Gothic Requiem playlist

Whether or not you managed to attend the Greenbelt funeral service, you may be interested in the music we played. Here's a list for you:

Anathema -  Presence
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir - Lacrimosa (III. Sequentia) from Mozart's Requiem Mass in D Minor
Ennio Morricone - Moses Theme, Main Title, 1974
Elfonia - Anoranza
Nox Arcana - Lair of the Vampire
Metallica - Wherever I May Roam (Instrumental)
Lovage / Dan the Automator - Anger Management
John Harles - Silencium (Theme from Silent Witness)
Demon Hunter - My Throat is an Open Grave (Acoustic)
Awaken - Narrow Door
Extol - Dawn of Redemption
P.O.D. - Alive

SUB thanks Rob Carter

A big thank you to Rob for his illustrations of our monsters - visit our tumblr site soon to see the images he drew for us.

It would be great to work more with Rob and transform the various character background stories into graphic novels, but I suspect time will be against us. However, if you know of any publishers that would be interested, please feel free to pass on our details.

You can find more examples of Rob's work over on theartyman.tumblr.com and find him on twitter @the_artyman. Please visit and contact him if you would like any of his artwork or to commission him to create something for you.

Thanks Rob :)

SUB thanks Fat Roland

I just want to say a great big THANK YOU to Eyan for crafting the #substory these last few months.

It was not the only project he had on (you may have seen him only last week at the Edinburgh Fringe, or around Manchester at various writing and performance events), as well as actually holding down a day job.

Please find about more about his writing (including buying his published works!) through his blog http://fatrolandweb.blogspot.co.uk and follow him on twitter @fatroland

As you know from the other posts, the #substory is the lead in to a service at Greenbelt, so please join us there (and say hi to Eyan and the rest of the SUB crew) to find out how the funeral of You Know Who turns out.

SUB Story Week 9

This is the epic conclusion, the final week of #substory. For a round up of the week pop on over to our tumblr site, which uses the power of Storify to share tweets without needing twitter. Here's an even shorter summary of what happened this week (August 15 - 20):

1. Vampire sells Werewolf's house to gain some money after gambling losses
2. Zombie's tree becomes home, but then she gets a note saying it will be bulldozed to make way for a new branch of Primark
3. Werewolf gets arrested by fake police officers, but escapes to Vampires house
4. Zombie works out that the graffiti is co-ordinates of all the times they've felt they encountered Thingy...all except one that they haven't been to yet
5. The trio reconcile for the last big push and move in on the last co-ordinates. They find You Know Who ... dead :(
6. A funeral will be held during Greenbelt, in the Aspire venue on Saturday at 9pm

Wow, what a story. I don't know about you, but I got quite attached to our monsters and their foibles, getting frustrated at how they beat each other up with words sometimes, but happy when they made up again. Let's hope this isn't the end for them.

Will their reconciliation be temporary? Can they fight their natures to overcome long-held bad character traits? Their leader is dead - what on earth will they do next? Are they finally released from You Know Who's hold over them? How did Thingy die? Were the co-ordinates written by You Know Who (if so, before or after death)? Were the co-ordinates written by You Know Who's killer? Where will they go now that they are effectively homeless?

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SUB Story Week 8

Last week the monsters were largely apart from one another in #substory. For a round up of the week pop on over to our tumblr site, which uses the power of Storify to share tweets without needing twitter. Here's an even shorter summary of what happened this week (August 8 - 14):

1. You Know Who is leaving lots of signs, but Zombie and Vampire are getting scared by them (even though they actually want to find Thingy)
2. Werewolf is running wild, gatecrashing parties, getting into fights and gatecrashing jobs
3. Vampire tries to recoup financial losses with some business ventures - first a blood stall and then online gambling
4. Vampire's businesses don't do well so she resorts to trying a casino and ends up losing everything
5. Zombie doesn't want to get trapped with Thingy, so tears down her fortress and relocates to a tree, which she starts to add mod-cons to and make a new home with the squirrels

Do the monsters want to find You Know Who or not? They desire to find their mythical leader, but when presented with signs of presence, they shy away. Are they any better for not being with each other? Why is Vampire suddenly so bad at business? Zombie has hidden skills, can she use them for the good of the group?

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SUB Story week 7

Last week our monsters got scared, in #substory. For a round up of the week pop on over to our tumblr site, which uses the power of Storify to share tweets without needing twitter. Here's an even shorter summary of what happened this week (August 1 - 7):

1. The monsters dream, some good, some bad. Zombie's turned into a vision of Thingy.
2. Vampire wakes from her dream and see's You Know Who. Werewolf doesn't believe either of them.
3. Werewolf's website is mysteriously updated with I AM HERE repeated all over it.
4. Zombie is scared and keeps saying "i am here"
5. In a shock move, Vampire moves in with Werewolf saying she can't return home, but she also can't say why not.

Is this another joke by Arowane, the vengeful merman? Or is someone, or something, trying to get through to the monsters? Can our characters pull themselves together to find You Know Who? Why doesn't Werewolf believe anyone? And what on earth has happened to Vampire's home?

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SUB Story Week 6: I am here

Last week our monsters attempted to reconcile with mixed results, in #substory. For a round up of the week pop on over to our tumblr site, which uses the power of Storify to share tweets without needing twitter. Here's an even shorter summary of what happened this week (July 25 - 31):

1. Vampire recovers from transforming into a bat (her lack of control over this is most embarrassing) and apologises for having been grumpy.
2. Zombie builds a fortress so complicated she can't find her own way out, which might be a reflection of her inner state.
3. Vampire is soon back to bickering and calls her friendships with Werewolf and Zombie over.
4. Werewolf tries to go it alone, but he's used to being in a pack - he demands a last attempt at friendship via parties, with each friend hosting each night.
5. Although Vampire started feeling some guilt over her actions toward Werewolf, she puts on a girly night in revenge at Werewolf and blames Zombie for lacking confidence. Werewolf chills out with a hippy party, but gets slammed by Vamps for its spiritual nonsense.

All our monsters are struggling to maintain their friendships - what tensions will finally pull them apart? Can they actually overcome these issues and remain as friends? Is that healthy for them anyway, or would they be better apart? What party will Zombie throw? Will she stand up for herself, or carry on being bullied? Can you stand the tension?

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