Sadly, I have not seen Black Mirror: Bandersnatch as of yet (because I’m “that guy”), but I can tell you that one of the video games seen in the new season is indeed a real thing. In fact, you can play it. Provided you have a ZX Spectrum emulator. The studio in the new season […]
We’ve been waiting on distribution news for Japanese zombie-comedy One Cut of the Dead, and we’ve learned this morning that the festival hit has debuted exclusively on Amazon Prime this week, totally out of the blue! Meagan reviewed One Cut out of Fantasia, writing that it “charms with surprising zombie comedy.” In the film, things go badly […]
Spoiler follow. Indie video games have brought forth some fascinating experiences in recent years. Whether it’s the lovely tale of Florence, the heartbreak of What Remains Of Edith Finch, or the existentialism of The Beginner’s Guide, indie gaming has introduced millions of players to beautiful stories and unique gameplay outside the mainstream. One of the […]
There’s been a lot of talk about alternate endings to The Predator, including one that would’ve brought back Arnold Schwarzenegger for a cameo and another that would’ve had *someone* emerge from the chamber at the very end wearing a Facehugger-like breathing apparatus, but the only ending we’ve actually seen is the one where Boyd Holbrook’s […]
Pokemon’s Lavender Town is notoriously spooky. From the Creepypasta tales surrounding the apocryphal Pokemon Green to the anime depiction of ghosts incarnate, the atmosphere of Lavender Town is uncanny, weird, and deeply unsettling. This year, however, saw the release of Pokemon Let’s Go, the most recent iteration of Pokemon Generation 1. It is true that […]
There’s not a lot of horror movies set around New Year’s Eve; Christmas hogs the spotlight in terms of holiday horror. It’s almost a shame, too, since there’s a lot more freedom in the holiday since it’s not bound by specific iconography like Santa Claus, elves, snowmen, or other Christmas traditions. Even still, there are […]
There was once a time when knowledge of H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos, much like the insane truths that inspired the Mad Arab’s Necronomicon, was a secretive burden carried by a small legion of nerdy horror literature fans and tabletop gaming enthusiasts. Sure, we’ve seen plenty of Lovecraft adaptations since as far back as the 1970s, […]
Change your mind. Change your past… present… future. This morning we shared the trailer and confirmed the December 28th drop date for Netflix’s new “Black Mirror” project: “Black Mirror: Bandersnatch,“ which is being billed as a “Netflix Event.” Now, we have two official images and art from the period sci-fi thriller. “In 1984, a young programmer begins to […]
Ubisoft is developing a feature film based on the video game Werewolves Within, writes Variety. The video game adaptations is a product of the company’s inaugural Women’s Film and Television Fellowship. Mishna Wolff is one of the first two in the program and is now scripting a film adaptation of Ubisoft’s virtual reality game “Werewolves […]
*Keep up with our ongoing end of the year coverage here* When the opportunity to write about the best horror of the year came up, my thoughts immediately turned to Annihilation, which has occupied the top spot on my list of the year’s best films since its release back in February. Check out Bloody Disgusting’s original […]