Alex Hera
@alexhera.bsky.social
Writer, Film Director, Alternate Reality Game Developer // I make unfiction & horror stuff. She/They. https://linktr.ee/alexhera https://www.alexhera.com/
"Hera blends science fiction, religious horror, and outright horror in remarkable fashion with Bethel Hill." Check out the first review for Final Transmissions, which recently premiered at GenreBlast! gruesomemagazine.com/2026/09/08/r...
[Review] Final Transmissions (2026): Found Footage Anthology Presents Analog Terror Tales (GenreBlast X) - Gruesome Magazine
Final Transmissions horror anthology review GenreBlast
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Went to attend the showcase of an immersive hackathon last week, and wrote up some thoughts on the event. Also mentioned: Lost Horizon Night Market, Boxaroo's Four Doors, Night Mind's Candy Bowl, and the narrative hackathon I participated in almost 15 years ago.
Reflections on an Immersive Hackathon
Impressions on the New York Immersive Invitational, and the broader immersive hackathon landscape
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Have you ever seen an angel…? Bethel Hill, my southern gothic episode of the analog horror anthology Final Transmissions, is premiering at GenreBlast on September 4!
please take a look at my current unfiction project OCTUROS: www.youtube.com/@OCTUROS
OCTUROS
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This is a nice read! I believe the dream of TINAG is kept alive by newcomers who all, very understandably! are first simply mesmerised by the concept. If you stick around you'll see why it didn't quite work – and why it's not just a bad thing that we've moved on.
Alex Hera@alexhera.bsky.social · last mo.New article available on Substack! This month I’m deconstructing the dominant design philosophy for ARGs and exploring ARG history, player culture, and our understanding of immersion! alexhera.substack.com/p/immersion-...
New article available on Substack! This month I’m deconstructing the dominant design philosophy for ARGs and exploring ARG history, player culture, and our understanding of immersion! alexhera.substack.com/p/immersion-...
I had the opportunity to attend the Thriving in Games Group’s launch event for the release of Power Play last week! It was so great to connect with others in NYC interested in the power and culture of gaming! And they took great pictures of everyone 😎
Finishing up a new Substack article about immersion in ARGs. Should release next week!
Like a lot of people, I've been thinking about the Backrooms lately. Specifically, I've been thinking about how it may relate to the future of unfiction/ARGs. New article available now: alexhera.substack.com/p/backrooms-...
Backrooms and Alternate Reality Gaming in the Mainstream
How Backrooms signals a new future for unfiction & ARGs...
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OMG I can't believe we're finally getting a new Spyro, this is a dream come true.
Spyro Universe 💎@spyrouniverse.bsky.social · 3mo agoSPYRO IS BACK!!! Spyro: A Realm Beyond is coming Spring 2027!!! 🔥
I'm beginning to publish on Substack. Check out my intro article today, and subscribe for free to get future articles about ARGs, unfiction, and immersive storytelling! open.substack.com/pub/alexhera...
Happy Pride Month! Why not celebrate by pre-ordering this cosmic horror anthology by trans & GNC creators? I wrote a weird short story for it that I'm very proud of!
Tenebrous Press@tenebrouspress.bsky.social · 3mo agoHappy Pride Month. Happy Pride Millennium. Rip open the heavens. 🏳️⚧️⚧️🖤☠️ YOUR BODY IS A FEVER DREAM, an anthology of Weird Cosmic Horror, Of This Moment & Not Of This Earth. Written & illustrated by Trans & GNC creators. Out 10/6. Preorder: store.tenebrouspress.com Cover art: @mxmorgan.com
I recently attended London Experience Week, a conference filled with fascinating insights into the experience industry. One of the highlights was being given the opportunity to pitch some of the future ARG projects my company, Unfictional Productions, is working on. Exciting things ahead!
Possibly unpopular opinion: having a canon - even one that badly needs subversion and disruption - is preferable to not having one. jaybushman.kit.com/posts/being-...
Being First Is Overrated
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Last week, the ARGathering occurred at the @unnamedfootage.bsky.social. It's a special thing to get to celebrate and experience ARGs in person, and it was such a delight to do a panel with @losdesfilms.bsky.social and @dashkdot.bsky.social and to put together the Rasterflesh Immersive Experience.
YOUR BODY IS A FEVER DREAM is available to preorder now: store.tenebrouspress.com cover art by @mxmorgan.com #transdayofvisibility #tdov
In the dying world of the Elysian Wasteland, Harper and Madison dream of crossing the Phosphorescent Veil… I’m thrilled to announce that my short story, Tape Experience, will be in ‘YOUR BODY IS A FEVER DREAM’, a cosmic horror anthology by @tenebrouspress.bsky.social. store.tenebrouspress.com
Both of us at Tenebrous are deeply honored to present the 40+ badass 🏳️⚧️creators🏳️⚧️ who will comprise the Table of Contents for YOUR BODY IS A FEVER DREAM, a New Weird Cosmic Horror anthology due out 10.06.26! Full deets here: tenebrouspress.com/blog/2026/3/... #transdayofvisibility #tdov
The ARGathering is over, so it's time to talk about the next project. Keep an eye out for some exciting news tomorrow...
Anonymous Creator Makes Rare Public Appearance, Mysterious Disaster Strikes in San Francisco ….just kidding, no it won’t… ….right? Come to the ARGathering as part of the @unnamedfootage.bsky.social and lets chat about args and unfiction and nothing bad will happen! Jokes aside, it’ll be fun!
The ARGathering at the @unnamedfootage.bsky.social is TOMORROW!!!! Come watch ARG's on the big screen, play an in-person ARG, and hear from ARG creators including @dashkdot.bsky.social! See you there?
The ARGathering is in FOUR DAYS. Get your tickets now to see ARGs in theater and a panel Q&A including @losdesfilms.bsky.social, creator of Anatomy (1963)!!! filmfreeway.com/unnamedfoota...
For eighteen years, the Rasterflesh ARG has been considered lost media - until now. Join us at the ARGathering, presented by the @unnamedfootage.bsky.social, for the first screening of this lost ARG since 2008.. filmfreeway.com/UnnamedFoota...
Are you in the San Fransisco area and a fan of Anatomy1963 or Unfiction in general? Get ur tickets NOW to the ARGathering at UFF! I will be there doing a Q&A after with the creator of hiimmarymary and Alex Hera! I'm so excited to see Anatomy in a real movie theater 🥹 filmfreeway.com/UnnamedFoota...
NEW LISTING The ARGathering An immersive film festival event celebrating alternate reality games. San Francisco. March 28. everythingimmersive.com/events/the-a...
The ARGathering
An immersive film festival event celebrating alternate reality games. The ARGathering features selected videos from popular ARG's, a panel Q&A with ARG creators, and an original immersive experience. ...
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Tickets are on sale for the ARGathering! Featuring selected videos from seven ARGs, a video intro from @nightmind.bsky.social, a panel Q&A with @dashkdot.bsky.social and @losdesfilms.bsky.social, and an in-person ARG to play! filmfreeway.com/UnnamedFoota...
Tickets are on sale now for the Unnamed Footage Festival, including for the ARGathering on March 28!!! And read all about it in Fangoria! filmfreeway.com/UnnamedFoota...
FANGORIA@fangoria.bsky.social · 6mo agoCheck out the lineup for this year's Unnamed Footage Festival, the only festival in the world dedicated solely to found footage films.
