Ron Cobb's design work for the movie "Alien" has shaped the look of science fiction ever since. Part of his legacy is the "Semiotic Standard", a visual standard for starship signage. Joe Blogs has a good introduction.
Why settle for an off the shelf knife for your sacrifice when you could use this delightful Cthulhu cultist dagger from Travis Holmes?
Wyrdcor returns to our pages with this beautiful hand-forged viking knife. I love the rough blade finish.
This nicely stylized Cthulhu idol comes to us from Sentinel Creatives. It was a backer bonus item for a Kickstarter project.
The Little Caesars pizza chain has apparently introduced the Elder Thing Calzony*. Available while the stars are right for just $7.99.
*They're marketing this to the normies as the "Batman Calzony" 'cause it looks like the bat signal.
Like. The. Bat. Signal.This specimen of unknown origin comes to us from Monsters Mastery. The sealed containment cylinder is awesome.
These hard-pressed Roman legionnaires and auxiliaries come to us from John Fisher, teasing the upcoming Legio:SPQR LARP event.
Oh, this is wonderful. After a too long absence, Joe Broers returns to our pages. His latest piece is this Indian-themed Ajanta Cthulhu.
The gifted George Tsougkouzidis returns to our pages with this detailed Cthulhu plaque. It reminds me of H. R. Giger's designs for the alien temple that was part of the original script for "Alien".
Secret Wood Story returns to our pages with this awesome hand-carved icon of Jormungandr, the world serpent of Norse mythology.
As the Creative Commons license down at the bottom of the page demonstrates, I've been a supporter of the open source concept since the start of this blog. That's why I was intrigued by Dean Adelaide's update on the "Apocthulhu" open ruleset for tabletop Mythos gaming. Dean is no stranger to these pages, having created some fantastic paper props for tabletop use. His post covers some of the frequently asked questions about the ruleset and includes an announcement about a new SRD, the first in a series dedicated to customizing the basic game engine to a variety of eras.
Sweet fancy Moses, Euro-LARPs are insane. Nebibape brings us Sven, shieldman of the good ship Frostwolf, and his rather grim looking companions.
The gifted Mille Cuirs returns to our pages with this black book, hand bound in leather with an inset glass eye.
Telegrams have become one of the easiest handouts to produce for period Call of Cthulhu games. Multiple blank forms are available, including the three posted here on Propnomicon (One, Two, Three).
You can add more verisimilitude to the experience by using one of the numerous telegraphic codes. These were handy phrasebooks that allowed users to shorten their messages, saving money. They could also serve as simple ciphers for encoded messages, with senders and receivers coordinating ahead of time which telegram code book they would use for correspondence.
The Adams Cable Codex is a great example of the genre. Click through the link and you can view and download a complete copy from archive.org. In addition to the hundreds of code phrases you'll find some interesting suggestions for how to use multiple cable addresses and third party cutouts (!) for more secure communications.
After featuring literally hundreds of different Cthulhu idols over the years I love coming across one that takes things in a new direction. That definitely describes this piece from artist Dimitris Kampourides. You really need to click through and check out the high resolution pictures to appreciate the sculpt.
Here's something different. This Cthulhu skeleton was created by Japanese paper artist Colonel Odonger from hand thrown washi paper.
The talented Jason McKittrick returns to our pages with his latest, the "Reliquary of Dreams" Cthulhu idol.
