Recent content by NihilSinLulz

You mean like Haneke's Cache or Funny Games, or the more recent and excellent Resolution (a more interesting version of Cabin in the Woods)? Yeah, it's been done. Quite a few times actually. For more horror-comedy versions, there's Rubber and Series 7...

You may want to try Thomas Ligotti's short stories (all about dat nihilism), House of Leaves (meta-messing with yo brain!), or some of the cream of the crop of the SCP Foundation (here is a personal fav of mine: http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-1981).

I would have to disagree. There are a number or great books that grab you immediately due to a strong opening. "Tyler gets me a job as a waiter, after that Tyler's pushing a gun in my mouth and saying, the first step to eternal life is you have to die. For a long time though, Tyler and I were...

I love me some violent video games and movies, but there's a world of difference between fantasy death and real thing. I've seen two people die violently in front of me in my life. One committed suicide by placing his head on some train tracks, the other person was gunned down in a mall. Both...

I think it gives the reader options and doesn't necessarily need be taken as gospel. A good example of this is with Neon Genesis Evangaleon. Its creator is on record saying that it was basically a paycheck and any deeper meaning is is nonexistent. Yet for many fans, the work is full of...

So there's several games I've played over the years whose stories, atmosphere, or ideas I loved and either want more of or felt could've done better in a different media (such as film). I was wondering if you good fellow Escapists had some recommendations for movies/books/etc that are similar...

People expect them to not be whiny, self-entitled little shits. Honestly, some of the faux-outrage by "male gamers" has been disgusting, ignorant, and above all idiotic. I'm a male gamer (though not a "male gamer") who also loves comics books, film, and literature. I want gaming to rise...

I'm loving all these stories. Thanks everyone! Please add some more!

Hello older Escapists. I was wondering what the nerd-life was like before it became mainstream. That is, before every book store sold graphic novels. Before the video game industry rivaled that of movies. Before dressing up and going to a con was seen with the same enthusiasm as going to a...

That new take usually being an extremely cursory joining of dots. Not always but those examples you gave fit the bill. That's true of most films. Hell, the majority of most things are crap.

The Thing Scarface The Fly Nolan Batman movies Invasion of the Body Snatchers Dredd Little Shop of Horrors Here's some excellent reboots/imaginings that haven't been mentioned. In the Loop The Crazies LOTR + The Hobbit The Phantom of the Opera King Kong Nosferatu The Departed...

Ugh. Just ugh. I was really looking forward to iOrigins if only because the work produced by its makers/actors (Another Earth, Sound of my Voice, and The East) was all very fresh and interesting. Its a shame that it sounds like not only would I not care for their new movie, but actively hate it...

Sorry, I'm not sure I understood your reply. I admit, my problem with the Test is how its used by some Hacktivists rather than with the test itself. As I mentioned, it does create an interesting vehicle for discussion.

The problem I see when it used to evaluate trends is that it ignores the very important factor of genre. Film that focus on or a strong theme of relationships (this would include romance, certain types of drama, film noir, and a number of existential films) are going to have women talking about...

The comic's characters talk about a lot of other stuff other than Yorrick. That said, the Test is only good for getting discussions going, not for anything evaluative. I mean if you think about it, the movie Her would fail the test yet a piece of dirty ass such as Man of Steel would pass.