As Lovecraft once put it, “the oldest and strongest kind of fear is the fear of the unknown,” which I think perfectly summarizes why cosmic horror stories are so effective. Commonly defined as a subgenre of fiction that derives scares from existential and/or incomprehensible threats, cosmic horror presents us with situations where knowledge isn’t necessarily […]
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It used to be that video game adaptations were limited to big budget franchises, with household names like Super Mario Bros. and Mortal Kombat getting blockbuster movies while more niche experiences like Dino Crisis and System Shock were mostly ignored by non-gamer audiences. Not only that, but corporate expectations and bloated production budgets meant that […]
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The indie horror game Iron Lung is getting a feature film adaptation from popular content creator Markiplier, with Deadline reporting that he’ll both direct and star in the upcoming film. Markiplier also wrote the script for the movie, which is now in production. Watch the teaser trailer for the Iron Lung movie below. David Szymanski […]
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I love a big budget adventure just as much as the next gamer, but you’ve got to admit that the familiar mechanics and focus-group-tested level designs start to get stale after a while. That’s why I’m grateful for indie developers for providing us with unconventional experiences that you just don’t see in the AAA scene […]
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Horror game publisher DreadXP are stepping out beyond the PC market with a new development studio tasked with bringing the developer’s library of PC games to consoles. Announced today, the development studio, aptly named Port My Game Collective, is already at work with new Nintendo Switch releases of AkaBaka’s Sucker for Love: First Date, and […]
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Video games often give you the chance to explore a vast and wondrous landscape, bringing you to beautiful and horrifying sights. But how do you simulate that feeling while only giving the player a small, room-sized space to play in? That’s the exact challenge David Szymanski, developer of the throwback FPS Dusk, undertakes in Iron […]
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Seeing as how awesome DUSK is, we’ll take anything creator David Szymanski throws our way. And it just so happens that he’s releasing a brand-new aquatic horror title this March! Releasing on March 10th and sounding like something you’d expect from death metal band Dethklok, Iron Lung is a short-but-sweet horror title coming to Steam […]