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Become a Monster With This ‘Dying Light’ SFX Video
Earlier this month, we shared an amazing video that recapped 100 years of zombies in pop culture using some of the coolest make-up effects I’ve seen outside of a really, really well-made horror flick. The highlight of the video came at the end, when we were treated to a gruesome recreation of one of the Volatiles from Techland’s open-world horror game Dying Light.
It was an enormously cool way to remind us of the release of the game’s expansion, The Following, just as it reminded us of some of the most influential twists on zombies in pop culture, from the classic Romero zombies in Night of the Living Dead to the agile infected in 28 Days Later, the living bioweapons of Resident Evil and the modern classic take seen in The Walking Dead.
The video was made by the exceptional team of body make-up artists that run Ellimacs, an SFX-centric YouTube channel that shares our fondness for horror and the macabre. Ellimacs has tackled a myriad monsters from movies and games on their channel that you absolutely should check out, but if you don’t want to right now, just know that I will be sharing more of their stuff in the future.
Take this Until Dawn SFX tutorial video, for example. In it, you’ll see a normal, human lady transform into one of the game’s horrifying Wendigo creatures. So. Freaking. Cool.
Are you watching? Ishana Night Shyamalan has clearly been paying attention to her father, M. Night Shyamalan. Not only is she following in his footsteps as a filmmaker, but she’s also embracing a similar mystique surrounding her work.
The new trailer for her feature directorial debut, The Watchers, gives viewers a taste of what’s in store. AreYouWatching.com has launched with even more clues.
Visit the site to join the mysterious creatures that lurk in the Irish forest as you observe a shelter. From the time the sun sets at 7:30 PM until it rises at 5:55 AM, four strangers — played by Dakota Fanning, Georgina Campbell, Oliver Finnegan, and Olwen Fouere — can be seen trapped inside.
You’ll find several interactive items. Click on the gramophone to set the mood with some spooky music. Tap on the birdcage to hear an ominous message from the parrot inside: “I’m going out, try not to die.” Press on the TV to watch clips from a fake reality show called Lair of Love. And if you tap on the window during the daytime … they’ll tap back.
There are also Easter eggs hidden at specific times. We’ve discovered three: a disorienting shot of Fanning’s character’s car at 5:52 PM, a closer view of the captives at 11:11 PM, and a glimpse of monitors at 12:46 AM. Let us know if you find any more in the comments…
The Watchers opens in theaters on June 14 via New Line Cinema. Ishana Night Shyamalan writes and directs, based on the 2022 novel of the same name by A.M. Shine. M. Night Shyamalan produces.
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