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Mind-Blowing Study Showed Victims Of Vesuvius May Have Died More Violently Than Originally Thought.

In 1981 an excavation in the ancient city of Herculaneum’s waterfront uncovered the remains of victims of the Mount Vesuvius eruption in 79AD. The skeletal remains of 55 Roman citizens (30 men, 13 women, 12 children) were located in vacant boathouses on a small beach with a waterway leading out to sea. With the absence of (functional) boats on site led to the theory that this was the site of an evacuation. Originally it’s been accepted that these individuals died from suffocation due to the Pyroclastic flow from Mount Vesuvius, because of the skeletal state of the remains, it made it easier to examine possible causes of death unlike the famous ghostly remains of the victims of the city of Pompeii. A recent study published in the scientific journal PLOS ONE offers a disturbing hypothesis, the 55 victims in the boathouses of Herculaneum’s waterfront died as a result of their blood boiling to the point it made their heads “explode”.

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Capt McNeely

Oct 11, 2018

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From The Creator Of ‘Paranormal Activity” Comes A New AR Experience

Everyone knows the popular urban legend of Bloody Mary but what if you can experience true terror involving it? On Friday, October 12th you can experience it with the help of the new augmented reality game “Night Terrors Bloody Mary” Oren Peli, the creative genius behind “Paranormal Activity”, and “Insidious” will bring the terror of Bloody Mary to your Smartphone devices, turning your home into a haunted hell house…unless it already is. Will you survive your encounter with the famed bloody queen and other ghostly individuals stalking your house? “Night Terrors Bloody Mary” will be for iOS and Android devices.

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Capt McNeely

Oct 10, 2018

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The First Pet Sematary Trailer Returns Us To Where “The Ground Is Sour”

When a remake of a beloved horror film is made, reactions will range from optimism to outright bitterness. Personally, I have grown to save all criticisms until I have “sampled the wares”, so to speak. With that in mind, today we horror fans get the first little taste of Paramount’s new adaptation/remake of Stephen King‘s classic novel, Pet Sematary. “Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer are at the helm of this new adaptation, which features Jason Clarke as Louis Creed, Amy Seimetz as Rachel Creed, John Lithgow as Jud Crandall, Jete Laurence as Ellie Creed and Hugo Lavoie as Gage Creed. Now, without further ado, take a gander at the trailer below. Are you intrigued? I know I am. And while there will definitely be more trailers in store to keep whetting our appetites, we still have to wait patiently (or maybe not so patiently) for the film to be released on April 5th, 2019 (just 16 days shy of exactly

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Capt McNeely

Oct 10, 2018

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‘Goosebumps’ Invades AR App Krikey

The Augmented Reality Smartphone gaming app Krikey partnered up with Sony Pictures to bring the villains from “Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween” into our world. The first of three AR games came out on Monday featuring Slappy, the evil ventriloquist dummy in the game mode, “Trap Slappy Challenge” where you must try to trap the doll back in his book before time runs out! The game mode is a lot like “Tetris” where the blocks are made up of R.L Stein’s “Goosebumps” books, the series has sold over 400 million copies! This addition to the game’s app will put folks in the spirit leading up to the film’s release on October 12th. You can download the Krikey app from the App Store and Google Play.

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Capt McNeely

Oct 9, 2018

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Xbox One Review: ‘Amnesia Collection’ PART 1

I’ve wanted to review the new “Amnesia Collection” that’s out now on Xbox One, but I wanted to give the main game “Amnesia: The Dark Descent” a fair review since it’s been out for years and many opinions and reviews were already made about it, so here we go. You play as a man named Daniel, an explorer who awakens in a castle with no memory of how he got there but finds a trail of liquid that he follows and soon discovers clues to his past. He was cursed after an encounter with a mystical orb on an expedition. As the curse of a shadow haunts him he seeks help from a baron named Alex, who’s been experimenting with the orbs that have otherworldly powers that either allows those in control of it to travel different plains of existence or immortality. Through exploring the castle, Daniel learns what he and Alex have done in their quest to control the

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Capt McNeely

Oct 6, 2018

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There’s New Blood In ‘Friday The 13th: The Game’

There’s big changes’ coming for the video game featuring everyone’s favorite hockey mask wearing killer. Sadly before you get excited, sorry, there’s no new content coming out for “Friday the 13th: The Game”, see this previous article for details. Illfonic, the indie game developer that was partnered with Gun Media will be handing over the reins to Tokyo based indie game developer, Black Tower Studios. Black Tower Studios was formed in 2012 and have two RPG games under their belt with “Archangel” and “Magus“. The development team is made up of veterans of the gaming industry. Over the past year, Illfonic and Black Tower Studios have been working together leading up to the gradual transition. Both sides worked on creating the Pinehurst and Jarvis House maps/levels. Black Tower Studios main focus, once they are settled in, will be fixing bugs and glitches in the game along with other projects to help improve the player experience as well as maintenance of

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Capt McNeely

Sep 30, 2018

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‘Amnesia Collection’ On Xbox One Turns Up The Horror With New “Hard Mode”

Coming tomorrow (September 28th, 2018) Xbox One fans will be able to play the horror gaming experience, “Amnesia: The Dark Descent” as it arrives at the console but it’s not coming alone! “Amnesia Collection” will include all three titles from the series including the DLC story “Amnesia: Justine”, and the sequel “Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs”. The first person horror game takes players on a journey into madness as players must balance keeping the protagonist’s sanity level down while trying to explore their surroundings, having to rely on tinderboxes (matches) and lamp oil (for your trusty lamp) to light the way and help you feel safe. There’s a twist to the game’s arrival on XB1 as it will include a new difficulty mode for “Amnesia: The Dark Descent”, a hard mode. Normal gameplay is challenging enough but the developers are upping the ante. In hard mode: – Manual saves only, and saving costs four tinderboxes. – Oil and tinderboxes are

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Sep 27, 2018

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‘The Conjuring House’ Lures Players Into A New World Of Horror Gaming

Rym Games is bringing a whole new level of terror to the Psychological Horror genre in gaming with “The Conjuring House” (no way related to the film series) that came out on September 25th. The developers wanted to take a different approach to tell the game’s story by not focusing so much on the violence and gore but having the players in a constant state of panic with the random unscripted encounters with the game’s antagonists. “The Conjuring House” will take players to a haunted house where from start to finish you’ll be in a constant state of panic as non-linear progression to the story will spell out unpredictable encounters with enemies while you look over your should constantly to avoid being discovered by the demonic entity of a woman with murderous intent! Players take on the role of the sole survivor of an investigative team sent to uncover what led to the death of the owner of the Atkinson

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Capt McNeely

Sep 27, 2018

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STEAM CODE GIVEAWAY! A New Horror Experience For Gamers ‘The Conjuring House”

Rym Games is bringing a whole new level of terror to the Psychological Horror genre in gaming with “The Conjuring House” (no way related to the film series) and YOU the reader may get a chance to get a code for the game on Steam! “The Conjuring House” will take players to a haunted house where from start to finish you’ll be in a constant state of panic as non-linear progression to the story will spell out unpredictable encounters with enemies and you look over your should constantly to avoid being discovered by the demonic entity of a woman with murderous intent! Players take on the role of the sole survivor of an investigative team sent to uncover what led to the death of the owner of the Atkinson house. After entering the abandoned house you soon learn it’s not as empty as it seems as demonic forces run rampant attacking the living at any opportunity. Your objective is to

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Capt McNeely

Sep 25, 2018

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Review: James D’Amato’s ‘The Ultimate RPG Character Backstory Guide’ Will Have You Reaching For Dice!

One of the most enjoyable aspects of playing role-playing games (RPGs) is the ability to create an avatar of you to go on perilous adventures may they involve lifting curses, protecting villages from bandits, stealing relics from trolls, or befriending a dragon to fulfill a prophecy. Sometimes people have trouble coming up with a believable character or find it difficult to really “know” their character which may make their character not enjoyable to fellow RPG adventurers. James D’Amato’s book “The Ultimate RPG Character Backstory Guide” will help you bring your character(s) to life! After reading this book I see it’s more than a “how to” book, it’s an interactive tome that makes creating your character fun and unique! If you’re new to the whole RPG world like me, don’t be afraid of this book! Each chapter is based off skill level, just like RPG games you start from level 1 and work your way up as you gain more experience!

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Sep 24, 2018

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