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GOG’s Summer Sale Horror Report: Day 1
Summertime. Some folks don’t seem too bothered by the months-long Hell it brings, though I suspect that’s just a side effect of living all your days inside a blazing inferno. That’s got to be tough on the brain. Summer unapologetically mistreats, with its inescapable heat that hides butt sweat in seats and reveals pale ugly feet. That’s why we need heroes like GOG.com looking out for us. They’re not here to make loads of money off people, like me, who will giddily snatch up a dozen $5 games so they can neglect all but two of them forever. No, they’re here to save us.
GOG’s Summer Sale benefits humanity by thinning out our wallets so our buttflesh can breathe more easily, thus reducing our chances of developing unwanted swamp ass. I call that a public service. These are the horror games I found in the current rotation — head here for the rest.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent — $3.99 (reg. $19.99)
Dead State: Reanimated — $4.99 (reg. $19.99)
Dying Light: Enhanced Edition — $35.99 (reg. $59.99)
Fran Bow — $7.49 (reg. $14.99)
Layers of Fear — $12.99 (reg. $19.99)
Oxenfree — $9.99 (reg. $19.99)
The Park — $6.49 (reg. $12.99)
Penumbra Collection — $1.99 (reg. $9.99)
SOMA — $17.99 (reg. $29.99)
Sunless Sea — $9.49 (reg. $18.99)
System Shock: Enhanced Edition — $2.99 (reg. $9.99)
System Shock 2 — FREE (reg. $9.99)
These titles will be swapped out for new discounts on Friday, but the Summer Sale will be hanging around until Wednesday, June 22 at 8:59am EST. I’ll let you know what might be worth checking out when the list is updated. Until then, stay frosty, my friends.
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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