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A bare-boned tween nightmare, director Julian Richards’ (The Last Horror Movie) rough-hewn latest will likely be branded a Stand By Me/Eden Lake mash-up. But it’s more of a trim, chavvy Deliverance, if it’s comparisons you’re after.
Kevin Howarth takes the lead as a greasy, potentially disturbed drifter who collars a group of kids in the woods and forces them to participate in a series of mindfuck games.
Despite the snappy running time, Scars is occasionally unfocused – until its fiercely sadistic final 20 minutes, which coil the uneasy mood into something unexpectedly distressing.
Prepare to squirm in your seat.
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Diablo 2 creator says players treated the action RPG like a “lifestyle game” because it was fun, and that MMOs like World of Warcraft had more to do with starting the live service trend
Practice your ninjitsu because the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are coming to protect the Castle Panic board game
