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Barcelona Based Developer Tasked With ‘Gothic’ Remake

THQ Nordic has announced officially that the remake of the RPG classic, Gothic, will be going into production with the help of an up-and-coming Barcelona-based game developer Alkimia Interactive who will be acting as a subsidiary to THQ in the Southern European game development. With the development starting out, they do have positions open still to those interested in working in game development as the company will mainly be working on RPG games for both PC and Console players. Reinhard Pollice, Studio Head at Alkimia Interactive had this to say: We strive to build Alkimia Interactive as a top-notch RPG studio” He continues: Our ambition is to become one of the best addresses for PC/Console core game development in the South of Europe.”

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Capt McNeely
Mar 12, 2021
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Netflix Strikes Record Breaking Deal For Gothic Horror ‘The Pale Blue Eye’

Netflix has just made a massive, record-breaking $55 million deal at the European Film Market to obtain director Scott Cooper‘s (Antlers) upcoming Gothic horror-thriller The Pale Blue Eye, starring Oscar-winning American Psycho and The Dark Knight actor Christian Bale. In the 1830 set film, Bale plays the role of a veteran detective investigating a series of murders at the West Point Academy. He’s is helped by a young cadet who will later become the famous author Edgar Allen Poe. Cooper also penned the script that is based on Louis Bayard’s novel. Bale produces with Cooper, John Lesher (Birdman), Tyler Thompson, and Cross Creek (The Trial Of The Chicago 7).

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 9, 2021
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Writing/Directing Duo Ruckus And Lane Skye Discuss ‘The Devil To Pay’

With the release of the southern gothic thriller The Devil to Pay, I sat down with the husband and wife writing, directing, and producing duo Ruckus and Lane Skye to talk about the film and their writing process. The Devil to Pay centers on an Appalachian woman named Lemon (Danielle Deadwyler) who must fight to save herself, her son, and her home after her husband disappears and a powerful family demands her husband’s debt be paid, or else. Horror Fuel: “I love the location you chose for your film. There’s just something about the mountains. And they also seem sort of like a character in the film. It’s great cinematography. How did you go about capturing that?” Ruckus: “We shot in Hiawassee, Georgia, about two hours north of Atlanta. It’s actually a pretty town. We had to erase some houses and powerlines out of the footage. It’s a little movie magic.” Lane:” We had a guy come in and do

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 3, 2020
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New Art Revealed For Netflix’s ‘The Devil All The Time’ Teases A Dark Thriller

In an explosive Midwestern Gothic tale spanning two decades, sinister characters converge around young Arvin Russell as he fights the evil forces that threaten him and everything he loves. From writer-director Antonio Campos and co-writer Paulo Campos comes The Devil All the Time, based on Donald Ray Pollock’s award-winning novel. The highly anticipated dark thriller is set in Knockemstiff, Ohio and its neighboring backwoods, where sinister characters – an unholy preacher (Robert Pattinson), twisted couple (Jason Clarke and Riley Keough), and a crooked sheriff (Sebastian Stan) – converge around young Arvin Russell (Tom Holland) as he fights the evil forces that threaten him and his family. Spanning the time between World War II and the Vietnam war, director Antonio Campos‘ The Devil All the Time renders a seductive and horrific landscape that pits the just against the corrupted. The all-star cast also includes Bill Skarsgård, Mia Wasikowska, Harry Melling, Haley Bennett, Jason Collett, and Pokey LaFarge. During our interview, actor

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 2, 2020
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Secrets Are Buried In The ‘Union Bridge’ Trailer

Breaking Glass Pictures has acquired North America rights to the Lynchian southern gothic thriller Union Bridge, the debut feature from writer-director Brian Levin. The new teaser trailer. The film follows Will Shipe, the scion of a powerful family living near the Mason Dixon line, as he moves back home after years in the city. His old friend Nick, who still lives in town, is feverishly digging in the land because of a vision he can’t escape. What is buried in this small town and the events around it has repercussions that affect many people. Most of all, Will Shipe, and the past and future of his legacy. Union Bridge held its World Premiere at the New Filmmakers NY Film Festival and stars Scott Friend (Fourteen), Emma Duncan (“Chicago Med”), Alex Breaux (Depraved, When They See Us), and Elisabeth Noone (“The Wire”). The film is proudly produced by Lucie Elwes, alongside Levin. Breaking Glass acquired rights to the film in March

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Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 7, 2020
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‘Gothic’ Remake Will Head Into Production Says THQ Nordic!

Previously I wrote about THQ Nordic announcing the possibility of remaking the legendary action RPG game Gothic. Along with the news they released a playable teaser on STEAM in which afterward 180,000 players answered survey questions and the results were as THQ Nordic put it, “unambiguous”, 94.8% of fans loved what they saw and support the idea of a remake. Today THQ Nordic announced that the Gothic remake will be going into production! THQ Nordic will be establishing a new studio in Barcelona, Spain that will take on the task of creating the remake using player feedback. One big demand by players is a grittier and less colorful world in the final game than what was seen in the playable teaser. The Gothic remake will not be coming anytime soon but will be developed for PC and next-gen consoles.

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Capt McNeely
Feb 19, 2020
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Action RPG ‘Gothic’ To Possibly Be Remade

THQ Nordic Barcelona is giving gamers the chance to offer their opinion on their upcoming project, a remake of cult classic Action RPG, Gothic. Players and fans of the popular series are invited to play the “Playable Teaser” which can show fans the true potential of how the game can look and feel once it’s finished. If fans approve it may take some time for the game to be released as the small development team plans to rebuild the game from the ground up fixing issues that plagued the game since 2001 (like the combat system). The two-hour-long prototype of Gothic is available on Steam and is only accessible for free to those who own any of the following titles Gothic, Gothic 2, Gothic 3, Risen, Risen 2, Risen 3, or ELEX. If you don’t own any of these titles, you’ll have to buy one of the games in order to have access to the playable prototype.

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Capt McNeely
Dec 13, 2019
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Blu-ray Review: Flowers in the Attic (1987)

After the death of the family patriarch, teens Chris (Jeb Stuart Adams) and Cathy (Kristy Swanson), along with their twin siblings Cory (Ben Ryan Ganger) and Carrie (Lindsay Parker) are shuffled off to their elderly (and totally loaded) grandparents by their mother Corrine (Victoria Tennant). Once there, Corrine’s mega-bitch of a Bible-thumpin’ mother Olivia (Louise Fletcher) demands the children be kept in a locked room so that her husband never know of their existence. Why is she so riled up? Well it seems that Corrine’s husband was her uncle, and those kiddos are straight up the byproduct of that ol’ family fav; incest! As Corrine suffers her mother’s punishments in order to fall back into the family good graces and inherit some serious coin; the kids explore the one place the have access to from their pseudo-prison; the attic… which they turn into a sanctuary of sorts. As the time passes, our young heroes see less and less of Mommy

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DanXIII
Nov 20, 2019
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Movie Review: Elizabeth Harvest (2018)

Elizabeth, recently hitched to brainiac science whiz Henry (played with equal parts charm and menace by Ciaran Hinds), finds herself living the high life in H-dawg’s opulent mansion, eatin’ fancy grub and generally havin’ a real princess style good time. Soon ol’ hubby has to skedaddle off on some business thing or anther and he leaves Elizabeth in the care of the servants; blind Oliver (Matthew Beard) who digs on flower arranging (as one does), and vaguely ominous Claire (a many nuanced turn from Carla Gugino)…and he also tells her there is one room in the house she must never enter. She of course does this a mere p.h. after he leaves and discovers a strange experiment…and when Henry discovers that she’s disobeyed he hacks her to pieces with a rather large knife. And then things get very, very strange…but to say more would give too much of the story away as nothing is as it seems or predictable! With

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DanXIII
Aug 6, 2018
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Movie Review: The Lodgers is a Must See for Lovers of Gothic Thrillers!

In a small Irish village, orphan twins Rachel (Charlotte Vega) and Edward (Bill Milner) live a reclusive existence within the confines of their decaying mansion (handed down through generations of their family) which no stranger may enter. Also the place is cursed (as all of the previous heir’s parents have drowned together in a lake on the estate’s grounds) and haunted…and the spirits are gettin’ a tad restless… Anyhow, one day Rachel (more adventurous than her sullen sibling who has never left the house since their parents died years previous) strolls to town and meets Sean (Eugene Simon); an outcast soldier just back from World War 1. Rachel gets a case of the horny’s for Sean (seems masturbation and an incestuous relationship with Eddie ain’t cuttin’ the mustard anymore)…which creates an interesting love triangle to say the least. Complicating our protagonists’ lives further; they may have to sell the house as the family’s solicitor, Mr. Bermingham (David Bradley), arrives with

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DanXIII
Feb 18, 2018

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Barcelona Based Developer Tasked With ‘Gothic’ Remake

THQ Nordic has announced officially that the remake of the RPG classic, Gothic, will be going into production with the help of an up-and-coming Barcelona-based game developer Alkimia Interactive who will be acting as a subsidiary to THQ in the Southern European game development. With the development starting out, they do have positions open still to those interested in working in game development as the company will mainly be working on RPG games for both PC and Console players. Reinhard Pollice, Studio Head at Alkimia Interactive had this to say: We strive to build Alkimia Interactive as a top-notch RPG studio” He continues: Our ambition is to become one of the best addresses for PC/Console core game development in the South of Europe.”

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Mar 12, 2021
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Netflix Strikes Record Breaking Deal For Gothic Horror ‘The Pale Blue Eye’

Netflix has just made a massive, record-breaking $55 million deal at the European Film Market to obtain director Scott Cooper‘s (Antlers) upcoming Gothic horror-thriller The Pale Blue Eye, starring Oscar-winning American Psycho and The Dark Knight actor Christian Bale. In the 1830 set film, Bale plays the role of a veteran detective investigating a series of murders at the West Point Academy. He’s is helped by a young cadet who will later become the famous author Edgar Allen Poe. Cooper also penned the script that is based on Louis Bayard’s novel. Bale produces with Cooper, John Lesher (Birdman), Tyler Thompson, and Cross Creek (The Trial Of The Chicago 7).

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Mar 9, 2021
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Writing/Directing Duo Ruckus And Lane Skye Discuss ‘The Devil To Pay’

With the release of the southern gothic thriller The Devil to Pay, I sat down with the husband and wife writing, directing, and producing duo Ruckus and Lane Skye to talk about the film and their writing process. The Devil to Pay centers on an Appalachian woman named Lemon (Danielle Deadwyler) who must fight to save herself, her son, and her home after her husband disappears and a powerful family demands her husband’s debt be paid, or else. Horror Fuel: “I love the location you chose for your film. There’s just something about the mountains. And they also seem sort of like a character in the film. It’s great cinematography. How did you go about capturing that?” Ruckus: “We shot in Hiawassee, Georgia, about two hours north of Atlanta. It’s actually a pretty town. We had to erase some houses and powerlines out of the footage. It’s a little movie magic.” Lane:” We had a guy come in and do

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Oct 3, 2020
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New Art Revealed For Netflix’s ‘The Devil All The Time’ Teases A Dark Thriller

In an explosive Midwestern Gothic tale spanning two decades, sinister characters converge around young Arvin Russell as he fights the evil forces that threaten him and everything he loves. From writer-director Antonio Campos and co-writer Paulo Campos comes The Devil All the Time, based on Donald Ray Pollock’s award-winning novel. The highly anticipated dark thriller is set in Knockemstiff, Ohio and its neighboring backwoods, where sinister characters – an unholy preacher (Robert Pattinson), twisted couple (Jason Clarke and Riley Keough), and a crooked sheriff (Sebastian Stan) – converge around young Arvin Russell (Tom Holland) as he fights the evil forces that threaten him and his family. Spanning the time between World War II and the Vietnam war, director Antonio Campos‘ The Devil All the Time renders a seductive and horrific landscape that pits the just against the corrupted. The all-star cast also includes Bill Skarsgård, Mia Wasikowska, Harry Melling, Haley Bennett, Jason Collett, and Pokey LaFarge. During our interview, actor

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Sep 2, 2020
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Secrets Are Buried In The ‘Union Bridge’ Trailer

Breaking Glass Pictures has acquired North America rights to the Lynchian southern gothic thriller Union Bridge, the debut feature from writer-director Brian Levin. The new teaser trailer. The film follows Will Shipe, the scion of a powerful family living near the Mason Dixon line, as he moves back home after years in the city. His old friend Nick, who still lives in town, is feverishly digging in the land because of a vision he can’t escape. What is buried in this small town and the events around it has repercussions that affect many people. Most of all, Will Shipe, and the past and future of his legacy. Union Bridge held its World Premiere at the New Filmmakers NY Film Festival and stars Scott Friend (Fourteen), Emma Duncan (“Chicago Med”), Alex Breaux (Depraved, When They See Us), and Elisabeth Noone (“The Wire”). The film is proudly produced by Lucie Elwes, alongside Levin. Breaking Glass acquired rights to the film in March

Continue reading →
Kelli Marchman McNeely
Apr 7, 2020
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‘Gothic’ Remake Will Head Into Production Says THQ Nordic!

Previously I wrote about THQ Nordic announcing the possibility of remaking the legendary action RPG game Gothic. Along with the news they released a playable teaser on STEAM in which afterward 180,000 players answered survey questions and the results were as THQ Nordic put it, “unambiguous”, 94.8% of fans loved what they saw and support the idea of a remake. Today THQ Nordic announced that the Gothic remake will be going into production! THQ Nordic will be establishing a new studio in Barcelona, Spain that will take on the task of creating the remake using player feedback. One big demand by players is a grittier and less colorful world in the final game than what was seen in the playable teaser. The Gothic remake will not be coming anytime soon but will be developed for PC and next-gen consoles.

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Feb 19, 2020
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Action RPG ‘Gothic’ To Possibly Be Remade

THQ Nordic Barcelona is giving gamers the chance to offer their opinion on their upcoming project, a remake of cult classic Action RPG, Gothic. Players and fans of the popular series are invited to play the “Playable Teaser” which can show fans the true potential of how the game can look and feel once it’s finished. If fans approve it may take some time for the game to be released as the small development team plans to rebuild the game from the ground up fixing issues that plagued the game since 2001 (like the combat system). The two-hour-long prototype of Gothic is available on Steam and is only accessible for free to those who own any of the following titles Gothic, Gothic 2, Gothic 3, Risen, Risen 2, Risen 3, or ELEX. If you don’t own any of these titles, you’ll have to buy one of the games in order to have access to the playable prototype.

Continue reading →
Capt McNeely
Dec 13, 2019
Horror Fuel

Blu-ray Review: Flowers in the Attic (1987)

After the death of the family patriarch, teens Chris (Jeb Stuart Adams) and Cathy (Kristy Swanson), along with their twin siblings Cory (Ben Ryan Ganger) and Carrie (Lindsay Parker) are shuffled off to their elderly (and totally loaded) grandparents by their mother Corrine (Victoria Tennant). Once there, Corrine’s mega-bitch of a Bible-thumpin’ mother Olivia (Louise Fletcher) demands the children be kept in a locked room so that her husband never know of their existence. Why is she so riled up? Well it seems that Corrine’s husband was her uncle, and those kiddos are straight up the byproduct of that ol’ family fav; incest! As Corrine suffers her mother’s punishments in order to fall back into the family good graces and inherit some serious coin; the kids explore the one place the have access to from their pseudo-prison; the attic… which they turn into a sanctuary of sorts. As the time passes, our young heroes see less and less of Mommy

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Nov 20, 2019
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Movie Review: Elizabeth Harvest (2018)

Elizabeth, recently hitched to brainiac science whiz Henry (played with equal parts charm and menace by Ciaran Hinds), finds herself living the high life in H-dawg’s opulent mansion, eatin’ fancy grub and generally havin’ a real princess style good time. Soon ol’ hubby has to skedaddle off on some business thing or anther and he leaves Elizabeth in the care of the servants; blind Oliver (Matthew Beard) who digs on flower arranging (as one does), and vaguely ominous Claire (a many nuanced turn from Carla Gugino)…and he also tells her there is one room in the house she must never enter. She of course does this a mere p.h. after he leaves and discovers a strange experiment…and when Henry discovers that she’s disobeyed he hacks her to pieces with a rather large knife. And then things get very, very strange…but to say more would give too much of the story away as nothing is as it seems or predictable! With

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Aug 6, 2018
Horror Fuel

Movie Review: The Lodgers is a Must See for Lovers of Gothic Thrillers!

In a small Irish village, orphan twins Rachel (Charlotte Vega) and Edward (Bill Milner) live a reclusive existence within the confines of their decaying mansion (handed down through generations of their family) which no stranger may enter. Also the place is cursed (as all of the previous heir’s parents have drowned together in a lake on the estate’s grounds) and haunted…and the spirits are gettin’ a tad restless… Anyhow, one day Rachel (more adventurous than her sullen sibling who has never left the house since their parents died years previous) strolls to town and meets Sean (Eugene Simon); an outcast soldier just back from World War 1. Rachel gets a case of the horny’s for Sean (seems masturbation and an incestuous relationship with Eddie ain’t cuttin’ the mustard anymore)…which creates an interesting love triangle to say the least. Complicating our protagonists’ lives further; they may have to sell the house as the family’s solicitor, Mr. Bermingham (David Bradley), arrives with

Continue reading →
DanXIII
Feb 18, 2018
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