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The Hills Have Eyes

28 Mar 2006

Soap Creative came up with a very spooky promo-site to promote a new horror movie called ‘The Hills Have Eyes’. This movie is in fact a new take on Wes Craven’s 1977 cult film about a family road trip that goes ‘terrifyingly awry’ when the travellers become stranded in a government atomic zone. (Hence the Geiger counter as loading sequence) – It doesn’t take long for our lovely family to figure out they’re not alone and that the seemingly uninhabited wasteland is actually a breeding ground of a blood-thirsty mutant/zombie family. And no, they don’t invite you for coffee.

The mini site is pretty decent and offers a lot of background info like a three-page long production note, cast & crew info and an ‘interviews’ section (which is not yet online). There’s a splendid trailer in three sizes which shows off some great footage. I like the fact that Alexandre Aja, the French director, included a lot of elements that ‘feel’ like the seventies, like the caravan the Carter family travels with. It has this ’streamline’ that’s very proper to that certain time (I think the streamline design movement started in the fifties already), you’ll see. Then again, a lot of ‘recent’ gadgets (cell phones,…) are included because this story ‘happened’ in 2005.

Screencap 1

Screencap 2

There are two games for this movie. The first one is the ‘Mutant Hunt’ game. A rather simple game that seems to have taken over the concept of the K-fee Turbo Drink virals I posted about earlier, and a rather popular take on the let’s-have-you-really-focused-before-you-get-scared idea. You have been warned.

The site also features a nice 3D shoot’m up game, where you need to run through some sort of coal mine with a flash light and a shotgun, hunting for mutants. Pretty adrenalinish and certain to make your heart beat a little faster. Your goal is to reach the exit, obviously.

Mutants in the Mine

Exit Level 1

The download section has some wallpapers, a screensaver and some AIM icons. There’s also a rather large photo gallery which has some cool vintage-looking pictures. Worth checking.

Cool car, isn't it?

Check out ‘The Hills Have Eyes’
See the trailer (link to large version)
Play the ‘Mutant Hunt’ (advergame)
Play ‘Run For The Hills’ (3D, Shockwave required)

via Adverblog

 
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Posted by Miel Van Opstal in Games, Interactive, Marketing

 

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  1. angela

    February 19, 2007 at 5:42 am

    how do you download the hills have eyes aim icons?