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New Trailers For ‘Dread Delusion’ ‘My Friendly Neighborhood’ and TorpleDook’s ‘Hand of Doom’ Feature in DreadXP Spooky Showcase
Over at DreadXP on Halloween, there was a cavalcade of indie horror games on display during its Spooky Showcase event presented by Torple Dook, doing his delightfully bizarre spin on Blues Clues; Chips Tips.
A total of 87 horror game trailers from the recent past and the near future were featured in the sizable showcase, shining a spotlight on the weird and wonderful creations of the indie community. Among those were some brand new trailers and a new game announcement from TorpleDook himself.
TorpleDook’s announcement was a full version of Hand of Doom, revealed with a black and white live-action bit of goofery.
Elsewhere, occult-fuelled open-world RPG Dread Delusion got a new trailer, and it continues to look like a promising title for 2022.
The Sesame Street-inspired shooter My Friendly Neighborhood also got a deliciously daffy new trailer.
Beyond that, we got an update on Spookware‘s second episode, as well as the announcement of a free collection of early Spookware microgames, and a trailer for Cthulhu dating sim Sucker For Love: First Date, which is set to release next month. You can catch every trailer in the video 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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