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Text-Based Sci-fi Horror Game ‘The Pulse’ Set For Android Later This Month
It’s always cool when the folks you work with have personal projects that come to fruition. Former BD contributor Chris Webster and his studio, StoryFix Media, have a little sci-fi horror choose-your-own-adventure game coming out later this month for Android devices called The Pulse, which you can check out here. It’s a throwback to classic text-based adventure games such as Zork, but with the obvious benefit of being, well, horror.
The story for The Pulse involves a woman waking up in an empty motel on the outskirts of town. With no memory of who she is or how she got there, she will rely on your judgement and quick-thinking to navigate untold dangers, learn the truth of her identity, and the secrets of a mysterious pulse that seems to be the cause of it all.
Rather than leaving your imagination to do all the work, The Pulse features an original score by Auto/Reflex, along with a Synthwave playlist (which you can check out here) that sets the mood of the game as you play.
The Pulse also focuses on the relationships you build with other characters, which in turn affect your choices. Trust is a main focus, where making dangerous or unwise decisions can affect the trust between your character, and those around you. Throwing another curve are some timed responses that require you to make quick decisions in order to progress. Make the wrong ones, and your trust level drops.
While it’s admittedly not for everyone, if you’re a sucker for those games that require you to use your imagination in order to build the world in your head, then keep an eye out for The Pulse when it hits Google Play later this month.
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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