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Lovecraftian Fishing Game ‘Dredge’ Getting a Live Action Movie Adaptation
Labeled “one of the most exciting indie titles in years” by Harrison Abbott right here on Bloody Disgusting last year, the eldritch horror fishing game Dredge is now getting a movie!
Variety reports this afternoon, “Black Salt Games has partnered with production company Story Kitchen to create a live-action feature adaptation of the single-player Lovecraftian fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent.”
The official logline describes the film adaptation as follows: “Think ‘The Sixth Sense’ on the water. A grounded atmospheric cosmic horror blend of HP Lovecraft and Ernest Hemingway.”
“We are excited to partner with such an experienced studio team to bring the world we created to live action and ignite the imagination of audiences across the globe,” said Black Salt Games’ Nadia Thorne, Joel Mason, Alex Ritchie and Michael Bastiaens in a statement.
Story Kitchen’s Dmitri M. Johnson, Mike Goldberg, Dan Jevons and Timothy I. Stevenson added in their own statement this week, “’Dredge’ is a captivatingly eerie and profoundly rich story that had us completely hooked from the very beginning!”
Team17 and Black Salt Games’ Dredge was released back in March of last year for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series and PC via Steam.
The game sees you step into the water-logged boots of a down-on-their luck fisherman and explore a collection of remote isles while scouring the surrounding depths for a variety of fish and valuable deep-sea curios. Once your trawler is full, sell your haul to the peculiar locals while completing quests and unraveling more about each archipelago.
However, as you do, you soon discover that there’s something more dangerous than the rocks and shallow reefs lurking in the dark waters at night…
Harrison Abbott raved in his 5-star review for Bloody Disgusting, “In short, Dredge is one of the most exciting and unpredictable indie titles that we’ve played in years. It’d be impossible to sing all of its praises in just one review but what’s important to note is that it has a seemingly inexhaustible supply of original ideas.
“One hell of a calling card for Black Salt, it somehow marries the contradictory traits of survival horror and the cosy game in a way that makes both genres feel fresh again. It’s an unlikely pairing for sure, but one that goes down swimmingly no matter what you’re into.”
NEON has been absolutely slaying the marketing game for their horror output this year, and they’re kicking the Longlegs campaign into high gear with one more month until release.
A cryptic ad in The Seattle Times today (seen below) has led clever horror fans to discover TheBirthdayMurders.net, the brand new official viral marketing website for Longlegs.
The in-universe website details the victims of the serial killer known as Longlegs (Nicolas Cage), described as a “Satan-worshipping psycho” who has terrorized families throughout the Pacific Northwest for nearly three decades.
The website details, “A bloody trail of bodies here in the great state of Oregon attests to the depraved savagery of this one-of-a-kind serial killer. With over three dozen victims that we know of, LONGLEGS is one of the most prolific mass murderers ever to have graced the region, and his gruesome endeavors are the stuff of nightmares. At first, all of the killings appeared to be straightforward murder-suicides: the handiwork of average men who suddenly snapped and slaughtered their wives and children. But a series of eerie coded messages left at the crime scenes indicate that someone – or something – is influencing these horrific crimes. The cryptic letters are signed by someone calling himself LONGLEGS.”
“With thirty-eight kills to his name, LONGLEGS has torn apart the lives of eleven different families throughout the Beaver State. His victims were good people: honest fathers, decent mothers, innocent little children.”
The website is loaded with secrets, clues, and gruesome (faux) crime scene photos, and you might even find a mention of yours truly nestled in there. Poke around. Stay a while.
Longlegs arrives in theaters July 12.
The upcoming serial killer horror movie marks the return of director Osgood Perkins (The Blackcoat’s Daughter, Gretel & Hansel). Nicolas Cage stars alongside Maika Monroe, with Monroe playing an FBI agent and Cage playing a serial killer.
In the film, “FBI Agent Lee Harker (Monroe) is a gifted new recruit assigned to the unsolved case of an elusive serial killer (Cage). As the case takes complex turns, unearthing evidence of the occult, Harker discovers a personal connection to the merciless killer and must race against time to stop him before he claims the lives of another innocent family.
The film is rated “R” for “Bloody violence, disturbing images and some language.”
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