Grimoire of the Skull

Another glorious example of tomecraft from MilleCuirs.  His latest grimoire features a hand-tooled leather cover and custom skull hardware.

 

 

Seraph's Needle

The talented Jason Soles of God's Below returns to our pages with his latest jewelry piece, Seraph's Needle.  Made from cast bronze and inset with a hessonite garnet cabochon. 

 

 

Great Cthulhu

Manas SUM brings us this massive, 14" tall Cthulhu idol sculpted by Yoneyama Keisuke.  It's a beautiful design made even more impressive by the incredible paint job.  The only negative are those long, delicate tentacles.  They make me extremely nervous about how it will survive shipping. 

 

And My Axe!

Artedarme Workshop brings us this Mythos-themed LARP axe, complete with swirling tentacles on the shaft, strange runic inscriptions, the sigil of the Necronomicon on the blade, and an embossed Elder Sign on the pommel. 

 

Making Hieroglyphic Tablets

Jake Hellbach has posted a detailed look at how he created Egyptian hieroglyphic tablets for an upcoming video project.  The end results are impressive.

 

Hail to the King

Camilla: You, sir, should unmask.

Stranger: Indeed?

Cassilda: Indeed, it's time. We all have laid aside disguise but you.

Stranger: I wear no mask. 

Camilla: (Terrified, aside to Cassilda) No mask? No mask!

 - Robert W. Chambers, The King in Yellow

I have a deep and abiding fondness for those that dare to clothe themselves as the King in Yellow.  This take from KMK Designs is an absolute banger of a costume.  There's so much to like here.  The frayed and tattered robe, the embroidered glyphs, and that mask.  When you look at the closeup shot you realize the empty hood is actually a maw lined with dozens of human teeth. 

 

"Day of the Beast" Handouts

In many ways, "Day of the Beast" from Chaosium is the little brother of "Masks of Nyarlathotep".  Both were originally published back in 1984 ("Day of the Beast" as "The Fungi from Yuggoth") and involved a globe spanning fight against creatures of the Mythos.  In the case of "Beast" that was the Mi-Go, as the original title gave away.

Over on Reddit, Pomchop put together a plethora of handouts for their running of the adventure.  Even better, they've made all of that impressive prep work available for free.  Yet another example of the awesomeness of the "Call of Cthulhu" community. 

 

Mounted Tommyknocker

"The Knocker, Knacker, or Tommyknocker (US) is a mythical, subterranean, gnome-like creature in Cornish and Devon folklore. The Welsh counterpart is the coblyn. It is closely related to the Irish leprechaun, Kentish kloker and the English and Scottish brownie."

- Wikipedia 

Despite their propaganda, there are vanishingly few beneficial fae.  One of the few helpful types are the Knockers that dwell in mines.  This example of the North American Tommyknocker comes to us from Caleb Volek of Wendigo Oddities. 

 

Great Cthulhu

Raven Rachelstone brings us this traditional-style Cthulhu idol.   

 

Dragon Trophy

 

 

What better accessory for your gaming room than a massive, mounted dragon head?  This monstrous 46 inch long beast comes to us from Lozthegreat over on Reddit.  Click through on the link for a full description of the build process and over a dozen additional pictures of the final product.
 

The Great Old One

James Ewing just started experimenting with metal casting, and was kind enough to share his very first piece- this nicely done Cthulhu design in pewter. 

 

Shaman's Mask

Brutal Workshop returns to our pages with this fantastic shaman's mask.  I love the contrast of the brown organic elements and the squamous texture of the mask itself.  It's rare indeed that I get to use that wonderfully Lovecraftian word in the proper context.

 

 

'Tis the Season

Halloween is just around the corner, and what better way to celebrate than a trip to Innsmouth?  The Haunted Rose is an over-the-top home haunt heavily inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft, including an entire section set in the quaint seaside town that serves as the setting for "The Shadow Over Innsmouth".  You can check out their full gallery over here, or attend the event in person October 31st and November 1st in Whittier, California. 

 

Rosicrucian Tome

Professional bookbinder AlexLibris returns with this bespoke Rosicrucian-themed tome.  Hand bound in a tooled leather cover with custom hardware and embossment. 

 

 

Cthulhu Ritual Dagger

 This well done Cthulhu ritual dagger comes to us from artist Travis Holmes.

 

 

Nemini Parco

 This creepy mask celebrating the duality of life and death comes to us from Mor Design.  

 

 

Dead Fairy Specimen

Grim Reliquary brings us this outstanding dead fairy specimen.  The sculpted anatomical detail is stunning, particularly in comparison to similar figures made with cheap plastic skeletons.  Nothing wrong with that sort of thing, but this kind of work is on a totally different level.  The only thing I'm not crazy about is the apparently AI-generated background artwork.

 

 

Elder Dragon Fang

The talented Burned Raven Tales returns to our pages with this Elder Dragon Fang trophy, complete with presentation box.

 

 

The Sleeper

This impressive collection of props from the Morrowind video game comes to us from Silverrend Props.  It includes the game's skooma pipe, ash statue, and a variety of artifacts from House Telvanni.  They'll all be appearing in a "The Sleeper" a Morrowind fan film.  Click through for an extensive gallery of the collection.

 

 

A Star on the Shore

Over on Reddit, MrKennyG41 posted an inspirational gallery of the props and handouts he created for "A Star On the Shore".  This is just a small sampling.

 

 

Long Live the King

This nicely done King in Yellow costume comes to us from Bone Forge.  Surprisingly, their name perfectly describes what they do- creating prop bones for LARPs, cosplay, and media projects.  Oh, and they also happen to make the impressive tentacles seen here.  They created the costume for a Mythos LARP by Cultural Chaos. 

 

Nephren-Ka, the Black Pharaoh

It seems like we're developing a bit of a theme this week.  Just in time for Halloween, the talented Creadores a Sueldo brings us Nephren-Ka, the Black Pharaoh.  The costume features their Nyarlathotep mask, with accessories and makeup from photographer Borja Pascual.   

 

Idol of Nyarlathotep

This excellent idol of Nyarlathotep comes to us from Incheon Deep One.  Or at least that's what appears to be going on.  I stumbled across it on a South Korean crowdfunding site, and the translated version of the page is a bit dodgy.  Despite the language issue the page is filled with shots of this idol, an alternate version, and a Cthulhu idol that was apparently part of an earlier crowdfunding project.  They even have an insanely cool Nyarlathotep death whistle!

Yet another reminder of just how international Mythos fandom really is. 

 

 

Cthulhu Fhtagn! Mysteria Curiosidades Edition

This unusual Cthulhu idol comes to us from Mysteria Curiosidades, a shop in Veracruz, Mexico.  The cracked and weathered surface is nice, but I'm not a fan of the attempted texturing using tube impressions.  The piece would be a lot better with those filled in.

 

 

Baby Imp Skeleton

This impressive baby imp skeleton comes to us from artist Shaz Abdullah.  Digitally sculpted in Zbrush and then 3D printed using an Anycubic Photon M3 Max.

 

 

Small Wonders

The talented Ksheyna Nightswood brings us these miniature tomes in 1/12 scale.  These would look awesome with Mythic Legions figures.

 

 

Lost and Found Handouts

Oh, how I love prop layouts.  SR Sellens posted these shots of the physical and paper props he created for a railway-themed scenario called "Lost and Found".  If you like what you see you can find the complete adventure over in the Miskatonic Repository.