I know what you’re thinking: “A review of Zombie Jamboree? That’s been done to death (pun intended)! Every review site and their browser-based mothers have done this.” Well, I just couldn’t help myself. It’s Goshtober and the air is right for the review of Zombie Jamboree…yes, THE Zombie Jamboree. In short, Zombie Jamboree is a…
Penumbra: Requiem (2008)
When news that Penumbra: Black Plague was going to conclude the Penumbra Series, it came as a bit of a shock when the release of Requiem was announced. Touted as a puzzle game expansion to the previous installment, Requiem featured physics and logic-based puzzles that all revolved around Philip getting from Point A to Point…
Penumbra: Black Plague (2008)
The first installment of the Penumbra Series, Overture, featured an interactive real-time mechanic for manipulating objects and a unique sanity system which favored flight over fight, despite the game’s would-be FPS trappings. You were tempted to fight, but ultimately learned that it was futile in most cases. As Philip followed Red’s voice on the radio…
Penumbra: Overture (2007)
In recent years, the game industry has seen a sharp decline in the survival horror genre. While every so often, the world sees the release of a North American-developed Silent Hill installment, these experiences pale in comparison to what many people remember as truly horrifying. Games like Alone in the Dark, the original Silent Hill,…
Jeffrey Combs
The first time I’d ever heard of this marvelous man was in the film Re-Animator. Based on the story by H.P. Lovecraft, Combs assumed the role of Herbert West, the story’s twisted protagonist consumed with finding the cure for death. This would not be the only Lovecraft-inspired film Combs would star in, and he would…
The Dunwich Horror (2009)
The Dunwich Horror was easily one of H.P. Lovecraft’s best works during the time of his more prosperous years. Mixing themes such as the ignorance of man when faced with superior beings and the ancient mysticism and legends or rural New England, Lovecraft wove a tapestry of intrigue and terror. The Dunwich Horror also bears…
The Unnamable II: The Statement of Randolph Carter (1993)
I’ve always wondered how difficult it would be to make an adaptation to a work by H.P. Lovecraft. Surely, it would be a horror film and one would hope that a cerebral, psychological vibe would be present. How does one convey the psychological torment endured by Lovecraft’s unfortunate protagonists? Surreal imagery, perhaps, or intriguing sound…
Felidae (1994)
If you were to take a classic “whodunit” and replace all the major players with cats, you’d probably end up with something like Felidae. Hailing from our friends in Germany, Felidae carries the distinction of being the most expensive German animated feature film ever produced costing in excess of 10 million marks (about $7,453,381.23). However,…
Watership Down (1978)
My fascination with the darker aspects of animated features has led me to review Watership Down. Based on the book of the same name by Richard Adams, Watership Down centers around a group of rabbits who must embark on a perilous exodus or risk being slaughtered by, you guessed it, humans. Unlike The Plague Dogs,…
The Plague Dogs (1982)
I’m always amazed when I re-watch cartoons from my younger years. Ren & Stimpy, Rocko’s Modern Life, even Rugrats to some degree all had little kernels of adult humor I only now get. Rugrats had a very cerebral vibe with a lot of the background characters parodying many different roles from adult television shows (NYPD…