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Indie Horror ‘Ashen Rift’ is Back and Better Than Ever
It’s been eight long months since we last heard from Ashen Rift, a post-apocalyptic survival horror game that raised an admirable $26,500 of its $40,000 goal on Kickstarter back in April. After taking some time to quietly make it a little more presentable, the game has returned with a renewed confidence and a lot more to show us.
Ashen Rift shows a lot of promise, and enough progress has been made where I think it’s reached the point where it has a good chance at raising the funds they need to finish it. $85,000 is a lot of dough, but can you really put a price on the timeless relationship between a man and his dog?
For more on Ashen Rift, check it out on Kickstarter.
In the grim darkness of the far future there is only war, but it was a cheerful illustrator from England who helped to define the terrifying war-torn imagery that inspired what we now know as Grimdark (a hybrid genre combining horror with sci-fi/fantasy).
Unfortunately for fans of Warhammer 40,000, Trench Crusade and countless other sources of Grimdark thrills, veteran artist John Blanche passed away this week after struggling with health issues for the past few years.
While the artist retired back in 2023, he leaves us with an enormous legacy of iconic artwork that continues to inspire gamers and storytellers around the world to this very day.
The news is especially gloomy as it was only last year that Daniel Lowman and Napoleon Dynamite himself Jon Heder released The Grim & the Dark: The Search for John Blanche, a documentary following Heder’s exploration of the Grimdark genre culminating in a heartwarming encounter with Blanche in his own home.
Below is one of my favorite pieces by Blanche, his highly influential depiction of Warhammer 40k’s God-Emperor of Mankind on his Golden Throne.
We send our deepest condolences to John Blanche’s family, friends, and fans.
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