’s #MeToo Reckoning Has Opened New Doors for Them and for Gaming

Andrew Carroll Sep 9, 2020 0

In early summer 2020 a wave of sexual harassment and misconduct accusations hit the French developer and publisher Ubisoft. As June gave way to July gave way to August leading figures in the company including but not limited to Creative…

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