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The Inventory: Reviews of ‘Scorn’, ‘Saturnalia’, ‘Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed’, and More! [Safe Room Podcast]
Before diving into this week’s new episode, please give last week’s discussion on the recently announced Silent Hill 2 remake and spinoffs!
Horror fans have been feasting as of late. Whether you’re a fan of AAA, Indie, or both, there is no shortage of not only entertaining but, arguably more important, innovative games out there. And with so many games being released these days, we decided that we wanted a way to discuss several titles released in a given month, and thus The Inventory was born.
The Inventory is our monthly review show, in which we amass some of the latest (and hopefully) greatest horror games released within a given month and discuss their merits or lack thereof.
And for October, there was certainly no shortage of spooky delights that we reviewed, such as:
A Plague Tale Requiem
Withering Rooms
Prodeus
Ghostbusters Spirits Unleashed
Saturnalia
Signalis
Scorn
We are always looking for recommendations, so if you played a standout horror game this month, feel free to comment below or email us at SafeRoomPod@Gmail.com or tweet us @SafeRoomPod!
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After spending June on explicitly queer texts like Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn (listen) and William Castle’s Homicidal (listen), it’s only appropriate that Horror Queers celebrate the American holiday with a blockbuster film with a not-so-secret gay connection.
In Independence Day, an unlikely group of people come together when the human race faces extinction from a threatening alien race. After spaceships destroy every major city, pilot Steven Hiller (Will Smith) must team up with secret tech genius David Levinson (Jeff Goldblum), as well as the US President (Bill Pullman), to execute a daring plan to save the planet from annihilation.
Along for the ride are the two saviors’ romantic partners – WH Communications Director Constance (Margaret Colin) and stripper Jasmine (Vivica A. Fox) – plus eccentric scientist Dr. Okun (Brent Spiner), who is at the center of the film’s most horrific set piece.
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Episode 393: Independence Day (1996)
Today, we celebrate our Independence Day…courtesy of gay German director Roland Emmerich.
As the summer blockbuster celebrates its 30th anniversary, we’re looking back on an alien disaster film that scared young Trace (thanks to that alien autopsy scene) and turned Will Smith into a star.
Plus: the death that upsets the most; bemoaning Vivica A. Fox’s career; pondering what could have been with the casting; why Smith’s bravado and the film’s patriotism doesn’t always work for Joe; and plenty of riffing on the atrocious sequel.
Cross out Independence Day!
Coming Up Next: We’re retreating to the country for some questionable therapy courtesy of Joe Dante’s 1981 classic, The Howling!
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