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‘The Hum: Abductions’ Dev Updates The Game’s Status

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Those looking forward to the first-person alien abduction experience The Hum: Abductions are probably wondering like myself about the status of the game. It’s been a while. For those needing to be brought up to speed, the game is the brainchild of one Ariel Arias, and is intended to be an exploration-heavy game based around alien abduction stories (which are especially popular in Arias’ home county of Argentina). The Hum has been in development for the past three years, although progress has been slow (it’s a one-man project, after all).

The game’s official site has been quiet since August of last year, up until Ariel posted an update this month, explaining the situation. The project is not dead, however. It’s, according to Arias “moving slowly.. I’m prototyping most of stuff, and all the art parts are still not there”. Arias explains that over the past year, in addition to some health-related issues, he’s relocated to New Zealand for work. As a result, the game is “in a moribund state”, but he intends to finish it.

Ariel’s intention with the game is to be the start of a “universe”, with a series of games tied into one another, telling different stories. The intended mood of The Hum: Abductions is to be a combination of The X-Files, Fire In The Sky, The Roswell Case, and other alien abduction and conspiracy films/subjects. You can read more about the project on the official site, as well as download proof of concepts. Since Fire In The Sky is still one of the creepiest alien abduction films ever, I’d love to see this project get off the ground and replicate that experience.

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One of Clive Barker’s Final Convention Appearances Will Be at New Jersey’s Monster Mania in August

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We told you earlier this month that horror legend Clive Barker is leaving the convention scene behind to focus entirely on his writing, with various upcoming projects in the works.

A series of final appearances from Barker will begin at Days of the Dead Chicago this month, and we’ve learned Barker will also be coming to Monster Mania in New Jersey.

Clive Barker will be signing at Monster Mania 59 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, which runs from August 2 – August 4, 2024. Stay tuned for more info from the convention.

Barker’s official statement earlier this month explained, “… it’s time to focus entirely on writing. I’m not stopping public events because I’ve lost delight in meeting you all over the years. I’m as passionate as ever about sharing my imagination with readers and moviegoers around the world. In the very room where I’m writing these words, I have the manuscripts for a very large number of projects (Thirty-one of them), some very close to completion, others still telling themselves. There are some wild projects in this collection of works, whether close to finished or done. There are also stories that you all knew I would be finishing.”

“Abarat IV and V are amongst the books at my feet,” he continued. “So is the Third and final book of The Art and the sequel to The Thief of Always. There are also return visits to characters and mythologies you may have thought I would never return to.

“I hope I am still able to surprise you in the decades ahead.”

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