Assembled by Death amidst a raging war between Heaven and Hell, the Court of the Dead is made up of lost souls yanked from their destined afterlife paths and pulled into Death's domain to be remade in his twisted image. The factions of Bone, Flesh, and Spirit make up Death's army, and Gethsemoni, the Queen of the Dead, helps govern it all, including Death's siren assassin Gallevarbe. Court of the Dead, an original collectibles line from Sideshow Collectibles, provides an intriguing world filled with rich characters and dark motives, and we have the first details on the line's website and faction quiz.

Attendees of SDCC can check out Sideshow Collectibles' Court of the Dead line of statues at their booth #1929. In the meantime, you can get acquainted with the backstory and characters of the Court of the Dead world by visiting their website and taking a quiz to see which faction of Death's army is the best fit for you. Those who take the quiz can enter their email address for a chance to win a Queen of the Dead statue and may redeem a free faction allegiance kit while supplies last. To dive into this new world from Sideshow, visit www.courtofthedead.com, and to take the faction quiz to see if you are Bone, Flesh, or Spirit, visit http://bit.ly/COTDFaction.

"The war between Heaven and Hell has raged for as long as anyone can remember, a savage conflict burning with a destructive fury that threatens to one day consume all of creation.

Only Death stands between these cataclysmic forces, positioned as the unlikely arbiter of Man’s souls –an energy source used to feed the gluttonous war machines on both sides of this unending struggle.

Seeking to bring balance to the afterlife, Death assembles the Court of the Dead, filling the Underworld with the souls he has diverted from their celestial destinations and reshaping them according to his vision.

These creations become his Queen. His generals. His assassins. His spies. And though the Court sits divided into the factions of Spirit, Bone, and Flesh, together against the destructive forces of Heaven and Hell they all stand as one. Together, the Court of the Dead shall…

Rise, Conquer, Rule"

  • Derek Anderson
    About the Author - Derek Anderson

    Raised on a steady diet of R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps books and Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Derek has been fascinated with fear since he first saw ForeverWare being used on an episode of Eerie, Indiana.

    When he’s not writing about horror as the Senior News Reporter for Daily Dead, Derek can be found daydreaming about the Santa Carla Boardwalk from The Lost Boys or reading Stephen King and Brian Keene novels.