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Relive the Terror of ‘The Shining’ as a Board Game…Kinda
The fact that so many people still get inspired by Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining is a testament to its ability to inspire fear and terror . The story of Jack Torrance and his wife, Wendy, and son, Danny, living in the Overlook Hotel for a winter is a tale that still haunts viewers to this day, leaving an indelible effect.
But sometimes the inspiration doesn’t drive one to create something to inspire horror but rather something a bit more entertaining and amusing. Much like how Mythbuster Adam Savage built a scale model of the infamous hedge maze, YouTube channel Chainsaw Estates (the badass crew behind the The Mist and The Thing custom snow globes) has done something a bit more playful. They’ve created a faux commercial that advertises a board game based on the film and they’ve given the whole thing an 80’s aura.
If you’re nostalgic for the days when board games were advertised left and right on TV, this is a great reminder of your youth!
“Mythic Quest” actor Chase Yi has been cast in a lead role in Paramount and Blumhouse’s new Paranormal Activity movie, Deadline reports this afternoon.
Ian Tuason (Undertone) will direct the eighth installment in the Paranormal Activity film franchise, set to release in theaters May 21, 2027.
As for character details or plot, well, those remain scarce at this stage.
While we wait for further news on whether the demonic Toby will reappear, Tuason previously revealed to Bloody Disgusting that technology will play a huge role in his vision: “Technology — camera technology — has advanced to a point where it’s become a big part of the film and what I want to do there.”
It’s fitting, especially as it was the original Paranormal Activity that inspired the filmmaker’s haunting debut, undertone.
Paranormal Activity, created by Oren Peli, first hit theaters in 2007. Its groundbreaking minimalist approach to found-footage ghost stories has spawned a seven-film franchise that’s grossed nearly $900 million worldwide.
Franchise originator Oren Peli will produce for Solana Films, with James Wan and Jason Blum producing for Blumhouse Atomic Monster. Michael Clear and Judson Scott will exec produce for Blumhouse Atomic, with Alayna Glasthal overseeing the project for the company. Other exec producers include Steven Schneider for Room 101, Inc., Dan Slater and Cody Calahan.
Also on the way soon is the Paranormal Activity stage play.