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Of Flesh and Blood- Dead By Daylight’s Newest Expansion

Published

7 years ago

January 2, 2017

Dead By Daylight is a bloody fantastic indie game that has taken the horror community by storm. For those of you who are unaware Dead By Daylight is essentially a playable slasher film. It follows a 4 V 1 formula with one player as the killer and the rest as fodder.

Since launch, the developers behind Dead By Daylight have been regularly releasing new maps, killers, and survivors in the form of extra DLC for the game. One such DLC added Haddonfield and Michael Myers as a playable killer with unique abilities. The newest expansion to drop, Of Flesh and Mud, also adds a new map, killer, and a new survivor.

The new killer is known as The Hag, and is shown off to be some sort of undead witch doctor.

The Hag’s unique ability is the Phantasm trap.

She draws runes into the mud of the swamp and uses them to create a shadow copy of herself to scare off the survivors from completing their objectives. Also with the newest DLC a new game play mechanic has been added as well, the hex totems.

The hex totems are used by the killer to weaken the survivors in order to make them easier prey. The Hags perks also revolve around the hex totems, creating interesting new mechanics.

Ace is the new survivor that is added in the Of Flesh and Blood expansion.

Ace is described as being heavily reliant on his unnatural luck, and this trait carries over into his perks.

When looting chests Ace has a passive ability that sometimes spawns in an additional uncommon or lower rarity item on top of whatever item would already be found within the chest. The rest of Ace’s abilities are equally luck based and serve as a balance to The Hag and her hope crushing abilities.

The new map also added is simply known as Backwater Swamp. While not the most creative name out there it is concise and to the point.

Dead By Daylight is a fun little indie horror game that has been a hit since launch.

The developers have been creating original characters and releasing them as the previous season draws to a close.

They were even able to obtain the rights to Michael Myers from Halloween.

Adding him as a playable character in an additional DLC package.

Dead By Daylight is a blast to play with random players or friends alike. It is definitely worth checking out on steam for those who haven’t already.

And if you still need your horror fix for the day be sure to check out the new trailer for the sequel to the ‘Meatball Machine’. Also check out the newest news on the upcoming Friday The 13th game with the triumphant return of fan favorite character Tommy Jarvis.

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Woman Brings Corpse Into Bank To Sign Loan Papers

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6 mins ago

April 18, 2024

Timothy Rawles

Warning: This is a disturbing story.

You have to be pretty desperate for money to do what this Brazilian woman did at the bank to get a loan. She wheeled in a fresh corpse to endorse the contract and she seemingly thought the bank employees wouldn’t notice. They did.

This weird and disturbing story comes via ScreenGeek an entertainment digital publication. They write that a woman identified as Erika de Souza Vieira Nunes pushed a man she identified as her uncle into the bank pleading with him to sign loan papers for $3,400.

If you’re squeamish or easily triggered, be aware that the video captured of the situation is disturbing.

A woman in Brazil took a deceased man to the bank in an attempt to secure a loan 😳 pic.twitter.com/abiO2evgwg
— More Crazy Clips (@MoreCrazyClips) April 17, 2024

Latin America’s largest commercial network, TV Globo, reported on the crime, and according to ScreenGeek this is what Nunes says in Portuguese during the attempted transaction.

“Uncle, are you paying attention? You must sign [the loan contract]. If you don’t sign, there’s no way, as I cannot sign on your behalf!”

She then adds: “Sign so you can spare me further headaches; I can’t bear it any longer.”

At first we thought this might be a hoax, but according to Brazilian police, the uncle, 68-year-old Paulo Roberto Braga had passed away earlier that day.

“She attempted to feign his signature for the loan. He entered the bank already deceased,” Police Chief Fábio Luiz said in an interview with TV Globo. “Our priority is to continue investigating to identify other family members and gather more information regarding this loan.”

If convicted Nunes could be facing jail time on charges of fraud, embezzlement, and desecration of a corpse.

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Spirit Halloween Unleashes Life-Size ‘Ghostbusters’ Terror Dog

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2 hours ago

April 18, 2024

Timothy Rawles

Halfway to Halloween and the licensed merch is already being released for the holiday. For instance, the seasonal retailer giant Spirit Halloween unveiled their giant Ghostbusters Terror Dog for the first time this year.

The one-of-a-kind demonic dog has eyes that light up in a glowing, terrifying red. It’s going to set you back a whopping $599.99.

Since this year we saw the release of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, it’s probably going to be a popular theme come October. Spirit Halloween is embracing their inner Venkman with other releases tied to the franchise such as the LED Ghostbuster Ghost Trap, Ghostbusters Walkie Talkie, Life-Size Replica Proton Pack.

We saw the release of other horror props today. Home Depot unveiled a few pieces from their line which includes the signature giant skeleton and separate dog companion.

For the latest Halloween merch and updates get on over to Spirit Halloween and see what else they have to offer to make your neighbors jealous this season. But for now, enjoy a small video that features scenes from this classic cinematic canine.

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‘The Strangers’ Invaded Coachella in Instagramable PR Stunt

Published

21 hours ago

April 17, 2024

Timothy Rawles

Renny Harlin’s reboot of The Strangers isn’t coming out until May 17, but those murderous home invaders are making a pit stop at Coachella first.

In the latest Instagramable PR stunt, the studio behind the film decided to have the trio of masked intruders crash Coachella, a music festival that takes place for two weekends in Southern California.

This type of publicity began when Paramount did the same thing with their horror movie Smile in 2022. Their version had seemingly ordinary people in populated places look directly into a camera with an evil grin.

Harlin’s reboot is actually a trilogy with a more expansive world than that of the original.

“When setting out to remake The Strangers, we felt there was a bigger story to be told, which could be as powerful, chilling, and terrifying as the original and could really expand that world,” said producer Courtney Solomon. “Shooting this story as a trilogy allows us to create a hyperreal and terrifying character study. We’re fortunate to be joining forces with Madelaine Petsch, an amazing talent whose character is the driving force of this story.”

The movie follows a young couple (Madelaine Petsch and Froy Gutierrez) who “after their car breaks down in an eerie small town, are forced to spend the night in a remote cabin. Panic ensues as they are terrorized by three masked strangers who strike with no mercy and seemingly no motive in The Strangers: Chapter 1 the chilling first entry of this upcoming horror feature film series.”