Videos
Freddy Krueger Once Appeared on a Japanese Variety Show! [Video]
Wes Craven‘s A Nightmare on Elm Street and its villain Freddy Krueger became a global phenomenon, breaking pop culture’s back and appearing everywhere. In fact, Freddy was so big that he once appeared on a Japanese variety show, laugh track and all.
While online for several years now, we’ve never seen the following video (sent over by Bloody reader Mike M.) in which Freddy appears in the nightmares of one of the stars of Japan’s “Kato-Chan Ken-Chan Gokigen” and eventually joins in on the fun. It’s all laughs until Freddy’s glove is struck by lightning, melting him like the wicked witch that he is.
There’s a bit of back-and-forth as to the year this aired, pegging it somewhere between Dream Warriors and Freddy’s Dead. It doesn’t help that the show aired until 1991.
And yes, it was indeed Robert Englund in the makeup!
[H/T] Thanks to iHorror for recently sharing the video.
Video Games
Bloober Returns to ‘Star Trek’ With Psychological Thriller ‘Star Trek: Shadow Frontier’ [Trailer]
Bloober Team weren’t done dropping news this week. After surprising everyone with SAW: Genesis at Summer Game Fest yesterday, they’ve now announced a new horror-slanted Star Trek title with Paramount Games Studio in Star Trek: Shadow Frontier. This is the second Star Trek title Bloober has developed, having released the VR body horror title Star Trek: Infection earlier this year.
“We’ve long admired the way Bloober Team crafts deeply immersive, atmospheric experiences that keep players on the edge of their seats,” said Paramount Games Studio senior vice president and head of creative and production Shawn Kittelsen. “For Star Trek: Shadow Frontier, it was essential to partner with a studio that could both honor that legacy and push it forward. We have full confidence in Bloober’s ability to deliver a game that does justice to the ‘Star Trek’ name while bringing something bold and new to the beloved franchise.”
Launching for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, the Nintendo Switch 2, and PC via Steam in 2027, Star Trek: Shadow Frontier is a story-driven action-adventure that sees players step into the role of former Lieutenant Ro Laren (voiced by Michelle Forbes). After crashing onto a distant planet overtaken by a strange consciousness, Ro Laren must survive in an environment that is as breathtaking as it is lethal. Ro’s mission is driven by duty and purpose. But here, discovery comes at a terrible cost. The more she uncovers, the deeper she is pulled into a corrupted labyrinth where her memories twist and the planet threatens to sever her connection to reality.
The hostile ecosystem of the planet poses a constant threat to Ro’s existence. It seeks to absorb Ro’s consciousness, burrowing deep into her mind and plaguing her with haunting visions. Environmental hazards and obstacles lurk around every corner. Exploration is both your only path to salvation and your potential undoing. Players will be able to use their Tricorder to scan and analyze items, and of course rely on their Phaser to solve puzzles and fend off enemies.