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Indie Horror ‘Pathologic’ Raises $160k in First Week
Indie developer Ice-Pick Lodge is looking to return to the game that put them on the map seven years ago. Following its release in 2005, Pathologic flew under the radar for most despite plenty of glowing reviews that praised its atmosphere and creative use of psychological horror. Unlike many other cult classics, Pathologic is being given a second chance. To make it happen, the studio has once again returned to Kickstarter.
This isn’t the first time Ice-Pick has turned to crowdfunding to get a game made. Their last project, the quirky horror game Knock-Knock, raised over $41,000 in 2012.
With the Pathologic reboot, the studio wants to raise $250,000 to help bring it to PC, PS4 and Xbox One. The amount sounds ambitious, but the campaign has already accrued over $167,000 in its first five days. Unless the donations slow down considerably, this game is happening.
To learn more about Pathologic, feel free to check it out on Kickstarter.
We have the Jason Universe to thank for the recent return of Jason Voorhees, with the short film Sweet Revenge and Jason’s arrival in Dead by Daylight helping to bring the hockey mask-wearing horror icon back into our lives. What else is planned, you ask?
In a chat with Variety this week, Jason Universe’s Robbie Barsamian teases that everything we’ve seen up to this point is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Jason’s return.
“We’ve been busy behind the scenes laying the foundation that everyone is finally starting to see come to life, but this is just the tip of the iceberg,” Barsamian teases.
“We have a thrilling lineup of new projects that we can’t wait to share more details on soon.”
Barsamian also notes during the chat with Variety, “We want to give fans fresh takes on what they love most about Jason and continue to expand his world in authentic ways that resonate with horror fans today.” One of those expansions will take the form of the upcoming Peacock and A24 series “Crystal Lake,” which stars Linda Cardellini as Pamela Voorhees.
“The Crystal Lake TV series will take fans back in time to tell the story of how Pamela Voorhees came to be the mother of all slashers,” Barsamian tells Variety this week.
“Crystal Lake” premieres October 15 on Peacock.
Callum Vinson (“Chucky”) is playing young Jason in “Crystal Lake,” which will tell the origin story of the masked slasher who has stalked the grounds of Crystal Lake for decades.
Last year, the Jason Universe team had teased that a new movie and a new video game are top priorities for the near future. But at this time we have no updates on either front.
Stay tuned for more from the Jason Universe.
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