DARKNESS MADE REAL
Wherever there is darkness, you’ll find Heartless. Which means, basically, that we’re everywhere. Oops. We mean “they.” They’re everywhere. Those Heartless scum. *shakes imaginary fist not entirely convincingly*
Sometimes you gotta admit it’d be much easier to go through life without emotions. Isn’t that what the Stoics aspired to? Well, they probably weren’t thinking of video games back in ancient Greece and Rome, but they were on to something. If you don’t have a heart, it can’t get broken. Side with the Darkness today and don this bracelet.
Kitchen Nightmares!
On a dark, haunted night, a Russian oligarch dares a circle of international chefs to play the samurai game of 100 Candles--where each storyteller spins a terrifying tale of ghosts, demons and unspeakable beings--and prays to survive the challenge.
Inspired by the Japanese Edo period game of Hyakumonogatari Kaidankai, Hungry Ghosts reimagines the classic stories of yokai, yorei, and obake, all tainted with the common thread of food.
First course: With bad consequence, a ramen chef refuses to help a beggar, and a band of pirates get more (and less) than they were bargaining for after their encounter with a drowning woman turns ghastly.
Hungry Ghosts is cooked up by the infamous author and chef, Anthony Bourdain (Kitchen Confidential, Emmy-Award winning TV star of Parts Unknown) and acclaimed novelist Joel Rose (Kill, Kill, Faster, Faster, back again from their New York Times #1 best seller, Get Jiro!). Joining them this issue are stellar artists Alberto Ponticelli and Vanesa Del Rey, with amazing color by Jose Villarrubia, and a drop-dead cover by Paul Pope
