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‘The Shining’ Imagined As a ‘Toy Story’ Spinoff
While there’s no actual source for the following, reddit user Frago242 shared this incredible image gallery that imagines a Toy Story spinoff in the world of Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining.
Woody would play Jack Torrance, obviously, while Jessie the Yodeling Cowgirl would be animated as Wendy.
Of course, the infamous Shining twins would be none other than the Little Green Men from discovered by Buzz at Pizza Planet, and Lotso portrays little Danny Torrance’s “shining” friend Dick Hallorann.
Go get lost in the maze below!
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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