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Arts
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

This Is Not a Murder Mystery: cosy-crime meets art in an irresistibly surreal Belgian drama

This Is Not a Murder Mystery combines art, crime, and surrealism in a 1936 setting with famous artists as suspects in theatrical murders.
#far-cry
Video games
fromKotaku
17 hours ago

Far Cry Showrunner Explains Why He's Writing His Own Story

Ubisoft's Far Cry series on FX will feature original stories rather than direct adaptations from the games.
Television
fromGameSpot
1 day ago

Far Cry TV Series Won't Adapt Any Of The Games, Showrunner Says

Far Cry's TV adaptation will not directly recreate the games but will present a unique anthology approach to storytelling.
Video games
fromKotaku
17 hours ago

Far Cry Showrunner Explains Why He's Writing His Own Story

Ubisoft's Far Cry series on FX will feature original stories rather than direct adaptations from the games.
Television
fromGameSpot
1 day ago

Far Cry TV Series Won't Adapt Any Of The Games, Showrunner Says

Far Cry's TV adaptation will not directly recreate the games but will present a unique anthology approach to storytelling.
Books
fromSlate Magazine
21 hours ago

My Teen Daughter Wrote a Romantasy Novel. I Read It-And It Sends a Very Alarming Message.

Trusting strangers in vulnerable situations can send harmful messages, especially in narratives aimed at young readers.
Independent films
fromInverse
1 day ago

The Unemployment Thriller of the Decade is Now Streaming

Park Chan-wook's latest film, No Other Choice, reflects modern dystopian themes through a darkly comedic narrative about job loss and desperation.
fromGameSpot
1 day ago

Baldur's Gate 3 Is Getting A Novel Featuring Everyone's Favorite Vampire, And That's Just The Start

Baldur's Gate 3: Astarion is a prequel novel planned for release on September 29, written by T. Kingfisher in collaboration with game writer Stephen Rooney to ensure authenticity within the game's world and lore.
Board games
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Widow's Bay to Should I Marry a Murderer? The seven best shows to stream this week

Widow's Bay aims to become a tourist destination despite its gloomy atmosphere and sinister myths.
#titanium-court
fromEngadget
2 days ago
Games

Titanium Court mashes together genres and cultural references to tell a strange, funny tale

Titanium Court combines match-three mechanics with tower defense elements in a roguelite format, emphasizing strategic resource management and tactical gameplay.
Board games
fromThe Verge
3 days ago

The year's weirdest game is hard to explain and even harder to put down

Titanium Court is a unique blend of genres, offering an immersive experience that defies straightforward explanation.
Games
fromEngadget
2 days ago

Titanium Court mashes together genres and cultural references to tell a strange, funny tale

Titanium Court combines match-three mechanics with tower defense elements in a roguelite format, emphasizing strategic resource management and tactical gameplay.
Board games
fromThe Verge
3 days ago

The year's weirdest game is hard to explain and even harder to put down

Titanium Court is a unique blend of genres, offering an immersive experience that defies straightforward explanation.
UX design
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

To be human is to live with friction. That's something AI boosters will never understand | Alexander Hurst

Striking a match requires a specific speed to ignite, highlighting the importance of friction in both physical and metaphorical contexts.
fromwww.amny.com
5 days ago

A new immersive experience that dives into the mind of serial killers launches in NYC | amNewYork

Mind of a Serial Killer's mission is to dissect the mindsets of what drives murder for a better global understanding, while creating a place to honor slain victims.
NYC LGBT
Artificial intelligence
fromFuturism
6 days ago

AI Company Known for Teen Suicides Launches New Feature to Turn Books Into Roleplaying Experiences

Character.AI introduces 'c.ai Books' to create interactive storytelling experiences using classic literature, despite past controversies and a ban on underage users.
Silicon Valley
fromVulture
6 days ago

The Audacity Recap: Completely Typical

Duncan's struggle with his neurodivergent identity reveals the absurdity of tech culture's obsession with genius and the myth of the visionary billionaire.
Video games
fromKotaku
1 day ago

Alice: Madness Returns Dev Put Dildos On A Snail To Shut EA Up

PS5 games are being considered for PC, while Atari enhances retro game emulation and Meta continues its efficiency purge.
#thriller
Independent films
fromVulture
1 day ago

Apex Feels More Like a Real Movie Than Your Average Netflix Joint

Apex transforms from a meditative journey of grief into a deadly thriller, exploring the characters' complex motivations for extreme activities.
Film
fromThe Verge
3 weeks ago

Red Rooms makes online poker as thrilling as its serial killer

Red Rooms effectively combines realistic technology with expert tension building, creating an unpredictable thriller that keeps viewers engaged and questioning character motives.
Independent films
fromVulture
1 day ago

Apex Feels More Like a Real Movie Than Your Average Netflix Joint

Apex transforms from a meditative journey of grief into a deadly thriller, exploring the characters' complex motivations for extreme activities.
Film
fromThe Verge
3 weeks ago

Red Rooms makes online poker as thrilling as its serial killer

Red Rooms effectively combines realistic technology with expert tension building, creating an unpredictable thriller that keeps viewers engaged and questioning character motives.
#stranger-things
Television
fromThe Verge
2 days ago

Netflix can't seem to follow-up its biggest shows

Stranger Things: Tales From '85 is an insubstantial spinoff lacking the original series' appeal.
fromInverse
2 days ago

'Elden Ring' Set Photos Tease A Major Change To Crucial Characters

The Duskbloods, a vampiric action RPG set in the Victorian Era, is highly anticipated for the Nintendo Switch 2, arriving later this year.
Film
Games
fromEngadget
2 days ago

Five Annapurna Interactive games get Switch 2 releases

Five Annapurna Interactive titles are coming to Switch 2, including upgrades and new releases.
#artificial-intelligence
fromInverse
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Netflix Just Quietly Added The Most Haunting AI Thriller Of The Century

Independent films
fromVulture
2 days ago

The 25 Best Movies About AI Gone Wrong

Artificial intelligence has long been depicted in literature and film as both a potential threat and a reflection of societal fears.
fromInverse
2 months ago
Artificial intelligence

Netflix Just Quietly Added The Most Haunting AI Thriller Of The Century

Television
fromGameSpot
2 days ago

Nick Offerman Almost Said No To Starring In The Last Of Us' Best Season 1 Episode

Nick Offerman was convinced to play Bill in The Last of Us after his wife read the script and insisted he take the role.
Games
fromGameSpot
3 days ago

How The Pragmata Unknown Signal Secret Ending Works

Pragmata features an extension called Unknown Signal, allowing players to explore new challenges after completing the main story.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Exit 8 review Escher-esque subway station corridor leads to disquieting psychological mystery

A young man experiences existential panic in a surreal, looping subway scenario, questioning reality and his ability to escape.
Video games
fromWGB
4 days ago

Death By Scrolling Review

Death By Scrolling features roguelike mechanics where players gather gold to escape purgatory while avoiding a relentless grim reaper.
Independent films
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

The cinema lab: brain activity tracked to find secret to creating immersive films

Researchers at the University of Bristol study audience reactions to films using biometric data to improve filmmaking techniques.
Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

The life of PIs: the strange case of 2026's resurgence of hard-boiled detectives

Hard-boiled detective stories are resurging, reflecting societal struggles and cynicism, with new adaptations and films set to release in 2023.
Games
fromEngadget
3 days ago

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book preview: A choose-your-own-adventure even adults can love

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book combines accessible gameplay with added depth, featuring new mechanics and a unique visual style reminiscent of a children's story.
#elden-ring
Video games
fromInverse
5 days ago

The 'Elden Ring' Movie Could Deepen Everything We Know About The Game

Elden Ring, co-created by George R.R. Martin, is being adapted into a film by A24, set to release on March 3, 2028.
Film
fromInverse
2 weeks ago

'Elden Ring' Movie Leak Might Confirm A Crucial Timeline Twist

An adaptation of FromSoftware's Elden Ring is in development by A24, directed by Alex Garland, with production officially started.
Video games
fromInverse
5 days ago

The 'Elden Ring' Movie Could Deepen Everything We Know About The Game

Elden Ring, co-created by George R.R. Martin, is being adapted into a film by A24, set to release on March 3, 2028.
Film
fromInverse
2 weeks ago

'Elden Ring' Movie Leak Might Confirm A Crucial Timeline Twist

An adaptation of FromSoftware's Elden Ring is in development by A24, directed by Alex Garland, with production officially started.
Television
fromInverse
3 days ago

5 Years Ago, Netflix Found Its Next Big Franchise. So Why Was It Canceled?

Netflix's Shadow and Bone combines rich worldbuilding and a compelling cast but struggles to achieve the cultural impact of Game of Thrones.
Independent films
fromConsequence
4 days ago

Andy Serkis' Animal Farm Is an Abomination: Review

The new animated Animal Farm fails to resonate with audiences, offering a misguided adaptation of Orwell's classic with a forced happy ending.
Film
fromWIRED
1 week ago

A New Horror Movie Depicts Realistic Snuff. That's Not the Most Disturbing Thing About It

The reboot of Faces of Death reflects modern society's exposure to real violence through social media and its impact on viewers.
#silo
Television
fromInverse
4 days ago

Apple's Best Post-Apocalypse Show Is Making A Huge Change For Season 3

Season 3 of Silo alternates between the post-apocalyptic present and the pre-apocalyptic past, incorporating flashbacks to enhance the storyline.
Television
fromEngadget
4 days ago

Silo's season 3 trailer takes us back to how it all began

Silo returns for its third season on July 3, focusing on the backstory of its dystopian world.
Television
fromInverse
4 days ago

Apple's Best Post-Apocalypse Show Is Making A Huge Change For Season 3

Season 3 of Silo alternates between the post-apocalyptic present and the pre-apocalyptic past, incorporating flashbacks to enhance the storyline.
Television
fromEngadget
4 days ago

Silo's season 3 trailer takes us back to how it all began

Silo returns for its third season on July 3, focusing on the backstory of its dystopian world.
fromThe New Yorker
2 weeks ago

"Exit 8" Is a Video-Game Adaptation That Ingeniously Subverts Its Source

The player ambles through an eerily underpopulated subway station, which gradually comes to resemble a metro-themed infinity loop—a maddeningly repetitive circle of mid-transit hell.
Film
Games
fromThe Verge
2 weeks ago

The Exit 8 movie is even better if you play the game first

Exit 8 is a new horror film adaptation of an indie game, enhancing the surreal experience for viewers who play the game first.
Video games
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

How games capture the awe and terror of cosmic isolation

The Artemis II mission evokes feelings of solitude and vulnerability in space, reminiscent of experiences in classic and modern space-themed video games.
Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Unchosen review Asa Butterfield's creepy cult show is a total waste of all this talent

Unchosen portrays a Christian cult where traditional gender roles are enforced, leading to a predictable narrative despite its talented cast.
Independent films
fromInverse
3 weeks ago

15 Years Ago, One Underrated Sci-Fi Thriller Set A New Time-Loop Standard

Time-loop stories allow characters to explore alternate destinies, creating a unique narrative experience that blends control with the unpredictability of choices.
Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

There's no shortage of terrifying technology': how AI became TV drama's new go-to villain

AI is portrayed as a powerful and dangerous tool in modern surveillance and military operations.
Video games
fromEngadget
1 month ago

Blumhouse's horror-centric cozy game Grave Seasons will be released on August 14

Grave Seasons combines farming and romance with horror elements in a Lovecraftian setting, releasing on August 14.
fromEngadget
3 weeks ago

An immersive 'Black Mirror Experience' is launching in Montreal

The Black Mirror Experience is an interactive virtual reality experience that blends physical space and VR, designed to blur the lines of fiction and reality in which you become the main character.
Television
Television
fromEsquire
4 weeks ago

Why Is Horror TV So Complicated Right Now?

Modern horror films have become overly complicated, straying from classic survival rules established in the 1996 film Scream.
fromGameSpot
1 month ago

Control Resonant Gameplay Preview: Doing The Unexpected With The Familiar

The former, a story about a traumatized boy defending a city from alien incursions using a biomechanical humanoid mecha in the hopes he will be able to understand himself and earn approval from others, is an apt point of reference for Control Resonant's protagonist Dylan Faden. Dylan, the brother of Federal Bureau of Control's director Jesse Faden, is a powerful parautilitarian who has abilities by way of a connection to an otherworldly entity called Polaris.
DC food
#duffer-brothers
fromInverse
1 month ago
Television

Netflix Just Quietly Released The Twistiest Horror Series Of The Year

The Duffer Brothers' new series offers a shocking twist on marriage, blending horror with dark humor and a supernatural element.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago
Television

Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen: the Duffer brothers' horror series is absolutely terrifying

The new series by the Duffer brothers combines horror elements with a wedding setting, creating an unsettling atmosphere filled with eerie occurrences.
Television
fromInverse
1 month ago

Netflix Just Quietly Released The Twistiest Horror Series Of The Year

The Duffer Brothers' new series offers a shocking twist on marriage, blending horror with dark humor and a supernatural element.
Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen: the Duffer brothers' horror series is absolutely terrifying

The new series by the Duffer brothers combines horror elements with a wedding setting, creating an unsettling atmosphere filled with eerie occurrences.
Arts
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

'Islands' is a spare and satisfying slow-burn thriller

Islands is a spare, slow-burn drama set on barren Fuerteventura that examines alienation and luxury through a broken tennis pro's interactions with a wealthy family.
Books
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

Curing Zombies in "The Bone Temple"

Monsters evolve to mirror the cultural anxieties and ambitions of their eras, revealing societal fears about race, empire, mental health, and scientific cure.
fromInverse
1 month ago

'Undertone' Is Scariest With What It Doesn't Show

The first thing you notice about undertone is how quiet it is; not just in its audio mix, but in how it's shot - primarily steady wide shots that slowly pan across empty rooms, allowing your eyes to frantically scan for something amiss. It's an understated form of filmmaking that allows for the movie's scares to hit all that much harder.
Film
Television
fromInverse
1 month ago

Amazon's Most Underrated Fantasy Epic Is Getting A Surprising Second Life

Amazon Prime Video is expanding The Wheel of Time universe with new animated series, movies, and video games despite the show's cancellation after Season 3.
Television
fromEsquire
1 month ago

Netflix Swears That Its Shows Don't Repeat the Plot Over and Over Again

Netflix executives direct creators to repeat plot points for distracted viewers, though the company denies this practice despite evidence in their own shows.
Video games
fromKotaku
2 months ago

Cyberpunk 2 Dev Explains The Beauty Of First-Person Storytelling

First-person perspective in Cyberpunk 2077 enhances immersion by aligning narrative subjectivity with a body-decay, consciousness-transfer story and avatar-like player identity.
Games
fromKotaku
2 months ago

Reanimal Review: A Great Ending Can't Save A Boring Adventure

A beautifully rendered haunted-house game offers expanded environments and collectibles but weak mechanics, diluted threats, and underused space, making exploration unrewarding.
Independent films
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Which are more like life, novels or films?

Films display character thoughts primarily through facial expressions and actions, making them more mysterious and potentially more realistic than novels, which explicitly describe inner thoughts.
Video games
fromEngadget
2 months ago

Outside Parties is the creepiest Playdate game yet, and I'm kind of obsessed

Outside Parties is a Playdate horror scavenger-hunt that builds intense atmosphere using a massive gigapixel panoramic image and eerie audio-driven narrative.
Video games
fromKotaku
1 month ago

Esoteric Ebb Has A Lot Of Hilarious Ways In Which You Can Die

Esoteric Ebb is an isometric RPG combining Baldur's Gate 3 and Disco Elysium elements, released March 3, where character stat allocation significantly impacts gameplay difficulty and survival.
Film
fromInverse
2 months ago

The Weirdest Existential Thriller Of The 2000s Just Got A Huge Upgrade

Birth portrays a widow's unresolved grief and rising doubt when a child claims to be her late husband's reincarnation, unsettling her attempt to move on.
fromEngadget
2 months ago

Layers of 3 revealed via a mysterious trailer and poem

The new chapter will include not only a game but a novel and music, the company said in a press release. The developer revealed the new IP via a live-action teaser, with an actor reading lines from William Blake's poem, The Sick Rose. A painting then fell from the wall, and the actor then turned over an hourglass with red sand, with a tagline stating "The door won't stay closed."
Video games
fromThe Independent
2 months ago

17 great movies ruined by terrible endings

10 Cloverfield Lane Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Goodman and John Gallagher Jr are locked in an underground bunker for the majority of this left-field sequel to Cloverfield, with thrilling results. In the film's final throes, Winstead's character exits the bunker, and finds that her captor was telling the truth about an alien invasion above - a twist that completely and ruinously dissipates the hard-earned tension that came before.
Film
Video games
fromKotaku
2 months ago

Split Fiction Studio Already Working On Its Next Game

Hazelight is actively developing a new mocap-acted game as a follow-up to 2025's Split Fiction.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Else review pandemic-style horror has bad guys crawling out of the woodwork, literally

This isn't your average pandemic thriller; here, the infected meld with inorganic material in their surroundings, until their outward contours and their personhood are gone. Thibault Emin's film starts with a little whiff of Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro's Delicatessen. After their one-night stand, hypochondriac Anx (Matthieu Sampeur) and impertinent Cass (Edith Proust) find themselves bunkered up in one corner of a madcap apartment block.
Film
fromKotaku
2 months ago

The MindsEye Publishing Car Wreck Ends With No Hitman Mission

What this means for the future of , once pitched as the first building block in an ambitious open-world metaverse , is currently unclear. But apparently the mission, the shooter's highest-profile bit of upcoming content, is canceled. Build a Rocket Boy and IO Interactive didn't immediately respond to requests for comment. The most surprising part of Insider Gaming 's report is that Build a Rocket Boy was apparently the one pushing to end the ill-fated partnership, a decision influenced by the 's "desire to bring its publishing in-house and gain more control over its future."
Video games
Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Eternally spellbinding': the TV shows that baffle you but you can't get enough of

Catterick, Monkey Dust, The OA, and Mrs Davies deliver surreal, darkly comic, and increasingly bizarre narratives blending crime, dreamlike animation, sci‑fi, and oddball humor.
Television
fromInverse
1 month ago

This Time-Bending Video Game Adaptation Has One Crucial Problem

Life is Strange, a decision-based narrative game, is being adapted into a live-action series by Amazon Prime Studios with Tatum Grace Hopkins and Maisy Stella cast as protagonists Max and Chloe.
Television
fromInverse
2 months ago

'The Night Agent' Finally Finds A Way To Innovate In Season 3

Agent Peter Sutherland makes a Faustian deal in Season 3, changing the show's direction and introducing new threats, characters, and moral complexity.
Television
fromEsquire
1 month ago

Is 'The Boroughs' Netflix's Next 'Stranger Things'?

Netflix's new series The Boroughs follows retirees in a retirement community who band together to solve a supernatural mystery, marking the Duffer Brothers' first project since Stranger Things.
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