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‘The Conjuring House’ Possesses September 25th Release Date
We mentioned RYM Games’ The Conjuring House a month ago, and today, the devs have locked in a date of September 25th on Steam for their psychologically-driven horror title.
In addition, we’ve also got a new trailer to refresh your memory, as well as show off more of what graphically looks like a sweet-looking game. Yeah, it sounds like it’s aping Outlast and Amnesia (or the upcoming Silver Chains), but hey, that’s not necessarily a bad thing.
The story has you sent to the Atkinson house to investigate unusual happenings surrounding the death of the owner. Once inside, you discover that you’re not able to leave, your team is gone, and you’re hunted/haunted by a ghostly demonic woman. In order to dispel the demon and escape, you must destroy a series of occult artifacts located throughout the house. You must also avoid the woman and the other creatures that stalk the house.
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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