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Praise the Old Ones! ‘Call of Cthulhu’ is Coming in 2017
Video games based on or inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft have had a difficult time getting made. From the two cancelled sequels to Dark Corners of the Earth to Guillermo del Toro’s InSANE trilogy and Senscape’s Asylum — which might still see the light of day — it’s almost certainly an ancient curse that’s keeping developers from bringing the Old Ones to gaming.
When a brand new Call of Cthulhu game was announced two years ago, it seemed as if the curse might finally be broken. Then, perhaps unsurprisingly, it disappeared, only to resurface last December with some concept art and a message from Frogwares, saying “After long silent, some pics of our Lovecraft game. And for those who are wondering, all is ok: The stars are right.”
Call of Cthulhu appears to be back on track, with a planned release on PC and consoles in 2017. The “RPG-Investigation game with psychological horror and stealth mechanics” is coming from Blood Bowl developer Cyanide Studios.
“We are happy that Focus entrusted us with the development of a videogame adaptation of the legendary RPG Call of Cthulhu,” said Cyanide CEO Patrick Pligersdorffer. “As long-time fans of the license, working with longtime partner publisher Focus Home Interactive on such an original and exciting project is, once again, a privilege. We hope to offer fans the game they’ve long been waiting for.”
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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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