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The Binding Of Isaac Is Getting An Expansion Of Epic Bite Sized Horror Proportions
The Binding Of Isaac is a super adorable, super gory and twisted awesome game for the PC, Mac, and Linux. The game looks very similar to the dungeons in the original Legend Of Zelda. Those with knowledge of bible stories know The Binding Of Isaac is a told in the bible. The games story is somewhat of a spin off or retelling. It’s a pretty cool and twisted story in which Isaac’s mother hears a voice from above telling her that her son is filled with sin. She takes away all of his possessions that are considered to be evil, and that turns out to still not be enough. So she locks him away in his room, and while that still isn’t enough, she is convinced to kill her son. He escapes just in time through a trap door in his floor. More on the DLC past the break as well as a trailer.
On May 28th Wrath Of The Lamb is coming to Steam. The Wrath Of The Lamb expansion will include more than 100 items, 5 chapters, 20 enemies, 15 bosses, an unlockable character, and a final chapter.
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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