Despite getting some great feedback from horror junkies back in 2013,  BANSHEE CHAPTER remained an forgettable little horror movie after being released on VOD by director, Blair Erickson.Â
Now it seems BANSHEE CHAPTERÂ is getting a complete, contemporary, state of the art makeover as it becomes the first ever feature film to be adapted to a virtual reality setting!
Jamwix released a featurette that explains how and why, this horrifying story is being made into a virtual reality experience with Oculus Rift technology:
“Immerse yourself in Lovecraftian horror as never before possible. Banshee Chapter, the first ever feature film released in virtual reality, will be distributed in partnership with XLrator Media for free. Oculus Rift owners will embark on a terrifying adventure into the fact and fiction of secret government drug experiments and sinister conspiracies. This film is presented in virtual reality format using Jamwix’s proprietary Chimera VR engine.”
Facebook purchased Oculus Rift earlier this year and is planning on releasing the product to the general public by 2015 but those lucky few who own the tech already.
It would be easy to think of this new technology as a gimmick that’s not going to make an impact on a larger audience, but with the film industry constantly trying to find a new way to make cinema an exciting and fresh experience, who’s to say this isn’t it.
Banshee Chapter is available to view for free here.
