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Game Review: Lovecraft Floods The Streets In ‘The Sinking City’

You thought your daily commute is bad? Try being a citizen of Oakmont, their streets are flooded and things are starting to get crazy, figuratively and literally! Frogwares and Bigben Interactive were kind enough to allow me to experience their game that’s flooding with Lovecraftian horrors like the streets of Oakmont. I present to you, The Sinking City. In this third-person RPG, you take on the role of former U.S. Navy Sailor turned Private Eye Charles S. Reed. Reed came to the fictional island of Oakmont to find answers to his nightmares and visions he’s been having since the war as it appears many people on the island are experiencing the same phenomenon. Upon arriving at the island, Reed learns that the city is falling into ruin as a great flood has taken place and strange creatures are coming from the flood waters and a mysterious force is calling to those inflicted with nightmares and visions… Onto the game itself!

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Capt McNeely

Jun 25, 2019

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Lovcraftian Looking Fossil Named After Cthulhu

Scientists have discovered the fossilized remains of a previously undiscovered prehistoric sea cucumber species and compared to their modern descendants, these old ones (pun intended) are something out of a nightmare…a Lovecraftian nightmare! The 430 million-year-old fossil was scanned using 3-D technology and was able to trace out the body and its many tentacle-like legs. It’s believed that these legs were used to help the animal crawl around the sea bed and where covered in a flexible armor. According to the findings that were published by an international team, the creature is being called, Sollasina Cthulhu. Sollasina’s are a class of prehistoric Echinoderms. Modern and older species in this class share the same traits that they’re armored with a flexible skin that sometimes has spines on them, the most notable modern species would be starfishes, sea urchins, and of course sea cucumbers. Cthulhu, if you already don’t know, is a fictitious creature created by horror icon H.P. Lovecraft in his

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Capt McNeely

Apr 12, 2019

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‘Moons Of Madness’ Gets New Release Date

Previously, I’ve talked about a new first-person horror game titled Moons of Madness, a space exploration game with a Lovecraft twist. A lot has changed since I last shared about the game, mainly the release date changed, but for the better. Rocket Pocket Games has teamed up with Funcom and have set the game’s release around the Halloween season this year! Along with a new release date comes new information about the game. As previously mentioned you play as Shane Newhart, a technician working at a secret research base stationed on Mars. Your job is just tech work and making sure the lights don’t go out and having low-security clearance prevents you from knowing the real reason for the station’s presence on Mars. Soon Shane will begin to see and hear things that aren’t there…or are they? He’ll discover that he’s alone at the station…or is he? Cosmic horrors the likes of which Lovecraft wrote about will make its presence

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Capt McNeely

Mar 26, 2019

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A Nightmarish Dream Come True: Review Of ‘Call Of Cthulhu: The Official Video Game’

It’s no secret, I’ve been waiting to wrap my tentacles around Cyanide Studio & Focus Home Interactive’s game “The Call of Cthulhu: The Official Video Game”, I’ve waited patiently for the game’s release but the good folks at Focus Home Interactive gave me a copy, and all I can say about this game is wow! First, let’s get the basics of the story out of the way. You play as a private detective named Edward Pierce from Boston. Pierce is tormented by constant nightmares that may be a result of the action he’s seen in the First World War, his lighter hints of his trauma with the engraving “Lost Battalion 10-7-18” implying Pierce is one of the 194 survivors from one of the most intense battles in WW1. Self-medicating with bootleg hooch and sleeping pills, Pierce is approached by a wealthy industrialist to investigate the death of his daughter and famous painter Sara Hawkins. Hawkins died along with her husband

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Capt McNeely

Oct 30, 2018

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New ‘Call Of Cthulhu’ Game Trailer Is Pure Madness

With just over a week to go before its October 30th release, “Call of Cthulhu: The official Video Game” has released a new trailer for the game that shows more of the mind-numbing insanity that awaits players. The game is based on the pen to paper tabletop RPG. Players will have to try to keep their sanity as they try to solve the mystery surrounding the deaths of the Hawkins family. As you explore the fictional island of Dark Water, your interaction with the locals can affect the story’s narrative. To see previous articles about this game, click HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE

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Capt McNeely

Oct 18, 2018

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‘Call Of Cthulhu’ Pre-Order Now On Sale

Focus Home Interactive is having a massive sale on many of their games for a limited time, October 16th – October 22nd. You can save upwards to 80% on some titles, I highly recommend “Vampyr” as its 50% off for this limited time! For us Lovecraft fans, the highly anticipated role-playing horror game “Call of Cthulhu: The official Video Game” is available for pre-order but for a limited time the price is down 10%, which in hindsight is some decent wiggle room. Don’t worry, the sale is also on for PS4 fans as well. “Call of Cthulhu: The official Video Game” takes players on a journey into madness as they play as a private detective named Edward Pierce who is investigating the mysterious deaths of the members of the Hawkins family and discovers something otherworldly and darker is at play. The game will be out October 30th on all gaming platforms.

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Capt McNeely

Oct 16, 2018

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Gameplay Trailer For ‘The Sinking City’ Shows A Wet & Creepy World

Things are going Lovecraft for horror games it seems! Frogwares and Bigben Interactive will be taking players to the city of Oakmont in “The Sinking City”. The game takes place in the 1920’s and the city of Oakmont is, well…sinking, but that’s not the worst of it. The citizens are being tormented by supernatural forces and creatures coming from the water. You take on the role of a detective who is going through personal issues (like most detectives in these kinds of stories) and venturing into the city is not helping. “The Sinking City” is an open world game where you have to travel to different locations by boat. There are side missions along with the main quest, all of which can be completed in a multitude of ways. Seeing disturbing things will make the player loose sanity for a bit. The best part is fans of the works of Lovecraft can see many Easter eggs in relations to Lovecraft’s

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Capt McNeely

Aug 23, 2018

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Trailer Unveiled For ‘Cold Skin’ – From The Writer Of ’28 Weeks Later’

Samuel Goldwyn Films has now announced the release of Cold Skin from director Xavier Gens (The Divide). Influenced by H.P. Lovecraft’s “The Shadow Over Innsmouth”, Cold Skin stars Ray Stevenson (“Black Sails”), David Oakes (“The Living and the Dead”), and Aura Garrido (The Body). The film’s story begins with “a reclusive lighthouse keeper (Stevenson). When a weather observer (Oakes) lands on the isolated island, he is forced to confront the island’s original natives. Together, these two men must work together as a nightmare emerges every night, from the nearby shoreline.” Writer Jesús Como (28 Weeks Later) and Eron Sheean have developed the screenplay, based on Albert Sánchez Piñol’s 2007 novel. Cold Skin arrives in theaters, On Demand, and on Digital on September 7, 2018.

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 29, 2018

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Iä! Iä! Cthulhu Fhtagn! New ‘Call Of Cthulhu’ Trailer Debuts At E3

Madness is taking over E3 as Cyanide Studio and Focus Home Interactive released their new trailer for one of the most highly anticipated games of the year, “The Call of Cthulhu” based on the board game of the same name by Chaosium. Players take on the role of Edward Pierce, a private investigator who’s investigating the mysterious death of the Hawkins family while coming to grips with cosmic horrors both real and imaginative. Players can recruit other characters to help Pierce investigate different cases on a mysterious island in an open-world setting. More details about the game and the lore behind it can be read HERE. Enjoy the new trailer below and let the madness wash over you!

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Capt McNeely

Jun 14, 2018

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Movie Review: The Endless

Like a lot of people, I’ve been eagerly awaiting the release of The Endless from filmmakers Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson. IWhile the synopsis peaked my interest, I was not prepared for what I was about to see. I’m not sure what I was expecting, but the film was so much more. Spoilers Ahead! The film begins with two brothers, played by Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson, struggling to keep a roof over their heads and still coping with escaping a cult ten years earlier. After Justin (Benson) tires of his brother’s complaining and talk of the cult, he decides that the best way to shut him up by paying the cult a visit. Aaron (Moorhead) is more than willing to return to the isolated cult where they spent their childhood. Upon arriving, the brothers are greeted by an eerie cult member at the camp’s entrance with a strange, creepy extra-wide grin. Once they pull into camp they are welcomed

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Kelli Marchman McNeely

Jun 8, 2018

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