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Witness ‘The Works of Mercy’ on June 7th

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For horror gamer fans of Roman Polanski’s Repulsion or Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining, developer Pentacle has a gorgeous-looking little ditty for you in The Works of Mercy, which is set for release June 7th.

The psychological horror game, which takes inspiration from Polanski and Kubrick, casts the player in an uncomfortable position: Forced to murder. Seems that a mysterious individual has given you a grim task to kill randomly-selected people in order to save your own family. The player must grapple with this, along with a set of heavy questions. Who is the tormentor? Why is he so vengeful towards your family? How far do you have to go to satisfy this individual? How can you justify the killing in the sake of saving someone’s life? And how will you cope with the sense of guilt?

The tasks assigned to the player must be completed in order to progress through the storyline, but every action results in consequences. And given that these consequences will affect your play style, there are multiple endings to the game. Not to mention that the world itself is a fully interactive environment that’s reminiscent of the Silent Hills’ demo, P.T.. If that doesn’t get your attention, then the screenshots for this game will, which show off some awesome visuals. Definitely one to keep an eye out for next month.

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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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