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How Can We Not Talk About This Real Photo of an Alleged Demon Monster?
Has the Mothman arrived in Phoenix, Arizona?
The more important question: WHY ARE THESE PHOTOS ALWAYS SO BLURRY?!
Every day has its own viral thing here on the internet, and today’s is actually pretty cool. I mean, at least it’s like way cooler than some terrible tragedy or depressing bit of awfulness. Richard Christianson, a man living in Phoenix, Arizona, recently posted a photograph on his Facebook page that is being spread far and wide across the internet today. No, it’s not a picture of his cat doing something super cute, but rather a photo of, like, I don’t even know. I think it’s a demon. Or an angel. It might be Satan himself. Whatever it is, I’m glad it’s not hanging out in my town.
The grainy photo appears to show some sort of winged creature either taking off or landing, and though Christianson himself snapped the photo, even he has no idea what stood before him.
“What the hell do you see in this picture for reals???” he captioned it. “Anybody?”
The photo has received nearly 100,000 shares today alone, and though many are convinced that the flying creature is a harbinger of impending doom – sort of like the Mothman, which this thing certainly looks a whole hell of a lot like – others have less paranormal explanations. Some say it’s merely a tree, while others believe that Christianson is playing a prank on us all.
We’ll let you decide.
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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