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‘Home Sweet Home’ is a Lean and Mean Thai Horror Experience

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A lot of folks tend to go to the J-Horror spectrum when talking about the wave of otherworldly and petrifying Asian horror picks. But truth be told, Thailand has some of the most intensely terrifying horror experiences around, and Home Sweet Home brings all that terror usually spread out in film and instead sets it up in an interactive, claustrophobic nightmare.

You take on the role of Tim, a poor fella, who is in an emotional spiral since the disappearance of his wife. When he wakes up in a dilapidated building with no idea how he got there, he finds that he is going to have to piece together clues while surviving against supernatural forces to discover the truth behind his wife’s disappearance.

Home Sweet Home is steeped in Thailand’s rich, supernatural folklore in every beat. Those familiar with Thailand ghosts know that the terror behind each of the ghosts comes from the believable, organic – almost corporeal presence their tales can psychologically manifest.

While the game is primarily a stealth survival horror akin to Soma and Outlast, it mixes in a fair variety of action and puzzles to keep things interesting along the way.

For the most part, you are tasked with going about finding letter, books and other clues to piece together the pendulous mystery. Keep in mind, you have to do all that while avoiding a creepy box cutter-wielding ghost that keeps entering our dimension through dark portals and hunting for you. Hearing the clicking of a box cutter slowly extending and retracting unexpectedly in your immediate vicinity is hair-raising.

In fact, the sound design entirely works when it is being subtle. The faint sound of footsteps, or the sound of a weeping, tormented ghost is great, but sadly overpowered by louder auditory shocks that at times feel too heavy handed. Certain shrieks are more annoying than they are effective jump scares.

Home Sweet Home’s attention to Thai myth and belief is really what makes this game sincerely interesting. There is something entirely both terrifying and beautiful about this particular sub-genre and it’s really nice to see it represented so lovely in game.

I was able to check this out on both Xbox One X and PSVR and I gotta say that while both were frightening experiences, VR is definitely the way this game should be played. It is cranks the scares and the claustrophobic atmosphere up to 10.

…an interactive,

claustrophobic nightmare.

Thai horror is a beast of fear all of its own, it always has been, and Home Sweet Home follows manages to create the same dread inducing atmosphere that the greats cinematic titles are known for. Playing this alone in the dark is a terrifically chilling experience. It’s a lean experience that moves fast and keeps your attention by changing up its mechanics, by keeping an interesting narrative and by keeping you in trepidation of your next jump scare.
Home Sweet Home is out now on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC.

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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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