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REANIMAL & the Art of Fear – Interview w/ David Mervik (Tarsier Studios) - Gaming Podcast

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Video Gamers Podcast

Leisure, Games, Video Games

4.81K Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Gaming hosts Josh and John sit down with David Mervik, narrative director at Tarsier Studios, to talk about his upcoming psychological horror game REANIMAL. Best known for his haunting work on Little Nightmares, David opens up about his path into video game development, what it takes to create lasting emotional dread, and how REANIMAL pushes his storytelling into even darker, more unsettling territory. It’s a chilling and insightful deep dive into the mind behind some of horror gaming’s most memorable moments. All the video game news, interviews, and eerie vibes you need—every week from the Video Gamers Podcast! Thanks to our MYTHIC Supporters: Redletter, Ol’ Jake, Disratory and Gaius Connect with the show: Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/videogamerspod Join our Gaming Community: https://discord.gg/Dsx2rgEEbz Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/videogamerspod/  Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/VideoGamersPod  Subscribe to us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@VideoGamersPod?sub_confirmation=1   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello, fellow gamers, and welcome to the video gamers podcast.

0:17.1

Relaxing games, life sims, cozy games are not what we'll be talking about today.

0:24.7

The fact that video games can span all genres and types is incredible, but what about those games that give you anxiety or mess with your mind?

0:35.4

The suspense a game can build is second to none.

0:39.3

And today we'll be talking about a game that is so creepy looking.

0:43.2

It has us going, who the heck came up with this?

0:47.7

But first, some introductions are in order.

0:51.2

I am your host, Josh.

0:53.6

And joining me, he's been our little nightmare about how much

0:58.0

he's been talking about this game. And if he gets any more excited about this episode, we may

1:03.1

need to put him in a cage. It's John. Oh my gosh, guys, I'm so excited. You could have just put me in a room by myself in a little four-by-four room,

1:14.2

and I would be able to talk about this endlessly.

1:16.3

I'm so stoked for this.

1:18.1

John did say he could do this episode all by himself.

1:22.2

And I would listen to me, too.

1:24.5

And joining us, because I learned long ago, you never upset someone that can come up

1:30.7

with ideas this dark and crazy. It's the amazing, the smart, the talented, the handsome and kind,

1:37.8

totally awesome and nice person, the narrative director for reanimal, it's Merv!

1:45.6

I'll like you were introducing someone else then.

1:51.1

That was quite formidable defensive posturing there, Josh.

1:55.4

Yeah, hey, hey.

1:56.5

Please don't invade my brain.

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