More concept art for Fear and Loathing in Hell!

iwantyourskulls

Collector of Skulls
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As you know I've started work on my magnum opus "Fear and Loathing in Hell: Scenes from the Orgy of Death and Decapitation that is the Eternal Life of Reginald Bartholomew Skullperson III and the Chronicles of what is to Become the Papal Genocide", and I wanted to introduce you all to Reginald's sidekick

Rex Maulington, Hellhound Extraordinaire

Rex is a 8-feet tall canine who was sent to the Hell after he died during an attempted decapitation. In his mortal days he was the pet of the great necromancer Lothar, who would perform rituals on the skulls to acquire the arcane wisdom within. Lothar trained Rex as a skullcollector when he found Rex as a pup., and Rex has been fiercely loyal to Lothar ever since. Even now that he is no longer serving his master, he is still collecting skulls for him, hoping to one day return to the mortal plane with the skulls he has collected in Hell. He is pictured above with his current collection.

Rex first met Reginald when he was scavenging for skulls down in the 7th circle. At first he wanted to harvest Reginald's skull and add it to his collection, but when he saw the hole in Reginald's head he decided not to. You see, Rex sympathized with Reginald because of his skull damage. Rex' skull was cracked when he was hit in the head with a mace during the decapitation attempt in which he was killed, and when he saw Reginald he regarded him as a kindred spirit. Because of their shared fate of being damned with a damaged skull, the two bonded and Rex agreed to help Reginald in his quest to kill the popes. In return Reginald agreed to give Rex the skulls of the popes. For the papal skulls are some of the most powerful arcane vessels in Hell, due to the capacity of wisdom they hold and the density of the darkness within. Reginald also made some adjustments to Rex' skeleton for maximum killing power: steel claws and spinespikes, as well as a morningstar on his tail.
 
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Saint Isaias Boner

Guest
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he's got a pretty good skull collection but how did an experienced skullcollecter get killed during a routine decapitation>???
 

Saint Isaias Boner

Guest
#3
maybe lothar wasn't such a good master after all
 

iwantyourskulls

Collector of Skulls
#4
he's got a pretty good skull collection but how did an experienced skullcollecter get killed during a routine decapitation>???
This was no routine decapitation. It was an attempt to rob Lothar's rival Black Sathanos of his skull. I don't want to give too much away, since I don't want to spoil the ending of the concept album, but I can say that Black Sathanos was expecting Rex. He used a spell to clone himself and lured Rex toward it. As Rex was distracted mauling the clone Black Sathanos summoned a tungsten golem that blindsided Rex and cracked his skull with his mace. Rex did not die on impact however, but the damage had been done. Lothar was watching the encounter and sacrificed his most valuable skulls to gain the power needed to teleport Rex back home. After the teleportation Lothar tried to revive Rex, but to no avail. When he knew Rex was going to die, he used most of his remaining power to grant Rex life beyond life: a chance to return from the pits of Hell, and roam the mortal plane once more. Lothar was just a mere shell of his former self, having sacrificed his power for a chance for Rex to return.

To escape, Rex would need to convince Bathim, a duke of Hell that he is capable of slaying enough enemies in Bathim's name that Bathim can rise to the rank of King through the power of the souls from Rex' slaughter. In return for his service Bathim would help Rex return to the mortal plane where Rex would start harvesting souls for Bathim. Once Rex had slayed enough mortals for Bathim to be promoted, Rex would be free to return to the service of Lothar, and bring him the papal skulls he needs to get the power to destroy Black Sathanos once and for all.
 
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iwantyourskulls

Collector of Skulls
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its a good bog and a good story as well please keep going!
I will! I just got off the phone with Andrew Lloyd Webber and told him about my vision. I asked him to oversee the production of part 1 (the rockopera). He was very impressed by my vision and ambition. He told me to send him an rough draft of the script and he will decide whether or not he wants in. I'm planning for it to open at the Palace Theatre around fall 2019, and I'm expecting it to run for about 5 years at the Palace. I want to tap into the international market too, so I'm looking for opportunities in Scandinavia, France, Germany, Russia and of course: Broadway.

At first I wanted the world premiere to be at Broadway, but I think that may be a bit overambitious. After all, the saga is only just starting. Maybe I can pull off a Broadway premiere for part 6 (the musical) after I've gained some name recognition from the first few parts of my saga, but right now I think Broadway is still out of my reach. After the premiere at the Palace I'll evaluate the feedback and I may alter it slightly to work better for international audiences. After the opera has gained traction I will start work on part 2 (the novelette) while overseeing the results of the opera and, if need be, stepping in for adjustments to maximize profits and results.

The novelette will cover the basics of Reginald's origin story. It's not going to be very expansive, but that's kind of the point. I want to make it short but sweet, to serve as a solid foundation for part 3 (the laserdisc-exclusive movie trilogy). The fact that I want it to just cover the big picture without going into too much detail is why I chose to make it a novelette instead of a novella or a novel.
 

fuck

DTF 4 USD
#10
having visions where a devil visits from the moon to see this but its already gone out of business by the time he arrives so he devil steals our atmosphere as a punishment and all our lungs explode
 
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Gay

The Neosaur
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having visions where a devil visits from the moon to see this but its already gone out of business by the time he arrives so he devil steals our atmosphere as a punishment and all our lungs explode
this except the devil is a coronal discharge from the sun
 

death

mund born bastard
#12
hanging out with satan at the dark side of the sun
 
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iwantyourskulls

Collector of Skulls
#13
satan (maddened by the fact that his worship ceremonies are cancelled due to the coronavirus) drifts over to the other side of the sun, fully eclipsing it and plunging us all into eternal winter
 
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