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Fight Back or Die Trying This Fall in ‘Last Year: The Nightmare’
The popular app Discord (and PC) will be receiving a 6-player horror game that can only be described as a fantastic synthesis of Monster Squad meets the setting of Silent Hill, with gameplay inspired by Dead by Daylight, Friday the 13th, and a dash of Evolve: enter Last Year: The Nightmare.
The year is 1996, and five unsuspecting high-schoolers–as diverse as the breakfast club–awake in a hellish mirror version of their hometown. Upon further exploration, they discover that they’re not alone when making their way through East Side Highschool, coming face-to-face with one of the game’s three (player controlled) killers:
A gargantuan juggernaut known as The Giant, a shrouded chain-wielding psychopath called The Strangler, or The Slasher; incidentally, The Slasher sports work gloves and a mechanic’s jump-suit similar to Jason Vorhees. Those who play the five students must figure out how to effectively evade or fight the killers, and escape East Side High.
Each killer in Last Year: The Nightmare is equipped with their own special abilities and weapons. Those who play as the killer can go the traditional route of hunting down their prey, confronting and slaughtering one or two of them in each encounter. In contrast to the traditional method of playing a killer, there is also Predator Mode in which the killer will be completely invisible and unable to directly attack the other players, but can still lay an assortment of traps and strategize how to eliminate each of the other players.
Unlike similar titles, Last Year: The Nightmare‘s hero characters are capable of fighting back against the killers by crafting weapons, items, and barricades. The hero roster features:
Troy the horror movie buff and team leader, Chad the optimistic jock (as if the name didn’t give that away), Nick the tech-savvy nerd, Amber the academic and social queen of her school, and Sam the outcast-geek who can’t catch a break. Even though the game features a relatively young age cast designed with a bright and vibrant style, it does not hold back on the brutal gore of executions when you’re caught by one of the killers.
For those who are interested in buying this ambitious horror game, Discord users should be excited to hear that developer Elastic Games’ announced through a recently released official trailer that Last Year: The Nightmare will be one of the first games to launch via Discord; consequently, this means the title will later be coming to PC. Concerning the game’s release date, the developer announced that Last Year will be released sometime during Fall of this year. Elastic Games has also announced if the game is financially successful, it will be ported to consoles as well.
If you are interested in playing something similar to Last Year: The Nightmare, then you should take the time to head over to the PSN store and download Friday the 13th: The Game, which you can get more details on–along with coverage about the game switching developers–in our article.
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Trailer for ‘The Exorcism’ Has Russell Crowe Possessed
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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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