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Cannibals and Carnosaurs Have Come to Steam

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10 years ago

May 31, 2014

In case you haven’t heard, this may very well be the best month ever for horror fans, at least as far as video games are concerned. We’ve seen a record number of new games get released, and now we can add two more to the list: The Forest and The Stomping Land. The former is brimming with murderous indigenous peoples and weird, Silent Hill-esque monsters and the other has dinosaurs. What more could you want?

Now, it’s worth mentioning that neither of these games are official, full releases. Both games are currently in Steam Early Access, so they’re largely unfinished. I haven’t been able to spend any time with The Stomping Land yet, but The Forest has some technical issues — many of which will likely get fixed in future patches (the first is scheduled to arrive in about two weeks).

Those problems aside, The Forest is a deeply unnerving game with serious potential.

I can’t think of many things that are quite as unsettling as desperately trying to scavenge for building materials as the sun sets so you can build a shelter only to look to the horizon and see half a dozen cannibals watching you. Also, there’s this:

So, apparently, I suck at #TheForest. I got my base camp set up, then I was swiftly massacred by a guy with a flashlight on his head.

— Adam Dodd (@BabyColada) May 31, 2014

I did not last very long my first time, but that’s normal, right?

If you’re unfamiliar with either game, I’ve included trailers for each below.

You can grab The Forest here.

You can grab The Stomping Land here.

Adam Dodd

Gamer, writer, terrible dancer, longtime toast enthusiast. Legend has it Adam was born with a controller in one hand and the Kraken's left eye in the other. Legends are often wrong.

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AreYouWatching.com: ‘The Watchers’ Interactive Website Is Full of Creepy Easter Eggs

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1 day ago

April 23, 2024

Alex DiVincenzo

Are you watching? Ishana Night Shyamalan has clearly been paying attention to her father, M. Night Shyamalan. Not only is she following in his footsteps as a filmmaker, but she’s also embracing a similar mystique surrounding her work.

The new trailer for her feature directorial debut, The Watchers, gives viewers a taste of what’s in store. AreYouWatching.com has launched with even more clues.

Visit the site to join the mysterious creatures that lurk in the Irish forest as you observe a shelter. From the time the sun sets at 7:30 PM until it rises at 5:55 AM, four strangers — played by Dakota Fanning, Georgina Campbell, Oliver Finnegan, and Olwen Fouere — can be seen trapped inside.

You’ll find several interactive items. Click on the gramophone to set the mood with some spooky music. Tap on the birdcage to hear an ominous message from the parrot inside: “I’m going out, try not to die.” Press on the TV to watch clips from a fake reality show called Lair of Love. And if you tap on the window during the daytime … they’ll tap back.

There are also Easter eggs hidden at specific times. We’ve discovered three: a disorienting shot of Fanning’s character’s car at 5:52 PM, a closer view of the captives at 11:11 PM, and a glimpse of monitors at 12:46 AM. Let us know if you find any more in the comments…

The Watchers opens in theaters on June 14 via New Line Cinema. Ishana Night Shyamalan writes and directs, based on the 2022 novel of the same name by A.M. Shine. M. Night Shyamalan produces.