Following on from the success of Titan Comics partnership with Hammer Horror at The Mummy: Palimpset a second title has been announced. Captain Kronos is a legendary vampire hunter and in the first series he and his assistants Grost and Carla have to investigate a deadly vampure plague deep in Eastern Europe. Written by Dan […]
Flirting with the surreal: A review of Kizumonogtari
I’m told it has previously been quite hard to jump into the quirky, sometimes adult, Kizumonogtari series. Actually, a quick look on Amazon seems to confirm that with a host of anime and manga with similar names and characters. The good news is that this three-part film is a prequel. Start here. I’m glad I […]
Can a vampire ever be considered a “good person”?
There’s been all sorts of vampires on TV, film and comic books in the last few years. The chances are your idea of a traditional vampire isn’t the same as someone else’s any more. The thirst for blood, however, remains constant. Last year, Geek Native had a copy of Kim Newman’s Anno Dracula – Johnny […]
Would you want to be a vampire?
If you had the chance would you surrender your mortal soul, develop an uncontrollable urge for human blood but cease to age and potentially live forever? Would you want to become a vampire? According to a small survey from Geek Native; most people would prefer to remain human. In June last year, the blog had […]
Competition: Johnny Alucard
Kim Newman was way ahead of the curve when it came to re-inventing historical stories with supernatural and fictional characters woven in. His vampire series imagines what it would be like if Dracula had succeeded in taking over England and if Jack the Ripper was a vampire hunter. Johnny Alucard is the fourth book in […]
Victorian Horror: Rippers Resurrected comes to life on Kickstarter
Pinnacle Entertainment Group have another Kickstarter success on their hands. At the time of writing there are just three days left on the Savage Worlds: Rippers Resurrected RPG campaign. PEG asked for $5,000 and have over $65,000 in the bank. You can check out the full details on Kickstarter. [Back this Campaign] People are thinking […]
Competition: The Dart Arts of Blood
Freda Warrington was one of the first authors to remake vampires as interesting, sexy, gothic stories – long before sparkly vampires became a teenage fashion. Geek Native has interviewed the respected author, covered A Taste of Blood Wine and now has the latest book in the series to giveaway. We’re in Switzerland in the 20s […]
Myth meets post-apocalypse: Bane Kickstarter
It’s worth giving Gamesicle’s video for their card game Bane a watch. Why? You might have seen some disheveled presenters in the past but this is on a whole new level. Check it out. [Back this Campaign] The campaign is asking for $22,000 to fund and with 26 days to go, at the time of […]
Competition: Win the Art and Making of Penny Dreadful
Fan of the British-American TV horror series Penny Dreadful? It feature the likes of Timothy Dalton, Eva Green, Rory Kinnear, Billie Piper and Reeve Carney. Carney plays Dorian Gray, a man who cannot die and the show’s won awrds from IGN and the Critics’ Choice Television Awards. The hardback from Titan Books goes behind the […]
TradeCraft Bonus: The Discombobulous Workshop
Where does Warhammer 40K meet Harry Potter and vampure slaying with steampunk added as a bonus? The answer is Ninian Marsh’s Discombobulous Workshop. It’s an impressive collection but Marsh argues the store has help and that there are many minions, the Automatons, clockwork robots that produce all the wonderful items that go on sale at […]
