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Meet ‘Cayne’, the Harrowing Next Chapter for ‘Stasis’
The Brotherhood’s next game feels much more official. We’ve known about their isometric, point-and-click horror adventure game Cayne since it was announced back in January, but this is the first time we’ve gotten a good look at it. It looks like a prettier Stasis, with some small but noticeable graphical improvements, courtesy of the Unity 5 engine.
The adjunct expansion of the Stasis universe tells an original story about Hadley, a new mother, who wakes up in a medical facility where something has gone horribly wrong. Unlike its predecessor, Cayne can be completed in an evening, requiring roughly as much time as a feature-length film — about 1.5 hours of gameplay.
Cayne arrives later this year on PC and Mac, and it won’t cost a penny. Backers of the Stasis Kickstarter campaign will get to play the game before it’s made available to download from its official website, as well as on Steam.
We have an exclusive first look at A Man in the Woods With an Axe, a blood-soaked, genre-twisting homage to 1980s slasher films.
Spanning four decades, A Man in the Woods With an Axe begins in the summer of 1987 before pushing into the modern era, weaving together timelines and perspectives in a way that builds both dread and intrigue.
Drawing inspiration from genre standouts like Tucker and Dale vs. Evil, Hatchet, and The Cabin in the Woods, the film blends visceral horror with moments of dark humor, creating a uniquely balanced experience that honors tradition while carving its own identity.
Writer-director Dillon Brown (Primal Darkness) aims to deliver everything fans crave from a slasher while boldly subverting expectations with a mid-film twist that redefines the story.
“This is an unapologetic love letter to the films that made me fall in love with horror,” Brown tells Bloody Disgusting. “But I didn’t just want to recreate that feeling; I wanted to challenge it. About halfway through, the film takes a turn that completely changes how you view not only this story, but the genre itself.”
Brown describes the vintage-inspired production as “far and away the bloodiest film I’ve ever made,” with practical effects helmed by Cody Ruch (The Mill, Pig Hill), an instructor at Tom Savini’s Special Make-Up Effects Program.
From Horror Dadz Productions, A Man in the Woods With an Axe is currently in production and targeting an early 2027 release.
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