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Game Review: ‘Gord’
It takes a village to raise a child they say, but what about one person to raise a village? That’s what awaits players in Covenant and Team 17’s adventure strategy Gord. Inspired by Slavic Folklore, how did this strategy game with horror elements fair? I would like to thank Team 17 and Covenant for the reviewing opportunity. Gord casts players in the role of the Steward representing the King as they help a group of nomadic villagers called the Tribe of the Dawn, led by the elder Boghdan, and establish Gords in the untamed wilds where dark forces, wildmen, and unknown horrors await. Along on your journey are the king’s emissary and a mysterious witch named Lynx. Now onto the game itself. Gord‘s controls at first may be a bit odd to players using controllers but after a while, you get pretty used to them, at the time of writing this I have not discovered a hotkey that will allow
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Legend-Based Horror ‘The Hanged Girl’ Conjures A Release Date And Trailer
The Hanged Girl, the new horror-thriller from JD Cohen (Ravenswood), has been acquired by Uncork’d Entertainment and is set for a digital and DVD premiere in September. Starring Tal Hymans, Alex Snow, Tara Jay, and Elke Hinrichsen, the film tells of a group of friends that go on a holiday to St. Joseph’s Guesthouse, unaware that it was the site of accused of witchcraft and the sacrifice of an innocent girl centuries before. They soon realize that it may be haunted by the spirit of the hanged girl. “Based on a compelling folklore legend and featuring state-of-the-art special effects and superb scares, we’re looking forward for audiences to discover the terrifying mystery of The Hanged Girl”, said Keith Leopard, President Uncork’d Entertainment. “Prepare for a good scare when we release it in the fall.” Witness the horrors of The Hanged Girl will come to Digital and DVD on September 5, 2023.
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Eco-Thriller Series “The Swarm” Surfacing On The CW
Earlier this year, the new eco-thriller “The Swarm” made its premiere on German TV. News has now come (via Deadline) that the series will be surfacing on The CW here in the States this September. “Around the world, strange happenings, borne out of the oceans: Whales destroy boats, deep sea crabs attack beaches, mussels block container ships. An unknown ice worm destabilizes continental slopes and triggers tsunamis. A deadly pathogen spreads into the drinking water. Across the globe, lives are increasingly imperiled, the situation worsening by the day—and yet, nobody can draw a connection between the seemingly random attacks.” “A group of scientists who come together through their shared sense that something bigger is at play: an intelligent life force, dwelling in the deep—capable of manipulating the ocean and everything that resides in it. A being that has borne witness to our destruction of the seas and has decided to drive us to extinction. But hardly anyone believes their findings.
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Twin-Stick Shooter ‘REMEDIUM’ Purges PC And Consoles
Sobaka Studio and publisher ESDigital Games have announced today the release of information for their upcoming post-apocalyptic shooter REMEDIUM and what awaits players with a brand new trailer. REMEDIUM is a top-down twin-stick shooter where players are the lone survivor of a devastating plague in a dying kingdom where those infected turn into monsters the worst part is, they just became infected. Desperately seeking a cure, players will have to run and gun through packs of creatures to find a cure. Players can use their affliction to their advantage against their enemies as well as look around for limited resources to upgrade their gear and weaponry fusing the elements to their weapons to help give them a leg up against enemies and bosses. From August 22nd to the 27th REMEDIUM is open for playtesting on Steam. REMEDIUM is set to be released on September 14th for PC and is planned for Console release in 2024.
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Game Review: ‘Atlas Fallen’
Focus Entertainment and its studio Deck13 Interactive have released their action RPG Atlas Fallen and were awesome enough to send over a copy for me to check out, a massive thank you to them for that as well as a thank you for being OK with the review coming out a bit late, so let’s check out Atlas Fallen! Atlas Fallen takes players to a fantasy world covered in sand and with corrupt gods. Players take on the role of the “Unnamed” a person whose station in society is so low, they have no name, who becomes the unlikely wielder of a special gauntlet that grants them powers to fight the monsters stalking the lands. The controls for Atlas Fallen are surprisingly easy to remember and handle with good response which is great for the hack-and-slash style combat (which I love). The soundtrack is pretty good and fits well with this twist on a fantasy world we find ourselves in.
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A Viral Challenge Goes Terribly Wrong In Shudder’s ‘The Elevator Game’ (Trailer)
The trailer has arrived for the Shudder Original horror Elevator Game from director Rebekah McKendry. “Based on the online phenomenon of the same name, Elevator Game follows socially awkward teenager Ryan, who ingratiates himself into a group of recent high school graduates that run an online web series debunking urban legends. But Ryan has a secret: His sister disappeared months earlier, and he believes they – and a dangerous online challenge called ‘The Elevator Game’ – were responsible. To play the game, you must ride the elevator in a specific sequence, invoking a supernatural creature called ‘The 5th Floor Woman’. In an attempt to gain more information as to the whereabouts of his sister, Ryan persuades the group to play the game once more and risk unleashing the most fearsome consequences imaginable.” Starring Gino Anania, Verity Marks, Alec Carlos, Madison MacIsaac, Liam Stewart-Kanigan, Nazariy Demkowicz, and Megan Best, and written by Travis Seppala, the movie is produced by Ed Elbert,
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Dark Castle Developing A “13 Ghosts” Series
For years, fans have been begging for a series adaptation of the horror film 13 Ghosts. Finally, it appears that their prayers may finally be answered. Dread Central is reporting that Patrick Mediate (Primordial Pictures) and “Fear the Walking Dead’s” SFX Supervisor Aaron McLane have announced their partnership with Dark Castle Entertainment to develop and pitch the series to Sony Pictures Television. Dread Central shared some images from the pitch. This would not be Dark Castle’s first experience with 13 Ghosts. Back in 2001, Steve Beck and Dark Castle teamed up for the movie that starred Tony Shalhoub and Scream‘s Matthew Lillard. Of course, that movie was a more terrifying reimaging of the 1960 classic that was directed by William Castle. The anthology series featuring different directs per episode will reportedly cover one ghost per episode. If the series stays true to the 2001 film, it will feature the thirteen ghosts of the Black Zodiac, The Angry Princess, The First
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Movie Review: The Abomination (1986) – Visual Vengeance Blu-ray
Why does The Abomination begin with a sizzle reel of the best bits of what’s about to come in the following 90 minutes? Fucked if I know presently, but it does… but they try and claim it’s a nightmare our hero Cody (Scott Davis) is experiencing… Following that we dive into the story proper… hahaha, just kidding… this time it’s another non sequitur (a lil’ stalk n’ slay number here featuring some of the footage we just experienced) as Cody details his grizzly actions to his doctor while quoting the bible and claiming to be controlled by a monster he dubs “The Abomination”. Okay, now we start the story, as we learn Cody’s ailing, televangelist-addicted mother, Sarah (Jude Johnson) is suffering from a nasty lil’ tumor… which she barfs up. Well, that “tumor” goes right ahead and crawls inside of our hero… which makes his workday and non-stop country-fried fuckin’ around come to a full, and phlegmy, stop. So after
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Movie Review: Repligator (1998) – Visual Vengeance Blu-ray
In a secret Government lab, Dr. Goodbody (legendary Scream Queen Brinke Stevens) conducts mind reading experiments that result in all manner of horny goings-on (the best kind, if we are being honest) before we cut to an opening title sequence highlighting some whimsical-ass music accompanied by PS1-level graphics… Thus begins Bret McCormick’s 1998 sci-fi farce Repligator, the only way it could… and will again! Following that we travel through more Government labs where all-manner of high-tech gadgets are being worked on involving everything from x-ray glasses to brain-washing to teleportation… and about that last bit; any that goes through the device comes through as an incredibly beautiful, totally horny (there’s that word again), woman (unless they are already an “ugly” woman… then they come out like the nerdy chick that gets “prom hot” in an 80’s teen comedy)!! Speaking of one of those newly-minted women, well… she ends up having sex after which she becomes a half-alligator/half-human hybrid, and her
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Nightmares Take On A Life Of Their Own This September In ‘The Curse of Willow Song’ (Trailer)
Karen Lam‘s highly-anticipated black and white indie horror film, The Curse of Willow Song, starring Jennifer Body’s Valerie Tian, has now been acquired by Uncork’d Entertainment and received a Fall release date. The film centers on a recovering addict and parolee who struggles to start over. Willow finds herself in a concrete wasteland, facing isolation and displacement. Shadows creep into Willow’s mind, and her nightmares become too real. “The Curse of Willow Song has so much to offer. It will appeal for the genre audience but also the Asian community – as represented in front of and behind camera”, said Keith Leopard, President Uncork’d Entertainment. “Karen Lam is truly one of the most exceptional filmmakers out there, and The Curse of Willow Song reiterates that.” The Curse of Willow Song will arrive on Digital and DVD on September 26, 2023.
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Game Review: ‘Gord’
It takes a village to raise a child they say, but what about one person to raise a village? That’s what awaits players in Covenant and Team 17’s adventure strategy Gord. Inspired by Slavic Folklore, how did this strategy game with horror elements fair? I would like to thank Team 17 and Covenant for the reviewing opportunity. Gord casts players in the role of the Steward representing the King as they help a group of nomadic villagers called the Tribe of the Dawn, led by the elder Boghdan, and establish Gords in the untamed wilds where dark forces, wildmen, and unknown horrors await. Along on your journey are the king’s emissary and a mysterious witch named Lynx. Now onto the game itself. Gord‘s controls at first may be a bit odd to players using controllers but after a while, you get pretty used to them, at the time of writing this I have not discovered a hotkey that will allow
Continue reading →
Legend-Based Horror ‘The Hanged Girl’ Conjures A Release Date And Trailer
The Hanged Girl, the new horror-thriller from JD Cohen (Ravenswood), has been acquired by Uncork’d Entertainment and is set for a digital and DVD premiere in September. Starring Tal Hymans, Alex Snow, Tara Jay, and Elke Hinrichsen, the film tells of a group of friends that go on a holiday to St. Joseph’s Guesthouse, unaware that it was the site of accused of witchcraft and the sacrifice of an innocent girl centuries before. They soon realize that it may be haunted by the spirit of the hanged girl. “Based on a compelling folklore legend and featuring state-of-the-art special effects and superb scares, we’re looking forward for audiences to discover the terrifying mystery of The Hanged Girl”, said Keith Leopard, President Uncork’d Entertainment. “Prepare for a good scare when we release it in the fall.” Witness the horrors of The Hanged Girl will come to Digital and DVD on September 5, 2023.
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Eco-Thriller Series “The Swarm” Surfacing On The CW
Earlier this year, the new eco-thriller “The Swarm” made its premiere on German TV. News has now come (via Deadline) that the series will be surfacing on The CW here in the States this September. “Around the world, strange happenings, borne out of the oceans: Whales destroy boats, deep sea crabs attack beaches, mussels block container ships. An unknown ice worm destabilizes continental slopes and triggers tsunamis. A deadly pathogen spreads into the drinking water. Across the globe, lives are increasingly imperiled, the situation worsening by the day—and yet, nobody can draw a connection between the seemingly random attacks.” “A group of scientists who come together through their shared sense that something bigger is at play: an intelligent life force, dwelling in the deep—capable of manipulating the ocean and everything that resides in it. A being that has borne witness to our destruction of the seas and has decided to drive us to extinction. But hardly anyone believes their findings.
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Twin-Stick Shooter ‘REMEDIUM’ Purges PC And Consoles
Sobaka Studio and publisher ESDigital Games have announced today the release of information for their upcoming post-apocalyptic shooter REMEDIUM and what awaits players with a brand new trailer. REMEDIUM is a top-down twin-stick shooter where players are the lone survivor of a devastating plague in a dying kingdom where those infected turn into monsters the worst part is, they just became infected. Desperately seeking a cure, players will have to run and gun through packs of creatures to find a cure. Players can use their affliction to their advantage against their enemies as well as look around for limited resources to upgrade their gear and weaponry fusing the elements to their weapons to help give them a leg up against enemies and bosses. From August 22nd to the 27th REMEDIUM is open for playtesting on Steam. REMEDIUM is set to be released on September 14th for PC and is planned for Console release in 2024.
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Game Review: ‘Atlas Fallen’
Focus Entertainment and its studio Deck13 Interactive have released their action RPG Atlas Fallen and were awesome enough to send over a copy for me to check out, a massive thank you to them for that as well as a thank you for being OK with the review coming out a bit late, so let’s check out Atlas Fallen! Atlas Fallen takes players to a fantasy world covered in sand and with corrupt gods. Players take on the role of the “Unnamed” a person whose station in society is so low, they have no name, who becomes the unlikely wielder of a special gauntlet that grants them powers to fight the monsters stalking the lands. The controls for Atlas Fallen are surprisingly easy to remember and handle with good response which is great for the hack-and-slash style combat (which I love). The soundtrack is pretty good and fits well with this twist on a fantasy world we find ourselves in.
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A Viral Challenge Goes Terribly Wrong In Shudder’s ‘The Elevator Game’ (Trailer)
The trailer has arrived for the Shudder Original horror Elevator Game from director Rebekah McKendry. “Based on the online phenomenon of the same name, Elevator Game follows socially awkward teenager Ryan, who ingratiates himself into a group of recent high school graduates that run an online web series debunking urban legends. But Ryan has a secret: His sister disappeared months earlier, and he believes they – and a dangerous online challenge called ‘The Elevator Game’ – were responsible. To play the game, you must ride the elevator in a specific sequence, invoking a supernatural creature called ‘The 5th Floor Woman’. In an attempt to gain more information as to the whereabouts of his sister, Ryan persuades the group to play the game once more and risk unleashing the most fearsome consequences imaginable.” Starring Gino Anania, Verity Marks, Alec Carlos, Madison MacIsaac, Liam Stewart-Kanigan, Nazariy Demkowicz, and Megan Best, and written by Travis Seppala, the movie is produced by Ed Elbert,
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Dark Castle Developing A “13 Ghosts” Series
For years, fans have been begging for a series adaptation of the horror film 13 Ghosts. Finally, it appears that their prayers may finally be answered. Dread Central is reporting that Patrick Mediate (Primordial Pictures) and “Fear the Walking Dead’s” SFX Supervisor Aaron McLane have announced their partnership with Dark Castle Entertainment to develop and pitch the series to Sony Pictures Television. Dread Central shared some images from the pitch. This would not be Dark Castle’s first experience with 13 Ghosts. Back in 2001, Steve Beck and Dark Castle teamed up for the movie that starred Tony Shalhoub and Scream‘s Matthew Lillard. Of course, that movie was a more terrifying reimaging of the 1960 classic that was directed by William Castle. The anthology series featuring different directs per episode will reportedly cover one ghost per episode. If the series stays true to the 2001 film, it will feature the thirteen ghosts of the Black Zodiac, The Angry Princess, The First
Continue reading →
Movie Review: The Abomination (1986) – Visual Vengeance Blu-ray
Why does The Abomination begin with a sizzle reel of the best bits of what’s about to come in the following 90 minutes? Fucked if I know presently, but it does… but they try and claim it’s a nightmare our hero Cody (Scott Davis) is experiencing… Following that we dive into the story proper… hahaha, just kidding… this time it’s another non sequitur (a lil’ stalk n’ slay number here featuring some of the footage we just experienced) as Cody details his grizzly actions to his doctor while quoting the bible and claiming to be controlled by a monster he dubs “The Abomination”. Okay, now we start the story, as we learn Cody’s ailing, televangelist-addicted mother, Sarah (Jude Johnson) is suffering from a nasty lil’ tumor… which she barfs up. Well, that “tumor” goes right ahead and crawls inside of our hero… which makes his workday and non-stop country-fried fuckin’ around come to a full, and phlegmy, stop. So after
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Movie Review: Repligator (1998) – Visual Vengeance Blu-ray
In a secret Government lab, Dr. Goodbody (legendary Scream Queen Brinke Stevens) conducts mind reading experiments that result in all manner of horny goings-on (the best kind, if we are being honest) before we cut to an opening title sequence highlighting some whimsical-ass music accompanied by PS1-level graphics… Thus begins Bret McCormick’s 1998 sci-fi farce Repligator, the only way it could… and will again! Following that we travel through more Government labs where all-manner of high-tech gadgets are being worked on involving everything from x-ray glasses to brain-washing to teleportation… and about that last bit; any that goes through the device comes through as an incredibly beautiful, totally horny (there’s that word again), woman (unless they are already an “ugly” woman… then they come out like the nerdy chick that gets “prom hot” in an 80’s teen comedy)!! Speaking of one of those newly-minted women, well… she ends up having sex after which she becomes a half-alligator/half-human hybrid, and her
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Nightmares Take On A Life Of Their Own This September In ‘The Curse of Willow Song’ (Trailer)
Karen Lam‘s highly-anticipated black and white indie horror film, The Curse of Willow Song, starring Jennifer Body’s Valerie Tian, has now been acquired by Uncork’d Entertainment and received a Fall release date. The film centers on a recovering addict and parolee who struggles to start over. Willow finds herself in a concrete wasteland, facing isolation and displacement. Shadows creep into Willow’s mind, and her nightmares become too real. “The Curse of Willow Song has so much to offer. It will appeal for the genre audience but also the Asian community – as represented in front of and behind camera”, said Keith Leopard, President Uncork’d Entertainment. “Karen Lam is truly one of the most exceptional filmmakers out there, and The Curse of Willow Song reiterates that.” The Curse of Willow Song will arrive on Digital and DVD on September 26, 2023.
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