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“Dead Space” is Still Terrifying 9 Years Later

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7 years ago

October 13, 2017

Even before its release in 2008, Dead Space was hailed as innovative and spectacular. Its futuristic setting and unique take on the walking dead brought us into a world few expected, as successful sci-fi horror games tended to be few and far between. After its release, it proved all the talk wasn’t for nothing, meeting rave reviews from critics and fans alike. In fact, the worst review it received was a seven out of ten by Eurogamer. Most reviews were eight or nine out of ten, or comparable. The game even won several awards for its score and soundtrack.

If you’ve played the Dead Space, (and if you haven’t, and this line slips past the editors, stop what you’re doing, go buy and play this game, then come back and finish reading. Seriously. Do it.) I’m sure you can remember the first time you watched the asteroids part and the USG Ishimura came into view. The ship even begins the game with a sense of grandiosity.

It’s massive; you can feel it.

You don’t know exactly what’s going on yet (unless you read the comics that were released to lead into the game), but you know this huge, dark ship, hanging there like a corpse is going to be terrifying.

You step into the shoes of Issac Clark, a voiceless, faceless engineer, hoping to meet up with his girlfriend during what is, as far as he knows, a simple repair mission. Instead, in almost no time at all you’re running for your life from twisted abominations built from human dead called Necromorphs. Clark is not a soldier, and his gear reflects that. You do pick up a military rifle at one point, but most of your weapons are re-purposed mining tools. Equipment that’s supposed to be pulverizing rock, not flesh, no matter how effective it actually is at that.

The Necromorphs are also one of the most original monsters to appear in games in a very long time. They are signal-controlled virus which takes control of a human corpse’s cells in order to twist the body around into new shapes and return it to a kind of half-life in which its only purpose is to make more corpses to infect. The game makers looked at pictures of car crash victims for inspiration, leading to monsters which are truly twisted in every sense of the word.

Dead Space: Downfall

The game spawned three sequels, more comics, a couple of novels, and a few anime movies to expand on the rich mythology and universe that they created. Unfortunately, the last sequel kind of petered out the franchise between a fairly solid ending and poor responses. There has been a small movement, and rumors of a new Dead Space game though, be it another sequel, or a full reboot. So here’s hoping we haven’t seen the last of the Necromorphs. Next year is the 10th anniversary, so maybe we’ll get some remastered versions at least!

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Netflix Releases First BTS ‘Fear Street: Prom Queen’ Footage

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12 hours ago

April 30, 2024

Timothy Rawles

It’s been three long years since Netflix unleashed the bloody, but enjoyable Fear Street on its platform. Released in a tryptic fashion, the streamer broke up the story into three episodes, each taking place in a different decade which by the finale were all tied together.

Now, the streamer is in production for its sequel Fear Street: Prom Queen which brings the story into the 80s. Netflix gives a synopsis of what to expect from Prom Queen on their blog site Tudum:

“Welcome back to Shadyside. In this next installment of the blood-soaked Fear Street franchise, prom season at Shadyside High is underway and the school’s wolfpack of It Girls is busy with its usual sweet and vicious campaigns for the crown. But when a gutsy outsider is unexpectedly nominated to the court, and the other girls start mysteriously disappearing, the class of ’88 is suddenly in for one hell of a prom night.”

Based on R.L. Stine’s massive series of Fear Street novels and spin-offs, this chapter is number 15 in the series and was published in 1992.

FEAR STREET: PROM QUEEN IS NOW IN PRODUCTION 🩸 Welcome to Shadyside High. We're gonna have a killer time. pic.twitter.com/jDl0zRa2CH
— Netflix (@netflix) April 30, 2024

Fear Street: Prom Queen features a killer ensemble cast, including India Fowler (The Nevers, Insomnia), Suzanna Son (Red Rocket, The Idol), Fina Strazza (Paper Girls, Above the Shadows), David Iacono (The Summer I Turned Pretty, Cinnamon), Ella Rubin (The Idea of You), Chris Klein (Sweet Magnolias, American Pie), Lili Taylor (Outer Range, Manhunt) and Katherine Waterston (The End We Start From, Perry Mason).

No word on when Netflix will drop the series into its catalog.

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Live Action Scooby-Doo Reboot Series In Works at Netflix

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13 hours ago

April 30, 2024

Timothy Rawles

The ghosthunting Great Dane with an anxiety problem, Scooby-Doo, is getting a reboot and Netflix is picking up the tab. Variety is reporting that the iconic show is becoming an hour-long series for the streamer although no details have been confirmed. In fact, Netflix execs declined to comment.

If the project is a go, this would be the first live-action movie based on the Hanna-Barbera cartoon since 2018’s Daphne & Velma. Before that, there were two theatrical live-action movies, Scooby-Doo (2002) and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004), then two sequels that premiered on The Cartoon Network.

Currently, the adult-oriented Velma is streaming on Max.

Scooby-Doo originated in 1969 under the creative team Hanna-Barbera. The cartoon follows a group of teenagers who investigate supernatural happenings. Known as Mystery Inc., the crew consists of Fred Jones, Daphne Blake, Velma Dinkley, and Shaggy Rogers, and his best friend, a talking dog named Scooby-Doo.

Normally the episodes revealed the hauntings they encountered were hoaxes developed by land-owners or other nefarious characters hoping to scare people away from their properties. The original TV series named Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! ran from 1969 to 1986. It was so successful that movie stars and pop culture icons would make guest appearances as themselves in the series.

Celebrities such as Sonny & Cher, KISS, Don Knotts, and The Harlem Globetrotters made cameos as did Vincent Price who portrayed Vincent Van Ghoul in a few episodes.

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BET Releasing New Original Thriller: The Deadly Getaway

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13 hours ago

April 30, 2024

Cameron McFarland

BET will soon be offering horror fans a rare treat. The studio has announced the official release date for their new original thriller, The Deadly Getaway. Directed by Charles Long (The Trophy Wife), this thriller sets up a heart racing game of cat and mouse for audiences to sink their teeth into.

Wanting to break up the monotony of their routine, Hope and Jacob set off to spend their vacation at a simple cabin in the woods. However, things go sideways when Hope’s ex-boyfriend shows up with a new girl at the same campsite. Things soon spiral out of control. Hope and Jacob must now work together to escape the woods with their lives.

The Deadly Getaway is written by Eric Dickens (Makeup X Breakup) and Chad Quinn (Reflections of US). The Film stars, Yandy Smith-Harris (Two Days in Harlem), Jason Weaver (The Jacksons: An American Dream), and Jeff Logan (My Valentine Wedding).

Showrunner Tressa Azarel Smallwood had the following to say about the project. “The Deadly Getaway is the perfect reintroduction to classic thrillers, which encompass dramatic twists, and spine-chilling moments. It showcases the range and diversity of emerging Black writers across genres of film and television.”

The Deadly Getaway will premiere on 5.9.2024, exclusively ion BET+.