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Relive the ‘Silent Hills’ Teaser in ‘Minecraft’
The fate of the hugely anticipated Silent Hills may still be up in the air, but you shouldn’t let that ruin this remake of its “playable teaser” — or P.T. — because it’s pretty great.
Created by YouTuber Dudelcraft, this custom map takes that horrifying demo/advertisement to the usually family friendly world of Minecraft. Calling this a map doesn’t really do it justice, since that implies this is a static recreation, when it’s actually considerably more ambitious. It can be downloaded here for free; no mods or resource maps required.
Since you brought it up, if you’re wondering what’s up with Silent Hills, I’m afraid I can’t give you the answers you seek. What I can do, is try my best to make you feel better about that whole Kojima/Konami situation with this editorial.
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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