Playing through Resident Evil: Revelations 2 at the moment and came across this special moment. Oh on the surface it's nothing at all really. Just Claire Redfield and Moira Burton making their way through a dimly lot decrepit relic of post-Soviet infrastructure. Very dark, very grimy, very Resident Evil as you might expect. However it's rare that a game gives you such a perfect one line summary of itself. Almost like the writer is simultaneously winking and nodding at us as the characters speak about something else entirely. Or are they? For the most part Resident Evil doesn't do self aware humour too often. Oh there's the memes and the Jill sandwiches and the master of unlocking yes but within the games it's usually a more sincere, earnest affair where no-one really questions the absurdity of the setup, at least not often. For instance, the design of the Spencer Mansion and the Raccoon City Police Department are on the face of it utterly implausibl...
Halloween! Does any other single word bring with it such a feeling of joy and terror all at once? A celebration of the macabre and sinister with a smile on its face and a spring in its step? The nights begin to draw in, the pumpkins fly off the store shelves and everywhere there are sweets and candy to reward the colourful and the mischievous. A fine time of year indeed so once more I endeavored to watch a bunch of horror movies and provide the usual brief review of same. Alas this year October turned out to be more packed with regular everyday life activity than usual so I didn't get to do a huge marathon like I've pulled off in previous years. I did manage to squeeze some in at the last minute though so behold my thoughts on the following horrific delights... The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007) A faux documentary slash found footage horror film detailing the manhunt for a twisted serial killer. An assortment of talking heads from law enforcement and media discuss the...