Skip to main content

Angry Birds meets classic horror in short film The Birds of Anger

Earlier this week, we posted the first of G4’s three-film Epictober Film Festival, a horror-film reimagining of the classic Nintendo shooter Duck Hunt. The festival concluded today with a film that was so cool, it deserved a second post.

In The Anger of the Birds, director Gregg Bishop puts a Hitchockian spin on Angry Birds, and serves up a great little film that explains, well… why those birds are so darn angry.

Recommended Videos

Here’s the official synopsis of the seven-minute film:

The Bacons are visited by their next door neighbor, Anne, who has brought them a lovely basket of eggs, but unfortunately, the birds want their eggs back.

Get it? “The Bacons”?

Oh, that G4 crew…

You can watch the film below:

You can watch all of the films in the gaming-inspired Halloween movie lineup over at G4TV.

Rick Marshall
A veteran journalist with more than two decades of experience covering local and national news, arts and entertainment, and…
How to craft the Miracle Silvergale’s Aria outfit in Infinity Nikki
Silvergale's Aria Miracle outfit in Infinity Nikki.

The 1.1 update for Infinity Nikki is out, and players have the second Miracle Outfit already available to craft. These are the toughest wardrobe pieces you can make in this gacha dress-up game, and the Silvergale's Aria outfit is a step-up from the first, which was the Wishful Aurosa outfit.

Read more
What is a gacha game?
Genshin Impact Natlan splash screen.

Some of the most popular video games of the current decade are part of a genre known as gacha, but what really does this word mean? Why are gacha games so popular, and how are they making so much money? Anyone unfamiliar with the term gacha will inevitably ask these questions, and we have answers to them.

From games like Genshin Impact to Wuthering Waves, and now Infinity Nikki, these games all share the gacha name and have many similarities in terms of game mechanics. These aren't the only beloved gacha games, as there are dozens, if not hundreds of other gacha games that have captured the hearts -- and wallets -- of millions of gamers. Here's everything you need to know about gacha games.
What does gacha mean?

Read more
Grand Theft Auto 6 is just the tip of the iceberg for video games in 2025
Lucia and her partner rob a store in GTA 6.

A lot of long-awaited video games will finally release in 2025. But don’t let them be the only ones to grab your attention this year.

If all goes according to plan, 2025 will contain the launches of Nintendo’s Switch successor, Metroid Prime 4:Beyond, and Grand Theft Auto VI. Other high-profile games like Elden Ring: Neightreign, Doom: The Dark Ages, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, and Ghost of Yotei flesh out Digital Trends’ most anticipated games of 2025 list. It’s likely that these AAA adventures, and whatever Nintendo decides to deliver with its new console, will dominate gaming conversations throughout the year.

Read more