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‘Silent Hills’ P.T. Receives a 1998 Reskin for Your Web Browser

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No one can dispute the impact that the Silent Hills demo P.T. (Playable Teaser) had on both the gaming industry and the horror game genre as a whole.

Slews of indie horror titles, including Layers of Fear and Allison Road draw heavy inspiration from Konami’s cancelled title, and even Resident Evil 7: Biohazard’s early demos were heavily compared to P.T.

When Konami cancelled Silent Hills and removed P.T. from the PlayStation store, it marked a sad day for horror games and the industry everywhere. However, there is a question that remains to be asked of you, the reader: would you still be willing to experience P.T. in the style of a PlayStation game circa 1998?

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All right, while that may not be a question you have asked yourself today (or ever), I am sure it is one you’re proposing to yourself now. Well, there is a answer – or a solution, I would call it – to this conundrum of a question for those who both enjoy the aesthetic of mid to late 90’s video games, and wish to experience P.T. once more.

Finnish animator (and now game developer) Toni Kortelahti, also known from his YouTube channel 98DEMAKE, has released a short, playable homage to both P.T. and video games from ’98. The game can be played right in your web browser – low-poly resolution, compressed sound, and all!

Kortelahti’s demo comes just right after he uploaded the ’98 stylized tribute animation he made for P.T.

Curious readers can head over to Kortelahti’s YouTube page and find a cornucopia of 90’s stylistic crossovers of modern video games he has animated, including: Resident Evil 7: BiohazardOutlast, and The Last of Us.

For those who are interested or wish to subscribe to Kortelahti, the animator is currently trying his hand as a game developer, and has an IndieGoGo page set up for his “experimental psychological horror game,” titled BVOID.

Two gameplay trailers are currently up, and the best way to describe the aesthetic and feeling is if you took a look inside the head of both Stanely Kubrick and David Lynch, and then turned what you saw into a PlayStation 1 game.

For more news on horror games, check out our article on Outlast and Outlast 2 coming to the Nintendo Switch

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Trailer for ‘The Exorcism’ Has Russell Crowe Possessed

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The latest exorcism movie is about to drop this summer. It’s aptly titled The Exorcism and it stars Academy Award winner turned B-movie savant Russell Crowe. The trailer dropped today and by the looks of it, we are getting a possession movie that takes place on a movie set.

Just like this year’s recent demon-in-media-space film Late Night With the Devil, The Exorcism happens during a production. Although the former takes place on a live network talk show, the latter is on an active sound stage. Hopefully, it won’t be entirely serious and we’ll get some meta chuckles out of it.

The film will open in theaters on June 7, but since Shudder also acquired it, it probably won’t be long after that until it finds a home on the streaming service.

Crowe plays, “Anthony Miller, a troubled actor who begins to unravel while shooting a supernatural horror film. His estranged daughter, Lee (Ryan Simpkins), wonders if he’s slipping back into his past addictions or if there’s something more sinister at play. The film also stars Sam Worthington, Chloe Bailey, Adam Goldberg and David Hyde Pierce.”

Crowe did see some success in last year’s The Pope’s Exorcist mostly because his character was so over-the-top and infused with such comical hubris it bordered on parody. We will see if that is the route actor-turned-director Joshua John Miller takes with The Exorcism.

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Win a Stay at The Lizzie Borden House From Spirit Halloween

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Spirit Halloween has declared that this week marks the start of spooky season and to celebrate they are offering fans a chance to stay at the Lizzie Borden House with so many perks Lizzie herself would approve.

The Lizzie Borden House in Fall River, MA is claimed to be one of the most haunted houses in America. Of course one lucky winner and up to 12 of their friends will find out if the rumors are true if they win the grand prize: A private stay in the notorious house.

“We are delighted to work with Spirit Halloween to roll out the red carpet and offer the public a chance to win a one-of-a-kind experience at the infamous Lizzie Borden House, which also includes additional haunted experiences and merchandise,” said Lance Zaal, President & Founder of US Ghost Adventures.

Fans can enter to win by following Spirit Halloween‘s Instagram and leaving a comment on the contest post from now through April 28.

Inside the Lizzie Borden House

The prize also includes:

An exclusive guided house tour, including insider insight around the murder, the trial, and commonly reported hauntings

A late-night ghost tour, complete with professional ghost-hunting gear

A private breakfast in the Borden family dining room

A ghost hunting starter kit with two pieces of Ghost Daddy Ghost Hunting Gear and a lesson for two at US Ghost Adventures Ghost Hunting Course

The ultimate Lizzie Borden gift package, featuring an official hatchet, the Lizzie Borden board game, Lily the Haunted Doll, and America’s Most Haunted Volume II

Winner’s choice of a Ghost Tour experience in Salem or a True Crime experience in Boston for two

“Our Halfway to Halloween celebration provides fans an exhilarating taste of what’s to come this fall and empowers them to start planning for their favorite season as early as they please,” said Steven Silverstein, CEO of Spirit Halloween. “We have cultivated an incredible following of enthusiasts who embody the Halloween lifestyle, and we’re thrilled to bring the fun back to life.”

Spirit Halloween is also preparing for their retail haunted houses. On Thursday, August 1 their flagship store in Egg Harbor Township, NJ. will officially open to start off the season. That event usually draws in hordes of people eager to see what new merch, animatronics, and exclusive IP goods will be trending this year.

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’28 Years Later’ Trilogy Taking Shape With Serious Star Power

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Danny Boyle is revisiting his 28 Days Later universe with three new films. He will direct the first, 28 Years Later, with two more to follow. Deadline is reporting that sources say Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Ralph Fiennes have been cast for the first entry, a sequel to the original. Details are being kept under wraps so we don’t know how or if the first original sequel 28 Weeks Later fits into the project.

Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ralph Fiennes

Boyle will direct the first movie but it’s unclear which role he will take on in the subsequent films. What is known is Candyman (2021) director Nia DaCosta is scheduled to direct the second film in this trilogy and that the third will be filmed immediately afterward. Whether DaCosta will direct both is still unclear.

Alex Garland is writing the scripts. Garland is having a successful time at the box office right now. He wrote and directed the current action/thriller Civil War which was just knocked out of the theatrical top spot by Radio Silence’s Abigail.

There is no word yet on when, or where, 28 Years Later will start production.

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The original film followed Jim (Cillian Murphy) who wakes from a coma to find that London is currently dealing with a zombie outbreak.

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