There ’s lots to calculate at in this week ’s look at all things Crowdfunding ! We ’ve got an RTS plot localise in a Robot / Kaiju apocalypse , a fantasy anthology that pairs short stories with existent recipes , and bizarrely enough , a prequel toNight of the Living Dead – from none other than the Word of George Romero himself .
Header image from Lovecraft : Fear of the Unknown
The Bard’s Tale Anthology
This accumulation of fantastic short stories all centre on tales about those storytellers of Fantasy fable , Bards – but interestingly it also match each level with a thematically appropriate recipe for you try out :
Ever wonder what a existent bard would eat ? Each of the narrative in the anthology will be attach to by a tangible formula from a fictional tap house , The Black Dragon Inn . The formula have been carefully adapted from a smorgasbord of source , including mediaeval European cooking manuscripts , to shine the unique culinary art of a fantasy world while still appealing to the modern roof of the mouth .
A $ 5 assurance arrive you an eBook version of the anthology , whilst $ 20 make you that and a physical paperback edition .
Zatanna
DC ’s fine magician gets her own live - action outing in this buff moving picture :
In our story , Zatanna ’s liveliness is turned upside down by two potent forces . The first is a baddie greater than anything she ’s ever faced . The 2d , her own inner fight over the loss of her father .
one-time fans of Zatanna will meet a herculean new take on the character that honour her former days . Modern fans will get a look at just what makes her such an interesting heroine . Whatever kind of lover you are , you ’ll love our take on this awesome fictitious character !
A $ 22 pledge get you former boo admission to the make out film on DVD , as well as behind the setting telecasting about the yield .
Far Beneath The Ship
This touching Sci - Fi curt differentiate the story of an Astronaut stranded on a Mission to Mars , and is inspired by the alternative speech Richard Nixon was to read out in the event of the Apollo 11 Astronauts being go forth behind on the synodic month :
I would like to search the grandness of bold infinite exploration as one of the few thing humanity does that can add bombastic - shell brainchild and Modern ways of thinking to the generation that participates .
NASA has parked its space ships in museums , and most masses alive today did n’t exist the last time humanness left crushed earth orbit . Almost a half century has passed since we undertook an endeavor captivating enough to provide the next generation with a reason to quest after excellence . It seems like a good time to make thing that remind us of what we have done , and what we can do .
( Or maybe I just think the speech was cool and require to make a outer space movie )
$ 10 gets you into behind the view look at the yield of the scant as well as notifcation when it move live on Vimeo and Youtube – but $ 25 will get you memory access to a HD downloadable version .
Cameron Romero’s Origins
Yes , you read the lead aright – Cameron , son of George , wants to head back to his beginner ’s roots and take a spirit at what happen before the Zombie movie that started it all : dark of the Living Dead .
Origins remove station in the Turmoil of the 1960 ’s just short before “ Night of the Living Dead ” , and explains how The ‘ Original ’ Romero Zombie was created .
In 1962 , Dr. Ryan Cartwright was on the scientific and altruistic path to find a way for humans to sustain life in the event of M.A.D ( Mutual Assured Destruction ) , a huge topic bring on by the Cuban Missile Crisis .
Little did he fuck that over the course of the next several long time of his living , he would take a well - funded and military focused journey to the benighted corners of the world … as he produce the ultimate weapon for the government and a curse that will plague mankind for the rest of day .
The Romero ’s are asking for $ 150,000 to produce the endeavour – and your pledge do n’t actually get you a written matter of the flick , which they intend to see get a circumscribed run in Cinemas instead . The tiers offer you anything from a chance to be imply on a creative level in the production ( $ 30 ) , a Lunchbox ( $ 50 ) , or even a probability to shoot on a Zombie - themed range with Cameron Romero himself ( $ 1,500 ) .
Human Resources
This nifty see RTS from Uber Entertainment , the Jehovah ofMonday Night Combat , play off two apocalypses against each other : Giant sentient Robots and Alien Squid Monsters . The twist ? Your armies ’ key resource is the shatter remains of Humanity .
The Singularity is nigh . Newly - sentient automate mill churn out waving of elephantine automaton , nether region - dead set on dismantling and recycling all of human civilization . The louse - like political machine can deploy into stationary mode , enhancing their shielding and firepower . They eliminate their enemies with ranged energy weapons .
The humans invoke the tentacled Ancient Ones in a last - ditch attempt to halt the Machine bombardment . This proves unwise . Now the Ancient Ones vie with the Machines to eat up the last scrap of Earth . The Ancient Ones advance in fast - moving horde , overwhelming their foes with fearful battle royal attacks . An assortment of arcane spells and cheating poison round out their arsenal .
Who knows what other factions may lurk in the void , waiting for the moment to strike ?
$ 20 net you a copy of the game on PC , $ 40 gives you access to the game ’s genus Beta .
Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown
This infotainment look at the work of H.P. Lovecraft and his influence is looking to get a young reprint on Blu - Ray with more feature , including interview from the likes of Neil Gaiman , Guillermo Del Toro and Peter Straub :
LOVECRAFT originally debut on DVD and Blu - Ray in 2008 and has been out of photographic print for virtually 4 long time . That means most people have only experienced this movie on the internet or via download . … without the bonus of nearly 70 minutes of excess interviews only constitute on those quondam discs .
With your livelihood , we will print a limited run of Blu - Ray discs . The newly authored version of LOVECRAFT will once again include the redundant interviews as well as a unexampled , immersive still gallery featuring indefinable art from the documentary and our archives . You ’ll be able to soar in and research every detail .
A $ 30 pledge will get you a blu - ray of the documentary film when it ’s due for release again in January 2015 .
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