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Carnivore Studio is developing Kodoku for the Playstation 4 and Playstation Vita: a horror and exploration game which is a mish-mash of Lovecraftian elements and Japanese folklore. The teaser video is unsettling, weird, because the animation depicts all kinds of disturbing images where man and beast are combined. Mostly, the head of the creature features that of a person. Pigs feast on corpses while a scorpion-man holds his prey. Insects fly out of someone’s mouth. The teaser video soundtrack features drums and chimes that capture […]
July 23rd, 2015 | Filed under Games | Read More »
The Order: 1886 is a PS4 exclusive where an elite knight known as Galahad, the player, must battle an ancient adversary in Victorian-era London with advanced technology. Our first impression is that this adventure is another third-person shooter with glorious, fluid visuals, a variety of weapons with a steampunk feel and a gallery of nasty werewolves and other hidden enemies to blast throughout a gorgeous gothic environment. At a glance, The Order 1886 looks like several titles blended together. Clive Barker’s Jericho saw a commando […]
October 23rd, 2014 | Filed under Games | Read More »
Honeymoon (2014) is a cautionary tale for newlyweds. Warning: this is not a chick flick with a happy ending. Well, depending on your taste, Honeymoon could be a chick flick or great popcorn flick for a girl’s night in. That is if you enjoy sappy romances that evolve into something sinister and disturbing. Rose Leslie (Game of Thrones—”you know nothing, Jon Snow”) plays Bea; a ravishing young lady who recently tied the knot with her beloved Paul (Harry Treadaway). The official trailer sort of gives […]
October 19th, 2014 | Filed under Headline,Movies | Read More »
Next month Shout Factory will release Nightbreed: The Director’s Cut, a very different version of the film that 20th Century Fox let out of the cage in 1990. While you wait for that shiny Blu-ray; you could read the 1989 Clive Barker story Cabal published by Harper Collins (you know, the novel that the film is based on). This is dark fantasy where sexual politics and the ‘mob mentality’ wrestle underneath the surface of the twisted and self-destructive life of Aaron Boone—a man who cannot […]
October 16th, 2014 | Filed under Books,Movies | Read More »
Immortal Day is a free browser based text-adventure for ages 17+ where you can masquerade as a vampire, hunter, hybrid, lycanthrope or a zombie. It’s simple to set up an interesting new character account and you can also easily log in via Facebook. Forget about tending your crops in FarmVille 2 because this dark supernatural experience will see you checking in on your dangerous new persona regularly. The developer, Vampire Games Online, express an appreciation of the supernatural immortal theme by sharing an entertaining, if […]
October 15th, 2014 | Filed under Games,Headline,Lifestyle | Read More »
Attention Clive Barker fans: St. Martin’s Press have announced a release date for the novel that will end the Hellraiser mythology; The Scarlet Gospels is due May of 2015! This is exciting news considering the original novella that started it all, The Hellbound Heart, was first published in 1986—nearly thirty years ago! There are so many dodgy feature films that abuse the franchise that Clive Barker thought it was time to reclaim his precious story and put an end to the horror icon Pinhead. The […]
October 11th, 2014 | Filed under Books,Fiction,Headline,Horror | Read More »
If an intervention turned out just like the one in Inner Demons then I would totally round up my mates, sit around the lounge room and wait for the emo makeup clad girl to freak us all out. IFC Midnight have released an indie film that should appeal to those who enjoy inevitable demonic possessions on-screen. Here we have a young woman who has fallen from grace. Instead of scoring top marks she is now scoring her next heroin fix. Her religious family are attempting […]
October 10th, 2014 | Filed under Dark TV,Movies | Read More »
Bloodborne is a third-person action role-playing game, exclusive to the PlayStation 4 and due next year. Everybody loves a little dark fantasy. Traipse the cobblestone lanes of Yharnam’s cityscape. Appreciate the aesthetically pleasing tall fences and gates—check out that intricate filigree! Something sinister, however, lurks in the bowels of this glorious city. People are diseased and the dogs look like they escaped the Umbrella Corporation. Sure, the visuals look impressive. And so they should. Remember Dark Souls? The feel of this game is similar to […]
October 10th, 2014 | Filed under Games,Headline | Read More »
The Pyramid (2014) looks like Alien Versus Predator (2004) only the climate is a lot hotter and the archaeological survey team are not packing as much heat. Holden (Denis O’Heare—True Blood) leads a survey team through an unearthed and spooky three-sided pyramid in the Egyptian desert despite objection from the local authorities. There are traps and labyrinths and soon the curious Americans find out that they are not alone in the depths. There is talk of the Curse of the Pharaohs—the fatal consequences of disturbing […]
October 3rd, 2014 | Filed under Headline,Horror,Movies | Read More »
Dracula Untold is another popular origin story that unveils the life of Vlad the Impaler/Prince of Wallachia (Luke Evans—Fast & Furious 6, The Hobbit) before he transforms into the popular horror icon, Dracula. The Ottoman Empire threatens to take a thousand boys from Transylvania to ensure their ongoing peace treaty. Vlad must choose whether he should appease the Turks’ demands or if he should fight to protect the future of his people (including his son). A great vampire lures Vlad to its lair. Vlad is […]
October 1st, 2014 | Filed under Headline,Horror,Movies | Read More »
