Connor Thompson

News

Sports

Arts

Opinion

The Quad

Photo

Video

Illustrations

Cartoons

Graphics

The Stack

PRIME

Enterprise

Interactives

Podcasts

Games

Classifieds

Print issues

Budget Cuts Explained,

Dance Marathon 2026

robots

821f7653-6a02-49b4-b358-6558bf195677 - Daily Bruin

Shaan Mathur&#039;s original horror video game &quot;Mom&quot; sends players through the story of a mother and daughter seeking refuge from the apocalypse in a labyrinth. (Courtesy of Shaan Mathur)

https://dailybruin.com/2016/08/14/student-made-horror-video-game-mom-explores-themes-of-love-survival/821f7653-6a02-49b4-b358-6558bf195677/

twitter:card

twitter:description

twitter:title

twitter:site

https://wp.dailybruin.com/images/2016/08/821f7653-6a02-49b4-b358-6558bf195677.jpg

twitter:image

twitter:creator

Lifestyle

Daily Bruin

Student-made horror video game &#039;Mom&#039; explores themes of love, survival - Daily Bruin

Student-made horror video game &#8216;Mom&#8217; explores themes of love, survival

max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1

Shaan Mathur wants people to watch a mother and daughter succumb to illness and fear as they are trapped in a maze inhabited by monsters and nightmarish illusions.

https://dailybruin.com/2016/08/14/student-made-horror-video-game-mom-explores-themes-of-love-survival/

Monday, March 16, 2026

IN THE NEWS:

Student-made horror video game ‘Mom’ explores themes of love, survival

By Connor Thompson

Aug. 14, 2016 10:23 p.m.