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‘Sylvio’ Returns in May With HD Remaster
When it comes to crowdfunding, unless your name is DoubleFine, there’s no such thing as a sure thing. Still, it was surprising to see Stroboskop’s open-world horror game Sylvio 2 — the sequel to a Kickstarter staff pick that surpassed its goal in 2014 — fail to reach its relatively modest funding goal of about $16k back in January.
Sylvio 2 wasn’t the first promising horror game to get lost in the ever-expanding sea of crowdfunding efforts — it happened to DARQ, Kaiden, and Ghost Theory, and that’s just this year — and it won’t be the last. Many of these games, including Ghost Theory, eventually return for a second attempt, and maybe Stroboskop will too.
But that’ll have to wait. Right now, the studio is focused on an HD remaster of the original Sylvio that’ll use the same engine (Unity 5) that powers Layers of Fear and the upcoming sci-fi horror game PAMELA. When the remaster releases on May 2 for PC, it’ll come with improved visuals, controller support and various other tweaks based on player feedback.
They’re also offering launch day Steam keys to anyone who backs their Patreon page by April 30.
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‘Dead Mail’ Exclusive Images: SXSW Horror Movie Begins With a Blood-Stained Postal Box Delivery
One of the genre films we’re looking forward to checking out at SXSW this year is Dead Mail, written and directed by Joe DeBoer and Kyle McConaghy and premiering on March 9.
Meagan Navarro will be reviewing Dead Mail for Bloody Disgusting as part of her SXSW coverage, and she writes in her preview for the upcoming fest: “Dead Mail leans heavily into the ’80s analog aesthetic, delivering a unique crime thriller unafraid to get offbeat with its dark narrative. Expect its characters to be as atypical as Dead Mail‘s sense of style.”
In the SXSW 2024 horror film…
“On a desolate, Midwestern county road, a bound man crawls towards a remote postal box, managing to slide a blood-stained plea-for-help message into the slot before a panicking figure closes in behind him. The note makes its way to the county post office and onto the desk of Jasper, a seasoned and skilled “dead letter” investigator, responsible for investigating lost mail and returning it to its sender. As he investigates further, Jasper meets Trent, a strange yet unassuming man who has taken up residence at the men’s home where Jasper lives.
“When Trent unexpectedly shows up at Jasper’s office, it becomes clear he has a vested interest in the note, and will stop at nothing to retrieve it…”
Sterling Macer, Jr., John Fleck, Susan Priver, Micki Jackson, Tomas Boykin, and Nick Heyman star in Dead Mail. Preview the film with an exclusive image gallery below.
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