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The Quarry (video Game)
''The Quarry'' is a 2022 interactive drama horror video game developed by Supermassive Games and published by 2K. Players assume control of nine teenage counsellors who must survive their last night at Hackett's Quarry summer camp amongst supernatural creatures and violent locals. Players make many choices throughout the game which may significantly affect character development, relationships, the story's plot, and its ending. All nine playable characters may survive or die, depending on the player's decisions. Envisioned as the spiritual successor to ''Until Dawn'' (2015) and inspired by teen slasher and monster films such as ''Friday the 13th'' and '' The Thing'', the game features a large ensemble cast including Brenda Song, David Arquette, Halston Sage, Ted Raimi, Ariel Winter, Ethan Suplee, Lance Henriksen, Lin Shaye, Justice Smith, and Grace Zabriskie. ''The Quarry'' was released on 10 June 2022 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supermassive Games
Supermassive Games Ltd is a British video game developer based in Guildford, Surrey. The studio is best known for developing horror games such as ''Until Dawn'' for the PlayStation 4, ''The Dark Pictures Anthology'' for Bandai Namco Entertainment and ''The Quarry (video game), The Quarry'' for 2K (company), 2K Games. History Supermassive Games was founded by Pete Samuels in 2008, who have previously worked at Psygnosis and Electronic Arts. The company signed a contract to serve as Sony's second-party developer. The studio first worked on downloadable content for Media Molecule's ''LittleBigPlanet'', and games utilizing the PlayStation Move motion controller including ''Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves'' and ''Start the Party!''. The strategy was a success initially, as the studio posted full-year sales of £5.7 million in 2011. In 2012, the studio partnered with BBC and released ''Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock''. It was intended to be the first game of a trilogy, but the game was poo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spiritual Successor
A spiritual successor (sometimes called a spiritual sequel) is a product or fictional work that is similar to, or directly inspired by, another previous work, but (unlike a traditional prequel or sequel) does not explicitly continue the product line or media franchise of its predecessor, and is thus only a successor "in spirit". Spiritual successors often have similar themes and styles to their source material, but are generally a distinct intellectual property. In fiction, the term generally refers to a work by a creator that shares similarities to one of their earlier works, but is set in a different continuity, and features distinct characters and settings. Such works may arise when licensing issues prevent a creator from releasing a direct sequel using the same copyrighted characters and names as the original. The term is also used more broadly to describe a pastiche work that intentionally evokes similarities to pay homage to other influential works, but is also distinct enou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lin Shaye
Linda Shaye (born October 12, 1943) is an American film, television, and theater actress. In a career spanning over forty years, she has appeared in more than a hundred feature films. She is perhaps best known for her starring role as Elise Rainier in the ''Insidious'' film series (2010–2018), and as Magda in ''There's Something About Mary''. Shaye is regarded as a scream queen due to her roles in various horror films, including '' Alone in the Dark'' (1982), ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' (1984), '' Critters'' (1986) and its sequel '' Critters 2: The Main Course'' (1988), '' Amityville: A New Generation'' (1993), ''Wes Craven's New Nightmare'' (1994), ''Dead End'' (2003), '' 2001 Maniacs'' (2005) and its sequel '' 2001 Maniacs: Field of Screams'' (2010), ''Ouija'' (2014) and its prequel '' Ouija: Origin of Evil'' (2016), ''Tales of Halloween'' (2015), ''Abattoir'' (2016), ''The Final Wish'' (2018), '' Room for Rent'' (2019), ''The Grudge'' (2020), and the ''Insidious '' univ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lance Henriksen
Lance Henriksen (born May 5, 1940) is an American actor. He is known for his works in various science fiction, action and horror films, such as that of Bishop in the ''Alien'' film franchise, and Frank Black in Fox television series ''Millennium'' (1996–1999) and ''The X-Files'' (1999). He has also done extensive voice work for Kerchak the gorilla in the 1999 Walt Disney Feature Animation film ''Tarzan'' (1999), General Shepherd in '' Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2'' (2009) and Fleet Admiral Steven Hackett (as well as Narl) in BioWare's ''Mass Effect'' video game trilogy (2007–2012). He also appeared as Vukovich in '' The Terminator'', Chains Cooper in '' Stone Cold'', and starred as Ed Harley in the cult horror film '' Pumpkinhead'' (1988). Early life Henriksen was born on May 5, 1940, in Manhattan, New York. His father, James Henriksen, was a Norwegian merchant sailor and boxer nicknamed "Icewater" who spent most of his life at sea, while his mother, Margueritte Werner, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethan Suplee
Ethan Suplee (; born May 25, 1976) is an American film and television actor. He is best known for his roles in the films ''American History X'', ''Remember the Titans'', ''John Q'', '' The Wolf of Wall Street'', ''Without a Paddle'', and several of Kevin Smith's films as well as Frankie in ''Boy Meets World'' and Randy Hickey in ''My Name Is Earl''. Early life Suplee was born in Manhattan, the son of Debbie and Bill Suplee (who later played Willie the One Eyed Mailman in ''My Name Is Earl''). His parents were actors who met while performing Summer stock theater, summer stock theater and appeared on Broadway theatre, Broadway. On the ''Your Welcome'' show, Ethan stated that he dropped out of school at age 14. Career The first major role Suplee landed was as Willam in ''Mallrats'', directed by Kevin Smith, alongside future ''My Name is Earl'' costar Jason Lee (actor), Jason Lee. He also appeared briefly in the independent Kevin Smith View-Askew produced ''Drawing Flies.'' Smith c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariel Winter
Ariel Winter Workman (born January 28, 1998) is an American actress. She starred as Alex Dunphy in the ABC comedy series ''Modern Family'', for which she and her co-stars won four consecutive Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series. She also voiced the titular character in the Disney Junior show ''Sofia the First'' and Penny Peterson in the 2014 animated film ''Mr. Peabody and Sherman''. Early life Winter was born on January 28, 1998, the daughter of Chrisoula (''née'' Batistas) and Glenn Workman. Through her mother, she is of Greek descent, and through her father, of German descent. She is the younger sister of actors Shanelle Workman and Jimmy Workman. Career Winter obtained her first entertainment industry job in a Cool Whip commercial advertisement in 2002 when she was four years old. She had her first television role in an episode of '' Listen Up!'', and followed it with appearances in a variety of shows such as '' Freddie'', ''Monk'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Raimi
Theodore "Ted" Raimi (born December 14, 1965) is an American character actor, director, comedian, and writer. He is known for his roles in the works of his brother Sam Raimi, including a fake Shemp in ''The Evil Dead'', possessed Henrietta in ''Evil Dead II'', and Ted Hoffman in the ''Spider-Man'' trilogy.Peter David's novelizations of the films reveal his first name to be Ted, after the actor who plays him. He later reprised his role as Henrietta in the television series ''Ash vs. Evil Dead'', in which he also played the character Chet Kaminski. He is also known for his roles as Lieutenant JG Tim O'Neill in ''seaQuest DSV'' and Joxer the Mighty in '' Xena: Warrior Princess'' and ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys''. Raimi has appeared in minor roles in a number of other films and television series, including the films ''Crimewave'', '' Intruder'', '' Shocker'', '' Darkman'', '' Candyman'', '' Army of Darkness'', ''Clear and Present Danger'', ''The Grudge'', ''Drag Me to Hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halston Sage
Roy Halston Frowick (April 23, 1932 – March 26, 1990), known mononymously as Halston, was an American fashion designer who rose to international fame in the 1970s. His minimalist, clean designs, often made of cashmere or ultrasuede, were a new phenomenon in the mid-1970s discotheques and redefined American fashion. Halston was known for creating a relaxed urban lifestyle for American women. He was frequently photographed at Studio 54 with his close friends Liza Minnelli, Bianca Jagger, Joe Eula, and Andy Warhol. In the early 1950s, while attending the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Halston began a business designing and making women's hats. He garnered a well-known clientele and opened a store on Chicago's Magnificent Mile in 1957. He later became the head milliner for high-end New York City department store Bergdorf Goodman. His fame rose when he designed the pillbox hat Jacqueline Kennedy wore to the inauguration of her husband, President John F. Kennedy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Arquette
David Arquette (born September 8, 1971) is an American actor and former professional wrestler. He is best known for his role as Dewey Riley in the slasher film franchise ''Scream'', for which he won a Teen Choice Award and two Blockbuster Entertainment Awards. As a professional wrestler, he is best remembered for his 2000 stint in World Championship Wrestling (WCW), where he won the WCW World Heavyweight Championship and headlined the Slamboree pay-per-view event; he has received praise in recent times for his work on the independent circuit. A member of the Arquette acting family, he first became known during the mid-1990s after starring in several Hollywood films aside from the ''Scream'' franchise, such as '' Wild Bill'', ''Never Been Kissed'', ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', ''See Spot Run'' and ''Eight Legged Freaks''. He has since had several television roles, such as Jason Ventress on ABC's ''In Case of Emergency''. Arquette has also voiced Skully on the Disney Channel ani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brenda Song
Brenda Song (born March 27, 1988) is an American actress. Born in California, Song began her career at the age of six, working as a child model. She made her screen debut with a guest appearance on the sitcom '' Thunder Alley'' (1995), and went on to roles such as the children's television series ''Fudge'' (1995) and the Nickelodeon series ''100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd'' (1999). Song starred in the Disney Channel original film ''The Ultimate Christmas Present'' (2000), which won her a Young Artist Award. She subsequently signed a contract with Disney Channel and earned widespread recognition for playing the titular character in the action film '' Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior'' (2006), and London Tipton in the comedy franchise '' The Suite Life'' (2005–2011), earning her acclaim and two Young Hollywood Awards. She additionally played the character of Tia on ''Phil of the Future'' (2004–2005), and had starring roles in the television films ''Get a Clue'' (2002) and the come ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Thing (1982 Film)
''The Thing'' is a 1982 American Science fiction film, science fiction horror film directed by John Carpenter from a screenplay by Bill Lancaster. Based on the 1938 John W. Campbell, John W. Campbell Jr. novella ''Who Goes There?'', it tells the story of a group of American researchers in Antarctica who encounter the eponymous "Thing", a Parasitism, parasitic extraterrestrial life-form that assimilates, then imitates, other organisms. The group is overcome by paranoia and conflict as they learn that they can no longer trust each other and that any of them could be the Thing. The film stars Kurt Russell as the team's helicopter pilot R.J. MacReady, with Wilford Brimley, A. Wilford Brimley, T. K. Carter, David Clennon, Keith David, Richard Dysart, Charles Hallahan, Peter Maloney (actor), Peter Maloney, Richard Masur, Donald Moffat, Joel Polis, and Thomas G. Waites in supporting roles. Production began in the mid-1970s as a faithful adaptation of the novella, following 1951's ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friday The 13th (franchise)
''Friday the 13th'' is an American Horror fiction, horror media franchise, franchise that comprises twelve slasher films, a television series, novels, comic books, video games, and tie‑in merchandise. The franchise mainly focuses on the fictional character Jason Voorhees, who was thought to have drowned as a boy at Camp Crystal Lake due to the negligence of the camp staff. Decades later, the lake is rumored to be "cursed" and is the setting for a series of mass murders. Jason is featured in all of the films, as either the killer or the motivation for the killings. The Friday the 13th (1980 film), original film, created to cash in on the success of ''Halloween (1978 film), Halloween'' (1978), was written by Victor Miller (writer), Victor Miller and was produced and directed by Sean S. Cunningham. The films have grossed over $468 million at the box-office worldwide. It was the highest-grossing horror franchise in the world until ''Halloween (2018 film), Halloween'' (2018) was rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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