I could hardly wait to share news about our Magnus Opus - "The Amulet" - that is waiting in the wings for delivery. The game is a point-n-click gothic horror game with an different twist using B&W photos and, of all things, stop motion animation puppets! The game tells the story of the Thompson family in the Eastern United States. They built a castle in the mountains over an old mine and came out with "a very ancient secret". Of course the outcome is not going to be a very favorable conclusion.

I created this game several years ago as a sister game to our "The Forbidden", the latter now a published novella and intended for the bright lights of an LA film company. The game uses greenscreen, models, puppets and old gothic style photographs to create a dark, surreal atmosphere.

The "Classics Illustrated" cover is an inspiration I had if the game were made into a comic by this iconic company that illustrated many well known and famous novels by the world's greatest authors. Why could I not have one? So I commissioned a cover to be produced, and turned the image into a Classics Illustrated product. I really loved these comics and they were very popular back in the day. Besides, I am hoping our works will have a comic line soon. The scene on the cover occurs in the game back story and is told in the game structure.

The game uses quite a few new ideas that I am hoping many of you horror dabblers will approve of - and B movie users as well. More news coming as we get closer to continuing production.

Info on "The Amulet" project page is here: http://www.archeonmedia.com/page4.html

Screencaps are here in our News Section: http://www.archeonmedia.com/page25.html

Cheers,

Rolando Gutierrez