Meta and Eli Roth’s VR Series ‘The Faceless Lady’ Is a Fascinating, Flesh-Ripping Trip Into Fully Immersive Horror Storytelling
variety.comWilliam Earl administrator Minutes into the medieval intro of “The Faceless Lady,” a fair maiden rips off her face. You immediately feel a bit nauseated.
But did the violence trigger that reaction — or is it the fact that the action seems to be happening somewhere deep in your visual cortex? “The Faceless Lady,” a collaboration between Meta and producer Eli Roth, is billed as “the first known scripted original VR live action, stereoscopic (3D) series ever produced of its size.” Although it’s designed for the Meta’s Quest headset, the story and scope seem wide enough to exist out of the headset.
It’s a complete package that could bring fresh eyes to next-gen storytelling. The six-episode undertaking, written by Jerome Velinsky and directed by John William Ross, is an escape room spin on ghostly lore.
Three twentysomething couples head to the mysterious Kilolc Castle in Ireland to play deadly games for a shady owner (Ned Dennehy) as dark secrets are soon revealed about the property.
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