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One of my all-time favorite videogames is Rockstar’s Manhunt, a PlayStation 2 title that merged the stealth of elements of Splinter Cell with snuff cinema aesthetics to create one of the most disturbing and terrifying game experiences I’ve ever encountered. Manhunt was about a convicted murderer freed from his own execution so that he could be the “star” of a sadistic producer’s snuff film. This character (named Cash, if you were wondering) had to run through the roughest parts of the city while avoiding psycho gangs and exterminating his enemies with extreme (and I do mean extreme…) prejudice. In the latter stages of the experience, Cash winds up in an abandoned building with one of the producer’s greatest performers—a giant man, wearing little more than a pig mask, who chases Cash with a chainsaw. The character, Piggsy, may be the most frightening videogame character in the history of the medium. I loved Manhunt from the moment I started playing, but when I ran into Piggsy for that first time, well, I knew I’d found one of my favorite games ever.

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AICN scored the first look at the official US poster for Park Chan Wook’s Thirst. It’s essentially the same as the modified Korean version–and not the more controversial one, unfortunately (which you can see here).

The film focuses on a priest (played by Song Kang-ho) who becomes a vampire after undergoing a blood transfusion. Focus Features is handling the US release. The film hits theaters on July 31st.

According to ScreenDaily, Twilight producers Imprint Entertainment are teaming up with Seoul-based sales agents Mirovision to remake the South Korean horror film Phone.

Phone (which I’ve reviewed here) was a fairly decent chiller in the vein of countless other Asian ghost films. The new remake has been in development hell for several years, but looks to finally be moving forward thanks to this new arrangement. Reports indicate that the English language script is nearly complete and that the film should be ready for release in the summer of 2010.

The story focuses on a reporter who learns that her new cell phone number has been tied to a series of mysterious deaths and her quest to solve the mystery behind it all.