Taking Calls Live on the Scarewaves in Killer Frequency

A short, spooky (but not that spooky!) Halloween video for this year. Let's go to the lines, shall we? Caller one, you're on.

[@the_elder_gamer]

Hey Chris, I don't think anyone has to dig too deeply to recognize that you've had a rough few years, so I just want to say...I hope you're doing okay, and to echo many others here in the comment section, to let you know you're appreciated. Be well my parasocial friend, be well.

[@DigitalMumbles]

I used to work nights at a radio station, can confirm this is what it's like.

[@GmodPlusWoW]

This time the signal ain't errant. This time... it's KILLER. *_[80's synthwave intensifies]_*

[@gendermuttreal]

Killer Frequency deserves so much more attention than it got, it's such a great game.

[@ayasekaru]

I appreciate taking things a little slower this year. Especially given the stuff that is happening right now.. yea, I love games that take their limitations and turn them into strengths or at the very least try to play with them. Playing a radio host in a horror movie is a really fun concept and works SO well with limited resources. I very much adore the dev for that.

[@witchfynder_finder]

Killer Frequency's been sitting on my wishlist for a while but seeing it pop up here was what convinced me to finally grab it. Came here to watch the video after finishing the game in one go. Don't skip this one, y'all. It's good, it's tricky in places, and it got me to laugh out loud with one perfectly-timed joke. An excellent Halloween game.

[@MegaHellrasier]

Here I am a person who loves the game so much that I actually dressed up as the whistling man for Halloween this year... appreciate the video man

[@xBINARYGODx]

love the Hardware-base user image

[@MegaHellrasier]

@@xBINARYGODx I'm glad you know the film

[@derekcampbell2132]

Was so happy to see an Errant Signal video today, thanks for continuing to make content.

[@nyatske]

I'm so happy when I see a notification about your videos, thank you for providing a sparkle in my life. ❤, can't wait for the next video. Although please take things at your own pace, I hate when people are under pressure, especially if it impaires the quality of their work or worse their well-being.

[@vallraffs]

I fucking loved this game. Exactly the kind of game I like to play, a kind of job-simulator with a focus on story. And the aesthetic was captured so well. Nothing hits as hard as the title song over the ending credits sequence.

[@InsrtCoins]

I had pitched a game like this on a game ideas podcast a few years ago, so I've been following the development of this pretty closely. It was exciting to see the choices they made. My pitch involved supernatural occurrences rather than serial killers; finding arcane combinations of frequencies to play in different songs, playing records backwards -- the kinds of rabbitholes you could obsess over in a DJ booth while getting tenuous lack of confirmation as to any actual effectiveness. Like finding ways to enact local urban legends.

[@dosbilliam]

So this, but Welcome to Night Vale flavored? :D

[@Ariamaki]

That's a pretty excellent premise and I hope you (or another dev) runs with it at some point!

[@uarthchylde]

"Guys, there's a serial killer on the loose. Let's hand our lives over to that new awful DJ. " "Ok, I got nothing to live for anyhow." The Game

[@georgegriffin6114]

I feel like they REALLY missed an opportunity to call it "Dead Air"

[@deadspacevet]

I always look forward to your halloween videos. . . and just your videos in general!

[@LizzieLeporidae]

At your recommendation, a friend ended up getting me this game for my birthday, and whoa it was something else. Thank you for letting me know about it!

[@alaksandutheexorkizein7634]

This remind me of the movie Pontypool which I would recommend checking out.

[@scottbrewer474]

Yeah, and one of the characters being named 'Ponty' makes me think the devs intended that!

[@catlawyerwilldefendfortrea6038]

This makes me think of Pontypool. The setting mainly.

[@ErrantSignal]

Genuinely wonder if that was an influence, as there *is* a character named Ponty who makes a repeated appearance throughout the night. And it's not like the game is above campy horror references - the streets of the city are all named after famous horror directors, characters, and cities (Haddonfield Lane, Carpenter Road, Craven Street, Nancy Lane, etc)

[@catlawyerwilldefendfortrea6038]

@@ErrantSignal That's amazing! Seems like it. I want to play this even more now,

[@Paperlanty]

what an amazing game concept, thanks for the video! and I appreciate the lighter spooky for the times we're in too

[@DraggyBDragon]

Hands down my favourite youtuber! Thanks for the upload!

[@KyrickYoung]

I adored this game

[@Gledster]

Love your videos Campster and you've made this sound so good.

[@n00dles4]

Your videos are always great, thanks for making these!

[@thevamp25]

Always excited when one of your videos shows up on my feed!

[@SourSourSour]

I too liked flicking through the records while convos (and deaths) were going on

[@ghtddkc]

Always happy to see your Halloween video (or any videos)

[@adamn7777]

I've had this on my steam wish list for a while and wasn't sure if it was for me or not. Thanks for the recommendation

[@poisonedlava]

Great to see u back! But also glad ur moving at your own pace ❤

[@Crispman_777]

I'd quite like an emergency services operator game thinking about it

[@Nertez]

These little "reviews"/recommendations are great, keep them coming!

[@MoteDArchive]

I played the demo/game jam version a year or two ago on stream and it was a lot of fun! This version looks and (from your description) has a wildly different premise, so I should definitely check out this version!

[@Deadforge]

It's cool to see a big channel covering this game. I need to tackle this gane again for a video. Some people mentioned and recommended pontypool to me when discussing and maming my video on it. Pontypool is a pretty unique film that has a similar feel.

[@loorthedarkelf8353]

Honestly this felt like a twist on the Adventure Game, which tends to be mostly dialog. To me this read as a twist on the Walkie Talkie in Firewatch, only instead of being the person in the middle of things who needs hints and help, you're the person people are calling. And that opened up the puzzles to feeling suspenseful because while you might be safe in a cozy radio studio the people who are calling you are NOT.

[@christiandecoster6132]

Oh hell yeah, Halloween Erant Signal is one of my favorite halloween events.

[@origamista1]

For sure, i think i'd never hear about these great indie games if it wasnt for his videos

[@johannamegido8465]

we've been nostalgic for the eighties for thirty years.

[@totlyepic]

I greatly appreciate you doing lighter recs.

[@bawwsadface]

i like the concept of setting a puzzle game/murder mystery entirely in the space of the opening scene of texas chainsaw 2

[@PanAndScanBuddy]

This is great every year! Also I think I should check out that other movie because I like Freaky and Happy Death Day

[@cobchob]

With a name like Chris there are probably tons of stories where you get to hear your own name spoken out loud by characters and you'd likely get desensitized to it after a while. With my name, the media exposure I get is basically limited to Gump. Playing this game would be extremely unsettling for me. Great vid.

[@jakethhy]

this game looks brilliant

[@wizlockfnordfinder]

I miss being able to just do stuff on Halloween. Dress up. Watch thematic movies and shows. Just having time off, really. Videos like this one help to keep things spoopy when you can't decorate or get a costume on.

[@nicodoe6181]

the soundboard was a genius addition to the game, it really breaks up the exposition so im surprised you didnt mention it at all. i didnt finish the game but most of my time in the recording booth was spent blasting canned laughter or cricket sounds at characters fearing for their lives (also just fyi, its not called "all hallows eve", thats a christian thing they used to try to steal halloween. like its kind of iffy to joke about that name, even though halloween is obviously derived from it its still a touchy subject)

[@juhanj]

Etymologically, "all hallows eve" came first, then "Halloween". "All hallows eve" in the 16th century, and "halloween" is a contraction from 18th century (both christian references). So if you're avoiding Christianity (for some reason, not like there's any religious idea behind this or Christmas anymore), you shouldn't be using either. Instead, we should be calling it "Samhain" and celebrating it on November 1st. Really, you should be blaming the Romans in the first millennium for hijacking the tradition.

[@nicodoe6181]

@@juhanj can you read also its not samhain lmao, its the night before samhain/november starts. u think samhain and halloween are the same thing yet ur trying to lecture ppl 😭😭😭

[@juhanj]

@@nicodoe6181 Happy Samhain! 😃 I hope you finished your harvest for the year, because it's November and the dark times of winter are ahead!

[@nicodoe6181]

@@juhanj acting like thats a gotcha when halloween was long over when u commented that 😭😭😭

[@Jekyllstein_Gray]

Maybe this world sucks for you people that remember the 90s. I was born 5 months before the towers fell. My world has always just been like this.

[@TheCrewExpendable]

0:52 Pretty sure Stephen King's Maximum Overdrive is Cars with a slasher in the background. Also in the foreground.

[@lucybresgal1519]

This game looks awesome! I havent heard of it before this video. How do people stay in the loop about games like these?

[@Guruc13]

Making sure everyone has a bit of Halloween fun this year. Thanks Errant Signal! ❤🎉

[@mantrox]

Time to dig out my Quest 2 I guess!

[@kyletowers9662]

yeah

[@ORANOID]

Agreed

[@nic_olenomicon]

It's spooky time

[@CptFantabulous]

There is another game that I actually thought was made by the same people Same idea but you are a guard in a booth at a lab when the monster escapes and have to guide your friend out via the radio. That one is super short but has a lot of alternate endings. Struggling to find it even though I played it not to long ago though.

[@redpatty4572]

I am astounded you have not made a Disco Elysium video

[@xystem4701]

as a total and utter wuss, I appreciate the recommendation

[@gafeleon9032]

Hell yeah spooky signal :D

[@zen_of_chloe]

“Ponty.” Heh.

[@UndeadGirlCyber]

I'm not much of a gamer, but I am an avid Let's Play watcher, so this game was perfect for that ^^

[@UFBMusic]

This is very similar to the plot of the Canadian horror movie Pontypool.

[@hamham00100]

There must be some inspiration, I saw one of the callers was named "Ponty". Excellent movie.

[@coynelaundry]

yeah buddy

[@ancientundergroundbiomech]

Hi mr franklin. Would you happen to have an ask box, or an email people can send you questions in? Understandable if you refuse, not everyone wants strangers bothering them. But I've been a fan for a long time, 2015, 2018 ish? And I just had some questions regarding your line of work :) Thank you!

[@cybermat8998]

I see someone has been inspired by Radio Commander

[@mikefutcher]

Does this work on android? This sounds like a good game for bus/train commute.... wear headphones, spend most of your time listening and gazing out the window.

[@CheesecakeMilitia]

Kinda unnecessary disclaimer Chris - any vid from you is a treat; don't worry about about any tricks

[@liamobrien6044]

I will say don’t feel like you have to tone down the horror just because of the insane clown world we live in. The world always “kinda sucks right now” lmao. I’ll still be watching skinamarink and all this other f-ed up nonsense 😂

[@normative]

“It’s not too long” and “there are far worse options” doesn’t really feel like a reccomendation, as such

[@diegowushu]

I have literally never heard of this one. It's a shame Steam keeps promoting garbage instead of interesting stuff such as this.

[@ChimeraKiller09]

Cool concept but the 80s setting is very tired now.

[@amitthehuman]

Hi, I live in Israel and I really appreciate you considering the situation in your choice of game. It looks pretty fun!

[@chriss780]

It must be so hard to have to sit there while Palestinians are being exterminated by your government : (