關於 to his horror ，我們在網路上蒐集到這些相關的討論、資訊與評價

This chapter, Judges 19, is probably one of the darkest and most disturbing ones in the Bible. It clearly shows what happens when man rejects God:

“In those days there was no king in Israel. Everyone did that which was right in his own eyes.” (Judges‬ ‭21:25‬ ‭WEB‬‬)

When man does what is ‘right in his own eyes’, moral degradation is sure to happen because of sin in them.

The Bible doesn't portray violence and evil just to scare you or for shock factor like in horror movies. There is a purpose for it, and it's always God-centered.

In this case, we are given a frightful chapter to show what happens when man doesn't want God to be in charge.

https://www.miltongoh.net/miltons-blog/the-most-gruesome-chapter-of-the-bible

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│Paramount 耗費破紀錄的10億美元確保《South Park 南方四賤客》成為自家串流台柱而不會投敵│

• Reese Witherspoon 的製作公司 Hello Sunshine 在串流大戰的併購潮中獲得9億美元身價看來只是第一步，上週好萊塢還爆出另外一紙交易金額超過9億的好萊塢合約：ViacomCBS 以9億美元的合約與《South Park 南方四賤客》的 South Park Studio 和兩位創辦人 Trey Parker 和 Matt Stone 續約，該製作公司還將專門為 ViacomCBS 的串流平台 Paramount+ 製作14部《南方四賤客》動畫電影。然而這9億美元並不含動畫影集和電影的製作費，所以彭博新聞預估 ViacomCBS 這一紙合約總計要用掉白花花的10億美元，遠超過 Netflix 先前與《American Horror Story 美國恐怖故事》製作人 Ryan Murphy 的3億美元合約。《南方四賤客》兩位原創者 Trey Parker 和 Matt Stone 因而擠身成為電視史上最成功的創作者之二。

• 不過才一週前，ViacomCBS 旗下的 CBS 才與 Star Trek 宇宙的總舵手 Alex Kurtzman 簽下9位數新合約。Paramount+ 上路半年以來一直被貼上 Star Trek 頻道的暱稱，然而今天突然出現局勢變化。這一紙 South Park Studio 簽訂的天文數字合約儼然有一種改朝換代的味道，要讓長期在別人的串流平台播出的《南方四賤客》開始準備當家作主成為 Paramount+ 的招牌節目。

• 彭博新聞今天刊出的 Matt Stone 提供了不少 ViacomCBS 大動作續約的內情：這對創作組合在完全沒有人看好網際網路的年代，就在律師堅持下要求保有《南方四賤客》電視以外的所有權利的50%。2019年 WarnerMedia 以5億美元簽走《南方四賤客》的美國地區串流授權（上架至 WarnerMedia 的 HBO Max 服務）時，兩人就因為這個條款合計拿下近半數授權費。雖然 ViacomCBS 也分得另一半的授權費，但對 ViacomCBS 來說最大的惡夢是 HBO Max 可能在嘗到甜頭之後進一步直接委託 South Park Studio 製作其他衍生內容或是獨立於《南方四賤客》以外的內容，甚至是直接出資買下該公司 。

• 不尋常的是 ViacomCBS 沒有選擇像 Amazon 買下製作和發行龐德電影的 MGM 那樣，直接買下 South Park Studio 。Matt Stone 說他也不知道為什麼 ViacomCBS 選擇簽訂天文數字的合約協議而非出價直接併購他們的公司。他也說自己還沒有打算脫離《南方四賤客》這個節目，但也許真有一天會出售自己手上的相關股份。

• 《南方四賤客》不是 ViacomCBS 唯一出售串流權利給別人播出的自家節目，廣受歡迎的 《Yellowstone 黃石公園》現在在 Peacock 上。甚至連整個 Paramount + 最大招牌 Star Trek 宇宙的多部電影也在近日下架，不知道賣到哪一家平台上打工去。在決定傾整個集團之力投入串流競爭之前，ViacomCBS 就像現在的 Sony Pictures 一樣，樂得賺串流財。不只大量授權節目給其他串流，甚至還成立串流製作部門專門替串流業者拍片。許多 VIacomCBS 節目串流授權合約早在 Paramount+ 開台之前就已經簽訂，這也使得 ViacomCBS 對於串流的緩慢行動付出了慘痛的代價。如果《南方四賤客》的 HBO Max 合約發生在現在，ViacomCBS 肯定會極力阻止這個重量級文化現象成為別人家品牌的一部份。

• Observer 提供的表格顯示 ViacomCBS 的節目去別人家別的串流平台打工的表現非常突出：Peacock 上最受歡迎的節目中來自 ViacomCBS 授權的佔比高達 27.7%，在 Netflix 上有 25.6%，在 Amazon Prime Video 上也有24.8%。這些數據顯示，ViacomCBS 的節目大賺串流財的同時也在養大 Paramount+ 的敵人，並將這些敵手與起步更晚的 Paramount+ 的距離越拉越遠。


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Resident Evil Village (Resident Evil 8) is a survival horror game developed and published by Capcom. It is the tenth main installment in the Resident Evil series and a narrative sequel to Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (2017). The game follows Ethan Winters, who, after a fateful encounter with Chris Redfield, finds himself in a village filled with mutant creatures in an effort to find his kidnapped daughter. While Village maintains the series' mainstay survival horror elements, the game adopts a more action-oriented gameplay compared to its predecessor.

Resident Evil Village (Resident Evil 8) is a survival horror game developed and published by Capcom. It is the tenth main installment in the Resident Evil series and a narrative sequel to Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (2017). The game follows Ethan Winters, who, after a fateful encounter with Chris Redfield, finds himself in a village filled with mutant creatures in an effort to find his kidnapped daughter. While Village maintains the series' mainstay survival horror elements, the game adopts a more action-oriented gameplay compared to its predecessor.