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‘Draugen’ is Coming to Kickstarter “Very Soon”

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Red Thread’s first-person psychological horror game Draugen has kept a worryingly low profile since it was first unveiled more than two years ago. I’d like to say that it’s just been quiet, but the truth of it is I simply haven’t been following it as closely as it deserves. Let’s remedy that.

Draugen is an exploration-focused horror game set in the 1920’s “amongst the deep fjords and towering mountains of Norway’s awe-inspiring west coast,” with an unnerving tale woven from the fabric of Scandinavian folklore and Norse legends. It follows Edward Harden, an American nature photographer, botanist and entomologist, who travels to a secluded fishing village that appears to have gone the way of the Roanoke colony.

With no guns, no ghouls — hopefully — and minimal gore, it’ll find good company among Frictional’s narrative-driven games, including SOMA and the Amnesia series.

In October, Draugen went into full production after receiving a $150,000 grant from the Norwegian Film Institute. Red Thread Games is looking to Kickstarter to sustain that momentum into 2016, with a crowdfunding campaign that’s expected to go live “very soon.”

I’ll be keeping a closer eye on this from here on out, so stay tuned for more details.

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Legendary Grimdark ‘Warhammer 40,000’ Artist John Blanche Has Passed Away at 78

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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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