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Here’s Another Screenshot from ‘SOMA’
If there’s one quality that simply isn’t an acceptable trait for someone like me to have, it’d be tardiness. If you’re late with the news, you may as well be dead. I write about video games, sure, but this isn’t a game. No sir, no way.
With that said, I am super late in covering this SOMA story from a couple weeks back. I wouldn’t call it breaking news, unless you consider yourself to be an enthusiast of lone screenshots from far off horror games, but it’s still news. Or, it was. Now I might as well be writing about the pyramids, because two weeks in games industry time is roughly forever in real-time.
Anyway, here’s a screenshot from developer Frictional Game’s upcoming horror game SOMA. I’ve paired it with a single piece of concept art because I feel the two compliment each other.
The reason we’re being treated to this eye candy is SOMA entered a closed beta this month. That means we’re just a little bit closer to being able to play the game ourselves.
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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