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VR Psychological Horror ‘Rise of Insanity’ exits Early Access March 1st
Red Limb Studio have announced that their first-person psychological horror game Rise of Insanity is set to leave Early Access on March 1st. The game, which is also available for the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and Gear VR, was originally released last August, and has garnered a positive response from early adopters.
In the game, which takes inspiration from genre classics such as The Shining, The Exorcist and Silent Hill, puts the player in the role of one Dr. Stephen Dowell in the 1970s. Dowell has a particular patient who shows “distinct yet contradictory symptoms of different mental disorders”. The patient also might somehow be connected with a personal tragedy that’s befallen Dowell’s wife and child. It’s up to the player to discover the truth.
Featuring graphics that “provide a horrifying and immersive atmosphere” combined with a “haunting, atmospheric soundtrack, Rise of Insanity definitely is in line for psychological horror nuts like myself. Check out its Steam page for more info.
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One of Clive Barker’s Final Convention Appearances Will Be at New Jersey’s Monster Mania in August
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.”