Temporary Hiatus

Much to my surprise, I'm taking a temporary hiatus from Propnomicon.  On Saturday I woke up, grabbed a shower, sat down for a delicious cup of fresh-brewed coffee, and suddenly experienced a feeling of intense pressure in my chest.

To make a long story short, I'm having bypass surgery tomorrow.  Recuperation is going to take some time, and I won't have access to my computer for at least a week.  Things should be back to normal after that.

 One bit of good news- the long delayed Miskatonic Antarctic expedition package will finally happen.  I've actually had all the items for years now, but kept putting it off.  It seemed like I never had the time to handle taking orders, packaging everything, and taking care of shipping.  Turns out, if you procrastinate too long you might get a reminder that the clock is still ticking.

Thank you all for your patronage and friendship.  We'll talk soon.

Mask of Mithra

This beautiful mask of the ancient Iranian diety Mithra comes to us from Canadian artist Menighbe.  Cast in resin and then finished in gold and silver leaf.

 

 

Innsmouth Resources

Over on Reddit, JoeKerr19 was looking for some help:

"Hey everyone, I'll be running DG soon and I'm looking for as many photographs, archives, autopsy info involving the Raid of Innsmouth. Does anyone has a cache of pictures, files etc? The more the merrier."  

That caught my eye because of the rather large number of such resources here on Propnomicon.  Unfortunately, as part of the general enshittification of the internet, Google and other search engines no longer do the kind of deep search that finds most of them.  I'm reposting my answer over there here in the hope they'll start showing up again.

You can find all of these, and a slew of related material, by clicking through on the Innsmouth tag. 

The Innsmouth Submarine- https://propnomicon.blogspot.com/2012/01/innsmouth-submarine.html

Innsmouth Submarine Officer- https://propnomicon.blogspot.com/2010/03/prelude-to-innsmouth.html

Innsmouth Matron- this has been used in a few books- https://propnomicon.blogspot.com/2009/12/innsmouth-look.html

Innsmouth Submarine Crew- https://propnomicon.blogspot.com/2009/12/innsmouth-crew.html

The Innsmouth Papers- FBI analysis of gold seized during the Innsmouth raid- https://propnomicon.blogspot.com/2007/12/innsmouth-papers.html

Innsmouth Marines- https://propnomicon.blogspot.com/2010/04/reinforcements.html

The Innsmouth Wharf- https://propnomicon.blogspot.com/2010/03/innsmouth-wharf.html

S-Class Submarine Plans- https://propnomicon.blogspot.com/2009/12/s-class-submarine-plans.html

Gillman House Luggage Label- https://propnomicon.blogspot.com/2009/08/gilman-house-luggage-label.html

Esoteric Order of Dagon Priest- https://propnomicon.blogspot.com/2010/05/dagon.html

Seal of Dagon- https://propnomicon.blogspot.com/2008/09/seal-of-dagon_21.html

Innsmouth Fisherman- https://propnomicon.blogspot.com/2010/03/innsmouth-raid.html

S-8 Submarine in Dock- https://propnomicon.blogspot.com/2010/03/innsmouth-submarine-aftermath.html

 

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Dossier

Nuke Bear Craft is a huge fan of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. post-apocalyptic game franchise.  He's not only recreated a slew of props from the game, but taken part in multiple airsoft sims set in the same universe.  That was the reason for this awesome dossier, complete with photographs, intelligence reports, and medical readouts. 

 

Cthulhu Portal Key

Maarten Verhoeven has become one of the premiere Mythos artists thanks to his intricate, digitally sculpted designs.  He has a real gift for creating forms on a screen that look even better translated into three dimensions.  Case in point, this Cthulhu portal key.  It's a wonderful blend of organic and geometric forms. 

 

Unicorn Horn

Burned Raven Tales is no stranger to these pages.  Their latest piece is this specimen of a black unicorn horn, complete with a labeled presentation box.  Just the thing for your cabinet of curiosities. 

 

 

Alchemist's Bag

Outcast Props returns to our pages with this nicely done full leather alchemist's bag.  It's designed to serve as a portable workshop and laboratory, with multiple slots for potions, vials, ingredients, and a removable drawer for document storage.  It mirrors a lot of the design cues from historical medicine chests going back to the age of sail.