Enter a Haunting World Where Nightmares Take Control

,

Enter a Haunting World Where Nightmares Take Control Kraków, Poland – April 8, 2026 – Independent developer Purple Ray Studio has officially announced Koshmar: The Last Reverie, a dark, narrative-driven action experience set in a gothic city consumed by a mysterious sleeping plague, coming soon to Steam. When a city falls to an unnatural sleep, nightmares begin to rise. In Koshmar: The Last Reverie, players take on the role of Violet, a mortician’s daughter who walks the fragile line between the waking world and the realm of dreams. Raised among cadavers and feared by the living, Violet finds herself forced to

Read more

EMBARK ON A JOURNEY INTO EXISTENTIAL HORROR WITH “OUR BRILLIANT RUIN TRPG RULEBOOK” NOW AVAILABLE IN PRINT EVERYWHERE

MILWAUKIE, Ore., (April 8, 2026)— After the success of Dark Horse Comics and Studio Hermitage’s comic series Our Brilliant Ruin: Horror at Crane Mansion, the original TRPG rulebook for the gilded-age-inspired, eldritch-horror-themed tabletop role-playing game is set to arrive from Dark Horse Books. Our Brilliant Ruin TRPG Rulebook is a hardcover edition of the guide to running your very own role-playing game within this carefully crafted upstairs-downstairs drama-filled world. What’s inside Our Brilliant Ruin TRPG Rulebook:Our Brilliant Ruin is set in the Dramark, a place where the last fragile remains of society burn with excess and intrigue in the shadow of a dying world. The Ruin,

Read more

Movie News: In Theaters This Week – April 10, 2026

The weather still seems all over the place in most of the country, so why not take in a movie and not have to worry about the weather? This week’s new releases include a drama about a retired MMA legend who is pulled back into the cage when his bother is in danger, a new interpretation of the Shakespeare classic Hamlet, a romantic comedy about a woman who crashes and empty Italian villa by posing as the owner’s fiancée only to discover an unexpected romance that could change her life, and much more! Beast (R) MMA legend Patton James, now

Read more

Movie News: In Theaters This Week – April 3, 2026

April is here – not to fool you – but to treat you with new movies. This week’s new releases include a drama that sees a happily engaged couple put to the test when their wedding week goes awry, a romantic comedy about an actress who falls for the anxious law school dropout that babysits her children, a film about Palestinian villages that revolt against British rule in 1936, a new animated film based on the popular Super Mario video games, and much more! Biker An adrenaline-fueled motocross racing drama that follows competitors as they navigate dangerous competitions and face

Read more

C2E2 2026 Panel – THE NEW GOLDEN AGE OF TCGs & CCGs: WHAT’S COMING, GROWING & DYING

We’re entering a new golden age of trading card games ” with more titles launching, relaunching, and evolving than ever before. This panel explores the explosive growth of CCG culture, what’s driving the resurgence, and which games are poised to thrive or struggle in the coming years. We’ll discuss the rebirth of classic games like OverPower, the challenges indie CCGs face in publishing and distribution, the future of competitive play, and the rise of community-driven development. Whether you’re a player, retailer, collector, or designer in the space, you’ll gain insight into printing realities, Kickstarter momentum, globalization of play, and how

Read more

C2E2 2026 Celebrity Photo Ops List **UPDATED 3/26/26**

We have updated the C2E2 List with the newest names.

Read more

C2E2 2026 Panel Promotion and Schedule **UPDATED 3/26/26**

Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) is quickly coming up. This year the event runs March 27-29, 2026 at McCormick Place in Chicago. This year, the PopCultHQ network wants to do something a little bit different. We’ve already done some pre-coverage of the celebrities and their photo ops, but there is a lot more to C2E2 than the celebrities. There are also panels. Everyone knows about the big celebrity panels, but did you know about the smaller ones? The ones put on by fans? What about the panels by experts? There are hundreds of panels that run every day of the

Read more

Dark Horse and Middle-Earth present The Lord of the Rings™ Animated Film PVC Figure Set: Frodo, Aragorn, and Samwise!

MILWAUKIE, Ore., (March 24, 2026)— Dark Horse and Middle-earth Enterprises are pleased to present a 3-piece PVC Figure Set featuring Frodo, Aragorn, and Samwise from Ralph Bakshi’s 1978 animated adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. Meticulously sculpted by Chris Dahlberg and expertly painted by J.W. Productions, each figure stands between 4.25” and 6.25” tall and faithfully captures the trio as they join Frodo on his quest to destroy the One Ring. Overcoming fear and conquering evil, these colorful characters have been pulled straight from the animated film. The three figures will be packaged and sold in a single set, retailing for

Read more

Movie News: In Theaters This Week – March 27, 2026

This week’s new movies might be a little off-beat and different from some of the usual movie-going fare, but hopefully something catches your interests. This week’s new releases include a drama about a troubled teen to a single mother and how their world collapses when the daughter returns home from school with a tattoo on her arm, a thriller about three women who lead a secret witch cult at a mall store, a comedy about a lost boy in search of heaven, three odd nuns on a mission, and a car powered by God! The Al Doc: Or How I

Read more

Indie Game Showcase – White City

The Indie Game Showcase has come a long way since its debut at Emerald City Comic Con a decade ago. Designed to give independent developers a vital entry point into major conventions, the showcase has finally arrived at the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo (C2E2)—and Retrofit Games Company is proud to be part of the inaugural lineup. In a world where convention schedules are packed tight, Retrofit is making waves with their One Session Games (OSG) philosophy. These are high-octane adventures designed for fans who love tabletop gaming but lack the time for long campaigns that can go for years.

Read more