One last bit of business before the DangerTerrorHorrorThon is done haunting the site for this year. If you’re a regular visitor, you probably knew that the only thing left was a new video, but I hope you still get some surprises out of this one. You already got a clue about one earlier in the HorrorThon. Happy Halloween!
The fear is here once again! Here’s the first update:
Custom Sprites:
– Castlevania: Shaft and Ghost Shaft
– Resident Evil: Licker
– Splatterhouse: Rick Taylor/Mirror Rick pose, and the other Revival Dead zombie
– Horror: Freddy Krueger, Toxic Avenger
Stay tuned, there’s one small update coming later tonight!
The fear is here once again! Here’s the first update:
Custom Sprites:
– Monster Party: new separate gallery with a redrawn Mark
– Ghosts ‘n Goblins series: PrinPrin and Unicorn
– Horror: Rosemary (Demoni/Demons)
– Golden Axe: improved the 2019 Skeleton sprites and gave them their own gallery. You’ll see why later.
The Dire and Bette channel recently had a live roundtable about the Ghosts ‘N Goblins series hosted by Dire and featuring Sotenga, ArcnarenthJim, and Dain
Next time, on the horror thon…
Happy, Happy Hall-o-ween, Hall-o-ween, Hall-o-ween!
Happy, Happy Hall-o-ween, Sil-ver-Sham-rock!
Custom Sprites:
– Horror
– – Halloween III: trick-or-treaters with Silver Shamrock masks
– – Texas Chainsaw: all-new Leatherface from TCSM 1, Chop Top
– – other: all-new Candyman sprite
– Raven’s Dojo: LOOOONG OVERDUE! The gallery starts with a brand-new Gore Orb sprite based on the brick-breaking character from Raven’s Terror Cube game. Also added are the Dojo comic stars Rodney and Dornail I made to help spread the word about Raven’s comic book Kickstarter from 2012. No, that “long overdue” part was NOT hyperbole. I’ll be reshading these in the future.
from TCM2
mini-logos:
– movies: Halloween III
All new items added to the Image Generators, where you can make screenshots like the one at the top of this post!
Here’s the DangerTerrorHorrorThon 2022 video:
It starts with a few clips of things added to the site during this year’s HorrorThon, throws in a few quick sprite displays of things that hadn’t been in a video yet, and then two theme-based displays (including one based on a favorite clip seen in other HorrorThon videos). The rest of the video shows movie-related sprites character-by-character in a display based on the “Horror vs. Horror 2” print, showing the sprites of the select screen characters who have full sprites.
The West Mansion Splatterhouse site has been adding lots of new things recently, but the crown jewel of additions has just dropped an interview Dire conducted with Takashi Oda, the lead character designer of the original Splatterhouse game! He did more than just create Rick and the cast, as he’s also a practical effects designer on a slew of legendary Japanese movies like Tetsuo 2:Body Hammer and Hiruko the Goblin. Dire’s interview with Takashi Oda can be found here.
This stab at the horrorthon is ALL GAME, with a few do-overs some long overdue additions, and a surprise monster from a sequel.
Custom Sprites:
– Altered Beast: humanoid non-powered-up player 1 & 2
– Castlevania: all-new Carmilla (Rondo of Blood) and Succubus (Symphony of the Night)
– Splatterhouse: Rick Taylor in the Splatterhouse 2 mask and all-new Screaming Mimi from Splatterhouse 2
All new items added to the Image Generators, where you can make screenshots like the one at the top of this post!
Arcade Quartermaster update by adding the Playchoice-10 edition of Castlevania to the shrines! The site has also been adding background music to many of the earlier shrines, so now is a good time to revisit a few and hear what jumps out at you.
TheWolfBunny’s Super Mario Bros. NES font got a MASSIVE update with more letter and symbol characters, easily making it one of the most comprehensive 8-bit-style fonts you can find today. And it’s STILL FREE!
Stay tuned, there’s still more DangerTerrorHorrorThon waiting to find you!
Custom Sprites:
– DC Comics: all-new Scarecrow (classic)
– Horror:Evil Dead Ash Williams standing sprite updated (colors like the Horror vs. Horror 2 print, lots of other detail adjustments) and Phantasm’s Reggie (new versions in Ice Cream Man outfit with vest)
– Ninja Gaiden: arcade hockey mask enemy (completely redone for hopefully the last time)
– Streets of Rage: Zamza
mini-logos:
– movies: Stephen King, WNUF Halloween Special
All new items added to the Image Generators, where you can make screenshots like the one at the top of this post!
Raven Perez, creatively inspirational friend of the site, has a new horror-flavored game starring his classic crew of the Dojo! Terror Cube is a block-breaking game that has the Dojo teaming up with the Gore Orb to ball-bust some bricks, and anyone who knows how Raven gets down knows it’s gonna get WEIRD (in the best way). It’s a fun game, perfect for this time of year, and a treat to see crisp 8-bit-ish pixel art in his drawing style. Warning: Raven’s Dojo is not safe for work but safe for awesome. Get Terror Cube at this link!
The DangerTerrorHorrorThon continues with another update this Sunday, so stay tuned!
The DangerTerrorHorrorThon 2021 dies tonight!
October 31st, 2021
2:30 PM
Custom Sprites:
Friday the 13th – LJN game heroes (Crissy, Debbie, George, Laura, Mark, Paul) redone
Halloween – Michael Myers (choking Bob added)
Music – Scarface/Brad (Geto Boys) in the cane, the black suit, and the Diary of a Madman. Halloween fell on a weekend, had to do it.
All new fighter-scale sprites and mini-logos were added to the GFX Image Generators!
7:00 PM
One last thing: a short horror-themed video! It’s just over a minute, either brand-new and updated clips!
Elsewhere…
Arcade Quartermaster updated with new shrines for Sinistar and Missile Command! A gigantic howling demon-faced death star flying at you is considered horror in my opinion.
The biggest game site surprise of the year: Dire has resurrected the West Mansion Splatterhouse site! One of the earliest fan sites to haunt the web, the site is so legendary that even Namco acknowledged it! Check out the link to see Dire’s message about what he’s been up to and the future of the site.
The DangerTerrorHorrorThon 2021 continues
October 30th, 2021
4:30 PM
Custom Sprites:
Altered Beast – Weredragon and Werebear added, finally finishing the Altered Form lineup
Denjin Makai – Zeldia (form 1 monster) added
Resident Evil – Lady Dimitrescu added
DC Comics: – Killer Croc added
11:00 PM
Splatterhouse – Joker and a redone Hell Chaos added
Atari – the ghost of Old Man Graves added
Spawn – Violator
All new fighter-scale sprites and mini-logos were added to the GFX Image Generators!
The DangerTerrorHorrorThon 2021 begins with… a host segment?
October 29th, 2021
3:00PM
Custom Sprites:
Horror
Elvira – new Movie Macabre couch sprite, celebrating her 40th anniversary this year! This sprite is in the same style seen in the Horror print from a few years ago, and I’ll eventually redo her earlier sprites to match that style.
the Last Drive-In – Joe Bob Briggs and Darcy the Mail Girl of “The Last Drive-In” added
Mini-logos
– Television: the Last Drive-In
11:00
Night time is the right time for murder and mayhem, but bring your own knives!
Custom Sprites
– Horror: ‘Mother’ from Psycho, Horace Pinker from Shocker (reshaded, resized, updated)
– Horror – Child’s Play: Chucky (updated classic and new ‘stitched’ version) and Tiffany added
All new fighter-scale sprites and mini-logos were added to the GFX Image Generators!
“This year, Halloween feel on a weekend… me and Geto Boys are trick or treatin’…”
custom sprites:
– Music: Bushwick Bill (who unfortunately passed away in 2019) from the Geto Boys’ “Mind Playing Tricks on Me” video
– Night Slashers: knife-carrying killers
New custom sprites and mini-logos were added to the main GFX Generator
And now, for the last treat: the first ever DangerTerrorHorrorThon video clip show! You’ll see some new sprite showcase displays along with some new and old video scenes. Enjoy the show and have a happy Halloween!