Mario Kart & Angry Birds Become Horror Movies

G4 has a three short horror films lined up from the Angry Birds, Duck Hunt and Mario Kart. These 3 movies will be part of their special programming for Halloween called G4 Films Epictober Film Festival. All the movies will be streamed online on different days and here are the official descriptions of the short films.

“The Hunt”: Inspired by the world’s first first-person shooter video game “Duck Hunt,” “The Hunt” is about three hunters who come face to face with a monstrous entity keen on their demise. “The Hunt” is directed by Sam Balcomb, co-founder of Rainfall Films and has produced content for Britney Spears, Steven Tyler, ABC Studios, IGN.com, Willow Smith, Katy Perry and more. “The Hunt” becomes the hunted on G4tv.com on October 24.

“The Kart”: In the short film, director Drew Daywalt gives the racing game a darker, deadlier back story about a heroic plumber and his fury and obsession. Daywalt recently directed three episodes of the new MTV Horror-comedy television series “Death Valley.” He also recently completed the screenplay for the remake of “Children Shouldn’t Play With Dead Things” for George Romero. “Kart Driver” debuts on G4tv.com on Oct 25.

“The Birds of Anger”: Inspired by the best-selling mobile game, Rovio’s “Angry Birds,” the film hearkens back to Alfred Hitchcock’s 1963 classic “The Birds,” and gives gamers a glimpse into a world where birds not only target pigs, but people as well. “The Birds of Anger” is directed by Gregg Bishop, director of the “Dance of the Dead”, which had its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival and was hand-picked by director Sam Raimi (“Spiderman”, “Drag Me to Hell”) for distribution through Lionsgate and Ghost House Pictures. “The Birds of Anger” debuts on G4tv.com on October 26.

I will admit that they sound like a fun take on Halloween programming. I am happy that they decided to do this and I certainly hope this becomes a regular thing they every Halloween from now on. I enjoy machinima, so I really like this concept. I am sure they will have a great turn out for these movies. I love the idea of using three ot the most popular games for the movies. That was a wise move on their half.

Are you planning to watch them? I am hoping that maybe they can get the rights and put them on DVD or for download? That would be a great way to cash in on it and also bring awareness of G4. However, I am not sure if they could or even want to deal with the game developers. I am sure that the legal rope around them is pretty tough to deal with. Here are the preview of the Mario Kart themed one.

article source-Kotaku