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Delve Into Lovecraftian Horror With ‘Conarium’
H.P. Lovecraft is a goldmine for video game properties, whether as inspiration or a direct basis. Add another one to the lineup with Zeotrope Interactive’s new adventure game, Conarium.
Releasing today on Steam and published by Iceberg Interactive, the game takes inspiration from Lovecraft’s famous “At The Mountains of Madness” novella, and follows four scientists and their endeavour to “challenge what we normally consider to be the ‘absolute’ limits of nature.” You play as Frank Gilman, a man who finds himself in Upuaut, an Antarctic base located near the South Pole. The base is deserted, but you soon find out that something has gone very wrong.
Powered by the Unreal Engine 4, Conarium features a deep and suspense-filled story, with tons of secrets and Easter eggs, and a chilling atmospheric soundtrack. Obviously, if you’re keen on learning more about the game, you can check out its website, or visit its Steam page to grab a copy.
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The best part about engaging with collaborative genre fiction on the internet is that anyone can get in on the action, with worldwide accessibility often resulting in absurd story beats that wouldn’t be possible if any single person was responsible for the entire narrative. And while Kane Parsons’ Backrooms film is definitely the young filmmaker’s own unique take on the infamous creepypasta, it’s fun to see other creators join the Backrooms sandbox now that the big screen adaptation is getting ready for a record-shattering opening weekend.
As if cleverly timed releases like Puppet Combo’s The Backrooms game weren’t enough (not to mention that Scary Movie poster poking fun at Parsons’ flick), McDonald’s official social media accounts have now released an analog horror video of their own celebrating the liminal terrors of the McRooms – complete with a familiar purple surprise at the end of the footage.
While it’s funny enough to see the world’s most recognizable Fast Food giant engage with internet-borne Found Footage thrills seemingly out of the blue, the video is actually referencing a long-running gag among the Backrooms fandom where creators jokingly talk about there being a fully functional McDonald’s restaurant hidden somewhere in level 0 of the infamous liminal labyrinth.
Now, would it be too much to hope for a moist-carpet-flavored McShake to tie in with the film?
Backrooms is now playing only in theaters from A24.
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