We're back with a new edition of Horror Highlights, brining you a gameplay trailer for the new Werewolf: The Apocalypse game, trailers for The Hex, Beyond Hell, and Bring Me a Dream, details on the upcoming screening of Pronoia, and news of Dark Matter TV launching in Brazil!
WEREWOLF: THE APOCALYPSE - EARTHBLOOD: "With Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood releasing on February 4, 2021, NACON and Cyanide are pleased to unveil a 6-minute gameplay video featuring the game’s exploration, stealth and brutal action. For the release of this video, Julien "Patch" Desourteaux, Game Director at Cyanide, provides insight into the game’s development, and its roots in the World of Darkness – a shared story universe where supernatural beings roam hidden from human’s sight.
The biggest challenge for Cyanide was implementing all the mechanics for an action RPG: designing the combat systems, balancing the effects, working on different types of animations, and more… When the main character, Cahal, shifts to his Crinos form, players must feel like a bestial predator. Thus, a "stance" system was implemented so players can switch between agility and ferocity according to the situation.
The team went to considerable effort to create a visceral beat’em up game while staying faithful to the original tabletop roleplaying game. In Werewolf: The Apocalypse, the Garou are warriors of Gaia, the Mother Earth, and are fighting to save the planet from the Wyrm's corruption. This aspect of the game is visible when the players explore environments like an overexploited forest, an arid desert or an offshore oil rig.
Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood is the first action-RPG game adapted from the eponymous horror franchise. Mature, brutal, and complex, it invites the player to embody Cahal throughout his quest of bloody redemption. He'll play an essential role in the great war led by the Garou against Endron, a global corporation whose activities are devastating the natural world.
Werewolf : The Apocalypse – Earthblood will be available February 4, 2021 on PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Epic Game Store)."
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THE HEX: "A grieving British girl unravels her murdered mother's secrets connected to a South African witch doctor's curse. She wants to put an end to this haunting hex by traveling to South Africa, but instead it casts her deeper into sinister depths."
Directed and written by Reine Swart, The Hex stars Coco Lloyd, Mari Molefe van Heerden, Hungani Ndlovu, Mary-Anne Barlow, Stephanie Sandows, and Christopher Jaftha.
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BEYOND HELL: "After trying a new version of the drug Changa, Maryssa (Kearsten Johansson, Samantha) finds herself transported to a dimension in hell where the demon, Belial (Gavin R. Downes, Still Me), latches onto her. Through Maryssa, Belial claws his way out from the depths of hell by slaughtering her friends, one-by-one.
From director and writer Alan Murray (Exposed, Burdens We Bare), Beyond Hell also stars Sean Rey (Rev) and Sebastian Deery (Absolute Anger)."
Beyond Hell arrives On Demand on December 15 and on DVD on January 12
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BRING ME A DREAM: "On the run for murder, Avery Quinn (Jaclyn Betham, “The Haves and the Have Nots”) bursts into Alpha Omega Pi house looking for help. Desperate to prove her innocence and her sanity, she holds a handful of people hostage and forces them into the reality of her ongoing nightmare. As a last resort, she summons the legendary Sandman (Tyler Mane, Halloween II) and, from that point on, all of the unfortunate souls inside have two choices: face their worst nightmares or come face-to-face with the Sandman.
From director and writer Chase Smith (Dark Roads 79), the horror-thriller also stars Martin Kove (Rambo: First Blood Part II), April Bogenschutz (Penance Lane), Robert Pralgo (The Joneses) and more. Bring Me a Dream will arrive On Demand on January 19 via Apple TV, Google Play, Prime Video, FandangoNOW and more."
Bring Me a Dream arrives On Demand on January 19
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PRONOIA: "Pronoia will screen at the eclectic and fast rising Austin Arthouse Film Festival although this year’s festival is running virtually.
In Pronoia, a man (Stelio Savante) and a woman (Hannah Jane McMurray) wait out a rainstorm in a hotel bar somewhere between '"here and nowhere.' When the TV news reports the disappearance of a high-ranking Pentagon official, neither he nor she know of the ramifications it will have on their brief, seductive encounter.
PRONOIA stars SAG nominee and American Movie Award winner Stelio Savante (INFIDEL, RUNNING FOR GRACE, EISENSTEIN IN GUANAJUATO), Hannah Jane McMurray (HALINA), Lou Mastantuono (AMONGST FRIENDS) and Catherine Chadwick (BLUE BLOODS). Produced by Stavroula Toska and Athena Efter, co produced by Stelio Savante, lensed by Akis Konstantakopoulos (THE CHOSEN, RUNNING FOR GRACE) and filmed on location in Florham Park, New Jersey."
Screening Info at https://www.
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Dark Matter TV Launches in Brazil: "Dark Matter TV welcomes Brazil viewers to the dark side.
The go-to streaming app for the best horror, sci-fi, true crime and action entertainment, Dark Matter TV, has finally launched in Brazil Samsung TV +.
Free to users, Dark Matter TV provides over +500 titles including underground fan favorites, glorified cult classic series, film festival favorites and additional top-notch viral content.
Dark Matter TV Brazil will feature classics including George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead (1986) and Dwight H. Little’s Phantom of the Opera (1989), alongside new studio hits like Sonia Escolano’s House of Sweat and Tears (aka ‘Casa de sudor y lágrimas’) (2018) and Michael Polish’s Nona (aka ‘No Name’) (2017).
As a destination for genre fans seeking the best of horror, sci-fi, action and true crime entertainment to your home for free, download the Dark Matter TV app on any smart device here on the app store, on Google Play or by visiting: http://www.darkmattertv.com.
The Dark Matter TV app is available on smart phones, tablets, OTT devices, connected television and desktops like Roku, Amazon Fire Stick, Apple iOS, Android, Google Play, Samsung, LG and Vizio.
Follow Dark Matter TV on Twitter @TVDarkMatter (https://twitter.com/TvDarkmatter), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/DarkMatterTV/) and Instagram (@DarkMatterFreeTVapp). Please contact Dark Matter TV at info@tricoasttv.com for more information."
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