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The Groom Finds Love in Freaky ‘Outlast’ Cosplay
Eddie Gluskin, aka The Groom, was the sinister, sex-starved star of Outlast: Whistleblower, in which he proved himself a reliable source of both sadistic terror and endlessly quotable lines — “You make yourself a gift for me, a delicacy to be unwrapped and unwrapped again… and savored.” His quest for love was doomed from the start, his tragic existence destined to end the very moment karma caught up with him.
It’s easy to look at these talented cosplayers and the scene they recreated and see a deadly game of cat and mouse between an eager Gluskin and his unwilling soulmate, Waylon Park. There’s little humanity in those hungry, bloodshot eyes. They’re animalistic. That’s what I love about this. The cosplay itself isn’t too complicated, but cosplayer Dmitry Mishin makes up for that with some unnerving facial expressions.
In related news, I recently spent some time with the crazy intense Outlast 2 demo, the playthrough of which you can find right here:
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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