Video Games and Violent Films

Tonight on the show Sam from Shell Games whom I met at Pax East is coming on the show to talk about Silent Slayer a VR Vampire Game

Then we have a man I have met numerous times at Rock and Shock over and over again at a number of film fests and horror cons around New England, named Brian Paulin who makes Grotesque Independent Horror Films. Brian has some cools songs we can play as well he has come up with as a Music Maestro.

Music tonight will be from the score to UNDERWORLD and other cool gothic or rock music.

Pax East Interviews

WELCOME back to the Radio of Horror Show for this week. Tonight on the show we have Sundah51 the legendary game developer from Japan doing a Japanese translated Interview at the Shadows of the Damned booth and Walter Wood with Dark And Deep. Music tonight will be from the SPLATTERHOUSE Vinyl score I picked up and Castlevania Symphony of the Night

Vampires and Monsters and Video Games

TONIGHT on the show we have Kelly Florence on the show with us to talk about the Science of Monsters and then my old friend Horror Show Jack the Fang Smith on with us to talk about his work and talent. Music tonight will be for the video game fans out there as we are traveling to PAX EAST next weekend and wont have a show but tonight music from Final Fantasy 7 Remake and Rebirth.

https://www.horrorfangs.com

Dead of Winter

Tonight on the show we have the head of the Dead of Winter Film fest John Keough. The film fest is at Mechanics Hall in Worcester at 12pm est this month on the 25th.

Music tonight will be from the Castlevania Dracula X Rondo of Blood Vinyl record

To Boldly Go to Court

Tonight on the show Paul Jenkins the comic book author and Hollywood producer comes on the show to talk about Star Trek Axelon a fan film he was involved with and the ridiculous law suit involved with it. Music tonight will be from the video game Scorn and Ready Player One s we also talk about the Boston Sci-Fi Film Fest.

Alien Dark Descent

New Alien game has arrived after Alien Fireteam left a lot of people buggy and Alien Isolation left people scared it was time for a new kind of Alien experience and t be honest the prologue for the game really gave me chills to my bones.

When you get to the main gist of the game you can still have a sense of eerie feeling but that can be over shadowed by a some times cluncky button system that feels like you fight the controls once in awhile more than the Xenomorphs.

One thing I liked was the real atmosphere and level of detail to the game for this turn based strategy rpg really immersed my feelings I was in this world from the movies.

If you want a more detailed look at the game development check out my interview with the developers I did at Pax East

https://youtu.be/FhZ8qF2zeNE

Dread Xp and Indie Vampire Movies

Tonight on the show we have one of the Developers from Dread XP on with us to talk about My Friedly Neighborhood and other indie horror games being developed by this company we chatted with at Pax East 2023. Then we have the Director of Blood Covered chocolate on the show with us to talk about his problems with addiction and how it influenced his new Vampire Movie. Music tonight will be from the best damn Island of Dr Moreau movie ever Gurdians of the Galaxy VOL 3 IS A HORROR MOVIE OMG. We have the soundtrack to this movie playing tonight.

Dread XP Home

Music Video Games and Old Horror

Tonight on the show we have Sapling Band from Worcester on the show with us. They will be in Studio talking about their new music and playing a couple of their awesome songs.

We also have the Narrative Director on the Video Game Romancelvania a Horror Vampire Castelvania style Game I played at PaX East. Music from the New Vinyl I picked up On Record Store Day Hello Mary Lou Prom Night 2

https://romancelvania.com/

Video Games Interviews

Tonight on the show returning from being sick with a bad head cold I have 3 interviews to play from my tiem at Pax East. One of which is for the new Alien Game Dark Decent

And we will be playing the Score to some Dracula movies in Honor of Renfild the new Vampire Horror Comedy currently in theaters. If you are in Mass then I recoemend Black Stone Valley Cinema or AMc in Framingham.

Keep an eye out for tomorow as we give away FREE FANDANGO passes for Evil Dead Rise.

Its the 80s and 90s

Tonight on the show we have Director Producer David Weiner on with me to discuss In Search of Darkness Parts 1,2,3, and 90’s edition and Aliens documentary. Then we have the producer game developer for the Toxic Crusaders Video Game which we had a chance to play at Pax East 2023. Show starts at 10pm est you can tune in at ww.wcuw.org

Bayonetta 3

At long last Bayonetta is back in the third game on the Nintendo Switch. Last we saw her was in the Smash Brothers game on the Wii U and Bayonetta 2 on the Wii U. Now the controversy round the original voice actress blew up the gaming community in a big bad way that it tore the tiny fan base this game has apart. Maybe things are not always clear and maybe things are a mess and But I digress. Jennifer Hale is fantastic as a voice actress and she really brings it in this game to sound like Bayonetta. I been a fan of this series since it was in XBOX 360. And I loved the anime movie too. The game is exactly the same as the last two games.

It’s about 8-10 hours of game play. Is that worth 62.00 with tax Idk. But I enjoy it and I don’t feel it’s our dated just a little better than the last game. Also new character Vola is really cool. A punk rock female side kick to our leading lady voiced by voice actress Bezzby. Check out her Twitter she is working with Trans Line a charity to help trans genders. let’s face it Bay is a sexy female badass like Laura Croft or Bloodrayne, Who don’t love a hot goth version of Sarah Palin. The names of the creatures are as ridiculous as ever but some come from real world lore or a mix of love and fiction. I do a podcast called Supernatural Creatures and Lore and it does a deep dive into what’s real about monsters on Supernatural the tv show.

Gomorrah being one of them, the Devourer of the Devine. Pick up the game now or wait for it on sale. I’d advise waiting unless your a die hard who needs it now.

Sci-fi and Video Games

Tonight on the show back from Pax East Convention with a lot of great Video Game related interviews lined up over the next few weeks. Games by Stitch has a new game out Broken Spectre and the Marketing Manager Victoria sat down with us to chat about it. Also on the show tonight is the Sci-Fi team I met at the Boston Science Fiction Film Fest in February Ben and Dee Dee to talk about their film A Lonestar Love. Music tonight will be kicking off a bunch of Marvel music for next week big premiere of DOCTOR STRANGE AND MULTIVERSE OF MADNESS with Scores from Spider-Man 2 by Danny ELfman. A movie Directed by Horror Master Sam Raimi. Sam Returns to comics with Doc Strange next week too.

https://alonestarlove.com/

https://alonestarlove.com/

Pax East 2022

No show tonight as I am back from the Pax East Convention and my voice is so hoarse had a bit of a head cold. First one I had since 2019 if you can believe it. I was at Pax for Radio of Horror and Reviewed and Skewed. I have interviews on the show over the next few weeks from a few different video games I had a chance to talk too at pax. Back to the show next weekend.

Deaths Gambit After Life

Like a relationship you keep going back too no matter how toxic Deaths Gambit seems to be that way for me

Graphics are very much akin to Castlevania and Metroid and the crazy mao system as you find your way around is just as nuts.

Dying hurts and can be funny. When Death keeps bringing you back and making you feel like a bitch about doing it over and over again, you can understand why he makes so many jokes at your expense. If you missed it in 2018 like I did get this version on the Nintendo Switch today.

New Games Coming Soon

First up

Turrican Flashback

ININ Games will release on January 29th both the physical boxed and digitally eagerly anticipated and legendary Turrican collection – Turrican Flashback on Nintendo Switch and Sony PlayStation4.

Developed by legends in the video game industry and remastered by lifelong fans, Turrican’s long awaited return to the market is finally here with a prestigious and carefully selected collection of some of the most amazing titles. The endless exploration and challenge of the classic Turrican 1 & 2 explodes alongside the arcade perfection of Super Turrican and Mega Turrican in Turrican Flashback, bringing you 4 of action gaming’s finest examples of the genre.

Released originally on the classic home computer system, The Commodore Amiga, followed by sequels on Super Nintendo and Mega Drive, these remasters bring brand new elements to the tried and true formula offering both old and new fans something unique for this edition. Play tested and tailored by lifelong Turrican fans from across Europe, the new control scheme makes each Turrican game intuitive and easily accessible for all players as each button and command corresponds to action, and allows for even more precise shots and jumps than ever before. 

For those who miss the scanlines and curvatures of retro monitors, Turrican Flashback is not just a travel through time in terms of the games, but even the presentation! Use one of the best CRT shaders in the industry and customize your display to bring the action as close to the way you remember it looking on your nostalgic monitor, or opt for the new dynamic pixel perfect display which allows you to minimize the on screen icons and focus entirely on the gorgeous in-game graphics which still stands the test of time!

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Werewolf The Apocalypses the Video Game

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Directors and Composers

Tonight on the show we have Director Adam Marcus back on to talk about his movie Secret Santa and an Update on the Jason Goes to Hell Documentary THEN after having to post pone it from last week cuz of a deleted file we have Composer Jason Graves from the Dead Space Video games The Dark Pictures: Little Hope  Magnum PI (current) and the Current Tomb Raider franchise. Music tonight will be from his amazing body of Work thru out the evening.

Space Invaders Forever

This new version of Space Invaders has me very excited and looking forward to trying out this new take on a classic game coming up soon. Check out the press release below

TAITO and ININ Games are proud to announce the sensational Space Invaders Forever that will be released on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation4 both through the Nintendo eShop and PlayStation Store as well as boxed versions in retail on December 11th. Space Invaders Forever will be released in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

In around two weeks, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch owners can immerse themselves in a fantastic collection of games of its kind.

An Iconic Experience

Young or old, novice or hardened gamer, everyone knows the name Space Invaders! Perhaps it is one of the most famous brands ever! Some say it launched the video gaming scene into a new stratosphere/era. It’s simple, but revolutionary game design was so addictive it was cloned in many other forms over the years but the original Space Invaders is still the benchmark for all that followed.

                                                                  .1.
Space Invaders Extreme – Featuring greatly improved graphics and interactive sound to deliver a new immersive experience! Packed with vibrant visuals and a pulsing soundtrack. Space Invaders Extreme comes with 16 stages, packed with devious Invaders and fiendish boss fights. Practice individual stages in Free Play, then boost your high score to new heights in Arcade Mode! Can you find all the countless, hidden bonuses?

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Space Invaders Gigamax 4 SE – Team up with up to 3 friends to shoot down the Invaders to clear the stages as fast as possible. This brand new 4-player-coop-experience offers new stages, gimmicks and new music written by TAITO’s in-house sound team ‘ZUNTATA’.

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Arkanoid vs Space Invaders is the perfect union of two Arcade Kings. Two of TAITO’s most iconic and beloved video game series clash on console and combine elements from both arcade classics. Players are controlling the Arkanoid Vaus paddle ship to defeat waves of Space Invaders. Beat all 150 stages with your skills and unlock 40 different characters from the TAITO legacy. Each character has unique abilities – use more than 20 different skills, including power-ups and protective fire. Are you ready to defeat the huge 3D Invader bosses and save the galaxy?

Friday the 13th The Game Update

Hey all! Been a while since our last Kickstarter specific update; this one is for those of you who backed our game and included in their rewards the physical or digital versions of the Soundtrack CD and/or Artbook. Today we’re here to give you an update as to where we are with those items, both digital and physical. Before we get into that, we do need to address the announcement of the cessation of all content creation for Friday the 13th: The Game. The team has made a statement that can be read here, on our website. Unfortunate as it is, we remain committed to you, our backers with delivering promised rewards. The final pieces are so very close to being finished. We withheld these items back to include single player content as a means to ensure as much content was created would be added into the final products. Our team poured a lot of work and effort into music, kills, scenarios, art and everything else to give fans an authentic single player experience as Jason Voorhees, coupled with the Virtual Cabin 2.0 experience. Today, we’re here to give you an update on when you should expect your rewards. The team at Gun Media, along with our partners working on art, music and single player content have finalized both rewards and are shipping them off to print and pressing. We even have some mock-ups for the final design of the artbook for you right here! Soundtrack artwork will be coming, presently. To give you a rough estimate of size; the CD will include 2 discs full of music from the game composed and performed by the great Harry Manfredini, while the artbook is well over 100 pages of art, design, concept and screenshots. What you’re probably asking is ‘when do I get my stuff?’ Artbook is the biggest time factor here; from shipping of the rough files to print with our physical partners. In total, we’re roughly estimating around 6 to 8 weeks total until these items are in your hands. This rough estimate includes time for us to proof the work and ensure it meets our standards for both the CD and the artbook. They will be shipped out at the same time. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO ORDERED DIGITAL VERSIONS; we will be providing access via BackerKit as you’ve received from your other rewards via a link when you sign into your account. You will be able to access to your rewards when we begin to ship physical copies. This has been a long process, and many of you have been waiting since 2015 when you first heard about these items to finally receive them. We’re happy to announce the wait is so very close to over, and our team is incredibly happy and thankful to you for not only your patience, but to finally deliver some incredibly cool rewards promised to you at the beginning of this project. Our sincerest thanks! -Gun Media PS; Please ensure that your address is up to date. You can change via your Backerkit account! If you are having issues, please email the DEDICATED SUPPORT EMAIL at backers@fearthegun.com.

E3 Gaming

Lots of great E3 gaming news this past week. Also some not so great news as many of you heard Friday the 13th the Game has been caught up in the lawsuit between Victor Miller and Sean Cunningham. Make sure you check out trailers for The Last of Us Chapter 2, Resident Evil 2 Remake, and Call of Cthulhu. Vampyr came out last week but I have not had a chance to buy it yet. Check out the E3 trailer for Call below. This is I belive coming out this year.

Atari VCS

Here it is the brand new Atari gaming console. With a low price of 199.99 if you fund it now. Other wise the system is 299.99. My only problem with this is we dont know much about the game line up what exclusive game will be available and what game are going to be on it that are on other platforms. Lets hope we learn the library soon.

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/atari-vcs-game-stream-connect-like-never-before-computers-pc#/comments