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‘Ghost Theory’ is Back On Kickstarter!
After a short hiatus following an unsuccessful first attempt at crowdfunding their supernatural horror game Ghost Theory back in February, Dreadlocks has returned to Kickstarter with another campaign that should, hopefully, get them what they need to realize what looks to be a very promising video game about hardcore ghostbustin’.
If you missed it the first time around, Ghost Theory is a paranormal investigation game set in “real” haunted locales so that we can explore distant, isolated or guarded parts of the world sans the risk of being arrested, murdered by drifters, or visited by the undead manifestation of our darkest secrets, fears and insecurities that’ll probably wear the face of a loved one while it slowly eats us alive. This game hopes to save you and I from such a terrible fate, but before it can do that it’ll need $71,178 by May 13. That’s half its original funding goal, and it’s already raised $8,743.
Dreadlocks is aiming for a release next fall for PC, Mac, Linux, PS4 and Xbox One.
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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