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‘Alone In the Dark’: SCP Archives Podcast Ventures Into Derceto Manor
Bloody FM‘s SCP Archives is proud to present their new episode inspired by classic survival game Alone in the Dark, in honor of the game’s reboot launching today!
In Pieces Interactive and THQ Nordic’s highly anticipated re-imagining of the classic survival game, Emily Hartwood (Jodie Comer) and Edward Carnby (David Harbor) venture to Derceto Manor, a mental institution, to investigate the disappearance of Emily’s uncle, Jeremy Hartwood. Inspired by the haunting Derceto Manor and its sordid history, this week’s episode of SCP Archives imagined what an early 1920s investigation into the manor might uncover…
First released in 1992, Alone in the Dark set the standard for modern survival games. Its engaging puzzles, survival-horror combat, and inventory management inspired games like Resident Evil and Silent Hill. The modern re-imagining shares much of its DNA with the original Alone in the Dark, but boasts stunning graphics, new gameplay, and a deep physiological story created by Mikael Hedberg, the writer behind iconic horror games SOMA and Amnesia: The Dark Descent. Joining Hedberg and the team at Pieces Interactive is Guy Davis, monster designer and legendary Guillermo del Toro collaborator, and Doom Jazz legend Jason Köhnen.
The new Alone in the Dark is available now on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.
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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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