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Monster-sized “The Beauty of Horror” is the Ultimate Nightmare!
Just when you thought it was safe to pack your colors away, creator Alan Robert returns with “The Beauty of Horror: Ultimate Nightmare, Deluxe Coloring Set”.
Get your claws around twelve oversized illustrations that you can color and frame from the bestselling horror series. Each 12” x 12” monster-sized print allows for an even more fun coloring experience with its large spaces and one-sided, deluxe coloring format. This GOREgeous print collection includes fan favorites from “The Beauty of Horror Volume One”, “Volume Two: Ghouliana’s Creepatorium”, “Volume Three: Haunted Playgrounds”, and features three, brand-new Alan Robert exclusives!
When asked about the thinking behind the title, the Life of Agony bassist explains, “’Beauty of Horror’ fans can finally decorate their walls with their GOREgeous artwork for the very first time, which also means they’ll be inviting Ghouliana into their homes.” Robert laughs, “So, don’t blame me when her hollowed eyes creep you out from across the room! Yeah, I’d say ‘Ultimate Nightmare’ is aptly named.”
“The Beauty of Horror: Ultimate Nightmare, Deluxe Coloring Set” by Alan Robert arrives in stores September 2018 from IDW Publishing.
Chad Fifer and Chris Lackey, the folks behind the Strange Studies of Strange Stories podcast, are set to launch their own tabletop RPG in Strange Stories – The Roleplaying Game. Currently, the Backerkit pre-launch site is live, where you can sign up for updates when the campaign launches next month on July 21.
For those unfamiliar, the Strange Stories podcast centers around classic sci-fi, fantasy and horror literature, aiming to “render the familiar unfamiliar,” compelling its listeners to “experience the world anew” regarding topics such as monsters, magic and flying saucers. With the TTRPG, this one-night, rules-light session game will emulate short stories of the fantasy/horror/sci-fi genre. The team plans on replicating the same experience for their listeners with tabletop players, plunging them into extraordinary situations that reframe the ordinary.
Chris Lackey is no stranger to working on TTRPGs, having written for TTRPG publishers Chaosium and Pelgrane in the past, including the award-winning “Cults of Cthulhu”. For Strange Stories – The Roleplaying Game, accompanying each adventure will be an audio companion to prep Story Guides (GMs) to run each session. More details are expected when the campaign officially launches.
“For seventeen years on our podcast, we’ve studied the architects of the uncanny. Now, our game brings their worlds to life. Drawing on the work of Rod Serling, H.P. Lovecraft, Ursula K. Le Guin, Octavia Butler, Clark Ashton Smith and Robert E. Howard (just to name a few), we plunge players into extraordinary situations that reframe the ordinary.”
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