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Monday, February 13, 2012

Could this be my next Ghost of Albion idea?

New trailer out today for "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter".
As an Illinoisan, I approve.

Sure it might better suited for Rippers, but hey this is fun stuff.

Posted by Timothy S. Brannan at 12:45 PM

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Labels: movies, vampire, victorian

3 comments:

Roger L. Mills said...: And as a born and bred Illinoisan who just visited New Salem ~2 years ago ... yeah, I might have to watch this.; February 13, 2012 at 9:20 PM
BlUsKrEEm said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; February 13, 2012 at 10:50 PM
BlUsKrEEm said...: I'm way more psyched for Asylum's Mock-buster: Abraham Lincoln vs Zombies. Civil war with Voodoo curses? Sign me up!

http://ossuary.best-horror-movies.com/m/news/view/32879/Abraham-Lincoln-Vs-Zombies-Poster-and-Exclusive-First-Photos; February 13, 2012 at 10:52 PM

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I moved ages ago, but forgot to tell anyone - I decided to get my own domain name: strangevistas.org and have been posting there for over a year. When Adam at Barking Alien mentioned that he wanted...
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The Eye of Joyful Sitting Amongst Friends

The Best of the Journal: The Pettigrew Selections - Mark Pettigrew wrote the delightful swashbuckling role-playing game, Flashing Blades. He also wrote two Tekumel adventures, A Jakallan Intrigue and The Tom...
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A Hamsterish Hoard of Dungeons and Dragons

Hamsterish Hoard of Hexes is live! - Today's the day!The day that Hamsterish Hoard of Hexes is live! :D Brought to you by Paolo Greco of Lost Pages (lostpaolo @ Twitter), with lovely art by ...
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A Paladin In Citadel

NEW Appendix N Video Review Series - Daniel, over at The Dungeon Dive, is starting up a Youtube review series of various Appendix N authors, I highly recommend you follow along with his inves...
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Rended Press

Random Dungeon Generator Exercise: Heart of the Missing Shroom Wizard's Lair - Found the picture through a Google search. Generated the encounters using Wizardawn's excellent Dungeon Builder using the options for Swords & Wizardry. Di...
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