1515 – Underwater (2020)

spacetime coordinates: 2020’s. Kepler 822, a research and drilling facility operated by Tian Industries at the bottom of the Mariana Trench + one mile across the ocean floor..

Underwater is a 2020 American science fiction horror film directed by William Eubank and written by Brian Duffield and Adam Cozad. The film stars Kristen Stewart, Vincent Cassel, Jessica Henwick, John Gallagher Jr., Mamoudou Athie, and T.J. Miller. It follows a group of scientists at the bottom of the ocean who encounter a group of creatures after an earthquake destroys their laboratory. (wiki)

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1509 – The Invisible Man (2020)

spacetime coordinates: 2019 San Francisco

The Invisible Man is a 2020 science fiction horror film written and directed by Leigh Whannell (upgrade). It follows a woman who believes she is being stalked by her abusive and wealthy boyfriend even after his apparent suicide. She ultimately deduces that he has acquired the ability to become invisible. The film stars Elisabeth Moss, Aldis Hodge, Storm Reid, Harriet Dyer, Michael Dorman, and Oliver Jackson-Cohen. It is an international co-production of the United States and Australia.

The development of a new film based on H. G. Wells‘s 1897 book began as early as 2006. The project was revived as part of Universal’s shared cinematic universe in 2016, intended to consist of their classic monsters, with Johnny Depp attached to star in the title role. After The Mummy was released in 2017 to critical and financial failure, development was halted on all projects. In early 2019, the studio changed their plans from a serialized universe to films based on individualized story-telling and the project reentered development. (wiki)

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1507 – The Witcher (TV Series 2019– )

The Witcher is a Polish-American fantasy drama series produced by Lauren Schmidt Hissrich. It is based on the book series of the same name by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski.

Set on a fictional, medieval-inspired landmass known as “the Continent”, The Witcher explores the legend of Geralt of Rivia and princess Ciri, who are linked by destiny to each other. It stars Henry Cavill, Freya Allan and Anya Chalotra. The show initially follows the three main protagonists at different points of time, exploring formative events that shaped their characters, before eventually merging into a single timeline.

The first season, consisting of eight episodes, was released on Netflix in its entirety on December 20, 2019. It is based on The Last Wish and Sword of Destiny, which are collections of short stories that precede the main Witcher saga. Before the first season had been released, Netflix announced a second eight-episode season, to be released in 2021; production was scheduled to commence in London in early 2020.

In January 2020, Netflix announced an animated spin-off film titled The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf, focusing on the origin story of Geralt’s mentor and fellow witcher Vesemir. Lauren Schmidt Hissrich and Beau DeMayo are working on the film, with production by Studio Mir.^[ (wiki)

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[Gollum leads Sam and Frodo through the wilderness to a crossroads.]

Sam: “It must be getting near teatime. Leastways, it would be in decent places where there is still teatime.”

Gollum: “We’re not in decent places.”

1463 – Grim Dawn (2016 video game)

timespace coordinates: Cairn, a dark, war-torn world (loosely based on the Victorian era) where a once proud empire has been brought to ruin and the human race driven to the edge of extinction. Cairn has become ground zero of an eternal war between two otherworldly powers, the Aetherials and Chthonians, one seeking to use human bodies as a resource, the other intent upon destroying the human race before that can happen.

Enter an apocalyptic fantasy world where humanity is on the brink of extinction, iron is valued above gold and trust is hard earned. This Isometric Hack and slash ARPG features complex character development, hundreds of unique items, crafting and quests with choice & consequence. (steam)

Crate Entertainment is a small indie studio founded by the lead gameplay designer of Titan Quest and includes veterans from such companies as Blizzard North, Irrational and Harmonix.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS (MINIMUM): OS: Windows XP / Windows Vista / Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 10 / Processor: x86 compatible 2.3GHz or faster processor (Intel 2nd generation core i-series or equivalent) / Memory: 2 GB RAM / Graphics: 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 6800 series or ATI Radeon X800 series or better / DirectX: Version 9.0c / Storage: 5 GB available space / Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible 16-bit sound card / Additional Notes: 4GB of memory is required to host multiplayer games

1452 – Forgotton Anne (2018 video game)

timespace coordinates: / Forgotten Lands, a magical parallel universe where lost objects — everything from missing socks to discarded lamps — come to life, hoping one day that they might be remembered again and returned to the real world.

Forgotton Anne is an indie adventure-platformer video game developed by ThroughLine Games and published by Square Enix Collective. The game features a hand-drawn anime aesthetic style and an orchestral score performed by the Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra and was released on May 15, 2018 on Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. (wiki)

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS (MINIMUM): OS: Windows 7 or above / Processor: Intel Core i3-530, 2.93 Ghz or AMD Phenom II X4 965, 3.40Ghz / Memory: 3 GB RAM / Graphics: Nvidia GeForce GT 630 or AMD Radeon HD 4870 / DirectX: Version 9.0c / Storage: 12 GB available space

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1441 – Dark Waters (2019)

timespace coordinates: 1990’s – 2010’s  Cincinnati, Ohio – Parkersburg, West Virginia

Dark Waters is a 2019 American legal thriller film directed by Todd Haynes and written by Mario Correa and Matthew Michael Carnahan. It is based on the 2016 article “The Lawyer Who Became DuPont‘s Worst Nightmare” by Nathaniel Rich, published in The New York Times Magazine. Parts of the story were also reported by Mariah Blake, whose 2015 article “Welcome to Beautiful Parkersburg, West Virginia” was a National Magazine Award finalist, and Sharon Lerner, whose series “Bad Chemistry” ran in The Intercept. Robert Bilott, the principal character in the film, also wrote a memoir, Exposure, detailing his 20-year legal battle against DuPont. The film stars Mark Ruffalo, Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins, Bill Camp, Victor Garber, Mare Winningham, William Jackson Harper, and Bill Pullman. (wiki)

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