Known for its brutal depictions of fighting, just when video games were about to explore mature themes. Mortal Kombat rose to become a beloved icon. Sure, the mutilations you could perform in the original have been superseded. But the original incarnation of the mythical fighting … Continue reading Mortal Kombat (1995)
It’s a well-worn trope in pop-culture invite a group of people to a supposedly haunted place if they survive the night, they get an award. With the reassurance that “there are no such things as ghosts” doing little to soothe them in the middle of … Continue reading Macabre Month 2 Part III: House on Haunted Hill (1999)
