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Geek Tyrant
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
Dark and Twisted Red-Band Trailer For Clive Barker's HELLRAISER: REVIVAL Video Game — GeekTyrant
Saber Interactive and Boss Team Games have unleashed a brutally intense red-band announcement trailer for their upcoming survival horror game, Clive Barker's Hellraiser: Revival , and it is every bit as nightmarish as fans could hope for. This single-player, horror action game takes players deep into the terrifying universe of the iconic franchise, and the first footage makes one thing clear, you're in for some serious bloody and gory torment. The trailer teases the game's disturbing story and grotesque atmosphere, promising a world steeped in pain and obsession. Horror legend Doug Bradley returns as the infamous Pinhead, delivering the chilling presence that made him a genre icon. This new chapter looks like it crawled straight out of the darkest recesses of hell itself, and for longtime fans, it's an absolute treat. The official synopsis sets the stage: 'Discover the tale of Aidan, who must unlock the dark powers of the Genesis Configuration, a mysterious puzzle box, to help his girlfriend from a hellish abyss. 'As Aidan, you'll harness the box's infernal abilities to survive your pact with the sinister Pinhead and battle against the twisted cult that worships him and the Cenobites. Fail, and your suffering will be legendary, even in Hell. We have such sights to show you...' From what we've seen, Hellraiser: Revival is shaping up to deliver a truly hellish experience packed with gore, tension, and disturbing imagery that fans of the franchise have been craving. The game will be available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. If the trailer is any indication, players should brace themselves for one of the most twisted horror experiences in recent memory. Watch the red-band trailer and tell us… are you ready to open the box?
USA Today
6 days ago
- USA Today
Police address findings on death of rising motocross star Aidan Zingg
Police have found "nothing criminal" in the death of 16-year-old motocross star Aidan Zingg, according to Sgt. Jason Heilman of the Mammoth Lakes Police Department. Two days after Zingg died June 28 after a mid-race crash on the dirt track about 300 miles north of Los Angeles, the Mammoth Lakes (California) Police Department announced it would investigate. Almost three weeks later, Heilman told USA TODAY Sports that police are wrapping up the investigation. 'There's nothing criminal,'' Heilman said on Friday, July 18. 'Just an unfortunate accident.'' As far as completing the investigation, Heilman said, 'I just got to complete one final little report there and then we'll officially close it. … It took a little while to finish this thing out because we don't want to just bombard the family with questions and whatnot.'' On June 30, Aidan parents, Bob and Shari, told USA TODAY Sports that they welcomed the police investigation as they dealt with conflicting reports over what happened during the crash at the 2025 Big Bike Weekend Mammoth Motocross. Bob Zingg said the head of event safety told them Aidan was involved in a crash 'by himself" but that two riders said another rider was involved. 'They'll never get complete closure," Heilman said. 'Losing a child like that's going to be tough." Heilman said the reports from the investigation will be forwarded to the Mono County Sheriff's Office, which is conducting an autopsy of Aidan. The Sheriff's Office has released no information, but Zingg's mother told USA TODAY Sports that Aidan died from "cardiac tamponade." Cardiac tamponade, according to the Cleveland Clinic, "describes a heart that has so much fluid around it that it can't pump enough blood. The force of this fluid makes it hard for your heart to do its job." A healthcare provider has to remove the extra fluid with a needle or surgery, according to the clinic, which reports, 'You need quick treatment for a good outcome.''
New York Times
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Times
‘And Just Like That …' Season 3, Episode 8 Recap: Bringing Sexy Back
Season 3, Episode 8: 'Happily Ever After' If anyone else had been wondering where the sex has been in this 'Sex and the City' spinoff, it showed up in Episode 8. First, we have Carrie and Aidan, who were able to have sex this week because Aidan was actually able to come to New York. As he tells Carrie, once Wyatt returned from Outward Bound (which was confusing because didn't Wyatt refuse to get on the plane?), he decided he wanted to live with only Kathy. While this is obviously sad for Papa Aidan, it's clearly not that sad because it means he can visit with Carrie almost indefinitely. He shows up on her doorstep with tons of baggage (pun absolutely intended) in the hopes that she will clear her calendar for the day, or week, or lifetime. The two make love and then nap — a true dream — but Carrie wakes up just in time to make her meeting with her neighbor Duncan, with whom she's swapping pages and notes. It's strictly a working relationship, she fibs to Aidan, conveniently leaving out the Scotch-sipping and smiles they shared last week. But Aidan isn't buying it. He is curious about Duncan, at the very least. Invite him to dinner with us! Aidan suggests, but Carrie knows better. Sharing a meal with your 'boyfriend' and your 'flirking' buddy kind of kills the magic on all sides. Some might cringe at the term 'flirking' — a portmanteau of 'work flirting' — but not me. If it becomes the Magnolia Bakery cupcakes of this franchise and trends all over the place, I'm OK with it. I think all of us have been unconsciously searching for a word to describe the way we behave with our work crushes, and we finally have it. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Irish Examiner
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Examiner
What a Difference a Day Makes: A honeymoon resort, and I was there on my own!
In January 2022 I went on a trip to Mexico with two Belfast lads — Aidan, a cinematographer I'd collaborated a lot with, and his best friend Fox. It was my first time meeting Fox, he became a great friend too. We flew out at new year — it was really a whim, a last-minute idea that had come to us at Christmas, just to get out of the bleak winter. We spent three weeks there. We had an unbelievable time, the best craic. At the beginning of the trip, I met an English guy in Cancun Airport, a hockey player for team GB. We had some pleasantries in the airport, we were going in different directions — just a nice pleasant encounter. At the end of the Mexico trip, Aidan, Fox and I were going our separate ways — Fox to Belfast, Aidan to LA. I'd decided I wanted to spend a week travelling — I'm a very social creature and I'd never travelled on my own. I looked at the map... I thought Costa Rica looked nice. I said goodbye to the lads. In a way I was ill-prepared. I hadn't done my covid form properly. I was almost robbed in Mexico City Airport — I was a bit rocked by that. Not a great start to this first trip out on my own! Mexico had been ebullient, cheerful, the three of us splitting the responsibilities. Now here I was, not having organised myself properly — it was a bit stressful. I was flying to San José. Everybody said you wouldn't want to spend too long there — it's dangerous. Lochlainn McKenna: "I just remember looking, and having no one to share it with, and having a very profound sense of loneliness, lack of connection. I remember being super lonely — what's the point of experiencing any of this if I can't explore it with others?" The next day I went off to this little beach town, Santa Teresa, a surfer's town I'd found online, an hour's flight on a biplane with seven of us on it. It flew very low, really taking in the scenery, absolutely spectacular. We landed in sweltering heat, 36°C. A taxi drove me an hour over bumpy roads to the hostel I'd found online. I checked in, was ready to explore. Down onto the beach — proper palm trees, glistening sand, massive birds flying in a V, enormous iguanas six or seven feet. A town on the edge of the jungle, littered with animals, a paradise. It was wow! An incredible moment, a pinch-me moment. And I just remember looking, and having no one to share it with, and having a very profound sense of loneliness, lack of connection. I remember being super lonely — what's the point of experiencing any of this if I can't explore it with others? There was a café I went to, had a beer. I was thinking 'It's kind of mad to be here and to have no one to talk to about this wonderment'. Later, on the beach, I was watching people surfing. This amazing child came up to me. I had a point-and-shoot camera and he came over, didn't speak much, but very precocious. Lochlainn McKenna, photo taken by child he met on the beach He picked up the camera and was examining it — he took a picture of me. Really sweet, funny. Looking at the photo now, I've a big broad grin but I can see a loneliness in my eyes. That evening, back in the hostel, I went to my bunk and who was there only the English man I'd met at Cancún Airport. We were sharing a bunk — he had the underneath one. It was a proper shock. I didn't know him at all, had just met him for 10 minutes in the airport, the odds seemed impossible. I spent the rest of the week with him and his friends. That loneliness on the beach, I'd never felt loneliness like it before. It was such a large feeling. I'd just come off the back of that rip-roaring trip in Mexico with those two lunatics. This moment I'd had on the beach made me realise how much I needed connection. I'm an extrovert but I think there's a lot of worth in spending time alone. Did I see more of the beauty because I was on my own? I saw less. I'd have experienced more if I'd had someone else's brains and eyes alongside, to discuss and explore... Towards the end of my time in Santa Teresa, I needed to get away so I checked into a hotel, just to treat myself. And it was basically a honeymoon resort, and I was there on my own! I've rarely been single but I was single at that time. It was like something out of an American rom-com. I did feel lonely there, but that first experience on the beach was bigger. I couldn't have been more free, but I didn't feel free at all. I felt lost. And yes, it definitely added to me. My mother always says 'err on the side of doing' — a great mantra to live by. This experience told me how important connection is. The take-aways: how poor I was on my own, how I needed to work on that; and realising that in my life I want to share experiences with others. Lochlainn (Locky) McKenna is writer and director behind new podcast A Stranger's Tale . . Narrated by Killian Scott and supported by Vodafone, the series explores what happens when we put our phones away and connect with strangers in real life, capturing funny, moving and often unexpected moments from across Ireland. An Irish Top 50 podcast, it's available on Spotify.
Irish Examiner
16-07-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Meet the former Rebel who makes the hurleys for Cork legend Patrick Horgan
Former Cork senior hurler Aidan Walsh knows more than most about hurling. The Kanturk man, who now makes hurleys in his spare time, also knows that in the hands of a wizard like Cork hurling ace Patrick Horgan, a hurley is not just a piece of wood — it's a tool he can use to write another chapter in the storied history of the GAA. For over a decade, Aidan has been crafting the sticks that have helped the Glen Rovers sharp-shooter, renowned for his trademark accuracy from play and placed balls, become the highest scorer in championship history — three goals and 50 points this season alone to bring his championship total to a staggering 32 goals and 679 points. Cork's Patrick Horgan shoots over a point against Clare. Picture: Eddie O'Hare He has ensured that every curve, every ounce of weight, every grip on every hurley he has crafted for the lethal forward meets his specific requirements — each hurley built for moments when inches matter and split-second reactions decide games. He'll be watching closer than most on Sunday as the Rebels bid to end the 20-year drought, and Hoggie bids to win that elusive All-Ireland medal. 'He'll be playing on Sunday with the hurley I made him before the league final,' Aidan says. 'I make about three or four whenever he needs them, but he doesn't break many of them.' Aidan, who makes hurleys in his spare time in a small workshop in Kanturk, prefers to get his ash from England, Scotland or Wales, because the ash grown further east is of a lesser quality. 'It's a little lighter, so at the moment English ash is about the best,' he says. 'When I get a delivery in, I can see which planks look best, which have the best grain to suit Hoggie and I will pick those out and set them aside for him for when he needs a hurley.' Wood chippings fly as Aidan works on a new hurley in his workshop. Picture: Howard Crowdy And he makes a batch while Hoggie stands watching. It means that tweaks can be made at every stage of the production process to ensure the bespoke handcrafted product is just what Hoggie needs. 'The days of throwing a bag of hurleys on the ground and telling players to pick one are long gone,' he says. 'Most players at this elite intercounty level, especially if they are passionate about the sport, know exactly what style of hurley and what weight of hurley they want. Aidan cutting out the shape of the hurley. Picture: Howard Crowdy 'They will have a number one hurley that they will always try to use and number two, three and four as well. 'And to be honest, of all the hurleys I make, this one takes the longest time. 'I am fairly familiar with what he wants in a hurley, but we're able to make the small changes as we go to make sure that he's 100% happy with it.' A former intercounty footballer and hurler with Cork, Aidan won an U21 All-Ireland football medal in 2009 and went on to play senior under Conor Counihan. He played both codes during the 2014 season, winning a Munster Championship medal that year but focused on inter-county hurling only for 2015. He rejoined the Cork senior football team in the summer of 2016, and committed to the football team for the 2017 and 2018 seasons, before committing to the senior hurling squad from 2019 onwards. Aidan seen checking on a hurley during the sanding process in his workshop in Kanturk. Picture: Howard Crowdy However, later that year, he was told he would not be part of the management team's plans, and that spelled the end of his intercounty career. But he's played at that level, he knows the players, and what they need. So what is it about a Hoggie hurley that's so special? 'It's heavier than a normal hurley, it's almost the weight of a goalkeeper's hurley and it has a very big or thick bás,' Aidan says. 'The grip is more rounded than square and the champfer on the bás all the way down to the heel is deeper on one side than the other; it's the side that faces the ground when he's lifting the ball for a free. 'That makes it easier for him to get the bás closer to the ground and easier to pick the ball. 'It's the small details like that that are so important to get right.' He feels a certain amount of pressure but more so a sense of responsibility to make sure that Hoggie has the right hurley to do the job on the pitch. 'But I certainly have the easier job of the two of us. I just have to make the right hurley. He has to go out and perform on the pitch,' he says. 'Of course, I always want him to do well — they say if Hoggie's doing well, Cork is doing well. Aidan with his nearly completed hurley. Picture: Howard Crowdy 'There was panic stations the week before last year's All Ireland final when he broke his number one hurley and I had to drop everything to make a replacement. 'So I'll be a bit nervous alright this week hoping that he doesn't crack his number one hurley. 'He could go a whole year without breaking a hurley but anything can happen in a training session — one flick, one block here, or one clash there. Ash is very unforgiving that way. 'But rest assured, if he does break a hurley over the coming days, I will drop everything to make sure we will get it sorted.' Fanzone Meanwhile, as the scramble for All-Ireland tickets continues, free tickets to the Rebels' Fanzone event in SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Sunday are set to be released for booking on Thursday morning. The free, family-friendly, alcohol-free event will be fully ticketed, and u16s must be accompanied by an adult. Tickets will be made available from 7.30am on Thursday via Cork GAA's website Cork City Council's website and from Tickets will be limited to a maximum of five per person, and capacity is limited. Organisers have appealed to fans to only apply for tickets if they are certain they will use them A ticket transfer and cancellation window, including the ability to cancel or transfer some of your tickets, will be open until midnight on Saturday.
