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‘Doorways’ Live-Action Film is Brief, But Spooky
Back in July, the studio behind the Doorways series of indie horror games teased a partnership with independent film director Andrés Borghi that would arrive when Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh hit Steam Early Access a few weeks ago. That collaboration did indeed take the form of a live-action short film — emphasis on “short” — the first two minutes of which you can find below.
I usually prefer my short films last longer than it takes to make the popcorn to go with them, but I’d say this one is certainly interesting enough to leave me interested in seeing where it goes.
Doorways: Holy Mountains of Flesh is available now on Steam for $9.99.
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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