For the curious, here’s the full list of films that can be found within the ever-shifting walls of High-8 Video Rentals.
High 8 Video Rentals is a regularly occurring interactive fiction series written using Ink, set in a video shop that gives out recommendations for interesting films currently available on streaming platforms… You can play it for free on Itch.io
Westerns:
Buck and the Preacher (1972) Prime, £
Lemonade Joe (1964) Prime
Comedy:
Big Night (1998) Netflix
The Interminable Suicide of Gregory Church (2011) Vimeo £
Horror:
The Devil’s Backbone (2001) Prime, £
Night of the Living Dead (1968) BBC iPlayer
Documentary:
Finding Vivian Maier (2013) Prime
Three Identical Strangers (2018) Netflix, All4
Crime:
The Hitchhiker (1953) YouTube , Public Domain, Prime
Drunken Angel (醉いどれ天使) (1948) BFI Player / Prime £
Writer in Residence: Jonathan L. Howard
Jonathan L. Howard is a British writer and game designer, known for his work on the Broken Sword titles, his Johannes Cabal the Necromancer series, and for Carter & Lovecraft. His recommendations are:
Alice (1988) Prime
Banshee Chapter (2014) Prime
Clerk’s Recommendation:
Victoria (2015) Prime £