
Their arguments are short-lived, however.

After a team of Ishimura scouts stumble upon an engraved monolith (dubbed the “Marker”), they return it to the ship and ignite debate amongst the crewmen - some believe it to be a mystical, religious artifact, while others believe it’s a product of an ancient alien culture. But can a low-budget cartoon effectively fill such a gaping high-def horror vacuum?įor the non-gamers among you wondering where this direct-to-video release even came from, ‘Dead Space: Downfall’ is a feature-length, animated prequel to EA’s latest Xbox 360 and PS3 hit, the uber-creepy survival-horror actioner ‘Dead Space.’ This tie-in project introduces the volatile crew of the USG Ishimura, a mining ship that extracts massive amounts of ore from uninhabited planets.

By comparison, ‘Dead Space: Downfall’ is the only legitimate horror release hitting the market this week. Halloween is finally here, and what horror releases do gore-hounds have to look forward to this week? The aptly named ‘Cannibal Taboo,’ three Echo Bridge direct-to-video messes (‘Cruel World,’ ‘The Final Patient,’ and ‘Mysterious Island,’), ‘Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter’- a low-budget horror/comedy that tries way too hard - and ‘Hell Ride,’ a ridiculous exploitation flick whose only ties to horror lies in a misleading title.
