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Even After Halloween, Is Ancient Egypt Obsessed with Life the Ultimate Primer Without a Mummy?

For fans of Egyptology, the Royal BC Museum’s visiting exhibit, Ancient Egypt Obsessed with Life, follows the soul through the underworld. There’s just one problem: Where’s My Mummy?

Ancient Egypt Obsessed with LifeWhen news dropped about The Mummy 4 being titled The Book of the Dead, I knew it was time to check out the Royal BC Museum’s visiting exhibit, Ancient Egypt Obsessed with Life. It’s a nicely varied display of funerary artifacts, with plaques explaining the beliefs surrounding what happens to the soul after death. Nearly everyone knows about the embalming process, but as for the spiritual side, what’s revealed shows what both the living and the deceased experience.

For the latter, a three panel panoramic video imagines what that journey looks like as the spirit travels through the gates of the underworld. After being judged, one is either allowed into the Aaru (Field of Reeds) or consumed by Ammit!

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Welcome to Disney’s The Haunted Mansion Stray Spirits! Won’t You Sit for a Spell?

When mortals dare to visit Disney’s Haunted Mansion Stray Spirits will linger and what this comic offers is a YA style continuation with … well, spirits!

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When collecting comic books about Disney’s Haunted Mansion, there can never be enough! Even post-Halloween, the manga publisher’s The Haunted Mansion: Stray Spirits offers a relatable story about a young girl who just needs attention.

Sammie Crowley’s story should appeal to readers who make Disney’s Haunted Mansion a tradition during this time of year and beyond. Whether they’re boarding the ride, reading a book or collecting, this attraction holds plenty of appeal for occult lovers.

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This Ain’t Georgia on My Mind: The Stunning Manga Georgie Returns Courtesy of Manga Mavericks & Omoi

This ain’t Georgia on my mind. It’s Georgie, the classic shojo manga by Yumiko Igarashi and Mann Izawa, getting a deluxe North American revival in 2027. Manga Mavericks Books and Omoi are bringing this coming-of-age story to readers digitally and in hardcover.

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Classic shojo is getting a deluxe revival for a new generation of readers, as two publishing firms team up to bring Mann Izawa and Yumiko Igarashi’s manga Georgie to North America. This series was first serialized in Japan in 1982 and received a sizable following. It’s a coming-of-age follows Georgie, a lively young girl raised in the Australian countryside alongside her two older brothers. When she meets a young English nobleman named Lowell, her life takes an unexpected turn. Soon, she sets off to England discover her roots, and find a place to belong.

It’s heartwarming tale for those who read the foreign editions (available on Amazon). For newcomers, it’s not quite like MediaOCD’s ruined childhoods line of videeo releases. Insetead, it has its own course.

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Holy Hellfire Tiamat! Dark Horse’s Dungeons and Dragons Goes For The Jugular!

Mordenkainen needs allies, and newcomers could use a guide. When Dark Horse’s Dungeons and Dragons series aims to please various crowds, yes, primers are needed.

Dark Horse's Dungeons and Dragons ComicDark Horse’s Dungeons and Dragons reads like a series written by fans for fans, and newcomers might not know who everyone is. Readers who want to understand the stakes and why each character matters can check online sources and watch YouTube deep dives into the lore. But is that enough? Most likely not. When their roles in the greater cosmic scheme aren’t widely known, it’s tough to care about these people.

In this tale, the hero is Mordenkainen, a powerful wizard whose history touches not only the world but all the planes of existence! Originally created by Gary Gygax as a Greyhawk native, this archmage has grown into a multiversal planeswalker and a secret agent across Toril. Unlike typical heroes fighting for pure good, he’s all about equilibrium. He practises True Neutrality and believes absolute Good and absolute Evil are equally dangerous. He’ll do what’s right or wrong to keep the cosmic balance.

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Check In If You Dare: 13 Terrifying Videogame Haunted Houses for Halloween

There’s more than 13 videogame haunted houses to explore, and what’s presented here is a list worth the time to visit, and lose your mind over….

Chibi gamer with Pac-Man ghosts Videogame Haunted HousesHonestly, I doubt I can get through all the videogame haunted houses that are out there. When considering the classics to what’s new, there’s a lot! And to narrow down what are my top thirteen choices, that’s tough to do! I’d probably lose my sanity if I tried to play them all over a Halloween weekend. By the end, I’d probably look wide-eyed and droopy, with huge shadows underneath my eyes! While I have my favourite video game haunted houses to crawl through, I’ll only offer full entries on five titles I’m looking forward to playing, with the rest noted with a trailer.

From campy ghost hunts and psychological journeys into grief to shifting mansions, tightly scripted nightmares, and even a house that fights back, I think I’ve covered just about every kind of haunted house possible.

Look on, if you dare, because honey, even after one night of ghostbusting, those ghosts will just come back! And before we embark on this spooky little journey, I have just one thing to say: Sorry, Luigi, you’ve been dethroned.

Alone in the Dark (2024)

Genre / Focus: Survival Horror / Exploration + Combat

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A Tale of Two Cities: Arkham and Innsmouth Brings The Ultimate Lovecraftian Miniature Collection to Kickstarter

Questron’s ZombieMania brings more than 400 Lovecraftian character miniatures to Kickstarter with A Tale of Two Cities: Arkham and Innsmouth. The campaign offers individual hobbyists an opportunity to obtain the digital files for personal use.

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The Spanish 3D sculpting company Questron‘s ZombieMania has launched A Tale of Two Cities: Arkham and Innsmouth on Kickstarter, and the campaign has already met its funding goal. As for which township is the nicer place to live, only the buyers will know!

Interest in the collection reflects the appeal of character models, which are often hidden behind larger boxed sets. This collection shifts the focus to where it counts, offering more than 400 character miniatures as 31mm STL files for 3D printing. As for where to get them after the campaign ends, only time will tell and if the company changes their plans.

The project also has a commercial objective. While the Kickstarter gives individual backers an opportunity to obtain the digital files for personal use, Questron’s primary goal is to connect with online and physical retailers interested in expanding their miniature ranges. According to the studio, the models will not be available for personal-use purchase after the campaign.

Future availability through its own store will be restricted to commercial licences.

Can you introduce the company, its history, the artists involved, and the goals behind this project?

Sample CharactersWe are Questron, a sculpting studio with 15 years of experience creating models for game developers. You can see examples of our work in our Facebook albums page.

For some time, we have also been releasing our own creations through another Kickstarter account, Generic Miniatures. We have now decided to give our horror figures their own identity and a separate Kickstarter account, ZombieMania. Arkham and Innsmouth is part of this new venture.

The studio’s main objective is to connect with online and physical shops that want to add its figures to their product ranges. The campaign also gives individual backers an opportunity to obtain the digital miniatures for personal use.

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