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‘Outlast 2’ Takes Up Arms in New Image
Red Barrels really hit the ground running with their viscerally frightening video game debut, which, incidentally, involved a considerable amount of cardio. The just-announced Outlast 2 only recently began to slowly reveal itself to us, but it’s a safe bet the sequel won’t stray very far from what worked so well the first time around.
Of the many promising horror games we have to look forward to in the coming year, this may be the game that’s the most interested in pleasing gorehounds. To say Outlast was liberal with its gore is like saying Michael Myers is sort of interested in masks. Saying the game used gore like it was going out of style would be a more accurate way of describing it.
As much as I enjoy ruminating over the troubling revelations that slow-burn horror games like SOMA often leave me with, that style of horror game can’t satisfy my desire to be thrown from my seat by a sudden scare when I make the mistake of lingering too long so I can take in all the gruesome details of what’s probably a human meat closet.
Outlast 2 hits PC, PS4 and Xbox One this fall.
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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