Addressing the Helldivers 2 meta while leaning into the game's winking fascist veneer, CEO Johan Pilestedt of developer Arrowhead Game Studios advised veterans to treat new players kindly by showering them in heavy armaments, not fascism.
11.02.2024 - 19:19 / polygon.com / Toussaint Egan
We’re currently in the midst of the winter season, when the temperatures drop and the night grows darker and longer, clawing away more and more precious minutes of sunlight. It’s the perfect time of the year for True Detective: Night Country, the fourth season of the crime drama anthology starring Jodie Foster and Kali Reis. This season has already done a lot to differentiate itself from past storylines, with nods to the supernatural interspersed with prominent callbacks to the series’ first season.
As we inch ever closer to the season’s finale, you may be wondering: What should I watch after True Detective: Night Country? We’ve been thinking the same thing, which is why we’ve put together a list of the best arctic-themed horror movies and TV to watch after the story of Tsalal has concluded. From eldritch horror and psychological thrillers to nail-biting survival dramas and more, here are the best arctic horror stories to watch after True Detective: Night Country.
Director: David Slade
Cast: Josh Hartnett, Melissa George, Danny Huston
Where to watch: Netflix
True Detective: Night Country takes place in Ennis, Alaska, a town which is experiencing an annual period of extended darkness known as “the Long Night” during the events of the series. 30 Days of Night features the same concept, as it is also set in an Alaskan town preparing for a month-long polar night for which the film takes its name.
David Slade’s action horror thriller has something that Night Country doesn’t though: Vampires. Lots of ‘em. Adapted from writer Steve Niles and artist Ben Templesmith’s comic book miniseries, 30 Days of Night is a brutal and terrifying cat-and-mouse game, with the surviving human citizens of Barrow attempting desperately to wait out an invading horde of vampires long enough until the polar night ends and the sun rises. It’s a chilling, remarkable horror thriller with suspenseful action and enough blisteringly gorey violence to make your hair on stand on end and set your blood pumping. —Toussaint Egan
Director: Renny Harlin
Cast: Holly Goss, Matt Stokoe, Luke Albright
Where to watch: Tubi,AMC Plus, Shudder
The Dyatlov Pass is one of the most enduring and strange mysteries of the modern world. A group of nine hikers in the Ural mountains died naked and covered in snow with some very mysterious injuries, and despite advances in technology, no single theory seems to totally explain everything that happened to them. If that sounds familiar, it’s because the case is a huge inspiration for True Detective: Night Country and its dead scientists, which is exactly what makes this 2013 horror movie about the incident worth watching.
In Devil’s Pass, sometimes known as The Dyatlov Pass Incident, five students recreate the path
Addressing the Helldivers 2 meta while leaning into the game's winking fascist veneer, CEO Johan Pilestedt of developer Arrowhead Game Studios advised veterans to treat new players kindly by showering them in heavy armaments, not fascism.
It’s been a minute since we’ve had a solid discount on the PlayStation 5, but Best Buy has the first big deal of the year. Right now you can pick up the Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 bundle for just $449.99 (was $499.99). This bundle includes a copy of the game and the newer, slim version of the disc-based PlayStation 5. At its regular price, this bundle already saves you the $69.99 cost of buying the game on its own. And, with Best Buy’s $50 off sale on top of that, it’s effectively paying you to play Spider-Man 2.
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I feel a little guilty about the way I rewatchAvatar: The Last Airbender.
Moon Studios is best known for Ori and the Blind Forest, a breathtakingly beautiful 2D Metroidvania that sees you tackle environmental puzzles and engage in some perilous platforming as an adorable bunny-like creature. Both it and its sequel, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, are right up there as some of the best Metroidvanias money can buy, but despite its expertise in the genre, Moon Studios is instead cooking up something entirely different for its next game, No Rest for the Wicked.