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‘The Conjuring 3’ Plot May Be About 1981 Court Case

James Wan confirmed that the Warrens are coming back but this time to help prove a man’s innocence in The Conjuring 3. Michael Chaves will be directing after impressing Wan with his work on The Curse of La Llorna. Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga will be reprising their roles as the Warrens. Wan has stated that the film is about a man on trial for murder and his defense is that he was possessed during the crime saying, “I think it’s the first time in America’s history where the defendant used possessions as a reason, as an excuse.” After quick research, it is confirmed there was a trial like no other where the Warrens were expert witnesses for the defense, the trial of Arne Cheyenne Johnson. Johnson was on trial for the stabbing death of his landlord Alan Bono. Leading up to the murder, Johnson and his girlfriend Debbie, called upon the Warrens to help with Debbie’s little brother David

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Jan 6, 2019
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Top 5 Horror Games Of 2018

2018 was a sad year for horror video games. Many games that were scheduled to be released were pushed back to the upcoming year while some that were supposed to start going into development in ’18 simply never happened. Even some titles that were released slipped through the cracks without even drawing attention, but like most crappy things in life, there’s a silver lining, in this case, five of them. Without further ado and in no particular order, here are my Top 5 Horror Games Of 2018. Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice (Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One) This dark fantasy by Ninja Theory has won over 20 awards and enchanted fans with a fusion world of Norse and Celtic cultures. The story follows a Pict warrior woman named Senua as she journeys through the Norse underworld Helheim to rescue her lover who was sacrificed by the Norsemen. The most prominent plot device that helps make this game a success is the fact

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Dec 31, 2018
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Japanese Website To Stream 5 ½ Days Of Haunted Dolls

New Years is either boring or fun, depending on what you’re doing. May it be standing at the snack table at a party eating cheese, say you’re going to party all night long just to be passed out drunk at 8 pm, or posting pictures of your dogs or cats wearing New Year’s hats. Either way, you’re stuck in the same cycle; let’s spice things up with creepy dolls. The Japanese website Niconico Live will be broadcasting a live stream titled “Gazing at Cursed Dolls for 132 Hours Broadcast” from January 1st to the 6th with cameras locked on one thing…dolls that are said to be haunted. Right now about seven dolls known to Japanese internet users are going to take center stage with others to be added to the lineup. The dolls range from traditional Japanese, typical western, and even mannequin heads used by those training to be hair stylists. One of these dolls is a traditional Ichimatsu doll

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Dec 28, 2018
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Doppelgängers: Understanding Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’

Jordan Peele’s new horror film “Us” is causing quite a buzz on the internet with the creepy trailer he dropped for horror fans on Christmas. The story revolves around a family being tormented by their look-a-likes or Doppelgängers. The term Doppelgänger is well known to many as meaning your look-a-like. people sharing stories or pictures on social media meeting someone who looks a lot like them and in some cases even dressing the same. Though this is close, the term is relatively new in the English language, around the 18th century actually. The word Doppelgänger is German meaning “Double-goer/walker” and was used to describe paranormal events/encounters with one’s double. Many old stories of Doppelgängers involve people seeing the ghost of someone who is still alive, or the sighting of yourself is an omen. Throughout the world, there are stories or legends of Doppelgänger-like beings used to describe events like in Norse mythology a Vardøger is a spirit double that does

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Dec 27, 2018
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Having A Drink In Style! Product Review For TOAST’s Pint Sleeves

Just because the holidays have passed does not mean you can’t spoil yourself or someone else with a treat or two. I was able to get the opportunity to try out a unique product that has me raising a glass…or two…or three… All jokes aside, meet the awesome folks at TOAST, they make handcrafted covers/cases for phones, laptops, and game systems out of wood or leather! When I say covers/cases out of wood, I mean REAL wood, cool right?! Don’t believe me? Norman Reedus has one of their covers for his iPhone 4 (made of walnut with a skull and crossbones design on it). I was lucky enough to be allowed to try out one of their products, a leather sleeve meant for a pint glass. The sleeve comes in a variety of colors (named after drinks), I got mine in “scotch” (brown), and if you want, you can have a design or text laser-etched on the leather, I chose

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Dec 26, 2018
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‘Fortnite’ Hit With Lawsuits

The game that’s taking the gaming world by storm may soon find itself in serious legal trouble. Epic Games’ hit “Fortnite” is popular with children, gamers, and youtubers/streamers looking for a quick buck by piggybacking on the game’s success to the point of sacrificing “content” on their channels by having nothing but all videos of themselves playing the game. The game is also popular because it’s free to download but revenue is generated through what’s known in gaming as “Microtransactions”, that’s buying in-game items with real-world cash. Players of “Fortnite” buy skins for their characters and other cosmetic items. One thing players cherish most and will spend a lot of money on are the “emotes” most particularly dance moves players can make their characters do. They say imitation is a form of flattery but three stars don’t agree. Russell Horning became a viral star with his famous dance move known as “floss’n”, one of the most popular dance moves in

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Dec 20, 2018
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Yule Lads: Iceland’s Christmas Troublemakers

Yeah, it’s that time of year where that creepy little fecker “The Elf on the Shelf” is everywhere. This little jerk who looks at you judgingly as he moves every night to a new spot in your house to scare the kids into behaving. I think it’s time to bring in some new blood to keep the kids in line. Bring in the Yule Lads! You may have already heard of these guys as they made an appearance on the “Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina” Christmas special a few days ago.The Yule Lads or Yulemen, are Icelandic troublemakers who visit children for 13 nights leading up to Christmas. In total there are 13 Yule Lads and according to the stories from Iceland, they’re all sons to the fearsome giantess Grýla who comes from the mountains around Christmas time and takes away bad children and cooks them into a stew. Grýla is also a cat person as she has a giant black

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Dec 18, 2018
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‘Cretaceous Dinosaur Pack’ Comes To ‘Jurassic World: Evolution’

A new add-on to “Jurassic World: Evolution” that will give players three new dinosaurs were released on December 13th for the Xbox One and PC but it will come to PS4 soon. The “Cretaceous Dinosaur Pack” will allow players to expand their stable of Dinosaurs with the Iguanodon, an herbivore that’s constantly giving a “thumbs up”. The Carcharodontosaurus, a nasty carnivore that’s not afraid to go after larger herbivores. Finally, it’s all about going big with the Dreadnoughtus, a long-necked herbivore. Prices for the “Cretaceous Dinosaur Pack” will vary, but fear not, there’s plenty of free new content! The new “Challenge Mode” has expanded and features all the islands now, and if you have the “Secrets of Dr. Wu” DLC, the levels from that game are included in the challenge mode as well. The other free update to the game includes new sandbox mode options that allow you to control the comfort or aggression of the Dinosaurs in your park

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Dec 15, 2018
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Sabre & Focus Home Interactive Team Up To Bring ‘World War Z’ To Console

Focus Home Interactive will be teaming up with Sabre Interactive to help bring the upcoming co-op online “zombie” survival game, “World War Z” digitally to consoles next year. Along with the news of the teaming up developers comes more information on the classes players can choose from in order to survive the hoard of infected. Each class has its perks that can assist the team. Gunslinger, a character loaded with weapon perks and ammo boosting power. Hellraiser, an explosive expert that comes with C4 and other explosives to clear the way. Slasher, deals damage with their bladed weapons and perks along with their taser. Medic, armed with a stem-gun they can heal teammates from a distance. Fixer, along with the perk that allows them to restore teammate’s ammo they come with explosive bullets. Finally Exterminator, literally killing it with fire thanks to Molotovs and fire damage perks. Players will have to team up and build barricades and traps as they

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Dec 13, 2018
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‘Monster Hunter’ Expansion ‘Iceborne’ Coming 2019 Along With Geralt!

CAPCOM announced today that an expansion is coming for their best selling game, “Monster Hunter: World” with new quest ranks, locales, monsters, moves, and gear in “Monster Hunter World: Iceborne” The narrative of Iceborne begins where MHW’s narrative ends, so like most game expansions, you need the main game in order to get it. In the meantime, on December 20th the Kulve Taroth Siege online multiplayer event will take place where teams of 4 can try to defeat an Arched Tempered version of the beast that holds powerful awards for the team IF successful. CAPCOM is offering a free trial of “Monster Hunter: World” starting tomorrow on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One beginning at 4 pm PST through December 17 at 3:59 pm PST. In addition to the expansion news, CAPCOM also announced that they’ll be teaming up with CD PROJECT RED to bring Geralt from the “The Witcher 3” into the world of “Monster Hunter”! Geralt will go

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Dec 10, 2018

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‘The Conjuring 3’ Plot May Be About 1981 Court Case

James Wan confirmed that the Warrens are coming back but this time to help prove a man’s innocence in The Conjuring 3. Michael Chaves will be directing after impressing Wan with his work on The Curse of La Llorna. Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga will be reprising their roles as the Warrens. Wan has stated that the film is about a man on trial for murder and his defense is that he was possessed during the crime saying, “I think it’s the first time in America’s history where the defendant used possessions as a reason, as an excuse.” After quick research, it is confirmed there was a trial like no other where the Warrens were expert witnesses for the defense, the trial of Arne Cheyenne Johnson. Johnson was on trial for the stabbing death of his landlord Alan Bono. Leading up to the murder, Johnson and his girlfriend Debbie, called upon the Warrens to help with Debbie’s little brother David

Continue reading →
Jan 6, 2019
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Top 5 Horror Games Of 2018

2018 was a sad year for horror video games. Many games that were scheduled to be released were pushed back to the upcoming year while some that were supposed to start going into development in ’18 simply never happened. Even some titles that were released slipped through the cracks without even drawing attention, but like most crappy things in life, there’s a silver lining, in this case, five of them. Without further ado and in no particular order, here are my Top 5 Horror Games Of 2018. Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice (Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One) This dark fantasy by Ninja Theory has won over 20 awards and enchanted fans with a fusion world of Norse and Celtic cultures. The story follows a Pict warrior woman named Senua as she journeys through the Norse underworld Helheim to rescue her lover who was sacrificed by the Norsemen. The most prominent plot device that helps make this game a success is the fact

Continue reading →
Dec 31, 2018
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Japanese Website To Stream 5 ½ Days Of Haunted Dolls

New Years is either boring or fun, depending on what you’re doing. May it be standing at the snack table at a party eating cheese, say you’re going to party all night long just to be passed out drunk at 8 pm, or posting pictures of your dogs or cats wearing New Year’s hats. Either way, you’re stuck in the same cycle; let’s spice things up with creepy dolls. The Japanese website Niconico Live will be broadcasting a live stream titled “Gazing at Cursed Dolls for 132 Hours Broadcast” from January 1st to the 6th with cameras locked on one thing…dolls that are said to be haunted. Right now about seven dolls known to Japanese internet users are going to take center stage with others to be added to the lineup. The dolls range from traditional Japanese, typical western, and even mannequin heads used by those training to be hair stylists. One of these dolls is a traditional Ichimatsu doll

Continue reading →
Dec 28, 2018
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Doppelgängers: Understanding Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’

Jordan Peele’s new horror film “Us” is causing quite a buzz on the internet with the creepy trailer he dropped for horror fans on Christmas. The story revolves around a family being tormented by their look-a-likes or Doppelgängers. The term Doppelgänger is well known to many as meaning your look-a-like. people sharing stories or pictures on social media meeting someone who looks a lot like them and in some cases even dressing the same. Though this is close, the term is relatively new in the English language, around the 18th century actually. The word Doppelgänger is German meaning “Double-goer/walker” and was used to describe paranormal events/encounters with one’s double. Many old stories of Doppelgängers involve people seeing the ghost of someone who is still alive, or the sighting of yourself is an omen. Throughout the world, there are stories or legends of Doppelgänger-like beings used to describe events like in Norse mythology a Vardøger is a spirit double that does

Continue reading →
Dec 27, 2018
Horror Fuel

Having A Drink In Style! Product Review For TOAST’s Pint Sleeves

Just because the holidays have passed does not mean you can’t spoil yourself or someone else with a treat or two. I was able to get the opportunity to try out a unique product that has me raising a glass…or two…or three… All jokes aside, meet the awesome folks at TOAST, they make handcrafted covers/cases for phones, laptops, and game systems out of wood or leather! When I say covers/cases out of wood, I mean REAL wood, cool right?! Don’t believe me? Norman Reedus has one of their covers for his iPhone 4 (made of walnut with a skull and crossbones design on it). I was lucky enough to be allowed to try out one of their products, a leather sleeve meant for a pint glass. The sleeve comes in a variety of colors (named after drinks), I got mine in “scotch” (brown), and if you want, you can have a design or text laser-etched on the leather, I chose

Continue reading →
Dec 26, 2018
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‘Fortnite’ Hit With Lawsuits

The game that’s taking the gaming world by storm may soon find itself in serious legal trouble. Epic Games’ hit “Fortnite” is popular with children, gamers, and youtubers/streamers looking for a quick buck by piggybacking on the game’s success to the point of sacrificing “content” on their channels by having nothing but all videos of themselves playing the game. The game is also popular because it’s free to download but revenue is generated through what’s known in gaming as “Microtransactions”, that’s buying in-game items with real-world cash. Players of “Fortnite” buy skins for their characters and other cosmetic items. One thing players cherish most and will spend a lot of money on are the “emotes” most particularly dance moves players can make their characters do. They say imitation is a form of flattery but three stars don’t agree. Russell Horning became a viral star with his famous dance move known as “floss’n”, one of the most popular dance moves in

Continue reading →
Dec 20, 2018
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Yule Lads: Iceland’s Christmas Troublemakers

Yeah, it’s that time of year where that creepy little fecker “The Elf on the Shelf” is everywhere. This little jerk who looks at you judgingly as he moves every night to a new spot in your house to scare the kids into behaving. I think it’s time to bring in some new blood to keep the kids in line. Bring in the Yule Lads! You may have already heard of these guys as they made an appearance on the “Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina” Christmas special a few days ago.The Yule Lads or Yulemen, are Icelandic troublemakers who visit children for 13 nights leading up to Christmas. In total there are 13 Yule Lads and according to the stories from Iceland, they’re all sons to the fearsome giantess Grýla who comes from the mountains around Christmas time and takes away bad children and cooks them into a stew. Grýla is also a cat person as she has a giant black

Continue reading →
Dec 18, 2018
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‘Cretaceous Dinosaur Pack’ Comes To ‘Jurassic World: Evolution’

A new add-on to “Jurassic World: Evolution” that will give players three new dinosaurs were released on December 13th for the Xbox One and PC but it will come to PS4 soon. The “Cretaceous Dinosaur Pack” will allow players to expand their stable of Dinosaurs with the Iguanodon, an herbivore that’s constantly giving a “thumbs up”. The Carcharodontosaurus, a nasty carnivore that’s not afraid to go after larger herbivores. Finally, it’s all about going big with the Dreadnoughtus, a long-necked herbivore. Prices for the “Cretaceous Dinosaur Pack” will vary, but fear not, there’s plenty of free new content! The new “Challenge Mode” has expanded and features all the islands now, and if you have the “Secrets of Dr. Wu” DLC, the levels from that game are included in the challenge mode as well. The other free update to the game includes new sandbox mode options that allow you to control the comfort or aggression of the Dinosaurs in your park

Continue reading →
Dec 15, 2018
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Sabre & Focus Home Interactive Team Up To Bring ‘World War Z’ To Console

Focus Home Interactive will be teaming up with Sabre Interactive to help bring the upcoming co-op online “zombie” survival game, “World War Z” digitally to consoles next year. Along with the news of the teaming up developers comes more information on the classes players can choose from in order to survive the hoard of infected. Each class has its perks that can assist the team. Gunslinger, a character loaded with weapon perks and ammo boosting power. Hellraiser, an explosive expert that comes with C4 and other explosives to clear the way. Slasher, deals damage with their bladed weapons and perks along with their taser. Medic, armed with a stem-gun they can heal teammates from a distance. Fixer, along with the perk that allows them to restore teammate’s ammo they come with explosive bullets. Finally Exterminator, literally killing it with fire thanks to Molotovs and fire damage perks. Players will have to team up and build barricades and traps as they

Continue reading →
Dec 13, 2018
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‘Monster Hunter’ Expansion ‘Iceborne’ Coming 2019 Along With Geralt!

CAPCOM announced today that an expansion is coming for their best selling game, “Monster Hunter: World” with new quest ranks, locales, monsters, moves, and gear in “Monster Hunter World: Iceborne” The narrative of Iceborne begins where MHW’s narrative ends, so like most game expansions, you need the main game in order to get it. In the meantime, on December 20th the Kulve Taroth Siege online multiplayer event will take place where teams of 4 can try to defeat an Arched Tempered version of the beast that holds powerful awards for the team IF successful. CAPCOM is offering a free trial of “Monster Hunter: World” starting tomorrow on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One beginning at 4 pm PST through December 17 at 3:59 pm PST. In addition to the expansion news, CAPCOM also announced that they’ll be teaming up with CD PROJECT RED to bring Geralt from the “The Witcher 3” into the world of “Monster Hunter”! Geralt will go

Continue reading →
Dec 10, 2018