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Award-Winning Game 'Little Orpheus' To Be Unleashed This March

Award-Winning Game ‘Little Orpheus’ To Be Unleashed This March

The Chinese Room and publishers Secret Mode announced today that the multi-award-winning game Little Orpheus is coming to consoles and PC on March 1, 2022. Players can experience this technicolor side-scrolling adventure on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Steam, Epic Games Store, and Nintendo Switch. “The year is 1962 and NASA is trying to put a man on the moon. In a remote corner of Siberia, a Soviet cosmonaut is heading in the other direction. Comrade Ivan Ivanovich is dropped into an extinct volcano in his exploration capsule, Little Orpheus, to explore the center of the Earth. He promptly vanishes. Three years later he emerges claiming to have saved the world. Join Comrade Ivanovich as he explores lost civilizations, undersea kingdoms, prehistoric jungles, and lands beyond imagination. Little Orpheus is a side-scrolling adventure game for casual players and seasoned adventure fans alike, inspired by classic movies like Flash Gordon, Sinbad, and The Land that Time Forgot.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 25, 2022
Evil Is Unleashed In The New Game Inspired Horror 'The Red Book Ritual' (Trailer)

Evil Is Unleashed In The New Game Inspired Horror ‘The Red Book Ritual’ (Trailer)

From New Zealand’s company, Black Mandala comes The Red Book Ritual with Argentinean director Ariel Luque writing and directing the film along with Dean Puckett, Chris Beyrooty, Dean Law, Daniel J. Phillips, and Jiwon Moon. In the film, three friends decide to play “The Red Book Game”. What they don’t know is that in the house evil is waiting to be released. A long time ago a witch died as part of a satanic ritual and with every question they ask, they get closer and closer to her. The film gets its name and story from “The Red Book,” a paranormal game from Mexico. Similar to the Ouija Board, through this game you can connect with spirits. To play you need an old book with a red cover. Turn out the lights and light the room with red candles. The question to start the ritual is; “Red book, Can I join your game?” The book will reveal the answers to

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 14, 2022
‘Resident Evil: Welcome To Racoon City’ Returns To Its Roots With New Horror Filled Trailer

‘Resident Evil: Welcome To Racoon City’ Returns To Its Roots With New Horror Filled Trailer

Johannes Robert‘s (47 Meters Down, Strangers: Prey at Night) Resident Evil: Welcome to Racoon City is returning the franchise back to its horror roots, which is evident in the new horror-filled trailer. The movie is taking us back to the beginning to discover the source of evil ravaging through the small Midwestern town of Raccoon City. “Once the booming home of pharmaceutical giant Umbrella Corporation, Raccoon City is now a dying Midwestern town. The company’s exodus left the city a wasteland…with great evil brewing below the surface. When that evil is unleashed, the townspeople are forever…changed…and a small group of survivors must work together to uncover the truth behind Umbrella and make it through the night.” Written and directed by Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down, Strangers: Prey at Night), the action-packed movie stars Kaya Scodelario, Hannah John-Kamen, Robbie Amell, Tom Hopper, Avan Jogia, Donal Logue, and Neal McDonough. Inspired by the acclaimed video game, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
‘Detention’ Game Adaptation Makes Its US Premiere

‘Detention’ Game Adaptation Makes Its US Premiere

The award-winning Taiwanese adaptation of Red Candle Games’ Detention is making its US premiere in theaters today. Set in 1962 Taiwan, during the time of the White Terror. Martial law is in full force across the country. In a time of extreme repression, all ideas considered to be dissident are banned, and the culprits are tortured or executed. Tsuihua Secondary School is not an exception to this oppression. Despite close surveillance by the military police, Professor Chang (Fu Meng-Po) runs an underground literary club where he and his students learn about banned books and dream of freedom. One of his club members, Fang (Gingle Wang, in a Golden Horse-nominated performance) is madly in love with him. The usually shy teenage girl from an abusive home manages to open up like a book in his presence. But then, Chang disappears… One night, Fang wakes up at her desk, the school around her changed and distorted. As she wanders through the sinister

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
Horror Fuel

Join The Immersive Virtual Manhunt With ‘Panic: The Experience’ Ahead Of Series Premiere

Experience the world of “Panic” online ahead of the series premiere on Amazon Prime on May 28th. Join the thrilling VIRTUAL manhunt for you and up to five friends or family. Popular varsity athlete Noah Kaplan has gone missing from the town of Carp, Texas. You must crack codes and hack websites to figure out where he’s gone, why he’s vanished, and why the cops are interested in strange graffiti that’s started to appear all over town. Is Noah in danger? Or is the worst yet to come? Work together to follow Noah’s online footsteps before the trail goes cold. Teams will meet a cast of intriguing characters as they crack codes and solve puzzles. They’ll need to work together to uncover the mystery, using all their skill to hunt for clues around the internet and finish the game. “Panic, The Experience” was created by Swamp Motel, an immersive entertainment company that creates experiences for live audiences that blur boundaries

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 26, 2021
Horror Fuel

A Game Turns Deadly In The Anthology ‘100 Candles’ – Out Today On DVD & Digital

Today, Devilworks is releasing the chilling new supernatural horror anthology film 100 Candles about a game gone terribly wrong. “100 Candles centers around a game that traps a group of friends, as they tell one another horror tales in front of a magical mirror, by candlelight. One story for every candle, they cannot leave the game until all candles are out; otherwise, they will fall victim to a witch’s curse.” Amy Smart, George Blagden, Sibyl Gregory, and Dee Bradley Baker star in 100 Candles, produced by Nicolas Onetti and Michael Kraetzer. 100 Candles is now available on streaming platforms, DVD, and on Digital.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 18, 2021
Horror Fuel

This Summer, A Group Of Teens Unleash The ‘Queen Of Spades’ During A Game

A supernatural entity is unleashed after a group of teens plays a Bloody Mary-style game in Queen of Spades, by director Patrick White. “According to legend, an ominous entity known as the Queen of Spades can be summoned by performing an ancient ritual. Those brave enough draw a door and a staircase on a mirror, in darkness, and say her name three times. What happens next must be experienced to be believed. Four teenagers decide to summon the Queen of Spades as a joke. But they could never imagine the horrors this innocent prank has condemned them and their loved ones too.” John Ainslie and Patrick White penned the script based on a story by Svyatoslav Podgaevskiy. Ava Preston, Daniel Kash, Kaelen Ohm, Eric Osborne, Jamie Bloch, Nabil Rajo, and Krista Marchand star in this supernatural tale, opening in select theaters on June 11, 2021, followed by its release on Blu-ray and On Demand on June 29th, from Epic Pictures.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 16, 2021
Horror Fuel

Game Of Thrones’ Laurence O’Fuarain Joins Netflix’s ‘The Witcher’ Prequel

The world on Netflix’s hit game-based series “The Witcher” is expanding with a prequel series, titled “The Witcher: Blood Origin.” Deadline is reporting that “Game of Thrones” and “Vikings” actor Laurence O’Fuarain has been cast in the lead role of Fjall. Jodie Turner-Smith (Queen and Slim) will play the other lead character, Eile. “Born into a clan of warriors sworn to protect a King, Fjall carries a deep scar within, the death of a loved one who fell in battle trying to save him. A scar that won’t let him settle, or make peace with himself or the world around him. In his quest for redemption, Fjall will find himself fighting beside the most unlikely of allies as he carves a path of vengeance across a continent in turmoil.” The new six-part limited series is set in an elven world 1200 years before the time of “The Witcher” and will center on the creation of the first Witcher and the

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 27, 2021
Horror Fuel

Movie Adaptation Of “Werewolves Within” Game Hunts Down A 2021 Release Date

IFC Films has sunk its teeth into the modern-day werewolf whodunnit Werewolves Within starring Sam Richardson (“Veep”) and Milana Vayntrub of “This Is Us”. Directed by Josh Ruben (Scare Me), Werewolves Within was written by best-selling author Mishna Wolff (I’m Down), based on the virtual reality video game by Ubisoft. In the film, “After a proposed gas pipeline creates divisions within the small town of Beaverfield, and a snowstorm traps its residents together inside the local inn, newly arrived forest ranger FINN (Sam Richardson) and postal worker Cecily (Milana Vayntrub) must try to keep the peace and uncover the truth behind a mysterious creature that has begun terrorizing the community.” The ensemble cast also includes George Basil (Crashing), Sarah Burns (“Barry”), Michael Chernus (Tommy), Catherine Curtin (“Orange Is the New Black”), Wayne Duvall (The Hunt), Harvey Guillén (What We do in the Shadows), Rebecca Henderson (Russian Doll), Cheyenne Jackson (“30 Rock”), Michaela Watkins (Brittany Runs a Marathon), and Glenn Fleshler

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 26, 2021
Horror Fuel

“Game Of Thrones” Duo Cast As Leads In New “The Last Of Us” HBO Series Adaptation

Naughty Dog’s extremely popular zombie game “The Last of Us” is getting a new series adaptation for HBO. The lead character of Ellie has now been cast with “Game of Thrones” actress Bella Ramsey to play the teenager who may be the key to the cure for the horrible pandemic. Ramsey will star opposite her fellow “Game of Thrones” alum Pedro Pascal who will play Joel. “The Last of Us” is “set twenty years after modern civilization has been destroyed. Joel, a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie, a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What starts as a small job soon becomes a brutal, heartbreaking journey, as they both must traverse across the U.S. and depend on each other for survival.” Neil Druckmann, the game’s creator and writer is on board to co-write and produce along with Craig Mazin (Chernobyl). Sony Pictures Television, PlayStation Productions, Naughty Dog, and Word Games, will also produce the series whose

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 11, 2021

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Award-Winning Game 'Little Orpheus' To Be Unleashed This March

Award-Winning Game ‘Little Orpheus’ To Be Unleashed This March

The Chinese Room and publishers Secret Mode announced today that the multi-award-winning game Little Orpheus is coming to consoles and PC on March 1, 2022. Players can experience this technicolor side-scrolling adventure on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Steam, Epic Games Store, and Nintendo Switch. “The year is 1962 and NASA is trying to put a man on the moon. In a remote corner of Siberia, a Soviet cosmonaut is heading in the other direction. Comrade Ivan Ivanovich is dropped into an extinct volcano in his exploration capsule, Little Orpheus, to explore the center of the Earth. He promptly vanishes. Three years later he emerges claiming to have saved the world. Join Comrade Ivanovich as he explores lost civilizations, undersea kingdoms, prehistoric jungles, and lands beyond imagination. Little Orpheus is a side-scrolling adventure game for casual players and seasoned adventure fans alike, inspired by classic movies like Flash Gordon, Sinbad, and The Land that Time Forgot.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 25, 2022
Evil Is Unleashed In The New Game Inspired Horror 'The Red Book Ritual' (Trailer)

Evil Is Unleashed In The New Game Inspired Horror ‘The Red Book Ritual’ (Trailer)

From New Zealand’s company, Black Mandala comes The Red Book Ritual with Argentinean director Ariel Luque writing and directing the film along with Dean Puckett, Chris Beyrooty, Dean Law, Daniel J. Phillips, and Jiwon Moon. In the film, three friends decide to play “The Red Book Game”. What they don’t know is that in the house evil is waiting to be released. A long time ago a witch died as part of a satanic ritual and with every question they ask, they get closer and closer to her. The film gets its name and story from “The Red Book,” a paranormal game from Mexico. Similar to the Ouija Board, through this game you can connect with spirits. To play you need an old book with a red cover. Turn out the lights and light the room with red candles. The question to start the ritual is; “Red book, Can I join your game?” The book will reveal the answers to

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Jan 14, 2022
‘Resident Evil: Welcome To Racoon City’ Returns To Its Roots With New Horror Filled Trailer

‘Resident Evil: Welcome To Racoon City’ Returns To Its Roots With New Horror Filled Trailer

Johannes Robert‘s (47 Meters Down, Strangers: Prey at Night) Resident Evil: Welcome to Racoon City is returning the franchise back to its horror roots, which is evident in the new horror-filled trailer. The movie is taking us back to the beginning to discover the source of evil ravaging through the small Midwestern town of Raccoon City. “Once the booming home of pharmaceutical giant Umbrella Corporation, Raccoon City is now a dying Midwestern town. The company’s exodus left the city a wasteland…with great evil brewing below the surface. When that evil is unleashed, the townspeople are forever…changed…and a small group of survivors must work together to uncover the truth behind Umbrella and make it through the night.” Written and directed by Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down, Strangers: Prey at Night), the action-packed movie stars Kaya Scodelario, Hannah John-Kamen, Robbie Amell, Tom Hopper, Avan Jogia, Donal Logue, and Neal McDonough. Inspired by the acclaimed video game, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
‘Detention’ Game Adaptation Makes Its US Premiere

‘Detention’ Game Adaptation Makes Its US Premiere

The award-winning Taiwanese adaptation of Red Candle Games’ Detention is making its US premiere in theaters today. Set in 1962 Taiwan, during the time of the White Terror. Martial law is in full force across the country. In a time of extreme repression, all ideas considered to be dissident are banned, and the culprits are tortured or executed. Tsuihua Secondary School is not an exception to this oppression. Despite close surveillance by the military police, Professor Chang (Fu Meng-Po) runs an underground literary club where he and his students learn about banned books and dream of freedom. One of his club members, Fang (Gingle Wang, in a Golden Horse-nominated performance) is madly in love with him. The usually shy teenage girl from an abusive home manages to open up like a book in his presence. But then, Chang disappears… One night, Fang wakes up at her desk, the school around her changed and distorted. As she wanders through the sinister

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Nov 22, 2021
Horror Fuel

Join The Immersive Virtual Manhunt With ‘Panic: The Experience’ Ahead Of Series Premiere

Experience the world of “Panic” online ahead of the series premiere on Amazon Prime on May 28th. Join the thrilling VIRTUAL manhunt for you and up to five friends or family. Popular varsity athlete Noah Kaplan has gone missing from the town of Carp, Texas. You must crack codes and hack websites to figure out where he’s gone, why he’s vanished, and why the cops are interested in strange graffiti that’s started to appear all over town. Is Noah in danger? Or is the worst yet to come? Work together to follow Noah’s online footsteps before the trail goes cold. Teams will meet a cast of intriguing characters as they crack codes and solve puzzles. They’ll need to work together to uncover the mystery, using all their skill to hunt for clues around the internet and finish the game. “Panic, The Experience” was created by Swamp Motel, an immersive entertainment company that creates experiences for live audiences that blur boundaries

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 26, 2021
Horror Fuel

A Game Turns Deadly In The Anthology ‘100 Candles’ – Out Today On DVD & Digital

Today, Devilworks is releasing the chilling new supernatural horror anthology film 100 Candles about a game gone terribly wrong. “100 Candles centers around a game that traps a group of friends, as they tell one another horror tales in front of a magical mirror, by candlelight. One story for every candle, they cannot leave the game until all candles are out; otherwise, they will fall victim to a witch’s curse.” Amy Smart, George Blagden, Sibyl Gregory, and Dee Bradley Baker star in 100 Candles, produced by Nicolas Onetti and Michael Kraetzer. 100 Candles is now available on streaming platforms, DVD, and on Digital.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 18, 2021
Horror Fuel

This Summer, A Group Of Teens Unleash The ‘Queen Of Spades’ During A Game

A supernatural entity is unleashed after a group of teens plays a Bloody Mary-style game in Queen of Spades, by director Patrick White. “According to legend, an ominous entity known as the Queen of Spades can be summoned by performing an ancient ritual. Those brave enough draw a door and a staircase on a mirror, in darkness, and say her name three times. What happens next must be experienced to be believed. Four teenagers decide to summon the Queen of Spades as a joke. But they could never imagine the horrors this innocent prank has condemned them and their loved ones too.” John Ainslie and Patrick White penned the script based on a story by Svyatoslav Podgaevskiy. Ava Preston, Daniel Kash, Kaelen Ohm, Eric Osborne, Jamie Bloch, Nabil Rajo, and Krista Marchand star in this supernatural tale, opening in select theaters on June 11, 2021, followed by its release on Blu-ray and On Demand on June 29th, from Epic Pictures.

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
May 16, 2021
Horror Fuel

Game Of Thrones’ Laurence O’Fuarain Joins Netflix’s ‘The Witcher’ Prequel

The world on Netflix’s hit game-based series “The Witcher” is expanding with a prequel series, titled “The Witcher: Blood Origin.” Deadline is reporting that “Game of Thrones” and “Vikings” actor Laurence O’Fuarain has been cast in the lead role of Fjall. Jodie Turner-Smith (Queen and Slim) will play the other lead character, Eile. “Born into a clan of warriors sworn to protect a King, Fjall carries a deep scar within, the death of a loved one who fell in battle trying to save him. A scar that won’t let him settle, or make peace with himself or the world around him. In his quest for redemption, Fjall will find himself fighting beside the most unlikely of allies as he carves a path of vengeance across a continent in turmoil.” The new six-part limited series is set in an elven world 1200 years before the time of “The Witcher” and will center on the creation of the first Witcher and the

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 27, 2021
Horror Fuel

Movie Adaptation Of “Werewolves Within” Game Hunts Down A 2021 Release Date

IFC Films has sunk its teeth into the modern-day werewolf whodunnit Werewolves Within starring Sam Richardson (“Veep”) and Milana Vayntrub of “This Is Us”. Directed by Josh Ruben (Scare Me), Werewolves Within was written by best-selling author Mishna Wolff (I’m Down), based on the virtual reality video game by Ubisoft. In the film, “After a proposed gas pipeline creates divisions within the small town of Beaverfield, and a snowstorm traps its residents together inside the local inn, newly arrived forest ranger FINN (Sam Richardson) and postal worker Cecily (Milana Vayntrub) must try to keep the peace and uncover the truth behind a mysterious creature that has begun terrorizing the community.” The ensemble cast also includes George Basil (Crashing), Sarah Burns (“Barry”), Michael Chernus (Tommy), Catherine Curtin (“Orange Is the New Black”), Wayne Duvall (The Hunt), Harvey Guillén (What We do in the Shadows), Rebecca Henderson (Russian Doll), Cheyenne Jackson (“30 Rock”), Michaela Watkins (Brittany Runs a Marathon), and Glenn Fleshler

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 26, 2021
Horror Fuel

“Game Of Thrones” Duo Cast As Leads In New “The Last Of Us” HBO Series Adaptation

Naughty Dog’s extremely popular zombie game “The Last of Us” is getting a new series adaptation for HBO. The lead character of Ellie has now been cast with “Game of Thrones” actress Bella Ramsey to play the teenager who may be the key to the cure for the horrible pandemic. Ramsey will star opposite her fellow “Game of Thrones” alum Pedro Pascal who will play Joel. “The Last of Us” is “set twenty years after modern civilization has been destroyed. Joel, a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie, a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What starts as a small job soon becomes a brutal, heartbreaking journey, as they both must traverse across the U.S. and depend on each other for survival.” Neil Druckmann, the game’s creator and writer is on board to co-write and produce along with Craig Mazin (Chernobyl). Sony Pictures Television, PlayStation Productions, Naughty Dog, and Word Games, will also produce the series whose

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Feb 11, 2021
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