***Horror Joy Fresh Cut: Resident Evil (Stale Slice Edition)***
Summary
Jeff returns with a “Horror Joy Stale Slice” to discuss Resident Evil after missing opening night due to post-BlizzCon illness.
He teases future Horror Joy topics from Blizzard news (a Diablo announcement, a long-horizon StarCraft title, and World of Warcraft’s upcoming roguelite “Talebound” set in Drustvar or Revendreth).
He largely agrees with Brian’s take, emphasizing the film’s distinctly video game-like cinematography (first-person flashlight/gun shots, claustrophobic “cinematic closet”) and wondering whether hyperreal gaming blurs fantasy and reality, contributing to cultural numbness and “main character syndrome.”
Jeff argues the film’s jump scares are efficient rather than cheap, and that Cregger balances darker horror with humor, reading themes that can include class, modern healthcare, and genetic meddling.
He highlights Austin Abrams’ performance, cameos by Paul Walter Hauser and Zach Cherry, recurring gun-ineptitude humor, local business shout-outs, and ways to follow/contact the show.
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