With the recent delay announcement from The Astronauts, they wanted to put something special together for Halloween regarding their upcoming dark fantasy title WITCHFIRE. If you have been following the team on Twitter, then you may have seen the horror posters that were made by various Polish artists, but this new short story, called The Preyer, is the official conclusion of the Witchfire Halloween Week.
The Preyer is a bone-chilling short story set in the world of Witchfire, their upcoming grimdark shooter. Written by The Astronauts co-founder and creative director, Adrian Chmielarz, The Preyer reveals further details about the game’s witch hunters, (called preyers) and the fiendish magic at work in Witchfire lore. Plus, The Preyer includes stylish illustrations from Bernard Kowalczuk that bring the dark tale to life. You can read The Preyer on their website.
As for the artwork, which you will find in the gallery below, was done by six different Polish artists; Grzegorz Przybyś, Mat Heldwein, Karol Duma, Paweł Niziołek, Aleksandra Skiba, and Syzmon Urban. If you’d like further details on the horror posters that were created for Witchfire Halloween Week, check out their official blog post on the whole event and each artistic piece.
