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Vampire: The Miniatures

Nosferatu-type Ghouls here. In hoodies (like Hunters in Left 4 Dead) and clambering out of sewers. Found while searching idly for Buffy miniatures, through here.

Not that I use miniatures (a) more than about once every five years or (b) ever for World Of Darkness games, but I still likes the toys, I does...

Nosferatu are the trickiest clan to get suitable figures for, of course, although there are plenty of original Nosferatu Orlok himself. Mantic Ghouls are lovely multipart figures for less modern examples.

The other clans can be represented by regular miniatures painted with an undead pallor and dark clothes - trenchcoats and katanas optional.

Ral Partha actually produced official classic World Of Darkness miniatures, most of whom seemed to have their arms in the air for some reason. I got the Tremere two-pack and never got around to painting them. RAFM meanwhile produced the, er, not dissimilar Fantastique Noir: Vampyre line - the Nosferatu gangster inspired a character in a game a while later. For the new World Of Darkness there are only the clan miniatures for the boardgame Prince Of The City based on the first edition Requiem clan characters.

Were I so inclined, I’d start with this list...

(And for the record, Hasslefree, Artizan and Character Options provided miniatures for The Watch House...)

The Onyx Path stretches before us. New Mummy, New Demon, revised Exalted, Samuel Haight: Year One...

And the Trinity universe has a bit in the forum...

LEGO Monster Fighters

Playing the classic horror crossover for laughs, as well as for toys.

I particularly like that the villainous plot was actually attempted in Vampire: The Masquerade back in the day. And Lord Vampyre's clearly annoyed bride.

(And just did the math on the parts I'd need to make TWH characters... about ten to twelve quid each.)

To create a modern vampire:

Giant homogenised franchises where if you stand outside one you can see another one along the street. Ubiquitous, unnoticed... until it's too late.

I shall be bringing a handmade sculpt of the Gryphon logo on a slate tile and an original Vampire The Masquerade portfolio donated and signed by Tim Bradstreet.

You will be bringing your wallet. A'ight?

Underworld Awakening could have really done with a joke somewhere. Like, one even.

Something I've wanted three films running actually happens! Admittedly only for about five minutes.

Nice uses of 3D, mostly in the first few minutes but scattered here and there.

A somewhat clever plot, just in the background.

Humans have lines! Always a surprise.

Charles Dance doing a great Viktor impression.

(Still, that whole sequence would have been more fun with an old friend of Selene's popping up in charge of the hidden vampires, like our Soph as Erika, understandably pissed off with her turning up after twelve years of peace and quiet and bringing action sequences to her doorstep.)

Nice soundtrack CD, which is previewed in the end credits rather than actually in the film to any degree.

Trenchcoat-love amusingly lampshaded. So there are some funny moments, but they're all at the expense of the material and I wonder how many were actually intentional.

Blarg.

Trailers: The Woman In Black, something with Denzel Washington teaming up with Ryan Reynolds to shoot lots of people, John Carter, Ghost Rider apparently being the first example in some time of a reboot with the same star, Star Wars 1 3D.

So, the end of True Blood S3.

The Hell was that?

The Skies They Were Ashen And Sober

Part of A Night In The Lonesome October. Hey, it's still October where the organiser is!

Last one. Couldn't resist.