Similar to HeroClix , the most successful CMG to date, HorrorClix offers players the ability to construct teams of Monster s that cross Horror Genre s, allowing them to create a "dream team" of favorite bad guys or good guys. Vampires , Werewolves , Zombies , and Demons are available in the game's first release, as well as a number of Vigilantes who fight for the side of good including a vampire hunter, ghost finders, priests and military men.
HorrorClix introduces several new Game Mechanics . Plot Twist cards, Scenario play, Fiction , and individual Character cards for each monster place the game's emphasis firmly on the Fantasy of Writing or Directing a Horror Story rather than a game of Fighting and Combat . Innocent victims play an important part of the game, with monsters Protect ing them, Eat ing them, or both.
HorrorClix demonstrations and special events have been announced at the Origins game Convention in Columbus , Ohio , and for the GenCon game convention in Indianapolis , Indiana . Additionally, WizKids announced at GAMA Trade Show in Las Vegas, Nevada that Cthulhu would be the premiere figure for the launch of the game.
To help " Brick-and-mortar " stores compete against Internet Retail Stores Horrorclix, like HeroClix, uses the popular "buy it by the brick" configuration. A ClixBrick consists of 12 shrink-wrapped Boosters that include a special Coupon for consumers who purchase Horrorclix at their local Brick-and-mortar retailer. The coupon included in each brick unlocks a larger world of special figures and offers. Anyone who sends in 12 UPC codes, the coupon, and the receipt from that one-time retail purchase will receive a special free figure, only obtainable through the ClixBrick offer, as well another coupon that allows the customer to purchase the collector's set associated with each release at a 25% discount. The first set also included a second coupon allowing the customer to purchase The Great Cthulhu for $85.
- HorrorClix Base Set "Monster" (released August 30 , 2006 ) The first Horrorclix Set. The ClixBrick exclusives included a free Jack The Ripper LE figure, a coupon for the first collector's set " Aliens " and a coupon for the Great Cthulhu .
- The Lab (released January 31 , 2007 for the U.S. and the rest of the world and mid August 2007 for Europe) The first expansion set has a Sci-fi / Horror theme and includes Alien Greys, Dinosaur s, Misshapen Experiments and Zombies . The ClixBrick exclusive is an LE Cloaking Predator and a coupon for the second Collector's set, Predator s.
- Freakshow (released May 2007) has a strong carnival theme with clowns, wild animals and a variety of sideshow freaks. ClixBrick exclusive is an LE Carnival Ghost (child ghost on horse) and a New Guy Night figure Pierced Zombie.
- Nightmares (scheduled for February 2008 instead of Fall 2007 due to the New Line action pack) Nothing yet is concretely known about this upcoming set, apart from two exclusive preview figures featuring in the september 2007 European release of the Lab, a Succubus and a Mime Ghost .
=Base Set=
- Avatar of Cthulhu : A mortal form of the Elder God Cthulhu.
- Bane Wolf: A brutal werewolf camper.
- Bishop Luzifer (good): The head priest of the Order and a sworn foe of all supernatural creatures.
- Blood Demon : A devil straight out of Hell.
- Blood Vamp: A powerful female vampire with knowledge of the dark arts. Same as Morgana
- Brine Witch : A sea witch in the service of Cthulhu.
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- Constrictor : A giant man-eating snake.
- Deep One: The fish-man servants of Cthulhu.
- Devil Imp : A minor demon with acid-like flaming spittle.
- Dire Werewolf : A powerful full-blooded werewolf.
- Dire Wolf: A giant demon wolf with a taste for human flesh.
- Dog Soldier: A half-canine soldier.
- Dr. Henry Jekyll: Same as Jekyll and Hyde.
- Evil Leprechaun : A demonic Leprechaun.
- Executed Convict: An undead prisoner with electrical powers.
- Faith Priest (good): A member of the Order, a priestly organization devoted to fighting the dark forces.
- Field Agent (good): A member of Echo Team, a government organization that fights supernatural beings.
- Ghostfinder (good): A vigilante ghost hunter.
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- Hook: A slasher of the woods with a habit of collecting the severed hands of his victims.
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- Jekyll And Hyde : The famous mad scientist and his brutal alter-ego. Same as Dr. Henry Jekyll.
- who went insane and started murder sprees.
- Lynch Ghost : The ghost of a lynch victim, seeking revenge on the descendants of his killers.
- Matron Mother: An insane Nun who kills teenage "sinners"
- Morgana: The vampire assistant of Rasputin, who helped raise him from the grave. Same as Blood Vamp.
- Mr. Fright: A nightmarish Boogyman who haunts an New York orphanage.
- Nosferatu : A demonic elder vampire.
- Outpatient: A demonic aslyum patient with fleshy tendrils sprouting from his body.
- R'lyeh Guardian: Same as Avatar of Cthulhu.
- Rasputin : Leader of the Hellbound. The famous mad monk of Russian lore who leads various devils and demons.
- Razorvixen: A deadly female vampire leader.
- Reaper Of Souls : The personification of Death who ushers mortals to their eternal demise.
- Runaway: A killer street thug armed with a straight razor.
- Scarecrow : A living scarecrow carrying a razor-sharp scythe.
- Shambling Zombie : A typical zombie.
- Skeletal Maiden: A female ghost that wreaks vengeance on the living.
- Skeleton : A simple living skeleton.
- Sorority Zombie: A teenager female zombie.
- Stoker : Leader of the Bloodcall. A elder vampire of extreme power.
- Terror Demon: A simple demon.
- The Fiend: Possibly the Frankenstein Monster .
- The Mad Monk: Same as Rasputin.
- . Same as Widow Octavia.
- Tickler: A four armed demon.
- Tomb Mummy : A living Egyptian mummy.
- Vampire Enforcer: A simple vampire.
- Vampire Hunter (good): A vampire-killing vigilante.
- Widow Octavia: Same as The Widow.
- Zombie Cop: A zombie Police officer armed with a gun.
- Zombie Lawyer: A zombiefied Lawyer that controls other zombies.
=The Lab=
- Agony: A vampire fury with an expertise in torture. Sister of Angelique.
- Angelique: Same as Agony.
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- Asylum Spirit: A ghostly lunatic who haunts the asylum he was committed to in life.
- Athena: A female robot who is unmatched in combat.
- Brain Eater: A mad scientist who gains psychic powers by eating the brains of his victims.
- Candy Striper: A vampire nurse.
- Carnage Bot : A killer robot with 4 razor tentacles.
- Cloaking Predator : A Predator equipped with a cloaking device.
- Corp. Commander (good): An Echo Team commander armed with a Gatling Gun . Same as Major Harper.
- Corp. Response (good): A Echo Team soldier.
- Doctor Von Raechter: The head scientist of Pandora Labs. Loves torture and commands slashers.
- Evil Cosmonaut : A ghostly member of the Russian Space Program.
- Frothwieler: A mutant guard dog from Pandora Labs.
- Giant Ameoba : An alien slime beast that consumes any organic flesh.
- Grey : A advance agent for an alien civilization who collects humans for experiments. Armed with surgical tools.
- Gyrus: The ultimate robot, powered by the brain of a serial killer.
- Hardhat Zombie: A zombie construction worker.
- Insect Man: A insect-human hybrid created by Pandora Labs.
- Irradiated Zombie: A radioactive zombie with nuclear powers.
- Jigsaw: Pandora Labs' greatest success in mutation. An amalgam of different animals who commands werewolves.
- Lab Assistant: A plump woman working for Pandora Labs. Armed with a vat of Acid .
- Lab Gorilla : A mutant gorilla test subject from Pandora Labs.
- Little Damon: A demonically possessed child with command over fire. Same as Pyromaniac.
- Major Harper (good): The leader of Echo Team. Same as Corp. Commander.
- Man In Black : A mysterious alien with ties to the government.
- Mi-Go : A demonic servant of Cthulthu.
- slasher.
- Muttering Igor : The hunchbacked assistant of Doctor Von Raechter.
- Plague Vagrant: A mutant homeless man who commands masses of Rats .
- Pod Zombie: A plant-zombie created by the Pod-Mother.
- Pod-Mother: A man-eating plant that creates Pod Zombies from its victims. Same as Tendril Queen.
- Pride Warrior: A soldier of the Pride, a feline-humanoid race that hunts humans for food and sport.
- Proto Cyborg : An early robot prototype from Pandora Labs.
- Pyromaniac: Same as Little Damon.
- Reptoid : A mysterious reptile-like commander of the Greys.
- Reptosapien: A reptile-human mutant created by Pandora Labs.
- Scrubber (good): A biological-containment operative of Echo Team.
- Tendril Queen: Same as Pod-Mother.
- Valerie Elle (good): A top operative of Echo Team.
- Vat-Grown Clone : A faceless slasher created by Pandora Labs.
- created by Pandora Labs.
- Vlad The Impaler : The legendary killer himself.
- Werewolf Orderly: A werewolf doctor.
- Zombie Patient: An elderly zombie.
- Zombie Trooper: A zombiefied Echo Team member armed with an automatic rifle.
- Acid-Tail Alien
- Grid Alien
- Leaping Alien
- Long-Tail Alien
- Running Alien
- Stalking Alien
- Wall-Leaping Alien
- Apprentice Predator
- Assassin Predator
- Elder Predator
- Martial Predator
- Raging Predator
- Shuriken Predator
=Freakshow=
- Officers 7-13(good): Monster-hunting FBI agents.
- Pierced Zombie: A zombie Human Pincushion.
- Tattooed Man (V: Abel Terror): A man with various living tattoos covering his body.
- Carousel Ghost: The ghost of a little girl, riding a carousel horse (Clixbrick figure).
- Vampire Roustabout (V: Bloody Tom): A large, muscular vampire wielding a mallet.
- Billy Stank: A union zombie still clutching his gun.
- Johnny Dead: A confederate zombie still holding the confederate flag.
- Fiji Mermaid : A horrific half-human, half-fish creature used for the freakshow.
- Kuranes (V: King Kuranes) (good): A homeless man in the waking world who is also a powerful king in the dream world.
- Cannibal Clowns (V: the Snack Pack): A trio of cannibalistic clowns who wield sickles and cleavers.
- Zombie Ventriloquist (V: Morty and Chuckles): An undead ventriloquist with a psychotic dummy named Chuckles.
- Snake Oil Salesman (V: Dr. Barker): A salesman who sells a lethal batch of snake oil.
- Victorian Vampire (V: Gerard): An elegant vampire from the late 19th century.
- Firefighter (V: Big Red) (good): A former firefighter monster-hunter in pursuit of the Freakshow.
- Ringmaster : The impish leader of the carnival.
- Flying Monkeys (V: Lost Winkies): Two winged killer monkeys.
- Hungry Bertha (V: Big Big Bertha): A cannibalistic fat lady armed with a huge meat cleaver.
- Von Bludd Brothers (R: Freddie Von Bludd, E: Alex Von Bludd): A pair of Conjoined Twins , with one being a vampire and the other being a killer with a noose.
- Zombie Strongman (V: Herculon): An undead strongman.
- Tracker: A 19th-century British big game hunter.
- for a head and some smooth dance moves.
- Bogeyman : The legendary monster from under the bed.
- Hearteater/Tunnel Terror: A dark demon who feasts on human hearts. Ironically, it lives in the Freakshow's Tunnel of Love.
- She Wolf (V: Lupina): A female Werewolf .
- Monster Patrol (V: Bailey and Jameson) (good): A boy and girl duo who regularly hunt down monsters.
- Rabid Bear (V: Bobo): A vicious creature infuriated by its massive steel scrote.
- Cotswald Giant: A trapped Giant carny (based on the story of the Cardiff Giant ).
- /half deformed man armed with a huge axe.
- Phantom Maneater (V: Snuggles): A ghostly man-eating Tiger .
- Wildman (V: Wildman of Borneo ): A savage apeman killer.
- Wolfboy (V: Jak Jak the Wolfboy): A half human/half wolf freak.
- Escape Artist (V: Voodini): A carnival performer who can "escape" his body and possess other people.
- Firebreather (V: Scorch): A firebreathing carny.
- Knife Thrower (V: The Great Slicini) (good): A sideshow performer who uses psychic abilities to guide his aim.
- Carny (V: Skell): Just a typical evil carnival worker.
- Undead Vendor (V: Southpaw): A zombie selling gruesome refreshments.
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- Bat Boy (V: Eddie the Bat Boy): A human/bat freak.
- Fan Dancer (V: Crimson): A exotic dancer who's fans conceal deadly blades.
- Animal Tamer (V: Alana): A big cat trainer who uses her killer felines to murder carnival goers.
- Funhouse : The mysterious and haunting house of mirrors.
- Snake Charmer/Miss Slyther: A snake commanding carny.
- Templar (good): The world's greatest monster hunter and founder of The Order.
- Yama: The living embodiment of Coulrophobia (the fear of Clowns ).
A figure called The Black Death was intended to be a promotion figure, but was cancelled.
=Nightmares=
So far, little is known about the Nightmares set. The only known figures are these.
- HorrorClix Base Set - included six exclusive figures, a two sided map of a Cemetery and a Haunted House , 3D terrain including tombstones and a tree of the damned, two red dice, a rulebook, exclusive plot twists, and 12 victim tokens.
- Rumours state there will be a new Starter Set featuring New Line Cinema monsters such as Leatherface , Jason ( Friday The 13th ) and Freddy Krueger released February 2008 (together with the now postponed Nightmares). If objects tokens, victims or a map will be included hasn't been confirmed yet.
WizKids has stated that all figures released in boosters will be generic monsters, such as became the first movie for which WizKids acquired the rights. Early 2008 a new set will follow featuring New Line Cinema movie monsters (rumoured to be a new starter set to attract new players).
It has been announced that the Collector's Set system will be discontinued after the release of the AVP: Predator set, and all future licenced sets will be Action Packs. Both the AvP: Aliens and AvP: Predators sets have also now been released through retail channels.
- Aliens - Released as the collectors set for the Horrorclix base set, the first collectors set will contain seven aliens. Because WizKids only acquired the rights for , only aliens from that movie will be seen. No characters from the First Four Alien Movies will been in this set unless they also appeared in AVP.
- Predator - Released with "The Lab" expansion set, the second collectors set complimented the first and consists of Predators and the surviving human from AVP. Again, no characters seen in Predator or Predator 2 will be present in this set unless they were also seen in AVP.
In addition to Collector's Sets, licenced properties will be made available through regular commercial channels, in the form of Action Packs. Similar to the Horrorclix Starter Set, these packs will feature a number of pre-selected figures and Plot Twist cards, as well as a map, and will come from across the Horror entertainment spectrum.
- AVP:Alien Queen - WizKids will release the Alien Queen as seen at the end of in an Action Pack. It will feature a two-stage Queen, usable with attached egg sack or without, as well as an exclusive Alien figure, an exclusive Predator figure, a map, Minion tokens, and Plot Twist cards. This set will be available February 21 , 2007 .
- B.P.R.D. - Released on April 4, 2007, this Action Pack features 7 figures representing characters from the Dark Horse comic book series Hellboy and B.P.R.D (Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense). This is the first officially "Dual Branded" set, being designed for use in both Heroclix and Horrorclix. The dials feature Heroclix symbols and powers, as well as Monster Cards that make the figures usable in Horrorclix games.
- The Great Cthulhu - This 16" figure of Cthulhu comes packaged with a map, a set of instructions, and twenty-four Cultist Victim tokens. Cthulhu has three dials to represent himself and one dial to represent his attendant cultists. Cthulhu is playable in a 600, 1200, or 1800 point scenario where the players attempt to stop the ritual that will awaken him. This is similar to WizKids' earlier use of Galactus in Heroclix .
- A special dual-sided map featuring a Ruined Castle and a Carnival will be available free with any purchase at Wizkids Attended Conventions for the 2007 convention season.
- A limited edition Vlad the Impaler figure will be available free with a $75.00 purchase at Wizkids Attended Conventions for the 2007 convention season.
- Marvel Zombie Figures: Four Ultra-rare chase figures are available in 1 out of every 100 set yet come packed with Horrorclix monster cards, making them fully compatible. These four figures will not be reprinted as they appeared in this set in the 2007 Marvel Zombies set.
- Mutations & Monsters, the upcoming new set from Heroclix will also feature some Marvel Zombies ( Iron Man and Spiderman having been confirmed already), but nothing has been confirmed about compatibility to the Horrorclix game (double stat cards). It has been suggested these figures won't be compatible at all, in spite of their Supernova predecessors.
- HorrorClix (Official Site) - Contains the game's logo, some art, the latest news, and a link to the official forums, a good place to interact with WizKids staff.
- It's Wicked Fun (Largest Fan Site/Forum) - Contains complete information on all components of the game including monster stats/dials, Plot Twists, Victims, Minions and more. Also has a large selection of resources including monthly contests, forums , custom cards, miniatures, scenarios, conversions and more.
- House of HorrorClix (Fan Site) - Homepage of Falloutboy12, creator of Horrorclix maps, custom cards and other resources.
- Monster Database An online seachable database of all the HorrorClix monsters, Plot Twist cards, and powers.
- Battle Planner Download software to view figures and create Horrorclix teams.
- HrCrealms Fan forum for Horrorclix. From the same people behind Heroclix's HCRealms.
- Stashmatic.com Collection tracker for HorrorClix figures (with images)
- HorrorClix Belgium Belgium HorrorClix fan site
- HorrorClix Italy Italian HorrorClix fan site
- HorrorClix Germany German HorrorClix fan site
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