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‘Frozen State’ Brings Russian Horror To Steam Greenlight
The indie horror game Frozen State promises to take us on a wild ride through a creepy, retro-futuristic take on a post-apocalyptic Russian city that’s brimming with monsters born from familiar creatures (animals, humans). It has the looks of a Silent Hill blended with the freaky parasitic horror of Cold Fear. Despite showing quite a bit of promise in its unsettling concept, the project’s Kickstarter campaign failed to find the funding its developer required. Thankfully, that isn’t stopping them from continuing work on it. See it in action after the jump.
Now that Frozen State is on Steam Greenlight, you can vote for it here.
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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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