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Want to Write for Bloody Disgusting? We’re Now Accepting Article Pitches!
Are you a horror fan and have something to say? Now’s your chance to say it!
Here on Bloody Disgusting we’re always looking for unique, fresh voices to spotlight and introduce to our millions of readers. You may have noticed a few new names around here in the past couple months, and that’s been part of our initiative to bring freelance writers aboard and give them a platform to shine. But we figured why limit ourselves to a few select writers?
We’ve decided to open up our content pitch form to EVERYONE.
How is that going to work? It’s simple. No matter your level of experience, if you have a cool idea for an article that you’d love to write and see published here on Bloody Disgusting, we want you to write it up for us. All you have to do is fill out our new pitch form and tell us your idea. If we dig it, we’ll contact you about writing it. And yes, published work will be compensated.
As you’ll see below, the form is very straightforward. Just fill it in with your name, your e-mail address, an article headline and a quick sentence or two describing the aim of the article. All submissions are sent directly to us, and we will regularly comb through them and pluck out the content we’d love to publish here on Bloody Disgusting. If you have multiple ideas, fill out the form multiple times. There’s no limit to how many ideas you can submit, so go crazy with it. Whether it’s an editorial piece, a top 10 list or something else, we’re interested in your pitch.
So don’t be shy. Get to pitching!
*Please note that we reserve the right to reject any content for any reason. Oh and this is not intended to be used for promotion such as press releases and Kickstarter announcements.*
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Legendary Grimdark ‘Warhammer 40,000’ Artist John Blanche Has Passed Away at 78
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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