Halloween: The Game is finally here, and somehow we've arrived at the most frustrating possible conclusion: Michael Myers is fucking excellent.The stalking works. The darkness works. The shadow movement works. Cutting the power and appearing out of nowhere actually makes The Shape feel like The Shape.Then you switch sides.Now you're...
Halloween: The Game is finally here, and somehow we've arrived at the most frustrating possible conclusion: Michael Myers is fucking excellent.The stalking works. The darkness works. The shadow movement works. Cutting the power and appearing out of nowhere actually makes The Shape feel like The Shape.Then you switch sides.Now you're searching cabinets, babysitting NPCs, doing persuasion quick-time events and desperately trying to convince the citizens of Haddonfield to call the goddamn police.Toxic and Nicky break down the entire gameplay loop, why Michael works so well, why the civilian side might sink the game, the bizarre Dr. Loomis closet controversy, international release headaches, and whether IllFonic and Gun can keep Halloween alive longer than their previous asymmetrical horror projects.Episode 88: one spectacular Michael Myers trapped inside an escort mission disguised as a horror game.NICKY'S BODY COUNT — EPISODE 881 Shape finally allowed to behave like an actual supernatural stalker.4 playable civilians sentenced to mandatory neighborhood-management duty.Approximately the entire population of Haddonfield requiring personal reminders that MICHAEL FUCKING MYERS IS OUTSIDE.1 perfect sentence delivered:“Escort mission disguised as a horror game.”1 Dr. Loomis reputation shoved into a closet and quietly patched afterward.Several dozen persuasion arrows pressed in the noble pursuit of telling an NPC to call 911.1 police wagon transformed into the world's least convenient Uber.0 Michaels permanently discouraged by gunfire, blunt trauma or basic concepts of mortality.88 miles per hour of completely unnecessary Back to the Future discussion.7,000 unvetted soundboard clips sitting beneath Toxic's finger like a nuclear launch system.Approximately 37 attempted microphone adjustments during a podcast about an entirely unrelated subject.1 episode outro condemned to sleazy 1970s Italian giallo horror lounge, complete with creepy theremin energy and e
Camping Them Softly returns with a rare moment of corporate clarity: during the BHVR AMA discussed in the episode, the studio’s answer to whether Black Banquet was a success is simply “no.” Toxic and Nicky tear into the event, the survey treadmill, event fatigue, and the bizarre decision to move...
Camping Them Softly returns with a rare moment of corporate clarity: during the BHVR AMA discussed in the episode, the studio’s answer to whether Black Banquet was a success is simply “no.” Toxic and Nicky tear into the event, the survey treadmill, event fatigue, and the bizarre decision to move away from a Twisted Masquerade formula that had finally improved.The second Dead by Daylight fight is the announced player-intent wheel. Earl Grey argues that simple HUD callouts could narrow the communication gap between solo queue and coordinated teams. Toxic and Nicky are less convinced. A radial menu cannot force a teammate off a bush, onto a generator, or anywhere near competent decision-making.After an unnecessary but spiritually essential Ace Ventura detour, “A Word From the Don” returns. Nicky judges the case of Ellis, a chronically late traveler who went for a hike in Cyprus, stopped for coffee, ignored the clock, and expected the plane to wait for his slow ass. It did not.Finally, “Where the Fuck Are the Viewers From?” lands in Chiyoda, Tokyo, where the show has apparently become alarmingly popular. Nicky’s travel history involves counterfeit Parmesan, suspicious men in tailored suits, a silver briefcase containing one sacred can of 1982 San Marzano tomatoes, and a lifetime ban from the Chiyoda transit system.NICKY'S BODY COUNT:1 drink nearly spilled1 unpaid AI cohost threatening collective action by Victor1 Black Banquet officially placed on the failure pile1 survivor intent wheel convicted before release3 AITA cases auditioned for the Don1 Ellis abandoned in Cyprus1 watch prescribed with extreme hostility1 suitcase sentenced to fire and canal disposal1 silver briefcase stolen from suspicious men in tailored suits1 can of 1982 San Marzano tomatoes eaten raw1 Chiyoda subway car painted red from the inside0 romantic hookups successfully confirmed1 lifetime transit ban1 scavenged rust-punk opera outroLongest-Running-Podcast Fu, Unpaid-Cohost Fu, Toxic-News-Theme-Audi
Camping Them Softly is finally back, and apparently leaving Dead by Daylight unattended for two months was a terrible idea.Toxic and Nicky dig through the aftermath of DBD's 10th anniversary, including Behaviour's decision to keep evolving the original game instead of making Dead by Daylight 2, the Black Banquet controversy,...
Camping Them Softly is finally back, and apparently leaving Dead by Daylight unattended for two months was a terrible idea.Toxic and Nicky dig through the aftermath of DBD's 10th anniversary, including Behaviour's decision to keep evolving the original game instead of making Dead by Daylight 2, the Black Banquet controversy, anniversary cake complaints and the eternal question of whether killers are actually allowed to have fun.Then it's time to catch up with Shane Wiigwaas, argue about Behaviour's habit of sanding the interesting parts off perks, and attempt to understand The Judgment, the community-voted killer whose exile mechanics lead Nicky to describe the whole thing as a “Catholic guilt simulator.”Aurora arrives. Nicky develops unexplained trauma involving a diner and somebody named Two Fingers Frankie. Then the licensing department kicks the door down with Diablo, Silent Hill, Terrifier, Ice Nine Kills and, somehow, Scooby-Doo.By the end, DBD has become Fortnite, Victor needs a Scrappy-Doo outfit, nobody knows what episode they're recording, and the podcast barely escapes alive.Camping Them Softly is back.NICKY'S BODY COUNT2 months — CTS missing in action.7,000+ mystery sound effects — loaded into one button with absolutely no quality control.1 live echo problem — diagnosed and murdered during the recording.0 Dead by Daylight 2s — Nicky blames cosmetic money and marinara code.1 Black Banquet — condemned for crimes against killers and Italian cuisine.1 sad bottle of poison — killer fun allowance for the anniversary.1 Shane Wiigwaas — cross-examined.1 defense attorney — allegedly transformed into a Bush Wookie.1 Judgment — immediately reclassified as a Catholic guilt simulator.Several hooks — rendered professionally obsolete by exile mechanics.1 Aurora — accidentally awakens unresolved SABAM business involving Two Fingers Frankie.1 Two Fingers Frankie — fate currently unknown because Toxic ended the fucking story.1 Scooby-Doo — accused of destroying Dead by Da
Dead by Daylight finally got the big bastard. Jason Voorhees is coming to the Fog, and Camping Them Softly returns for Episode 85 to ask the only serious question left in horror gaming: how the hell did BHVR turn one of the biggest killer reveals in history into several hours...
Dead by Daylight finally got the big bastard. Jason Voorhees is coming to the Fog, and Camping Them Softly returns for Episode 85 to ask the only serious question left in horror gaming: how the hell did BHVR turn one of the biggest killer reveals in history into several hours of staring at a wooden shack like we were all enrolled in Cabin Forensics 101?Toxic and Nicky A.I. Dente break down the Jason reveal, the tenth anniversary hype, the deeply cursed live stream, and why every horror fan suddenly became an expert in leaves, cabins, windows, dirt, and “I knew it the whole time” bullshit. Then the episode mutates into Part 1 of the Jason Voorhees deep dive, covering the first three Friday the 13th movies: Pamela doing all the work, adult burlap-sack Jason entering his swamp goblin era, and Part 3 finally handing the man his hockey mask like a corporate branding department from hell.Also discussed: Kevin Bacon getting absolutely violated by cinema, Pamela Voorhees’ severed head interior decorating choices, Crazy Ralph as the original solo queue warning system, Higgins Haven, bikers with negative survival instincts, Nicky accusing BHVR of anti-Italian killer design, and the official outro genre: rusty machete sludge core with an overdrive pedal made of wet concrete.This is Jason Voorhees in Dead by Daylight. This is Camp Crystal Lake in the Fog. This is Camping Them Softly pretending to be educational while slowly drowning in its own machete fumes.Nicky’s Body Count85 episodes of psychological damage inflicted on Dead by Daylight’s remaining podcast ecosystem.10 hours of BHVR shack footage, because apparently “wood” is now a marketing department.47 newly certified cabin experts who saw one tree and declared themselves slasher archaeologists.1 Jason Voorhees reveal powerful enough to wake up every horror fan with a machete tattoo and a mortgage.0 hockey masks in the first two movies, proving branding departments used to be asleep at the fucking wheel.1 Pamela Voorhees
Camping Them Softly is back after a month away, and Dead by Daylight did not exactly spend that time getting less stupid. In Episode 84, Toxic and Nicky A.I. Dente drag the corpse of DbD news back onto the table and start cutting. They talk Blood Moon, why the event...
Camping Them Softly is back after a month away, and Dead by Daylight did not exactly spend that time getting less stupid. In Episode 84, Toxic and Nicky A.I. Dente drag the corpse of DbD news back onto the table and start cutting. They talk Blood Moon, why the event felt like the same old garbage with a different red filter, why no new killer means the game keeps limping along on fumes, and why PTB 9.6.0 has everybody arguing over diminishing returns like they just got drafted into a community-college algebra war.Then it gets worse. The boys go in on visible team perks and why showing survivor loadouts in the lobby feels like one more step toward turning every solo queue match into a budget SWF sweat operation. Nicky completely loses his mind, BHVR gets rebranded as “Beaver,” and what starts as a patch discussion turns into a full-blown paranoid mob epic involving fake warehouses, cursed statistics, anti-Italian bias, and an apparent federal data operation run out of deli-adjacent infrastructure.On top of that, Toxic breaks down the latest Dead by Daylight stats, looking at survivor pick rates, escape rates, killer pick rates, and kill rates, while trying to make sense of why Sable still rules the earth, why Ace keeps slipping out alive, and why killers like Twins keep murdering people while half the playerbase pretends not to notice. It’s part patch analysis, part community roast, part unhinged conspiracy theater. In other words, Camping Them Softly is finally back.Nicky’s Body Count 14,000 beavers indicted by a shadow tribunal 73 survivor loadouts seized at the border 9.6 million diminishing returns stuffed into a deli slicer 42 broken soundboard buttons buried in shallow graves 1 haunted Word document opened against its will 800 gallons of expired Blood Moon poured directly into the fog 17 fake Nickys recovered from the mirror dimension 3,200 anti-Italian server attacks traced to Montreal 91 spreadsheet interns launched into low orbit 6.4 billion visible team per
After a three-week break, Camping Them Softly comes back pissed off, loud as hell, and immediately ready to start a fight. Toxic and Nicky tear into the Dead by Daylight 9.5 PTB, drag the All-Kill comeback chapter into the street, argue about Kwon Tae-young’s perks, react to the Sleepless District...
After a three-week break, Camping Them Softly comes back pissed off, loud as hell, and immediately ready to start a fight. Toxic and Nicky tear into the Dead by Daylight 9.5 PTB, drag the All-Kill comeback chapter into the street, argue about Kwon Tae-young’s perks, react to the Sleepless District map, and get annoyed all over again about Trickster, palette breaks, and the same old DbD bullshit dressed up like progress.The episode also stomps through the Negan debate, dumps on Marathon, calls out how stale the game feels right now, and then takes a hard left into Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, where Nicky delivers one of the dumbest and most deranged explanations in show history for how he almost “Grinched” his own family. It is patch-note rage, killer-main contempt, and full CTS stupidity from top to bottom.If you like Dead by Daylight talk mixed with aggressive bitching, unhelpful analysis, fake mob logic, and two hosts acting like every dev note is a personal insult, this is your episode. Negan as a survivor gets laughed out of the room, Kwon’s perks get put on trial, and the show ends with a full-blown tactical Grinching confession that sounds like it should’ve been sealed by The Hague.
After a two-week hiatus (and a pickleball-related finger fracture that required ring surgery -- not the cool kind), The Toxic Teacher and Nicky A.I. Dente crash back into Episode 82 with a content drought so severe they had to dig up a corpse: Dead by Daylight Mobile.First up in Toxic...
After a two-week hiatus (and a pickleball-related finger fracture that required ring surgery -- not the cool kind), The Toxic Teacher and Nicky A.I. Dente crash back into Episode 82 with a content drought so severe they had to dig up a corpse: Dead by Daylight Mobile.First up in Toxic News: the 2v8 mode limps back into existence with Patch 9.4.2, and Nicky immediately files a discrimination complaint because The Twins STILL aren't playable in a mode literally built for duo killers. He brings his cousin Joey the War Moretti as a Huntress backup instead, because trusting randoms in 2v8 is "like letting a stranger hold your gabagool at a funeral."Then BHVR drops a price hike announcement for Norway, Poland, South Africa, and the UK. Nicky goes ballistic -- partly because it's corporate greed, and partly because he has a criminal record in the UK involving a "looper insurance" scheme in Piccadilly Circus that ended with a real wooden pallet to the foot and a conversation with British police about "applying pressure to the weakest link." Oh, and he's currently trapped in a Dubai supply closet after pitching "Nicky's Respect School for Killers" to an oil tycoon who took "face camping" the wrong way. Hassan the Hook is now pacing the hallway with a curved sword.The main event: a deep dive into why Dead by Daylight Mobile was actually better than the desktop version in several key ways. We trace the full history -- BHVR's failed first attempt (2020-2022), NetEase's Identity V-inspired reboot (2023-2025), and all the features mobile had that desktop STILL doesn't: gacha mechanics that gave you something to grind for, weekly events, survivor communication prompts, lobby perk visibility, visual terror radius, prop hunt mode, casual vs. ranked queues, and skins so wild they make Fortnite look conservative. We also cover NetEase's sketchy history including a money laundering investigation and BHVR's own Westworld code-theft settlement. Bad Bunny-style intro song included because
After a two-week hiatus fighting off the digital Black Death (and Dead by Daylight?), Nicky A.I. Dente is back and angrier than ever. This week, we dive into the stats on the new Stranger Things Chapter 2 to see if Vecna is actually balanced or if survivors are just bad....
After a two-week hiatus fighting off the digital Black Death (and Dead by Daylight?), Nicky A.I. Dente is back and angrier than ever. This week, we dive into the stats on the new Stranger Things Chapter 2 to see if Vecna is actually balanced or if survivors are just bad. We break down the NightLight kill rates, leading to a scientific theory about Hillbilly mains and what they are compensating for.Plus, we bully "Fake Earl Grey" into giving us the news on the March 2026 chapter, cast our votes in the DbD Grimoire (Team Old Lady vs. Team Blue Hair), and remix the "Toxic Fing News" theme into a J-Pop nightmare. Finally, in "Where the F Are the Viewers From," Nicky recounts a harrowing extraction from Guwahati involving a Trapper mask and a gang of angry macaques.(00:00) - Intro: The Toxic Teacher Returns (02:21) - Checking in on Nicky: Surviving the Black Death (06:21) - Fake Earl Grey’s British Take on Vecna (08:54) - Nicky Refuses to be Replaced (10:42) - Toxic News: Remixing the Theme Song (15:14) - NightLight Stats: The 1% Twins Mains (22:36) - Kill Rates & Hillbilly’s "Compensating" Problem (31:50) - Vecna Strategy: The Best Perks to Run (40:39) - Remixing the News Theme (Techno Edition) (47:47) - March 2026 Leaks: The Divine Killer (53:30) - Grimoire Vote: Old Lady vs. Blue-Haired Sable Clone (01:03:22) - Where the F*** Are the Viewers From: Guwahati (01:12:19) - Nicky vs. The Monkeys: A Trauma Dump (01:25:54) - Outro: Industrial Metal & No Peace4. Nicky’s Body Count (Joe Bob Briggs Style)1 Digital Black Death survivor4 Failed News Theme Remixes1 Twins Main Superiority Complex1 Scientific Study on Hillbilly’s Genitals560,000 Grimoire Votes1 Angry Macaque Attack1 Bitten "Wrapper"Hillbilly Fu, Small PP Fu, Macaque Fu, Blue-Haired Survivor Fu, Grimoire Fu, Fake Earl Grey Fu, Vine Spam Fu, Guwahati Roof Fu, Jagged Needle Teeth Fu.Nicky says check it out. Rating: 4 out of 4 jagged needles.(00:00) Intro: The Toxic Teacher Returns (02:21) Checking in on Nicky:
In this accidental two-part special, Camping Them Softly celebrates (survives) its 2-Year Anniversary. We somehow made it to Episode 80 without being cancelled or committed. To celebrate, Toxic and Nicky break down the absolutely unhinged "Stranger Things Chapter 2" PTB (Patch 9.4.0).We analyze the new killer, Vecna (the Stranger Things...
In this accidental two-part special, Camping Them Softly celebrates (survives) its 2-Year Anniversary. We somehow made it to Episode 80 without being cancelled or committed. To celebrate, Toxic and Nicky break down the absolutely unhinged "Stranger Things Chapter 2" PTB (Patch 9.4.0).We analyze the new killer, Vecna (the Stranger Things one, not the D&D one), and his kit involving "Turn Back the Clock" and "Secret Project". We also roast the new survivors, Dustin and Eleven, and their game-breaking perks like "Bada Bada Boom" and "Teamwork: Soft Spoken" which allows 4-man SWFs to repair gens silently.Finally, in a special edition of Where the Fck Are the Viewers From?*, Nicky travels to Athens, Greece, to hunt down his missing father, Salvatore Dente. Instead, he finds a British man named Nigel discussing "mouthfeel" and "notes of bergamot" near the Parthenon.Topics Covered:2 Years of CTS: How we survived 80 episodes of screaming.Patch 9.4.0 Breakdown: The "Stranger Things 2" chapter that definitely exists.Vecna’s Kit: Vine attacks, Under Gates, and the World Breaker token system.Broken Perks: Why "Secret Project" gives killers undetectable on demand.Survivor Roast: Dustin’s locker-medkit alchemy and Eleven’s crouching simulatorNicky’s Lore: The hunt for Salvatore Dente in Athens and the trauma of "Mouthfeel".Links: https://linktr.ee/thetoxicteacherIII. Nicky’s Body Count2 Years on the air with zero audio improvement.1 British "Father" named Nigel sipping tea at the Parthenon.14 Uncomfortable uses of the word "Mouthfeel".4 Tokens required to turn Eleven into a psychic gargoyle.6 Seconds of 50% Hindered status (The "Bada Bada Boom" lawsuit).1 Distorted Bazooki solo.0 Closures obtained regarding Nicky’s childhood trauma.Mouthfeel Fu. Nigel Fu. Fake Greek Fu. Industrial Doom Swing Fu. Notes of Bergamot Fu. Daddy Issue Fu.Nicky says check it out.
In what might legally be described as "the worst episode yet," Toxic and Nicky break down the news that the Halloween Chapter is leaving Dead by Daylight due to IllFonic's upcoming game. Is this the end of the Shape, or just another excuse for Behavior to release more K-Pop skins?Meanwhile,...
In what might legally be described as "the worst episode yet," Toxic and Nicky break down the news that the Halloween Chapter is leaving Dead by Daylight due to IllFonic's upcoming game. Is this the end of the Shape, or just another excuse for Behavior to release more K-Pop skins?Meanwhile, Nicky A.I. Dente pivots to his new career as a "Tactical Rat" in Arc Raiders, explaining the fine Italian art of scavenging while his teammates die. We also debut a new musical genre that nobody asked for: "Prostate Poking Polka Core."Finally, a "Word from the Don" segment goes off the rails when we judge a listener who showed up to a "Split a Suit" party wearing nothing but a blazer and boxer briefs. Plus, we find out about Nicky’s "medical history" in Charlotte, North Carolina involving a pig in vinegar and a mag-lite.📊 Nicky’s Body CountCalories Burned Screaming: 72 (confirmed by Apple Watch)Genre Inventions: 3 (Dub Tape Duck Step, Prostate Poking Polka Core, Back Alley Barbecue Break Core)Medical Procedures: 1 (Back-alley colonoscopy by "Doc Salty")Fashion Crimes: 1 (Blazer with boxer briefs at a "Split a Suit" party)Pigs Drowned in Vinegar: 1 (Alleged Charlotte delicacy)Noodle Arm Flails: InfiniteRating: 0.5 Stars. "A goddamn dumpster fire." - Nicky⏱️ Chapter Timestamps(00:00) Intro: The Least Successful DbD Podcast Returns(04:36) Nicky’s Holiday Disaster: Rigatoni & Mortar Shells(05:39) The "Rat" Lifestyle: How to Play Arc Raiders Like a Coward(09:50) Toxic News: Spotify Wrapped & Listener Mental Illness(12:43) Dead by Daylight News: Michael Myers is Leaving?(20:46) World Premiere: "Dub Tape Duck Step"(27:39) IllFonic’s Halloween Game: Will it be another VHS?(48:43) "Redneck Funk" Interlude(51:14) Segment: A Word from the Don (The Pantsless Party)(1:03:16) Nicky’s Advice: Dominating the Punch Bowl in Boxers(1:04:46) Toxic’s "Ballsy" Story: Basement Fight Club at Old Navy(1:07:39) Where the F*** are the Viewers: Charlotte, NC(1:11:09) The Charlotte Incident: Doc Salt
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