REVIEW: City of Nightmares by Rebecca Schaeffer
The city buzzes with life in City of Nightmares by Rebecca Schaeffer. Citizens piss on the grimy walls. Pterodactyls fly above tall buildings. Speakeasies hide beneath the city’s secrets while Nightmare hunters fly in...
REVIEW: Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu is the one of the first great works of vampire fiction, published in 1872, about a quarter century before Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Like the undead titular character, Carmilla...
REVIEW: Crimson Thaw #2
World of Darkness: Crimson Thaw #2 is the second installment of the sequel to Vampire: The Masquerade: Winter’s Teeth. Unlike the first ten issues of the comic, it follows vampires and werewolves. Both of...
REVIEW: A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson
At first glance, A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson would appear to be, from a quick trip to ye olde search engine, a ‘lyrical and dreamy reimagining of Dracula’s brides’. Those who have...
Vampire fiction that doesn’t suck: Where to start reading
If you know anything about me then you know I love vampire fiction. Ever since I picked up Vampire: The Masquerade 1st Edition at the tender age of fourteen, I’ve been obsessed with the...
REVIEW: Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff
I received an advanced review copy of Empire of the Vampire in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to Jay Kristoff and Harper Voyager. Minor spoilers may follow. “It was the twenty-seventh year...
REVIEW: Vampire: The Masquerade – Winter’s Teeth #8
Vampire: The Masquerade: Winter’s Teeth is a book that we here at Grimdark Magazine have been following faithfully. As a huge fan of the Vampire: The Masquerade series, I have absolutely loved what Tim Seeley,...
REVIEW: Vampire: The Masquerade – Winter’s Teeth #7
Winter’s Teeth #7 is the seventh issue (fancy that) in the adaptation of the tabletop roleplaying game, Vampire: The Masquerade, to comic format. The comic follows the adventures of Cecily Blake, a former Anarch...
REVIEW: Vampire: The Masquerade – Winter’s Teeth #6
Vampire: The Masquerade – Winter’s Teeth #6 is the, unsurprisingly, sixth installment of the comic book adaptation of the popular tabletop roleplaying game. It follows the adventures of Cecily Bain, a former Anarch turned...
REVIEW: Vampire: The Masquerade – Winter’s Teeth Vol.1
Vampire: The Masquerade: Winter’s Teeth volume 1 is the collected first five issues of the titular comic. Grimdark Magazine was gracious enough to review all five individually and it’s now available to purchase as...