Episode 279: The Business of Horror
Summary: Why is Horror successful in some mediums, but not others? <br> <br> <br> What medium makes the best horror?<br> <br> Greetings adventurers, and welcome to this weeks installment of The Surly Nerd! After our prelude, we head into comics where Batman: White Knight is getting a sequel. There's also some pretty exciting news about Lev Grossman's "The Magicians" and BOOM! Studios is teaming up with Blizzard once again to take a deep dive into Starcraft lore.<br> <br> Heading into level two, the panel gets excited for a new farming game...about weed? Minecraft looks to be getting the Diablo treatment, and a miracle has happened - Sony has decided to finally allow for cross-platform play.<br> <br> Over in the world of entertainment, Black Mirror has found an AWESOME new way to engage with their audience. Ryan Reynold's is working on a new project that will appeal to gamers, and we finally get a (dark) update about what's going on with the newest X-men movie.<br> <br> Our epilogue this week is about the medium of Horror and what makes it successful.<br> <br> As always, we appreciate all our adventurers who listen to the show every week and we look forward to your feedback on what we discuss! (info@thesurlynerd.com!) <br> <br> Grab a drink and settle on in for this weeks action packed episode of...The Surly Nerd!<br> <br> <br> Read about the things we love to talk about! <br> <br> All about Batman White Knight: <a href="https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/batman-white-knight-2017/batman-white-knight"> https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/batman-white-knight-2017/batman-white-knight</a> <br> Check out BOOM! Studios: <a href="https://www.boom-studios.com/" target="_blank">https://www.boom-studios.com/</a> <br> Superhero cupcakes!: <a href="http://www.wilton.com/super-hero-cupcakes/WLPROJ-8555.html">http://www.wilton.com/super-hero-cupcakes/WLPROJ-8555.html</a> <br><br><a class="a2a_button_facebook" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/facebook?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fthesurlynerd.com%2Fpodcast%2Fthe-business-of-horror%2F&linkname=Episode%20279%3A%20The%20Business%20of%20Horror" title="Facebook" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_twitter" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/twitter?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fthesurlynerd.com%2Fpodcast%2Fthe-business-of-horror%2F&linkname=Episode%20279%3A%20The%20Business%20of%20Horror" title="Twitter" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_google_plus" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/google_plus?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fthesurlynerd.com%2Fpodcast%2Fthe-business-of-horror%2F&linkname=Episode%20279%3A%20The%20Business%20of%20Horror" title="Google+" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_button_tumblr" href="https://www.addtoany.com/add_to/tumblr?linkurl=http%3A%2F%2Fthesurlynerd.com%2Fpodcast%2Fthe-business-of-horror%2F&linkname=Episode%20279%3A%20The%20Business%20of%20Horror" title="Tumblr" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a><a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share_save addtoany_share" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesurlynerd.com%2Fpodcast%2Fthe-business-of-horror%2F&title=Episode%20279%3A%20The%20Business%20of%20Horror"></a>
