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‘Dead Rising’ is Crazy Cheap On Steam This Weekend
We like to have fun here at Bloody Disgusting. We wear silly hats and make jokes that have been pre-screened by our in-house department of social justice warriors. We do these things knowing there’s a time for trading knee-slappers and a time where you have to get into the serious business. Now if you’ll join me, I’d like to take care of some business.
Did you know that for just $4.99, you can help a family of ghouls in Fortune City live a better second life? Or for $14.99, you can keep the recently reanimated residents of Los Perdidos safe from psychopaths? You don’t need to be a photojournalist to make a difference. All it takes is some money and a willingness to wear outrageous outfits in public.
You’ll need to get these things together before 10am PT Monday, as that’s when the Steam Weekend Sale will blink out of existence only to reemerge around this time next week when Master Gaben summons it to do his bidding again.
All of us here at Bloody Disgusting are deeply sad to learn that The Blob director Chuck Russell has passed away at 74 years old.
Russell’s career began with his directorial debut, 1987’s A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors.
The multihyphenate film director, screenwriter, and producer is best known for helming 1994 comedy The Mask starring Jim Carrey, Arnold Schwarzenegger actioner Eraser, and adventure spinoff The Scorpion King. The latter served as the first leading role for Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson.
The filmmaker left an indelible mark on horror with his ANOES sequel, 1988’s The Blob, and 2000’s Bless the Child.
Russell’s final film credit is 2024’s Witchboard remake starring Madison Iseman (I Know What You Did Last Summer), Aaron Dominguez (Only Murders in the Building), and Jamie Campbell Bower (“Stranger Things”).
It marked Russell’s return to horror after a lengthy hiatus, and he shared sequel hopes to Bloody Disgusting in an interview ahead of the remake’s release: “I got to design the board with real mystical symbols and things that I know represent good and evil, and where that board takes us if the audiences respond to the film, and I hope they will; I know it’s out there for you guys, but the sequel is a world we’ll get to go a little further. That’s sure the intention.”
He also recently expressed interest in returning to the franchise that began his career.
TMZ notes that Russell passed away at his San Diego-area home.
We send our deepest condolences to Chuck Russell’s family, friends, and fans.
Director, Co-Writer & Producer Chuck Russell behind the scenes of the horror film, WITCHBOARD. Photo courtesy of The Avenue and Atlas Distribution
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