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‘The Thaumaturge’ Release Date Delayed
Previously, 11 Bit Studios and Fool’s Theory announced their dark RPG The Thaumaturge would be released in December of this year. Today they have announced that the game’s launch will be delayed till after the new year. As finishing touches and polishing were underway for the initial release, the team saw more opportunities to improve the quality of The Thaumaturge even more for players and decided to push back the release date for a more flawless experience for fans. The Thaumaturge is a narrative-focused RPG, players take on the role of Wiktor Szulski, a thaumaturge on a quest to make peace with his past. Unfolding in 1905 Warsaw, the story revolves around the complex theme of inner demons and how that can mean more than just a mental burden in this world. In The Thaumaturge, demons are known as Salutors who feed on one’s darkest secrets and only the titular thaumaturge can relieve someone of this burden. The Thaumaturge will
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Exclusive Clip: Season Three Of “Terror Lake Drive” Premieres This Week
Ahead of tomorrow’s season three premiere, we’ve got an exclusive clip from ALLBLK’s hit anthology series, “Terror Lake Drive: Summer Purge.” Season three “opens with the demolished Freeman Lakes transformed into a sprawling, glamorous lakefront summer resort aptly named Lake Levi. —a highly touted exclusive destination for Atlanta’s elite and privileged. When Janice DuVernay (Deborah Joy Winans, The Final Say), an in-debt science teacher, discovers she is the sole beneficiary to her grandfather’s million-dollar estate on Lake Levi, her family can barely contain their excitement at the prospect of attaining a better life. As the DuVernay’s embark on their summer getaway, a series of bizarre events unfold, making it apparent that not all fairytales have a happy ending. Created by Jerry LaMothe (Blackout) and Kajuana S. Marie, the series stars Josh Ventura (Till, P-Valley), Kennedy Chanel (BMF), Jaylon Gordon (Zoe Ever After), B. Simone (Scheme Queens), Brittany L. Smith (Sweet Magnolias), E. Roger Mitchell (Outer Banks), Reginae Carter (Social Society),
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Apple TV’s New “Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters” Series Premieres This Week
Godzilla returns this week in the new Apple TV+ series “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters,” and he’s bringing some friends, well, enemies too. Following the thunderous battle between Godzilla and the Titans that leveled San Francisco and the shocking revelation that monsters are real, “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” tracks two siblings following in their father’s footsteps to uncover their family’s connection to the secretive organization known as Monarch. Clues lead them into the world of monsters and ultimately down the rabbit hole to Army officer Lee Shaw (played by Kurt Russell and Wyatt Russell), taking place in the 1950s and half a century later when Monarch is threatened by what Shaw knows. The dramatic saga – spanning three generations – reveals buried secrets and how epic, earth-shattering events can reverberate through our lives. The all-star cast includes Kurt Russell, Wyatt Russell, Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, Ren Watabe, Mari Yamamoto, Anders Holm, Joe Tippett, and Elisa Lasowski. It is executive produced by
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New Stephen King Anthology ‘You Like It Darker’ Is Coming In 2024
2023 has seen multiple Stephen King adaptations released, including The Boogeyman, whose director, Rob Savage, sat down with us for an interview. Several adaptations have already been announced for 2024, including Life of Chuck, The Monkey, Billy Summers, and Salem’s Lot. A new King novel, a dark anthology titled You Like It Darker, which features a dozen tales of terror, is coming your way in 2024. It’s only a matter of time before some filmmaker will turn one or more of the tales into a movie or series. And we hope they do. A few of the plots of the tales have already been revealed: Two Talented Bastids “explores the long-hidden secret of the titular men and how they got their talents.” Danny Coughlin’s Bad Dream sees “a brief, unexpected psychic flash that disrupts the lives of dozens of people–and Danny’s life–catastrophically.” The Dreamers centers on a Vietnam veteran who “responds to a job offer–and learns there are corners of
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HBO Docuseries “Murder In Boston” Explores A True Crime That Shocked The Nation
HBO has just announced the upcoming three-part true crime docuseries “Murder in Boston: Roots, Rampage & Reckoning,” directed by Jason Hehir (“The Last Dance,” HBO’s “Andre The Giant” ). Produced in association with The Boston Globe, the doc explores a murder that would ignite racial tensions in Boston. On October 23, 1989, Charles “Chuck” Stuart placed a frantic 911 call reporting that he and his pregnant wife, Carol, a white couple, had been shot by a Black man in Boston’s Mission Hill neighborhood. The ensuing investigation proves to be a lightning rod for the city, igniting decades-old racial tensions and brutal targeting amidst a media firestorm. “After Carol succumbs to her injuries that night, Boston Mayor Raymond Flynn declares a citywide manhunt for the killer. When Carol and Chuck’s baby also dies just days after being born, the homicides are thrust further into the spotlight. As the mostly Black and Latino residents of Boston’s Mission Hill neighborhood suffer aggressive raids,
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‘Stitches’: The First Ever Sock Puppet Horror Film Releases Trailer
There have been many, many types of horror films, live-action, CGI, and animated, but there has never been a sockpuppet feature horror film until now. Stitches is on its way from BayView Entertainment! The film comes from the twisted mind of three men who conceived, wrote, built, puppeteered, shot, and edited the movie in a two-bedroom apartment during the pandemic quarantine. The film is from director, writer, cinematographer, and actor Ian Goodwin; producer, writer, puppeteer, and actor Logan Bernard; and puppeteer and actor Dylan Kay. Stitches is a wild R-rated film filled with blood, socks being maimed, electrocuted, broken, exploded, and even a little bit of puppet sex from One More Productions. “Mary’s vacation hasn’t gone well. Brent and Stephanie won’t stop fighting, and Teddy can’t stop smoking. Not only that, Greg and Lily haven’t arrived, and Peter’s gone missing. When Mary discovers the origins of an Evil Witch, the mystery starts to unfold! Can Mary rise up and save
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Movie Review: Does Saw X Live Up To The Hype?
Saw X is making waves at box offices, bringing in more than $100 million. Ahead of its November Blu-ray release, I got the chance to watch it, and I have some thoughts. The sequel is being hailed as “one of the best installments” by fans of the franchise, but is it really? Warning Spoilers! Saw X sees John Kramer participate in a medical trial that promises a cure as he suffers more and more from the cancer growing inside his skull. When he learns it is all a scam, he sets out to play a game with those involved. Not only does Tobin Bell return as Jigsaw, but so does Shawnee Smith, who has appeared in several installments as Jigsaw’s apprentice, Amanda. Directed by Kevin Greutert, Saw X is bloody and brutal, with audiences seeing victims doing things like cutting off their limbs and smashing bones to survive. Things fans have come to expect. Of course, there are a ton
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Product Review: Mystery Dice Goblin
The night is cold and wet as rain thrashes at the window of a roadside tavern. You’re seated by the window while enjoying the warmth of the hearth and the growing warmth in your stomach from mead. Suddenly, you are joined at your table by a peculiar individual who’s two goblins in a trenchcoat. At their request, you keep your hand from picking up your weapon as they have an offer, more like an opportunity to aid in your adventure, so they offer you a bag of dice, but it’s a mystery to what they are. Do you take it? That’s what it’s like with Mystery Dice Goblins! I want to give a big thank you to Lee for contacting me and offering me this adventure! Mystery Dice Goblins is a DnD shop out of the UK that supplies adventurers with game night accessories, with their mystery dice packs being their top sellers. They were awesome enough to send me
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“Stranger Things” Actress Goes Toe To Toe With A Dragon In Netflix’s Fantasy Film ‘Damsel’
“Stranger Things” star Millie Bobby Brown is armed and ready to slay in the first trailer for Netflix’s upcoming fantasy film Damsel, coming in 2024. Directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo ( Intacto, Linked ) and penned by Dan Mazeau (Fast X), the film sees Brown as a “dutiful damsel” who agrees to marry a handsome prince, only to find the royal family has recruited her as a sacrifice to repay an ancient debt. Finding herself face-to-face with a fire-breathing dragon, she must fight to survive. The action-packed film also stars Robin Wright, Shohreh Aghashloo, Nick Robinson, Angela Bassett, Ray Winstone, and Ulli Ackermann. “It’s a thrilling adventure with a really dark twist to put you on the edge of your seat,” director Fresnadillo told TUDUM. “As a filmmaker, one of the things I always want to do is surprise the audience with a new take on a story. Especially this kind of [traditional story] — we have to modernize those
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Game Review: ‘Teardown Ultimate Edition’
Sometimes, you want to put a hole in the wall… then now, you have a hole in the wall you have to fix or get into a lot of trouble. That’s why destructive maps in games have always been popular and sadly are not used more. Thankfully Tuxedo Labs have created a game where pretty much everything is destructable! Teardown has made quite the splash on PC and has a devoted Mod community. Now Tuxedo Labs and Saber Interactive are bringing the destructive world of Teardown to console! This is Teardown Ultimate Edition! Teardown is a sandbox-style voxel game where players can either play the campaign/story where you can plan heists and manipulate the map for a quick escape or sandbox where you can explore and destroy to your heart’s content. Teardown‘s controls are easy to master, allowing you to get right into the game and let loose! When the game does have music, it’s good, I just wish that
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‘The Thaumaturge’ Release Date Delayed
Previously, 11 Bit Studios and Fool’s Theory announced their dark RPG The Thaumaturge would be released in December of this year. Today they have announced that the game’s launch will be delayed till after the new year. As finishing touches and polishing were underway for the initial release, the team saw more opportunities to improve the quality of The Thaumaturge even more for players and decided to push back the release date for a more flawless experience for fans. The Thaumaturge is a narrative-focused RPG, players take on the role of Wiktor Szulski, a thaumaturge on a quest to make peace with his past. Unfolding in 1905 Warsaw, the story revolves around the complex theme of inner demons and how that can mean more than just a mental burden in this world. In The Thaumaturge, demons are known as Salutors who feed on one’s darkest secrets and only the titular thaumaturge can relieve someone of this burden. The Thaumaturge will
Continue reading →
Exclusive Clip: Season Three Of “Terror Lake Drive” Premieres This Week
Ahead of tomorrow’s season three premiere, we’ve got an exclusive clip from ALLBLK’s hit anthology series, “Terror Lake Drive: Summer Purge.” Season three “opens with the demolished Freeman Lakes transformed into a sprawling, glamorous lakefront summer resort aptly named Lake Levi. —a highly touted exclusive destination for Atlanta’s elite and privileged. When Janice DuVernay (Deborah Joy Winans, The Final Say), an in-debt science teacher, discovers she is the sole beneficiary to her grandfather’s million-dollar estate on Lake Levi, her family can barely contain their excitement at the prospect of attaining a better life. As the DuVernay’s embark on their summer getaway, a series of bizarre events unfold, making it apparent that not all fairytales have a happy ending. Created by Jerry LaMothe (Blackout) and Kajuana S. Marie, the series stars Josh Ventura (Till, P-Valley), Kennedy Chanel (BMF), Jaylon Gordon (Zoe Ever After), B. Simone (Scheme Queens), Brittany L. Smith (Sweet Magnolias), E. Roger Mitchell (Outer Banks), Reginae Carter (Social Society),
Continue reading →
Apple TV’s New “Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters” Series Premieres This Week
Godzilla returns this week in the new Apple TV+ series “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters,” and he’s bringing some friends, well, enemies too. Following the thunderous battle between Godzilla and the Titans that leveled San Francisco and the shocking revelation that monsters are real, “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” tracks two siblings following in their father’s footsteps to uncover their family’s connection to the secretive organization known as Monarch. Clues lead them into the world of monsters and ultimately down the rabbit hole to Army officer Lee Shaw (played by Kurt Russell and Wyatt Russell), taking place in the 1950s and half a century later when Monarch is threatened by what Shaw knows. The dramatic saga – spanning three generations – reveals buried secrets and how epic, earth-shattering events can reverberate through our lives. The all-star cast includes Kurt Russell, Wyatt Russell, Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, Ren Watabe, Mari Yamamoto, Anders Holm, Joe Tippett, and Elisa Lasowski. It is executive produced by
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New Stephen King Anthology ‘You Like It Darker’ Is Coming In 2024
2023 has seen multiple Stephen King adaptations released, including The Boogeyman, whose director, Rob Savage, sat down with us for an interview. Several adaptations have already been announced for 2024, including Life of Chuck, The Monkey, Billy Summers, and Salem’s Lot. A new King novel, a dark anthology titled You Like It Darker, which features a dozen tales of terror, is coming your way in 2024. It’s only a matter of time before some filmmaker will turn one or more of the tales into a movie or series. And we hope they do. A few of the plots of the tales have already been revealed: Two Talented Bastids “explores the long-hidden secret of the titular men and how they got their talents.” Danny Coughlin’s Bad Dream sees “a brief, unexpected psychic flash that disrupts the lives of dozens of people–and Danny’s life–catastrophically.” The Dreamers centers on a Vietnam veteran who “responds to a job offer–and learns there are corners of
Continue reading →
HBO Docuseries “Murder In Boston” Explores A True Crime That Shocked The Nation
HBO has just announced the upcoming three-part true crime docuseries “Murder in Boston: Roots, Rampage & Reckoning,” directed by Jason Hehir (“The Last Dance,” HBO’s “Andre The Giant” ). Produced in association with The Boston Globe, the doc explores a murder that would ignite racial tensions in Boston. On October 23, 1989, Charles “Chuck” Stuart placed a frantic 911 call reporting that he and his pregnant wife, Carol, a white couple, had been shot by a Black man in Boston’s Mission Hill neighborhood. The ensuing investigation proves to be a lightning rod for the city, igniting decades-old racial tensions and brutal targeting amidst a media firestorm. “After Carol succumbs to her injuries that night, Boston Mayor Raymond Flynn declares a citywide manhunt for the killer. When Carol and Chuck’s baby also dies just days after being born, the homicides are thrust further into the spotlight. As the mostly Black and Latino residents of Boston’s Mission Hill neighborhood suffer aggressive raids,
Continue reading →
‘Stitches’: The First Ever Sock Puppet Horror Film Releases Trailer
There have been many, many types of horror films, live-action, CGI, and animated, but there has never been a sockpuppet feature horror film until now. Stitches is on its way from BayView Entertainment! The film comes from the twisted mind of three men who conceived, wrote, built, puppeteered, shot, and edited the movie in a two-bedroom apartment during the pandemic quarantine. The film is from director, writer, cinematographer, and actor Ian Goodwin; producer, writer, puppeteer, and actor Logan Bernard; and puppeteer and actor Dylan Kay. Stitches is a wild R-rated film filled with blood, socks being maimed, electrocuted, broken, exploded, and even a little bit of puppet sex from One More Productions. “Mary’s vacation hasn’t gone well. Brent and Stephanie won’t stop fighting, and Teddy can’t stop smoking. Not only that, Greg and Lily haven’t arrived, and Peter’s gone missing. When Mary discovers the origins of an Evil Witch, the mystery starts to unfold! Can Mary rise up and save
Continue reading →
Movie Review: Does Saw X Live Up To The Hype?
Saw X is making waves at box offices, bringing in more than $100 million. Ahead of its November Blu-ray release, I got the chance to watch it, and I have some thoughts. The sequel is being hailed as “one of the best installments” by fans of the franchise, but is it really? Warning Spoilers! Saw X sees John Kramer participate in a medical trial that promises a cure as he suffers more and more from the cancer growing inside his skull. When he learns it is all a scam, he sets out to play a game with those involved. Not only does Tobin Bell return as Jigsaw, but so does Shawnee Smith, who has appeared in several installments as Jigsaw’s apprentice, Amanda. Directed by Kevin Greutert, Saw X is bloody and brutal, with audiences seeing victims doing things like cutting off their limbs and smashing bones to survive. Things fans have come to expect. Of course, there are a ton
Continue reading →
Product Review: Mystery Dice Goblin
The night is cold and wet as rain thrashes at the window of a roadside tavern. You’re seated by the window while enjoying the warmth of the hearth and the growing warmth in your stomach from mead. Suddenly, you are joined at your table by a peculiar individual who’s two goblins in a trenchcoat. At their request, you keep your hand from picking up your weapon as they have an offer, more like an opportunity to aid in your adventure, so they offer you a bag of dice, but it’s a mystery to what they are. Do you take it? That’s what it’s like with Mystery Dice Goblins! I want to give a big thank you to Lee for contacting me and offering me this adventure! Mystery Dice Goblins is a DnD shop out of the UK that supplies adventurers with game night accessories, with their mystery dice packs being their top sellers. They were awesome enough to send me
Continue reading →
“Stranger Things” Actress Goes Toe To Toe With A Dragon In Netflix’s Fantasy Film ‘Damsel’
“Stranger Things” star Millie Bobby Brown is armed and ready to slay in the first trailer for Netflix’s upcoming fantasy film Damsel, coming in 2024. Directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo ( Intacto, Linked ) and penned by Dan Mazeau (Fast X), the film sees Brown as a “dutiful damsel” who agrees to marry a handsome prince, only to find the royal family has recruited her as a sacrifice to repay an ancient debt. Finding herself face-to-face with a fire-breathing dragon, she must fight to survive. The action-packed film also stars Robin Wright, Shohreh Aghashloo, Nick Robinson, Angela Bassett, Ray Winstone, and Ulli Ackermann. “It’s a thrilling adventure with a really dark twist to put you on the edge of your seat,” director Fresnadillo told TUDUM. “As a filmmaker, one of the things I always want to do is surprise the audience with a new take on a story. Especially this kind of [traditional story] — we have to modernize those
Continue reading →
Game Review: ‘Teardown Ultimate Edition’
Sometimes, you want to put a hole in the wall… then now, you have a hole in the wall you have to fix or get into a lot of trouble. That’s why destructive maps in games have always been popular and sadly are not used more. Thankfully Tuxedo Labs have created a game where pretty much everything is destructable! Teardown has made quite the splash on PC and has a devoted Mod community. Now Tuxedo Labs and Saber Interactive are bringing the destructive world of Teardown to console! This is Teardown Ultimate Edition! Teardown is a sandbox-style voxel game where players can either play the campaign/story where you can plan heists and manipulate the map for a quick escape or sandbox where you can explore and destroy to your heart’s content. Teardown‘s controls are easy to master, allowing you to get right into the game and let loose! When the game does have music, it’s good, I just wish that
Continue reading →