There’s no discussing film history without bringing up Stop-Motion Animation. After all, isn’t simulating movement through a succession of incrementally different images a primitive form of...
In this edition of The Silver Lining, we’ll be discussing Paul W.S. Anderson’s ambitious crossover, Alien vs Predator. At first glance, Alien vs Predator sounds like...
Resident Evil may be best known for re-popularizing zombies in media, but hardcore fans know that the franchise is chock-full of other monsters that have been...
In this edition of The Silver Lining, we’ll be covering Johannes Roberts’ videogame adaptation, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City! The Resident Evil franchise is the...
Resident Evil may have popularized Survival Horror as a genre, but Silent Hill really cemented these games as vehicles for legitimately chilling narratives. Over the years,...
The horror genre may be associated with gruesome kills and threats from beyond the grave, but I’d argue that some of the most effective scary movies...
Erich Von Däniken first popularized the Ancient Astronaut theory way back in 1968 with the release of his controversial Chariots of the Gods?, which suggested that...
Since the dawn of the first horror movie, there have been genre fans yelling at the screen and criticizing ill-fated characters, often claiming that they would...
In this edition of The Silver Lining, we’ll be covering Fritz Kiersch’s Stephen King adaptation that unleashed “He Who Walks Behind the Rows,” Children of the...
Spooky narratives tend to be scarier when experienced alone, and that’s why I’ve always preferred single-player horror gaming. That being said, there’s no denying that multiplayer...
In this edition of The Silver Lining, we’ll be covering Daniel Espinosa’s recent comic book adaptation Morbius, which is now available on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray,...
In this edition of The Silver Lining, we’ll be covering Peter Webber’s 2007 entry in the Hannibal franchise, Hannibal Rising. No character exemplifies our fascination with...
From the impressive production value of Homecoming to the moody ambience of Downpour, I think there’s something to love about every single game in the Silent...
I think it’s pretty clear at this point that North American copyright laws are kind of a mess. For example, did you know that if Disney...
In this edition of The Silver Lining, we’ll be covering Tod Williams’ 2016 Stephen King adaptation, Cell. Stephen King is no stranger to the apocalypse. From...
There’s really never been a better time to be a horror gamer. From indie powerhouses like Puppet Combo to big licensed projects like Saber Interactive’s Evil...
Cryptozoology is woefully underexplored in popular culture. Sure, we have a handful of entertaining bigfoot flicks and even Zak Penn and Werner Herzog’s experimental Incident at...
In this edition of The Silver Lining, we’ll be covering Oren Peli’s sophomore effort, Area 51. The rise of Oren Peli is one of the most...
The horror genre has a knack for subverting seemingly innocent concepts and turning them into excuses for instilling terror. After all, scary stories are full of...
There’s no overstating the cultural impact of The Blair Witch Project. It wasn’t just one of the most profitable movies ever made (grossing nearly $250 million...
In this edition of The Silver Lining, we’ll be covering Stacy Title’s infamous urban legend adaptation, The Bye Bye Man. From Cropsey to Bloody Mary, several...
Writers often say that the first few pages of a screenplay are meant to hook the audience and make them pay attention to whatever comes next....
Sartre famously wrote that “hell is other people”, and while it can be easy to sympathize with that statement, I think there’s more than one kind...
The fight or flight response is one of the most basic human instincts, but videogames tend to focus on the former when it comes to crafting...
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