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‘The 7th Guest’ to Become Web Series!
My family was a little bit late in getting a real desktop computer. We had the Apple IISE for a while but that thing could barely run anything, let alone a game. No, it took until I was about 8 or 9 until we got a full system. It was one of those hulking behemoths that took up vast amounts of space but, god dammit, it was awesome! And along with the computer came a game that would become a huge part of my childhood: The 7th Guest.
The point-and-click horror puzzle game challenged not only my wits and intelligence but also my fear and terror. The story of Tad and his terrifying adventures in the Stauf Mansion was one that stuck with me and I replayed the game over and over again, relishing the pervasive horror atmosphere. I also did the same with the sequel, The 11th Hour, which was a far darker game.
Today I learned that the series is coming back in a new way via a web series! Directed by John Johnson and executively produced by Rob Landeros, the 10-episode series is being created by Darkstone Entertainment in association with Trilobyte Games, the creators of the original games, and production begins in March.
Confirmed to appear in the series are James Rolfe (the Angry Video Game Nerd) and, be still my heart, Robert Hirschboeck, who played Henry Stauf in the original games!
Below is a teaser trailer for the series and you can learn more about it, including buying the season pass which allows you to watch it 2 weeks before release, at the official website.
Sam Neill, the New Zealand actor best known for his role in 1993’s Jurassic Park, has passed away this week at 78 years old. In a statement shared on Neill’s Instagram page this morning, the actor’s family said that his passing was “sudden and unexpected.”
Neill had been diagnosed with a rare blood cancer in 2022, but stated the following year that he was in remission. The family notes that he “remained cancer free” at the time of his passing.
The family statement reads, “It is with immense sadness that the whānau of Sam Neill share the news of his passing on Monday 13th July, in Sydney Australia. Sam was surrounded by family and passed with the dignity that has characterised his whole life. The loss was sudden and unexpected but blessed by the fact that Sam remained cancer free.
“They would like to express their deepest gratitude to the staff at St Vincent’s Private Hospital for their incredible care. More details will be shared later, but for now, on behalf of the family, we ask that you respect their privacy as they navigate this immeasurable loss.”
In addition to his iconic role as Dr. Alan Grant in the original Jurassic Park and the sequels Jurassic Park III and Jurassic World: Dominion, Sam Neill left an indelible mark on the horror genre with memorable roles in Andrzej Żuławski’s Possession, The Omen: The Final Conflict, John Carpenter’s In the Mouth of Madness, and sci-fi horror favorite Event Horizon.
Sam Neill’s vast resume in film and television began in the early 1970s and also includes the films Sleeping Dogs, Enigma, The Good Wife, A Cry in the Dark, Dead Calm, The Hunt for Red October, Memoirs of an Invisible Man, Hostage, The Jungle Book, Snow White: A Tale of Terror, The Horse Whisperer, Bicentennial Man, Daybreakers, Escape Plan, and Thor: Ragnarok.
Sam Neill is survived by his four children and eight grandchildren.
Steven Spielberg said in a statement to Variety, “I owe a debt of gratitude to Roger Donaldson, Gilliam Armstrong, Graham Baker and Phillip Noyce for casting Sam Neill in the roles in which he was so brilliant that brought him to my attention and led to his playing Dr. Alan Grant in Jurassic Park. Sam was exceptionally collaborative. It was a stretch for him to play a character who acted as though children were messy and smelly because this was the opposite of the loving father he was to his children. I adored making all the Jurassic movies with him.”
Spielberg adds, “Along with Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum, we will always have our Jurassic family and Sam will never be forgotten by us or his many millions of fans around the world.”
Sam Neill in ‘Event Horizon’
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