Little Hope is the next game in The Dark Pictures Anthology, following Man of Medan. That game was based on a sunken Indonesian ship, the Ourang Medan, and Little Hope is likewise based on a true story. Its New England setting may bring the Salem Witch Trials to mind, but that’s not quite where developer Supermassive Games pulled its inspiration from.
Little Hope is actually based on the often overlooked Andover Witch Trials, which occurred north of Salem. Tony dives into the history of these events in the video above, explaining how they’re deadlier than the stories often taught in history class.
Little Hope itself has no specific release date, but it’s slated for PS4, Xbox One, and PC this summer. Pre-orders are open now.
Also worth noting: Moze the gunner has been buffed again. “During our investigations into Moze’s viability, we determined a handful of changes that we were unable to include as a hotfix and are now included into today’s patch,” Gearbox wrote in the patch notes. “Specifically, we’ve made some changes to allow a few of her skills to regenerate health, or her shields. We’ve also increased the damage output of a few skills.”
Though they didn’t receive any buffs or nerfs, the other three playable Vault Hunters got updates as well. Several of Amara, Zane, and FL4K‘s skills have been a little buggy over the past few weeks, and this update addresses most of their respective problems. For a full breakdown of all the changes, check out the patch notes, which are listed below.
Borderlands 3 April 23 Update Patch Notes
New Content
Added support for Revenge of the Cartels, the new seasonal event happening from April 23 to June 4
Permanently updated Mayhem Mode to Mayhem 2.0
Stability
Addressed a reported crash that could occasionally occur when dying and respawning in Slaughterstar 3000
Addressed a reported crash that could sometimes occur after exiting the Ammo Dump vendor menu
Addressed a reported crash that could sometimes occur after saving and reloading after completing the Shoot pipe objective for The Nibblenomicon in Dustbound Archives
Addressed a reported runtime crash
Addressed a reported crash that could sometimes occur when punching enemies with the Static Touch artifact equipped
Addressed a reported crash that could sometimes occur when loading into a cross platform game session via an invite
Addressed a reported concern that players would occasionally encounter a hitch when completing a Crew Challenge
Network And Multiplayer
Addressed a reported concern that some players were unable to join the host after being kicked to the Main Menu and immediately opening the Roster Menu
Addressed a reported concern that players would not be able to join a host if the host recently changed to a more open network mode
Addressed a reported concern that the timers in Trials would not stop after the host quit out
Addressed a reported concern that players were able to see planets before they are intended to at the hyperspace terminal in their game if they joined a host’s game that is advanced further in the game
Addressed a reported concern that loot was spawning at the incorrect level for multiplayer players before the player selected a character
Addressed a reported issue with the Kaleidoscope Dahl pistol where it was not firing amped shots for clients when aiming down sights in multiplayer
Addressed a reported concern that Eridian chests did not always appear for all players in Skywell-27
Addressed a reported replication issue with the Blue Fire Boss in Slaughterstar 3000
Addressed client character movement replication so that events with movement simulations would appear the same on host and client
Addressed a reported concern that explosive barrels would not consistently appear for players if the barrel was not in view of the host
Addressed a reported concern that Ratch would disappear for the client when killing them with gore censored
Addressed a reported concern that players would consistently hitch when any interactive object with a sub menu is hit with Atlas tracking darts
Addressed a reported concern that players were bring charged more than the listed price when refilling ammo at an Ammo Dump vending machine
Addressed a reported concern that Mayhem level was not displaying correctly for clients
Addressed a reported concern that the host player could appear invisible for clients if the host respawned an Outrunner and quickly exited it
Addressed a reported concern that players would occasionally experience stuttering while driving in a vehicle
Addressed a reported concern that vehicle loadouts were not updated properly on the client player
Addressed a reported concern that an Eridian crystal could be destroyed multiple times when players would join a game in Skywell-27
Addressed a reported concern that the host player, while in Iron Bear, could remain in a client’s room when they leave Sanctuary III
Addressed a reported concern that some players would see the character select screen at the wrong time of day if they joined when the host was viewing the intro
Addressed a reported concern that the host player’s name would not appear properly when joining another player in LAN
Gear
Added additional SDU’s for bank size, backpack size, heavy ammo and sniper rifle ammo
With all the new gear that has arrived via DLCs 1 and 2, and events like Broken Hearts Day and Revenge of the Cartels, we thought it was time to expand the bank once again. You can now purchase 100 additional spaces for the bank, as well as 10 more spaces for your character’s backpack! With Mayhem Mode 2.0 launching today, we also thought it was appropriate to allow players to carry more Heavy Weapon ammo and Sniper Rifle ammo, so make sure to purchase those SDUs, and the others, on Sanctuary III.
Addressed an exploit where players could continuously increase stats that are triggered when shields are broken completely or by continuously jumping off the map and dying, such as with the Pangolin Legendary Shield: Band of Sitorak
Addressed a reported concern that the projectiles from the Shooting Star shield would not spawn properly
Addressed a reported concern that artifact drops were missing a stat attribute when viewing artifact with a certain combination of primary and secondary stats
Addressed a reported concern that the Combustion effect persisted when travelling after breaking the Stauros’ Burn Legendary COV Assault Rifle
Addressed a reported concern that the Knife Drain artifact was not applying the correct percentage of healing
Addressed a reported concern that where artifacts with the Knife Drain ability lifesteal for 100% of the damage dealt
Addressed a reported concern that the Buzzsaw projectile damage was incorrectly listed when viewing the Road Warrior artifact
General
Optimized subtitle speed
Updated credits
Addressed multiple issues that could sometimes occur with the credits when standing in the Eridian water while the cutscene is triggered in Destroyer’s Rift
Addressed a reported concern that players could occasionally lose functionality when Fast Traveling
Addressed a reported concern that players could be left in a slowed down state after leaving a cinematic
Addressed a reported concern that preview images on the map would remain visible when viewing various other icons and challenges throughout the ECHO menu
Addressed a reported concern with placeholder texts appearing in the ECHO map while in Cathedral of the Twin Gods
Addressed a reported concern that placeholder text was present on the ECHO map and users were unable to reach the Orbit View during The Great Vault in the Cathedral of the Twin Gods
Addressed a reported concern that players were unable to Fast Travel while other players were joining
Addressed a reported concern that the host player would be unable to Fast Travel to a travel station in the same map while another player was in a vehicle
Addressed a reported concern that the Fast Travel station icon did not display correctly when activated by another player in Floodmoor Basin
Addressed a reported concern that Sanctuary III would be deselected when quickly scrolling through the Fast Travel list
Addressed a reported concern that the level travel station is not properly displayed for the drop pod in Sanctuary III
Addressed a reported concern that Named NPCs on Sanctuary III were not able to be interacted with during the “Beneath the Meridian” mission
Addressed a reported concern that FaceFX would stop working some sequences
Addressed a reported concern that Handsome Jackie’s shield drone would not replicate properly for players
Addressed a reported concern that aim assist would jitter when aiming at Loot Guardians
Cash pickups now level sync correctly
Addressed a reported concern that Mayhem Mode would remain active after resetting mission progress in TVHM
Addressed a reported concern that an Eridian Husk could not be destroyed in the Cathedral of the Twin Gods
Addressed a reported concern that VO dialogue would repeat when listening to an ECHO log in splitscreen
Addressed a reported concern that enemy vehicles could suddenly disappear
Addressed a reported concern that players could spawn into the incorrect map if they signed out during a map transition
Addressed a reported concern that the screen would shake and the controller would vibrate when that player hijacks the flamethrower turret in Sandblast Scar
Addressed a reported concern that the Day/Night cycle would suddenly change during the Tyreen fight on Destroyer’s Rift
Addressed a reported concern that players could be left unable to hear each other if a player connects a headset while the title was suspended
Addressed a reported concern that players were able to turn in a teammate’s vehicle for parts if the teammate respawns their vehicle while another player is in it
Addressed a reported concern that special damage text was not localized
Addressed a reported concern that the Eridium surrounding Tyreen’s arena in Destroyer’s Rift does not damage the player when the player slides through it
Addressed a reported concern that the beam attack from Graveward’s head did not do the appropriate amount of damage
When selecting a level transition in the Zone Map, the viewed map is now changed to where you would go
Addressed a reported concern that Logitech equipment would flash it’s respawn colors non-stop when entering spectator mode in Takedown
Addressed a reported concern that players who are in spectate mode would gain experience from other player’s kills in Takedown
Addressed a reported concern that objects and characters in motion will shake or jitter when viewed in Photo Mode while the motion blur settings are enabled
Addressed a reported concern that the icons for weapon parts within the inspection menu appeared as question marks when in Chinese
Addressed a reported concern with the ECHOCast Extension where a viewer could bring up multiple Moxxtail Event when donating bits just as the timer is about to go to the voting phase
Addressed a reported concern that random actors could be teleported when playing a level sequence
[PS4 Only] Addressed a reported concern that an unresponsive screen was displayed when booting the title on PS4
Addressed a reported concern that killing a Behemoth enemy during their rocket attack causes the attack to persist after death
Addressed a reported concern that the subtitles of the intro cinematic for Moxxi’s Heist of the Handsome Jackpot were not localized
Addressed a reported concern that NPCs were not fighting during the “Guns of Reliance” mission in Floodmoor Basin
Addressed a reported concern that the minimap icon did not display for the Moxxitail drink event
Addressed a reported concern that the Marcus skip cinematic cutscene VO was not localized when attempting to access Guns, Love, and Tentacles: The Marriage of Wainwright & Hammerlock
Fixed a reported issue where black texture were present throughout
Addressed a reported concern that Vaughn’s cape would be stretched while driving during “Angels and Speed Demons” in Sandblast Scar
Addressed a reported concern that the map transition counter would not be visible to players
Added previous micropatches to the game code
Audio
Addressed a reported issue where subtitles for Eridium Writing would not be synced with the audio
Addressed a reported issue where subtitles could fall out of sync with VO if the ECHO log is closed a few seconds after replaying an ECHO log
Implemented a method of manually timing subtitles
Addressed a reported issue where audio from the Tyreen, Troy and Lilith cinematic in The Droughts can be heard again if the client disconnects and rejoins
Addressed an audio issue with the Pyscho Badass ground slam
Addressed a reported issue where all players would hear audio and see subtitles when the host player watched the introduction video of Borderlands Science
Addressed a reported issue that causes audible clicking and popping with fast moving objects
Addressed a reported issue where the cinematic music didn’t play for players when driving with Maya in Beneath the Meridian
Addressed a reported issue where the shield dome in Meridian Metroplex did not have any sound
Borderlands Science
Addressed a reported concern that a Borderlands Science icon appeared on the HUD even if the player didn’t play Borderlands Science
Addressed a reported concern that players are unable to cancel the Booster confirmation with the escape key in the Booster shop of Borderlands Science
Addressed a reported concern that the incorrect Borderlands Science booster icon was displayed on the HUD
Addressed a reported exploit with Borderlands Science where the booster duration would reset to the initial duration when saving and reloading the game
Addressed a Borderlands Science concern where the player could get stuck in an empty puzzle screen if help is accessed before receiving a Puzzle Download Error message
Characters
Buffs for Moze, the Gunner
Dakka Bear – When a player is in the gunner’s nest, Iron Bear’s weapons and turret will now deal increase damage
Force Feedback – Added an instant 10% shield restore on top of immediately beginning shield recharging
Rushin Offensive – Added to skill: While sprinting, the Gunner also steals health with her weapons
Redistribution – Adds health regeneration as well as ammo regen after crit
Scrappy – Adds weapon damage to the skill
Torgue Cross-Promotion – Skill also now increases splash damage
Vladoff Ingenuity – Skill also now provides a shield regen rate bonus
Addressed a reported concern that the Gunner could sometimes be ejected from Iron Bear when another player Fast Travels in the same map
Addressed a reported concern that shields were no longer regenerating when the Terrified health regeneration anointed part was activated with the Bloodletter Class Mod on the Gunner
Addressed a reported concern that the Gunner could escape the map by activating Iron Bear just before reaching a kill volume
Addressed a reported concern where the Forge capstone ability for the Gunner would not fill up the user’s magazine when the reserve ammo is filled up after firing the weapon
Addressed a reported concern that the bubble shield was not consistently activating when ejecting the Iron Bear before the shield was deployed while using the Security Bear and Auto Bear skills
Addressed a reported concern that the normal melee attack while in the Iron Bear did not launch explosive barrels
Addressed a reported concern that the Siren’s character model would remain in the Blitz animation after activating it
Addressed a reported concern that the Siren’s Sustainment skill would not work while Infusion was active when using normal bullet damage
Addressed a reported concern that the Siren’s Fracture skill did not trigger Phaseslam anointed parts
Addressed a reported concern that the Siren’s Indiscriminate skill would reflect Torgue projectiles nearby when the Siren damaged herself with it
Addressed a reported concern that the Siren’s Helping Hands passive skill did not reset the duration if it will still active when the Action Skill came off cool down
Addressed a reported concern that the Siren’s Remnant passive skill did not function after killing an anointed enemy
Addressed a reported concern that the elemental projectiles from the Siren’s Deliverance skill would not always seek out enemies
Addressed a reported concern that the Siren’s Glamour Glamour skill would cause confused enemies to become immune and change allegiance
Addressed a reported concern that the Beastmaster’s Lick the Wounds passive skill did not apply it’s 30% damage boost after reviving
Addressed a reported concern that the Beastmaster’s chance to fire an extra projectile per shot from Two F4ng can be stacked if the player respec’s after triggering the skill
Addressed a reported concern that pet healing from Beastmaster’s Who Saved Who skill could last for longer than intended after damage is done to the player
Addressed a reported concern that the Beastmaster’s Who Rescued Who skill did not allow players to heal their pet by dealing damage
Addressed a reported concern that the Beastmaster’s Ambush Predator skill did not have an icon on the HUD indicating when it was active
Addressed a reported concern that the Beastmast’s action skill cooldown reductions from Head Count during Fade Away were lost on action skill end
Addressed a reported concern that the Beastmaster’s Lick the Wounds passive skill did not apply its 30% damage boost after reviving
Addressed a reported concern that damage over time would interrupt or reset the stacked buff from the Beastmast’s St4ckbot class mod
Addressed a reported visual issue with the Beastmaster’s Roy4lty head
Addressed a reported concern that the Operative’s Death Follows Close skill did not modify the damage of the kill skill Best Served Cold
Addressed a reported concern that the Operative’s Schadenfreude skill did not apply when damaged by vehicles or other non-enemy sources
Addressed a reported concern that the Operative was able to gain more ammo than intended when using Digi-Clone with the Double Barrel skill
Addressed a reported concern with the Operative where the Calm, Cool, Collected skill would not trigger when an enemy was frozen by the Operatives’s Digi-Clone when using the Double Barrel skill.
Addressed a reported concern that the Operative’s Digi-clone would share damage when the player still has shield capacity available when using the Digital Distribution skill
Addressed a reported concern that some enemies’ projectiles could damage the Operative when holding the shield
FX
Addressed a reported concern that the Cyclone had no VFX
Addressed a reported concern that the Bangarang XL bullet VFX would remain on the host’s screen when thrown by a client in Athenas
Addressed a reported concern that tether FX did not target the Rampager when throwing grenades with lingering or elemental tether effects.
Addressed a reported concern that incorrect FX decal was used on Katagawa Jr’s helmet during his cinematic in Atlas HQ
Addressed a reported concern that the shield hex tiling for damage feedback would change based on display resolution
Addressed a reported concern that the Lucky 7 roulette FX did not appear properly in multiplayer
Addressed a reported concern that particles could obstruct the player’s view if entering Iron Bear while status effects were active
Mission
Addressed a reported concern that enemy Hover Technicals could be hijacked during the Hostile Takeover mission
Addressed a potential blocker that sometimes occurred when players parked another vehicle behind the Golden Chariot as it traveled through the grinder during Blood Drive on The Splinterlands
Addressed a potential blocker that could sometimes occur if the player killed the first wave of enemies in the Control Room before Rhys and Katagawa’s dialog triggered during Space Laser Tag in Skywell-27
Addressed a potential blocker that could sometimes occur in Who Wants to Bang a Bazillionaire mission if a player was standing at the door into Killavolt’s arena when the last mission item was picked up, causing the door to not open
Addressed a potential blocker that sometimes occurred from fast traveling when progressing the Approach Freddie objective of the Winners and Losers mission in Impound Deluxe
Addressed a reported concern that BALEX would float and move after completing the Kill Tyrant objective during the mission The Family Jewel
Addressed a reported concern that Clay would teleport away from Reliance after receiving the Follow Clay objective in the Cold as the Grave mission
Addressed a reported concern that the roller coaster in The Splinterlands does not stop in the correct spot for players and caused them to become stuck
Addressed a reported potential blocker that sometimes occurred when saving and reloading when progressing the Approach Freddie objective of the Winners and Losers mission in Impound Deluxe
UI
Addressed a reported concern that the Tutorial Hint bar did not convert text to images properly
A visual message now appears stating why players cannot travel when attempting to transition from the Vault of the Destroyer while other players are viewing the end credits
Addressed a reported concern that the Friends Nearby icon would appear off the map in the ECHO menu
Addressed a reported concern that could prevented players from assigning keys to the Walking setting under the Miscellaneous (On foot) category of the controller tag after setting the button scheme to Classic
Addressed a reported issue that could prevent players from accessing or changing the Driving bound keys of Mark Target and Previous/Next Active Mission after setting the Button scheme to Classic
Addressed a reported concern that custom waypoint did not appear correctly when placing them with mouse and keyboard after selecting the Challenges tab
Addressed a reported concern that the progress meter for the maps would tally Zone Progress instead of Crew Challenges when selecting the Challenges tab from the Orbit View in the Echo Map
Addressed a reported concern that the interface for Photo Mode would appear over other menus when pressing P in combination with various other keys
Addressed a reported concern that the thumbnails in the trade menu would not appear correctly when scrolling through them
Addressed a reported concern that incomplete dialog would display on top of functional menus when the user attempts to send mail for the social menu if SHiFT becomes unavailable
Addressed a reported concern that the indicator for a new item was not clearing from the backpack slots in the Mail and Item Trading menus
Updated default values for left and right deadzones to 0.15 on consoles
Addressed a reported concern that a thick black outline remains indefinitely on pinged objects after the ping has expired
Addressed a reported concern that more than one player was unable to ping the same object
Removed pings from players in cinematic mode
Addressed a reported concern that thumbnail images were loaded each time an item is marked as trash or favorite
Addressed a reported concern that the color menu would not function properly if a player selected a color right after using the Quick Change station
[PC Only] Addressed a reported concern that the incorrect button prompts appeared in-game when using a PS4 controller on PC
Addressed a reported concern that on-screen button prompts did not update properly when switching between controllers
Addressed a reported concern that missions for the same DLC were divided into two different categories when sorting them in the mission log by Add-On Content
Addressed a reported concern that no menu option or UI was present when disconnecting the network cable during matchmaking
Echocast Patch Notes
Updated to support new items included in the April 23 Borderlands 3 patch
Late joiners should now see more accurate donation timer during a Moxxtail event
Hotfix Notes
Activated the Loot the Universe event on Pandora
Farm some Legendaries across the galaxy during Borderlands 3’s Loot the Universe mini-events! This week, jump into Pandora until April 30 at 8:59 AM PT!
Addressed a concern that DLC Legendary artifacts The Pearl of Ineffable Knowledge and Lunacy were able to be used when the player did not own the Guns, Love, and Tentacles DLC
Addressed a reported concern that Action Skills would sometimes stop functioning temporarily for the Operative when getting a Second Wind while the Action Skills were still active
Addressed a reported concern that the Siren’s Soul Sap skills would sometimes target another playing in Fight for Your Life, rather than the player using the skill when missing health
Added the Legendaries Skullcrusher and Cockybastard to the boss loot pools in the Guns, Love, and Tentacles DLC
Addressed a reported concern that the Stauros’ Burn Assault Rifle’s combust weapon effect was sometimes not triggering when breaking
Addressed a reported concern that it was sometimes possible to use the Siren’s Phaseslam ability on the stairs leading to Joey’s arena and prevent them from flattening
Addressed a reported concern that a black screen would sometimes appear for approximately 30 seconds when watching the end of the Katagawa Jr title card during Atlas, At Last
Addressed a reported concern that exploding enemies would sometimes not die when self-destructing with the Buddy System Mayhem Modifier
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Borderlands 3 has announced two new free updates, one which expands the end-game called Mayhem Mode 2.0 and a limited-time event that takes you on a raid on an infamous cartel leader.
The first free update is called Mayhem Mode 2.0 and it expands Borderlands 3’s endgame system with new challenges and rewards. Mayhem is a mode that unlocks after beating the main campaign for Borderlands 3 that lets players select random difficulty modifiers in exchange for better loot.
Mayhem 2.0 adds 25 new modifiers that range from potentially helpful, to more challenging like Drone Ranger which gives enemies a healing drone. Modifiers are rated from Easy, Medium, Hard, or Very Hard and there are 10 difficulty levels. Modifiers are chosen at random, but always from your chosen rating pool. Stats for weapon drops improve the higher the level, and starting at level 6 specific bosses can drop one of eight brand new Legendary weapons. There’s also a new Mayhem Mode options tab in your ECHO device menu.
The second free update is a new LTE called Revenge of the Cartels. Maurice gets into trouble from cartel kingpin Joey Ultraviolet and you’ll need to infiltrate his mansion Villa Ultraviolet to help your indebted crewmate.
New Cartel enemies have spawned around the galaxy, defeat enough of them and you’ll earn the coordinates to Joey’s villa. When you get to the villa you’ll have to face one of three distinct factions of the Eridium Cartel, with each gang having their own unique Underbosses and Legendary loot pool. You’ll have to visit the villa multiple times to face each faction and their unique loot pool.
Gearbox says you’ll never face the same gang faction twice in a row. Additionally, there are 18 new limited-time challenges for Revenge of the Cartels that players can complete for cosmetic rewards.
If you’re looking for some scares, then you’ll probably want to watch a horror movie, and AMC’s Shudder has nothing but scary flicks on its streaming service. Coming in the month of May are plenty of new movies, TV shows, and original content to keep you up at night. Check out everything arriving in May below, along with a few recommendations.
On May 25, Turbo Kid arrives. This bizarre 2015 film takes place in a post-apocalyptic wasteland in the far future of 1997. A comic book fan takes on a superhero persona in order to save his friend and take down a crazed overloard. It certainly does sound like the plot of an ’80s, and if you watch the trailer–which you can see below–it has a lot of ’80s-style special effects, like saws going into people’s chests. It looks like a total blast.
If you’re looking for something a bit more classic, both Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II arrive on May 11. If you’re unfamiliar, the films follow a mysterious puzzle box. If someone opens it, cenobites are summoned and torture people in horrific ways. What are cenobites? Well, they’re demons from hell that are dressed like they are going to the most violent S&M convention of all time.
Finally, every Friday in May at 9 PM ET / 6 PM PT, a new episode of The Last Drive-In With Joe Bob Briggs airs. Each week, the titular host presents two creature features from the vaults. Occasionally, Briggs pops up and offers some insight into the films or other pieces of wisdom. There will be 10 episodes in this season, which kicks off on April 24.
Below, you’ll find everything coming to Shudder in May, and for more streaming news, check out everything coming to Disney+, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Hulu for the month of May.
And speaking of things you should be watching, consider listening to GameSpot’s weekly TV series and movies-focused podcast, You Should Be Watching. With new episodes premiering every Wednesday, you can watch a video version of the podcast over on GameSpot Universe or listen to audio versions on Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play, and Apple Podcasts.
New to Shudder in May 2020:
May 1
The Last Drive-In With Joe Bob Briggs
Angst
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
Satan’s Slave
The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh
May 4
Crave
The Dybbuk
Tenebrae
May 7
May 8
The Last Drive-In With Joe Bob Briggs
May 11
Devil’s Mile
Parasomnia
Hellraiser
Hellbound: Hellraiser II
May 14
May 15
The Last Drive-In With Joe Bob Briggs
May 18
Goodnight Mommy
I Know What You Did Last Summer
The Dirties
May 21
Blood Machines
May 22
The Last Drive-In With Joe Bob Briggs
May 25
May 28
Confessional
May 29
The Last Drive-In With Joe Bob Briggs
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There’s no denying the abundance of horror movies available to stream. From slashers to cosmic horror, aliens to monsters, there’s a film to watch online right now for just about any horror fan. What if you want to get more invested in a story than is possible over the course of 90 minutes, though? That’s where horror TV comes in.
There are so many spooky TV series that you can watch right this moment. All you’ll need are the right streaming service subscriptions–Netflix, Hulu, CBS All Access, or Shudder–and you’re ready to binge hundreds of horrors of delightfully disturbing horror TV right now.
Take a look below at what the 25 horror TV shows you should consider digging into right now. There’s a wide range, from psychological torment to horror-comedies, with plenty of vampires, zombies, and demons to spare.
And speaking of things you should be watching, consider listening to GameSpot’s weekly TV series and movies-focused podcast, You Should Be Watching. With new episodes premiering every Wednesday, you can watch a video version of the podcast over on GameSpot Universe or listen to audio versions on Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play, and Apple Podcasts.
This five-season show serves as a prequel to Alfred Hitchcock’s horror classic Psycho. You can watch every episode, seeing the relationship between Norman Bates and his mother get creepier and creepier, on Netflix.
The classic horror anthology is back with new episodes on CBS All Access. However, if it’s the original series you want to watch, that’s all available online, as well. You can view the original five seasons on CBS All Access, while Seasons 1, 2, 3, and 5 are on Netflix.
The longest-running series on The CW–so long that it’s actually older than the network itself–is close to wrapping up its final season. However, the tale of the Winchester brothers taking on all kinds of evil, from demons to ghosts to vampires, and beyond is ready to be streamed on Netflix. The first 14 seasons are available.
After his final big screen turn as Ash in 1992’s Army of Darkness, Bruce Campbell returned to the character for three seasons of the hilariously gory and scary Ash vs. Evil Dead. You can watch every episode on Netflix.
Though it was canceled after only one season, if you love monster-hunting, then October Faction is worth checking out. It follows a married couple who chase down and kill a variety of monsters, while also raising a pair of teenage twins in a creepy town. The entire series is available on Netflix.
This isn’t your run-of-the-mill vampire show. V Wars treats vampirism as a viral outbreak and explores how it breaks down society. Sure, The Vampire Diaries star Ian Somerhalder is the lead, but this is far from a CW-style vampire show. You can watch it on Netflix.
Speaking of non-traditional vampire shows, FX’s The Strain is one of the best you’ll find. Based on the novels by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan, the series frames the rise of vampirism as a biological threat and follows a group of survivors as they fight to save some piece of humanity. All seasons are available on Hulu.
Sure, you know Castlevania as the video game franchise about hunting and killing vampires. However, it’s also one of the goriest and most vicious anime titles you’ll ever watch. All episodes are on Netflix.
Yes, you’ve seen way too many zombie shows, even if you’ve only watched The Walking Dead. Thankfully, Netflix has some options that are outside of the norm in that subgenre. The Santa Clarita Diet, which is about a suburban mom (Drew Barrymore) becoming a zombie is equal parts horrifying and hilarious. All seasons are on Netflix.
There’s also iZombie, which is one of the most clever approaches to the zombie sub-genre on TV. This is a series about finding a way for zombies and the living to coexist peacefully, as the afflicted humans struggle to not only survive, but attain equality. Of course, there’s also plenty of murder, intrigue, and humor. The entire series is on Netflix.
Honestly, we don’t need to tell you what Stranger Things is. The 1980s-soaked horror series is one of the biggest TV shows on the planet and all three seasons–thus far– are on Netflix.
Yeah, you know the Scream movies. What about the TV show, though? Scream ran for three seasons on MTV and included none of the characters–or even the traditional ghost face mask–from the movie. However, if you’re a slasher fan, this show is worth your time and waiting on Netflix.
Chances are you never watched the one-season adaptation of Stephen King’s The Mist that aired on Spike TV. You’re in luck, because it’s on Netflix and is actually a pretty good and spooky show.
Yet another horror TV show canceled after a single season, Daybreak is a post-apocalyptic comedic drama that follows a Canadian teenager and his ragtag group of friends, including a young pyromaniac, as they try to survive in a world filled with zombies, Amazonian warrior cheerleaders, and jocks. Daybreak might not be the most terrifying show on the list, but it’s certainly entertaining and available on Netflix.
What would a vampire show from the co-creators of BBC’s Sherlock look like? Dracula on Netflix, that’s what. This telling of the classic Dracula story, which hails from Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat, features the vampire’s origin and his battles with Van Helsing, among other moments from the character’s lore. The first season is available on Netflix now, with more hopefully coming in the future.
This 12-episode series plays like something of a successor to the spookiest episodes of Unsolved Mysteries. In it, people tell their loved ones about haunted experiences they claim to have witnessed, while dramatic reenactments are shown. How much of it is real? The show will never outright tell you, which is part of the fun. Both seasons are currently on Netflix.
If you’re a child of the 1990s, you already know this show. This horror anthology for kids is based on the books by RL Stein and range from silly to surprisingly creepy for the audience it’s aimed at. All episodes are on Netflix.
Have you ever heard of the Poltergeist curse? Did you ever read about the horrifying events that unfolded on the set of the Twilight Zone movie? Cursed Films examines the myths, facts, and lore behind several iconic films that have been touched by tragedy. You can watch the first season on Shudder.
If you’re looking for yet another kind of vampire show, NOS4A2 is certainly a strange one. In it, a supernaturally gifted woman hunts down a man known as Charlie Manx, who just so happens to feed on the souls of children. This show, based on the novel from Locke & Key co-creator Joe Hill, aired on AMC, but episodes are available to stream on Shudder.
The horror anthology series is a continuation of the two 1980s films. Each episode contains two mini horror stories, giving you plenty to be creeped out by. Creepshow is a Shudder exclusive.
If you love old horror movies and stayed up late watching them on TV when you were younger, chances are you know Joe Bob Briggs. The former host of MonsterVision on TNT brought his love of horror to Shudder, where he presents old scary movies under the banner of The Last Drive-In. Each episode is, essentially, a movie that includes breaks for segments with Briggs and any number of guests he manages to get into his studio. Since its launch, Shudder has also presented a number of specials and continues to host weekly horror movie double features on the service.
Channel Zero ran four seasons on Syfy before it was canceled. Each season of the anthology followed a different set of characters in a new story, all of which were absolutely disturbing. All four seasons are on Shudder.
Speaking of terrifying horror anthologies, how can we not bring up American Horror Story? The iconic FX series is still going strong, but you can watch all previous seasons–from Murder House to 1984–on Hulu.
Sometimes you have to laugh, even when you’re scared. That’s where Todd and the Book of Pure Evil comes in. The titular Todd, a high schooler, lives in a small town founded by Satanists and bands together with a group of friends to destroy a dastardly and magical book that grants the wishes of whoever holds it in the worst possible ways. Naturally, that means Todd and his crew have to face off against whoever is wielding it during any given episode. It’s a very scary and very funny show and you can find it on Shudder.
Lastly, there’s the most popular horror show of all time. The Walking Dead has been going on for over a decade and doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon. If you somehow haven’t seen it yet, strap in for weeks of watching on Netflix.
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The bug has been reported on Fallout 76’s subreddit. Players post that upon dying near an NPC, that non-playable character seizes their weapon and all ammunition associated with it and subsequently uses it in battle. These weapons can’t be reclaimed at the moment, and Bethesda is currently investigating the issue.
“We are actively investigating everything outlined in this thread, as well as other reports we’ve received here, on our own forums, or through support tickets,” Bethesda said. “In our next hotfix, we are planning to include a fix for the issue where NPCs can occasionally take a player’s weapon when they die. The remaining issues mentioned in [the] thread are all still active investigations, and we want to resolve them as soon as possible.
“If they can be addressed in time for our next hotfix, we will definitely include them. We don’t have an exact timing to share on that hotfix just yet, but we will let you know as soon as we do.”
While NPCs will sometimes take your weapon when you die in an upcoming hotfix update, Bethesda makes it clear that this new bug is not what the studio has in mind. You can check out the bug in action in the video below.
In other Fallout 76 news, Bethesda shared some lengthy patch notes alongside the launch of the game’s Wastelanders expansion. The update, which is now live on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, adds a host of content in addition to the new NPCs that fill out Fallout 76’s barren dystopia. The game is also now on Steam.
The Xbox Series X is set to usher in the next-generation of console gaming in just a few months–along with Sony’s PlayStation 5. Microsoft has already shared plenty of details about its upcoming console, detailing the Xbox Series X’s full specs, storage solutions, and more. To gain a better understanding of what this all means for game developers and architects, Windows Central spoke to Microsoft and various third-party game devs and asked them all about the Xbox Series X.
“As a game developer, one of the most exciting improvements that far exceeds expectations is the massive I/O improvements on Xbox Series X,” explains Mike Rayner, Studio Technical Director at The Coalition. “In the current generation, as the fidelity and size of our worlds increased, we have seen download times and install sizes grow and increasing runtime I/O demands, which have made it challenging to maintain load-times expectations and meet world streaming demands without detail loss. The Xbox Series X has been holistically designed to directly address this challenge.
“With the Xbox Series X, out of the gate, we reduced our load-times by more than 4x without any code changes. With the new DirectStorage APIs and new hardware decompression, we can further improve I/O performance and reduce CPU overhead, both of which are essential to achieve fast loading.” Microsoft has been toting the Xbox Series X’s faster loading speeds, and it sounds like the console’s new SSD and DirectStorage APIs are clearly having an effect on The Coalition’s Gears 5 port.
Meanwhile, Kevin Floyer-Lea, Chief Technology Innovation Officer at Rebellion, is excited about the Xbox Series X hitting 4K 60 FPS as standard. “First and foremost, the Xbox Series X is a genuine and significant boost in performance from the Xbox One,” they said. “We saw how important both frame-rate and resolution were with the previous generation, so it’s so exciting to be able to deliver 4K gaming at 60 frames per second on a console.”
Floyer-Lea also explained how the Xbox Series X’s hardware-accelerated ray tracing helps the studio improve the gameplay in titles like Sniper Elite and Zombie Army. ” Not only does it allow us to take players to environments that are that more realistic and dynamic, but ray tracing hardware can do more than just rendering! For example, we can do incredible things with the acoustics to enhance realism. Modeling realistic sound occlusion for AI’s hearing in real-time, for example, is an incredibly useful feature for creating stealth games.”
As we edge closer to the Xbox Series X’s Holiday 2020 release window, Microsoft looks to be setting the stage for another reveal as it recently filed a new trademark application for the next-gen console, including what appears to be the console’s logo. Xbox boss Phil Spencer also allayed fears that the Xbox Series X might be delayed, saying it remains on track for launch despite concerns about COVID-19. The factories in China are now ramping back up, he pointed out, and it’s more likely that games would be delayed rather than hardware. Spencer also confirmed that Microsoft plans to release the Xbox Series X even if some of its games are delayed.
E3 2020 was officially canceled by the ESA last month due to COVID-19, but Spencer assured fans that there would still be Xbox Series X news as the company announced it will be hosting a digital event instead. The console’s pricing, new game reveals, and more are expected at the event.
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Amazon Prime Video in May is dropping the series premiere of Greg Daniels’ (The Office) new sci-fi comedy, Upload, on May 1. Robbie Amell stars as Nathan Brown, “who winds up in the hospital following a self-driving car accident, needing to quickly decide his fate. After a rushed deliberation with his shallow girlfriend Ingrid (Allegra Edwards), he chooses to be uploaded to her family’s luxurious virtual afterlife, the Horizen company’s Lakeview,” according to a synopsis from Amazon.
Be sure to check out the official trailer for Upload in the video below:
On the movie front, the streamer is releasing the Elton John biopic Rocketman on May 22, which won an Academy Award for Best Original Song, titled “I’m Gonna Love Me Again.” In our review of Rocketman, we call it “a compelling, exhilarating and heartbreaking journey that delivers everything it promises and then some.”
If you’re not a Prime member, you can sign up for a 30-day free Amazon Prime trial and reap all the benefits, including streaming Amazon Video. That means you have the opportunity to check out every new video this month without having to pay for it.
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May 1
10 Fingers of Steel (1973)
A Cadaver Christmas (2011)
Assassination Tango (2003)
Best of Shaolin Kung Fu (1977)
Who Saw Her Die? (1980)
Crooked Hearts (1991)
Escape From Alcatraz (1979)
Eurocrime! The Italian Cop And Gangster Films That Ruled The ’70s (2014)
Fearless Young Boxer (1979)
Five Fingers of Steel (1982)
Friday The 13th Part III (1982)
Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter (1982)
Gloria (2014)
Green Dragon Inn (1977)
House Of D (2005)
Torso (1973)
I Hate Tom Petty (2013)
Indie Film Artists: The DMV Truth (2016)
Inferno (1980)
Night Train Murders (1975)
Seven Deaths In The Cat’s Eye (1973)
The Blood Spattered Bride (1972)
Lakeboat (2000)
Daughters of Darkness (1971)
Pathology (2008)
Race For Your Life, Charlie Brown (1977)
Shaolin Kung Fu Mystagouge (1977)
Some Kind Of Hero (1982)
Sprung (1997)
The Final Countdown (1980)
The Whistle Blower (1987)
Walking Tall (1973)
Upload: Season 1 – Amazon Original series
A House Divided: Season 1 (Urban Movie Channel)
African Hunters: Season 1 (Smithsonian Channel Plus)
Bonanza: Season 1 (Best Western Ever)
Born to Explore: Season 1 (PBS Living)
Boss: Season 1 (STARZ)
Engine Masters: Season 1 (MotorTrend)
Good Karma Hospital: Season 1 (Acorn TV)
In The Cut: Season 1 (Brown Sugar)
Inspector Lewis: Season 1 (PBS Masterpiece)
Pinkalicious: Season 1 (PBS Kids)
Rosehaven: Season 1 (Sundance Now)
Seaside Hotel: Season 1 (PBS Masterpiece)
The Lucy Show: Season 1 (Best TV Ever)
May 3
The Durrells: Season 4
May 7
The Hustle (2019)
May 8
The Goldfinch – Amazon Original movie (2020)
Shubh Mangal Zyada Savdhan (2017)
Jimmy O. Yang: Good Deal – Amazon Original special
May 10
Jack And Jill (2011)
May 11
Alias: Seasons 1-5
May 15
Seberg – Amazon Original movie (2020)
The Last Narc: Season 1 – Amazon Original series
May 17
Poldark: Season 5
May 19
Like Crazy (2011)
Trial By Fire (2019)
May 22
Rocketman (2019)
Homecoming: Season 2 – Amazon Original series
May 23
Come To Daddy (2020)
May 25
The Tracker (2019)
May 29
The Vast Of Night – Amazon Original movie (2020)
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Chris Hemsworth is still waiting on some forward momentum around the Hulk Hogan biopic he’s been attached to star in since last year, but reveals in a new interview that he remains “fascinated” and “intrigued” by the world of pro wrestling that the movie aims to expose.
When ScreenRant asked about the Hulk Hogan project, Hemsworth admitted, “Look, I haven’t read a script yet. I know it’s being written now and worked on. I know very little about that. It’s sort of in the process now.”
Joker’s Todd Phillips is attached to direct the Hulk Hogan biopic, which is being scripted by Joker’s Scott Silver along with John Pollono. The movie — which is expected to be made at Netflix and counts Bradley Cooper among its producers — will explore Hogan’s rise to fame in the 1980s and reportedly won’t cover his more recent scandals and lawsuits.
“I’m just fascinated by that world, and I think they’re pretty keen to show a side of the world that people haven’t seen before,” Hemsworth said. “I’m as intrigued as you are.”
