Fandom can be a scary thing. While a shared love of a certain story or collection of characters is usually the best outcome for a franchise, legions of fans who obsessively poke holes into every new expansion of their favorite fictional world can end up destroying the very thing that they hold so dear. That’s […]
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Konami may get a bad rap for having squandered the Silent Hill franchise in the years leading up to the recent series renaissance (which is set to culminate in both a big budget remake of Silent Hill 2 as well as a new Christophe Gans film), but there was a time when the company was […]
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Silent Hill movie director Christophe Gans returns to the franchise with Return to Silent Hill, set to be a brand new film adaptation of Silent Hill 2. Watch the teaser trailer below! This first look teaser for Return to Silent Hill reveals Jeremy Irvine as video game character James Sunderland, while teasing the various threats he’ll be facing in Silent […]
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Silent Hill movie director Christophe Gans returns to the franchise with Return to Silent Hill, set to be a brand new film adaptation of Silent Hill 2. Variety has our first look today. Check out the first preview of Pyramid Head’s return above! “The film will follow James (Jeremy Irvine), a man broken after being separated from his […]
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Metal Gear Solid on the original PlayStation was the first time I actually remember being plugged into the hype cycle of a video game. I was in my early teens and finally really getting into the hobby, reading various magazines and taking in all the information I could about the industry. When I got the […]
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Faith is a powerful thing. There’s almost no limit to what can be accomplished when enough people share the same beliefs. However, this power can be easily misused, and a group of misguided believers can do a lot of damage during their search for enlightenment. That’s why it’s no surprise that there are so many […]
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If you’re a fan of books about video games, you should be familiar with Bitmap Books. The UK-based company has been cranking out quality books ranging from the history of first-person shooters to video game box art for a while now, and now they’re set to focus on horror in video games with From Ants […]
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Humanity has been telling tales about simulated realities since the very dawn of storytelling, so it makes sense that modern audiences are absolutely fascinated with open-world gaming. Be it fantasy role-playing titles that allow you to step into the shoes of a more magical version of yourself or crime sims that encourage you to live […]
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It has been a long time coming, but I am finally making my way through the Silent Hill franchise. I dusted off my cobweb-covered PSP classic three years ago to play the original. Two years ago, Neil and I were joined by Matt Jordan to celebrate Silent Hill 2‘s 20th anniversary. And This week, we’re […]
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We could always use more output from Akira Yamaoka, and we don’t have to wait for Slitterhead or the upcoming Silent Hill 2 remake to get it. Developer Atelier QDB’s upcoming psychological horror title Decarnation, which features music from Yamaoka, will be arriving on the Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam on May 31. Alongside […]
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It’s going to be a busy year for Silent Hill fans. An upcoming packed slate of video games and a new movie on the way opens the doors for new merch, which will include an officially licensed makeup collection from Vampyre Cosmetics. The beauty brand took to Twitter yesterday to tease an upcoming collection that’ll feature imagery from the Silent […]
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Unless you’ve been living under a rock, chances are you’ve heard about the numerous Silent Hill projects headed our way, including a new movie from Christophe Gans. It’s a resurrection of sorts for a long-dormant series that hasn’t had a full scale entry since 2012 (yeah, you read that right). Sure we had P.T. in […]
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Officially announced late last year, Silent Hill movie director Christophe Gans is returning to the franchise with Return to Silent Hill, a brand new film adaptation of Silent Hill 2. And yes, Gans has confirmed that Pyramid Head will be back. Providing an update on the project today, Deadline reports that Ashland Hill Media Finance […]
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Video game adaptations: one of cinema’s most hated-on subgenres. Whenever another beloved controllable franchise is announced for moviegoing treatment, eyes roll. Critics quiver. Visions of Mark Wahlberg as Max Payne or Uwe Boll’s crimes against both gamersphere credibility and audience standards montage a hard-fast argument for such scoffs. Fantastical play-alongs turned theatrical try-hards have long […]
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The fight or flight response is at the heart of every Survival Horror experience, with these games often encouraging players to flee combat entirely and live to fight another day. However, characters will sometimes find themselves with their backs against the wall, and that’s where weapons come into play. From rusty pipes to pocket-knives, videogames […]
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