Any horror fan worth their salt will know of The Dark Pictures Anthology, a series of games more immersive than your average video game. Various settings and theme are present throughout the series, but one thing doesn’t change; the utter horror and terror present.
After a long break since the end of season one with The Devil in Me, Supermassive Games are returning with Directive 8020, a sci-fi epic horror tale featuring the Hollywood talents of Lashana Lynch, all slapped with a John Carpenter’s The Thing (in space) veil of terror, guaranteed to break your brain and terrify in equal measure. We spoke to the game (and series) Creative Director Will Doyle about all things Directive 8020.
[This was a written interview, so some answers have been edited for brevity/clarity.]
Lashana Lynch is the Latest in Hollywood Castings to Hit the Interactive Screen For the readers of FandomWire who may not be aware of who you are and what Directive 8020 is, would you mind explaining?...
After a long break since the end of season one with The Devil in Me, Supermassive Games are returning with Directive 8020, a sci-fi epic horror tale featuring the Hollywood talents of Lashana Lynch, all slapped with a John Carpenter’s The Thing (in space) veil of terror, guaranteed to break your brain and terrify in equal measure. We spoke to the game (and series) Creative Director Will Doyle about all things Directive 8020.
[This was a written interview, so some answers have been edited for brevity/clarity.]
Lashana Lynch is the Latest in Hollywood Castings to Hit the Interactive Screen For the readers of FandomWire who may not be aware of who you are and what Directive 8020 is, would you mind explaining?...
- 10/15/2024
- by Luke Addison
- FandomWire
Many of my childhood nightmares were incorporated into Houdini & Doyle Season 1 Episode 8, so it’s a bit odd that this turned out to be my favorite installment of the series thus far.
First off, I always get nervous when a show starts off in a butcher shop because it’s a rare thing that someone in a crime procedural actually just drops in to buy a steak. There’s generally something nefarious going on, and this time it was author, Bram Stoker, buying a pint of blood.
I was expecting the purchase to be for some sort of story research, but the reason turned out to be far more gruesome, and sad.
Despite the gorgeous turn of the century costumes, sometimes I have to remind myself that this story takes place at the beginning of the 20th Century.
Stoker couldn’t just see his doctor for a shot of antibiotics to cure his syphilis.
First off, I always get nervous when a show starts off in a butcher shop because it’s a rare thing that someone in a crime procedural actually just drops in to buy a steak. There’s generally something nefarious going on, and this time it was author, Bram Stoker, buying a pint of blood.
I was expecting the purchase to be for some sort of story research, but the reason turned out to be far more gruesome, and sad.
Despite the gorgeous turn of the century costumes, sometimes I have to remind myself that this story takes place at the beginning of the 20th Century.
Stoker couldn’t just see his doctor for a shot of antibiotics to cure his syphilis.
- 6/21/2016
- by Christine Orlando
- TVfanatic
Location: Bitterzoet, Amsterdam, Thursday 28th March
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
It’s fitting that the venue hosting Palma Violets tonight is the small church-like backdrop of Bitterzoet: the faux stained glass windows provide the perfect contextual setting for a band recently anointed the “saviours” of rock ‘n’ roll by the British music press. Palma Violets arrive here fresh from their debut album’s lead single Best Of Friends being crowned NME’s greatest track of 2012. It’s insane really, considering that they formed only eighteen months ago in September 2011. Most UK bands at their stage would be honing their skills scrambling for gigs in the capital, but Palma Violets take to the stage tonight adrift in a sea of superlatives regarding their live credentials and with a critically acclaimed debut album under their belt. The question at the back of everyone’s mind though: can they really be that good?...
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
It’s fitting that the venue hosting Palma Violets tonight is the small church-like backdrop of Bitterzoet: the faux stained glass windows provide the perfect contextual setting for a band recently anointed the “saviours” of rock ‘n’ roll by the British music press. Palma Violets arrive here fresh from their debut album’s lead single Best Of Friends being crowned NME’s greatest track of 2012. It’s insane really, considering that they formed only eighteen months ago in September 2011. Most UK bands at their stage would be honing their skills scrambling for gigs in the capital, but Palma Violets take to the stage tonight adrift in a sea of superlatives regarding their live credentials and with a critically acclaimed debut album under their belt. The question at the back of everyone’s mind though: can they really be that good?...
- 4/10/2013
- by Benji Taylor
- Obsessed with Film
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Release date: Monday 25th February 2013
Each year the British music press gather to collectively invoke the spirit of Orpheus, most beloved of all musicians, in their efforts to discern which up-and-coming band should be anointed this year’s ‘saviour’ of rock and roll. Such a label simultaneously serves as a curse and blessing, for messianic crowns are spiked with thorns and chalices emblazoned with the inscription Next Big Thing are inevitably tainted with poison: previous custodians of the title have imploded under the weight of expectation or failed to further bottle the magic of their first few hit singles. Sometimes mediocre bands get handed the chalice and attain unwarranted levels popularity, which goes to show that consulting with Orpheus is an erroneous task: there can there be no one saviour of rock and roll, nor indeed does indie-rock as a genre currently need saving.
Enter band of the moment Palma Violets,...
Release date: Monday 25th February 2013
Each year the British music press gather to collectively invoke the spirit of Orpheus, most beloved of all musicians, in their efforts to discern which up-and-coming band should be anointed this year’s ‘saviour’ of rock and roll. Such a label simultaneously serves as a curse and blessing, for messianic crowns are spiked with thorns and chalices emblazoned with the inscription Next Big Thing are inevitably tainted with poison: previous custodians of the title have imploded under the weight of expectation or failed to further bottle the magic of their first few hit singles. Sometimes mediocre bands get handed the chalice and attain unwarranted levels popularity, which goes to show that consulting with Orpheus is an erroneous task: there can there be no one saviour of rock and roll, nor indeed does indie-rock as a genre currently need saving.
Enter band of the moment Palma Violets,...
- 2/19/2013
- by Benji Taylor
- Obsessed with Film
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