Revisiting Resident Evil: Resident Evil (2002) (Capcom)

with Noah Pedinelli (Host), Julia Froio, and Alex Hurezeanu

Broadcast date: October 24, 2023

Writer: Noah Pedinelli

Producer: Jeremy Andriano

Capcom’s Resident Evil series is one of the most popular and beloved horror franchises in contemporary popular culture. In the 2002 remake of the first game, players take control of Jill Valentine and Chris Redfield in order to uncover the terrifying mysteries of the Spencer Mansion. The original Resident Evil established the survival horror genre and the series’ subsequent remakes continue to shape and define the genre today.

All audio clips in the podcast quoted from Resident Evil.

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• Perron, Bernard. The World of Scary Video Games: A Study in Videoludic Horror. Bloomsbury Academic, 2018.