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Friday, February 21, 2020

Innsmouth Harbormaster

The Innsmouth taint is strong in this one. Joel Harlow created this Innsmouth harbor master makeup for an independent film project.

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Thursday, February 20, 2020

Obelisk of Cthulhu

Sibrien returns to our pages with this Obelisk of Cthulhu. Click through to see the full gallery of pictures, including the secret compartment.

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

A huge number of Fallout fans were disappointed by the reproduction T-51 power armor helmet included with the special edition of the game. That didn't discourage Aaron Kahler. He did a complete rebuild of the helmet, including an amazing weathered finish. Click through for a full gallery of the finished product.

Tuesday, February 18, 2020

The Blind Book of the Lost Holkar Expedition

I've been featuring the work of MilleCuirs for years, but this project is a bit different. His latest piece is an impressive example of tomecraft called the Blind Book of the lost Holkar expedition. In addition to the wonderful binding it's filled with documents, ephemera, and journal entries telling the tale of what actually happened to that unfortunate group. You can see some of the contents in this video posted to his Facebook page.

Monday, February 17, 2020

Hail to the King

Tritan Oberon brings us this amulet of Hastur emblazoned with the Yellow Sign.

Friday, February 14, 2020

Amulet of the Gate

Sibrien brings us this protective amulet bearing the Sigil of the Gate, or Sigil of Yog-Sothoth, depending on your particular occult tradition.

Thursday, February 13, 2020

Cthulhu Amulet

This faux-bronze Cthulhu amulet comes to us from the intimidatingly named Deathblooms Dark Dimension.

What's All This?

Propnomicon focuses on horror and fantasy props of interest to fans of H. P. Lovecraft and players of the "Call of Cthulhu" role playing game. That includes items directly inspired by Lovecraft's writing, DIY information for creating your own works, printable paper props, and source materials related to the 1920's and 30's, the "classic era" of the Cthulhu Mythos. Beyond that, the proprietor of the blog also enjoys pulp action stories, classic supernatural horror, mad science, and the occasional foray into more modern interpretations of the Mythos.

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DIY Propmaking Resources

A Fun Blog- Mike J's blog of prop references and projects. Lots of movie weapons and lesser known film and media props.
Blind Squirrel Props- the home of professional propmaker Mike Iverson. Detailed build logs for media and video game props.
Cartographers' Guild- a forum for fantasy cartography. Filled with great advice, mapmaking tutorials, and a library of free symbols, textures, and fonts.
Cephalopod Productions- insanely great advice and inspiration on making "Call of Cthulhu" props. No longer updated.
Cthulhu's Treasure Box - photographs, documents, and ephemera from the classic era of the Mythos. No longer updated.
Dave Lowe Design- illustrations, cartoons, and amazingly creative low-budget prop designs.
El Dodo Albino- Spanish language site with a variety of prop projects.
Fake Believe- propmaking and photography from Purebred Photo.
Folkenstal Armory- amazing recreations of the arms and armor of the Elder Scrolls videogames.
Indy Gear- a site dedicated to Indiana Jones and the plethora of props found in all four movies. Be sure to visit the forum for advice, ready to print items, and inspiration.
MRX Designs- crafting some wonderful steampunk and horror props.
Props by Eric Hart- professional propmaker with New York City's Public Theater
Punished Props- Professional propmaker Bill Doran. Shares in-depth looks at his projects and techniques.
Seveness- prop design and photography from the gifted Florian Mellies. No longer updated.
Sicksore- incredible art and prop tutorials from Leo Dias (in Portuguese). No longer updated.
The Brass Goggles Steampunk Forum- The "Tactile" sub-board in particular is a goldmine of ideas.
The H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society- the group that almost single-handedly revolutionized CoC prop creation. Free PDF's of prop documents, an amazing adventure archive, and great merchandise.
The Replica Prop Forum- heavily skewed towards reproductions of movie props, particularly "Star Wars". Still, the DIY material is priceless.
Volpin Props- video game props from Harrison Krix. Excellent craftsmanship and build logs.

Inspirational Artists

Andrea Bonazzi - Mythos influenced sculptures and photographs of particular interest to propmakers.
Cryptocurium- Wonderful Lovecraftian and horror art from artist Jason McKittrick.
Dr. Takeshi Yamada- One of the preminent gaff artists of the modern revival.
Francois Launet - an incredible Lovecraftian artist. Widely known these days for his hysterical webcomic "Unspeakable Vault (of Doom)"
Rick LaRue - a mix of rogue taxidermy style sideshow gaffs and more outre items.
Ross MacDonald - artist and propmaker behind gems like "The Book of Secrets" from the film "National Treasure"

Other Stuff

Ancient Vaults & Eldritch Secrets- ol' skool gaming spells, magic items, and commentary.
CoastConFan- CoastCon, and some amazing Lovecraftian art and photography.
Cryptocurium- Lovecraftian chocolates and candy. Home of the gummi Cthulhu!
CthulhuWho1's Blog - Lovecraftiana and Dark Fantasy, including recordings of Lovecraft's stories.
Goomi's Unspeakable Vault- the lighter side of the Mythos.
Make - "Make" magazine's blog of DIY resources.
The Art of Darkness - a blog of horror art, and stuff.
The Skeptics Dictionary- debunking every flavor of woo-woo known to man.