I want to welcome all who are reading this to the Horror Lagoon. I wanted to start this blog so horror fans, science fiction fans, fans of the Halloween season, and fans of anything dark and macabre could come to read reviews of films, games, food (yes, this means the oh so wonderful pumpkin flavored everything), and upcoming releases of any and anything horror related. So again, welcome, and thank you for taking the time to read what I’ve written.
The Horror clothing company, Fright-Rags had teased last week that they had teamed up with Fourth Castle Brands to bring us something special from John Carpenter’s Halloween. Today it has been revealed as to what they were keeping secret. Fright-Rags announced that they have collaborated with Fourth Castle Brands EMCE Toys & Compass International Pictures to bring us a series of exclusive Nanoforce figures from John Carpenter’s Halloween.
If you didn’t know, Nanoforce is EMCE Toys’ take on the little green army men figures, with more detail and updated features. The Halloween Nanoforce deluxe box contains twelve 2 inch scale, solid unpainted figures in orange and black for Halloween, plus a four inch glow in the dark bonus figure. Each figure represents a character or icon from John Carpenter’s Halloween. The figures will be packed in a reusable, collectible box. These figures can be displayed on the enclosed map of Haddonfield, which will also double as a checklist.
Fright-Rags will reveal another figure from the set every Thursday, starting today through early September. Once all figures have been revealed, they will be made available at http://www.fright-rags.com. There will be a limited amount of 2500 units available, and they will retail for $22.00.
On June 16, 2020 a new DLC became available for the 1 v. 4 multiplayer Dead by Daylight. The DLC included a new map featuring Silent Hill along with a few of the games characters, The Executioner and a new survivor, Cheryl Mason.
Dead by Daylight is a one versus four multiplayer in which one player acts as the stalking killer, and the other four players become the survivors and have to fight to escape the clutches of the savage killer.
Dead by Daylight is available across all platforms as well as the new DLC. So, be sure to go and check it out. You can watch the trailer down below, and keep an eye out for any more Dead by Daylight news.
Legendary Entertainment is going to be bringing Bigfoot to the big screen. Max Brooks, the writer of World War Z, has had another book picked up to be brought to life. Max Brooks’ book, Devolution was just recently released on June 16, 2020, and was picked up almost immediately. There has been no info as to whom will helm the script, nor direct the film.
“The story is set in a model eco-community town in the shadow of Mt. Rainier that, in the aftermath of a volcanic eruption, is rampaged by ferocious beasts known as the Sasquatch. The tale is told via the lens of town resident Kate Holland.” Devolution has been described as “part survival narrative, part bloody horror tale, part scientific journey into the boundaries between truth and fiction.”
If you want to read the books they are available everywhere books are sold. The books hit stores on Tuesday through DelRay imprint of Penguin Random House.
News dropped just a few days ago about a leak that had come from the Xbox store about a pre-order for a game named Star Wars: Squadrons from EA. In Star Wars: Squadrons you play as a starfighter pilot on the side of either the Empire or the Rebellion. Star Wars: Squadrons is a first-person dogfighting game that takes place after the events of Return of the Jedi. The game will consist of 5 vs. 5 space battles, as well as giant fleet battles.
Star Wars: Squadrons will be heavily focused on multiplayer gameplay, but will include a single player campaign mode. There will also be an immense amount of customization that you are allowed on what sounds like just about everything from the inside of your cockpit, your character, guns on your ship, and more. All of which is reportedly earned through gameplay. While this was just a theatrical trailer and no gameplay has been shown yet, on Thursday June 18th, EA play live will air a gameplay trailer showcasing a bit of what the game can do.
Star Wars: Squadrons is set to release on October 2nd, 2020 for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and on PC, it will also have VR support. You can check out the debut trailer down below, and be sure to keep an eye out on Thursday for more news about the game and a gameplay trailer.
Halloween Kills, the sequel to 2018’s Halloween from Blumhouse studios could possibly face the unfortunate demise that so many other films have had to come to terms with this year, by being delayed into 2021. Jason Blum head of Blumhouse was quoted by ET saying,
“I don’t know how it’s coming out but I’m hoping and still pushing for it to come out still in October”
With this quote in mind, there is still a chance that we’ll get to see Michael Myers once again grace the big screen this year. However, we do have to keep in mind that it may not happen, and that we have to wait an entire year to see what kind of gore and madness awaits us.
Released in 2018, Dusk is a retro first-person shooter that first came out for Microsoft Windows, is now coming to the Nintendo Switch. Unveiled today at IGN’s Summer of Gaming- Guerilla collective day one that Dusk will be dropping on the Nintendo Switch Halloween 2020.
Synopsis: After having discovered a vast grid of Lovecraftian ruins, the government drops into the small town of Dusk, Pennsylvania in order to attempt to harness the magic that lies within the ruins. You play as a nameless treasure hunter who has to fight his way through hordes of possessed military and science personnel while trying to stop the supernatural events going on around him.
Earlier today unfortunate news was released that Godzilla vs. Kong has been delayed. The film directed by Adam Wingard had been set for a November 2020 release date has now been moved to May 21st, 2021. Wingard shared a post on his personal Instagram account stating,
“To all Godzilla and Kong fans, I know you’re pumped to see how the battle of the century will turn out, but with all that is going on, we’re going to have to wait a bit longer to see who will emerge victorious. Find the BIGGEST screen possible to see Kong and Godzilla face off May 2021!”
The news of this delay is upsetting, and while we have to sit here with our anticipation growing ever so large, waiting for these two titans to battle it out, we can only have and hold onto hope that the pay off will be worth it. In the mean time keep an eye out for anymore breaking Godzilla and Kong news.
Today was the day that many, like myself have been waiting for. Sony’s PS5 the Future of Gaming reveal event. While they did reveal quite a bit, personally it felt very underwhelming. Everything from the bulk of the games, to the long awaited first look at the PlayStation 5, it all seemed like something you would expect from an acid trip. That’s not to say that there weren’t a few good things that came out of this reveal. We got a look at a new Spider-Man game where you play as Miles Morales, a terrifying glance at Resident Evil VIII, and the return of Ratchet & Clank in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart just to name a few.
Then, came the first look at the PlayStation 5 reportedly being released Holiday 2020. The reveal of the PS5 came as a bit of a shock not only to myself, but to many others watching around the world. Sony waited until the end of the show to do their big reveal and I don’t believe that this is what anyone was expecting. What had come to light was an all white PlayStation 5 and all white accessories. The design of the console itself, however different, is a little goofy. Towards the end of the reveal trailer, Sony also shared an all digital model. So, for those of you that want to switch to only digital downloads, Sony has now given that option. The design of the all digital console is a bit sleeker than the model containing a disk drive.
At the end of it all we were still left with two big questions. When is the release date, and how much is this new gen console going to retail for? Hopefully, with a first look at the console itself we will have those questions answered for us in the coming weeks. In the meantime keep an eye out for more gaming news, and check out the PlayStation 5 down below.
Second Extinction is an intense 3 person co-op fps that takes place in a world that has become overrun with mutated dinosaurs. From electric raptors to behemoth sized T-Rexes, it’s up to you and your team to conquer the mutated dinos and reclaim the planet.
Along with a various combination of weapons, you will also have a select set of skills and abilities to fight the hordes of dinosaurs that come your way. Second Extinction is developed and produced by Systemic Reaction and Avalanche Studios Group. The game is to be released on Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and Microsoft Windows. A release date is still to be announced. You can check out the trailer and 11 minutes of gameplay down below.
Metal Hellsinger was revealed today at IGN’s Summer of Gaming. Metal Hellsinger looks like a cross between Doom and Crypt of the Necrodancer. Metal Hellsinger is a rhythm first-person shooter that is based in Hell. Metal Hellsinger has you fighting your way through 8 Hells killing demons and devils along the way.
Don’t forget to earn bonus points on your journey through the multiple levels of Hell by slaying demons to the heavy metal soundtrack the flows along to the game. You can go on this massacre of demons and devils alike while blasting the amazing soundtrack in 2021 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows, and next-gen consoles.
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