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‘Castlevania: Lords of Shadow’ Series Latest to Join Xbox Backwards Compatibility Program

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For the veteran Castlevania fans, Konami disappointed with the recently-released Castlevania Requiem. And while the Lords of Shadow series didn’t do much for them either, for those that did enjoy that series, you can now count it as part of the Xbox One Backward Compatibility program.

Announced by Xbox Director of Programming Larry Hryb on Twitter, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, its expansion, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate HD and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 are now backwards compatible with the Xbox One, along with Avalanche Studios’ Just Cause.

It should be noted that if you don’t already own Lords of Shadow, and are looking to buy it digitally from the Microsoft store, the game may not be available for all regions. In that case, you’ll have to spring for the physical disc, pop it into your Xbox, and enjoy it that way.

Yes, long-suffering Castlevania continue to get the cold shoulder, but at least the Netflix show has been given the green light for a third season.

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Stephen King, James Wan & Osgood Perkins Horror Movie ‘The Monkey’ Wraps Filming; Meet the Cast

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Three horror powerhouses are coming together for The Monkey, an adaptation of the Stephen King story that’s being produced by James Wan and directed by Osgood Perkins.

The Monkey is a short horror story that appeared in Skeleton Crew, a 1985 collection that also featured The Mist, The Jaunt, The Raft, Survivor Type, The Reach, and more.

Deadline reports today that filming on The Monkey has wrapped, and the website has revealed the full cast for the upcoming horror movie. Read on for everything you need to know.

Theo James (The White Lotus) stars alongside Tatiana Maslany (SheHulkAttorney at Law), Elijah Wood (Maniac), Christian Convery (Sweet Tooth), Colin O’Brien (Wonka), Rohan Campbell (Halloween Ends) and Sarah Levy (Schitt’s Creek).

Osgood Perkins (The Blackcoat’s Daughter, Gretel & Hansel, the upcoming Longlegs) wrote the screenplay for the feature film adaptation and he also directed the upcoming movie.

“In The Monkey, when twin brothers Hal and Bill discover their father’s old monkey toy in the attic, a series of gruesome deaths starts occurring all around them. The brothers decide to throw the monkey away and move on with their lives, growing apart over the years.

“But when the mysterious deaths begin again, the brothers must reunite to find a way to destroy the monkey for good before it takes the lives of everyone close to them.”

James Wan is producing with Atomic Monster partner Michael Clear (M3GAN), and C2 Motion Picture Group’s Jason Cloth (Joker) and Dave Caplan (Babylon).

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Elijah Wood in ‘Maniac’

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