Scene Screams is a recurring column that spotlights the scenes in horror that make us scream, whether through fear, laughter, or tears. It examines the most memorable, and often scariest, scenes in horror and what it is about them that makes them get under our skin. Comedy and horror make excellent bedfellows because of their similarities. […]
Day: November 18, 2021
[Watch] Dimfrost Studio Releases First Gameplay Trailer For Nordic-Inspired Horror Title ‘Bramble: The Mountain King’
After giving fans a treat last month with the concept art for their upcoming horror adventure title Bramble: The Mountain King, developer Dimfrost Studio has released a new trailer showcasing the title’s gameplay. The trailer shows off some of the gameplay mechanics, including the game’s combat, stealth, as well as the environmental puzzles you’ll encounter. […]
Former ‘Ghostwire: Tokyo’ Creative Director Joins Kaizen Gameworks For Next Game
You remember Ikumi Nakamura from her appearance a few years ago at E3 introducing Tango Gameworks’ Ghostwire: Tokyo, right? Since then, she left Tango Gameworks to form her own studio. Nakamura has also now teamed up with Kaizen Gameworks (the folks behind Paradise Killer) to work on their next game. Details are scant at the moment, […]
[Review] Blumhouse’s ‘A House on the Bayou’ Makes for a Dull Dinner Party Too Invested in Its Twists
A remote location and uninvited guests make for a tension-filled scenario that could inspire a variety of chills and thrills. A House on the Bayou uses that to its advantage, shrouding its horrors in mystery. Trying to guess what is happening keeps you on the hook for a while, but the more the answers flow, the less […]
‘Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City’ Vignette Reflects on Honoring the Games’ Many Creatures [Exclusive]
We’re less than a week away from Sony’s Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, a brand new franchise reboot from director Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down, The Strangers: Prey at Night) that’s taking a bite out of theaters on November 24. The movie is said to kick off “a new universe inspired by storylines and characters from Capcom’s […]
‘Ultra’ Marathon Runner Involved in a Deadly Race
Tristar Pictures has preemptively acquired Ultra, a survival thriller spec script by Colin Bannon, reports Deadline, which names Squid Games for the recent appetite for survival projects and hilariously notes that Bannon wrote this before the Netflix series (L.O.L.). Digressing, the story details are slim, but very cool. Apparently, the protagonist is an ultramarathon runner […]
[Box Office] Early Tracking Shows ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ Targeting $30M Opening
I don’t typically like to write about the box office prior to a film’s opening, but there’s something incredibly interesting behind the release of Sony/Columbia Pictures’ Ghostbusters: Afterlife (read our review), which opens in theaters across the country this Friday. The official third entry in the franchise, directed this time around by Jason Reitman, is […]
Psychological Horror Game ‘Luto’ Will Challenge Your Senses in 2022 [Video]
Developer Broken Bird Games first announced their psychological horror title Luto back in May. The developer has now announced that the game will launch for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam in 2022. There’s also a new trailer for you to ogle. We now have a bit more info on the game, courtesy […]
‘King Car’ Trailer Speaks to Cars and Sparks a Revolution [Video]
Renata Pinheiro’s sci-fi thriller King Car, which World Premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, North American Premiered at Fantasia Film Festival, and U.S. Premiered at Fantastic Fest, will release the film in theaters and on VOD/Digital on January 7, 2022, via Dark Star Pictures. In the film… “A young man’s ability to surreally speak […]
Rosamund Pike Reflects Back on ‘Doom’, Says She Feels “Embarrassed”
The video game film adaptation curse was a real thing and none of the studios could get it right. One of the biggest disappointments was Universal Pictures’ Doom, the 2005 adaptation of the first-person shooter that starred both Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Rosamund Pike. The film failed to tap into the spirit of the […]
Official Trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Nightmare Alley’ Calls to Mind…Tim Burton’s ‘Batman’?!
Academy Award winner Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water) has returned with his brand new genre offering, Nightmare Alley, which finally has an official trailer. The footage from the film is nothing short of stunning, looking like del Toro’s own take on Gotham City, calling to mind Tim Burton’s Batman and its even more astonishing […]
Latest PC Update Brings Xbox Series Enhancements to ‘Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice’
Ninja Theory has taken some time away from work on Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II to provide a new update for the original Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice. While the Xbox Series version has been enjoying some next-gen goodness for a month now, Ninja Theory has gone and updated the PC version with updated materials, particles, levels of detail […]