If there is one thing on everyone’s mind as summer draws to a close it's how they’re going to celebrate the season to get scared: Halloween. Halloween’s popularity has grown in recent years – with Britons reportedly spending £310 million ($420 million) on the occasion. The same can be said for the rise in Halloween-themed films, shows, and games. From American Horror Story’s popularity – gaining 3.93 million viewers for the Season 7 premiere (the season subtitled Cult) to the announcement that the Halloween film will be given a new lease of life with a sequel starring Jamie Lee Curtis in her star-making role of Laurie Strode, who she played in 1978. There is no surprise that Halloween is popular – and can be used as killer content for anything from microwave meals to nightclub events. But there is one avenue that Halloween is embarking on that is doing even better: gaming.
The horror genre was originally classed as one of the lowest genres of film, attracting no big names and generally being looked down upon in the film community. But, thanks to a steady stream of cult classics and box-office successes – plus the attraction of some big names (Insidious’s Rose Byrne for example) – the horror genre is being looked upon more favorably by the public.
Halloween arguably kicked things off in the right direction, rewriting the genre to feature killed Michael Myers and inspire a generation of cinema-goers into trying to scare themselves. Modern classics such as Scream and Paranormal Activity have become part of popular culture, and very few people will be unfamiliar with 2017’s It. 2017 also saw Darren Aronofksy’s Mother! – a rare studio horror – receive a strong positive reception, with a score of 68% on Rotten Tomatoes.
While horror has redeemed itself as a genre, we are only now seeing it spread into video games. One would assume that the fan base of gaming and horror films would be similar, but apart from the zombie elements of games (Resident Evil; Call of Duty; Minecraft) we are yet to see much integration. Although that looks to be changing, as can be seen with 32Red's new Halloween online slot. The slot game, out in October in time for the season, features content and gameplay that harks to the 1978 classic and allows fans to immerse themselves in the film in a different way.
Michael Myers, Laurie Strode, and even Donald Pleasance’s Sam Loomis will be featured. Of course, the horror genre as a whole isn’t new to gaming. As well as the zombie classics, NetEnt released a Dracula themed slot, while Winner Casino has a Halloween Fortune slot that replaces traditional slot images with black cats and pumpkins; 32Red features Halloweenies, a more light-hearted holiday slot with animated Halloween imagery. Yet while these games feature broad Halloween themes, the Halloween slot is the first to recreate the actual tone and characters of a popular film in the horror genre.
Over a year ago, popular games site Smosh ran an article citing the worst games made based on horror films – including an 8-bit Jason Voorhees from Friday the 13th. They then followed it up with a more positive version of the article, which featured games that had been based loosely on horror film franchises, such as Alien and Saw. But it seems the time has come for a game to be successful based on the actual content of a horror film.
As far as TV and gaming goes, there is even less on the ground. The only recent "truly horror" TV series – aside from AHS – is The Walking Dead, which has been released predominantly as a mobile-style game based on the comics. The game doesn’t focus on puzzle solving, while the standard graphic novel based game does, but on character development, using dialogue and action sequences as the story episodes progress. The game did well and was even deemed a tearjerker by those who had managed to complete it. Yet, the game is still only loosely based on the in-show world of zombies, and not featuring characters such as Rick and Darryl.
The horror genre is definitely one that shows no signs of slowing down, and with the popularity of the upcoming Halloween film, looks to burn even brighter in the future. The door is definitely now open for horror to sneak into the world of video gaming and leave its distinctive mark.
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If there is one thing on everyone’s mind as summer draws to a close it's how they’re going to celebrate the season to get scared: Halloween. Halloween’s popularity has grown in recent years – with Britons reportedly spending £310 million ($420 million) on the occasion. The same can be said for the rise in Halloween-themed films, shows, and games. From American Horror Story’s popularity – gaining 3.93 million viewers for the Season 7 premiere (the season subtitled Cult) to the announcement that the Halloween film will be given a new lease of life with a sequel starring Jamie Lee Curtis in her star-making role of Laurie Strode, who she played in 1978. There is no surprise that Halloween is popular – and can be used as killer content for anything from microwave meals to nightclub events. But there is one avenue that Halloween is embarking on that is doing even better: gaming.
The horror genre was originally classed as one of the lowest genres of film, attracting no big names and generally being looked down upon in the film community. But, thanks to a steady stream of cult classics and box-office successes – plus the attraction of some big names (Insidious’s Rose Byrne for example) – the horror genre is being looked upon more favorably by the public.
Halloween arguably kicked things off in the right direction, rewriting the genre to feature killed Michael Myers and inspire a generation of cinema-goers into trying to scare themselves. Modern classics such as Scream and Paranormal Activity have become part of popular culture, and very few people will be unfamiliar with 2017’s It. 2017 also saw Darren Aronofksy’s Mother! – a rare studio horror – receive a strong positive reception, with a score of 68% on Rotten Tomatoes.
While horror has redeemed itself as a genre, we are only now seeing it spread into video games. One would assume that the fan base of gaming and horror films would be similar, but apart from the zombie elements of games (Resident Evil; Call of Duty; Minecraft) we are yet to see much integration. Although that looks to be changing, as can be seen with 32Red's new Halloween online slot. The slot game, out in October in time for the season, features content and gameplay that harks to the 1978 classic and allows fans to immerse themselves in the film in a different way.
Michael Myers, Laurie Strode, and even Donald Pleasance’s Sam Loomis will be featured. Of course, the horror genre as a whole isn’t new to gaming. As well as the zombie classics, NetEnt released a Dracula themed slot, while Winner Casino has a Halloween Fortune slot that replaces traditional slot images with black cats and pumpkins; 32Red features Halloweenies, a more light-hearted holiday slot with animated Halloween imagery. Yet while these games feature broad Halloween themes, the Halloween slot is the first to recreate the actual tone and characters of a popular film in the horror genre.
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Over a year ago, popular games site Smosh ran an article citing the worst games made based on horror films – including an 8-bit Jason Voorhees from Friday the 13th. They then followed it up with a more positive version of the article, which featured games that had been based loosely on horror film franchises, such as Alien and Saw. But it seems the time has come for a game to be successful based on the actual content of a horror film.
As far as TV and gaming goes, there is even less on the ground. The only recent "truly horror" TV series – aside from AHS – is The Walking Dead, which has been released predominantly as a mobile-style game based on the comics. The game doesn’t focus on puzzle solving, while the standard graphic novel based game does, but on character development, using dialogue and action sequences as the story episodes progress. The game did well and was even deemed a tearjerker by those who had managed to complete it. Yet, the game is still only loosely based on the in-show world of zombies, and not featuring characters such as Rick and Darryl.
The horror genre is definitely one that shows no signs of slowing down, and with the popularity of the upcoming Halloween film, looks to burn even brighter in the future. The door is definitely now open for horror to sneak into the world of video gaming and leave its distinctive mark.