Cthulhu Totem

 Arcane Obsidian brings us this nifty Cthulhu totem.  I love the hyper-stylized form.

 

 

Best Ways to Start Your Journey into Madness

Looking for an adventure suitable for new Call of Cthulhu players? Seth Skorkowsky's latest video collects five beginner friendly scenarios from the dozens he's reviewed over the years.  They're all relatively short, designed to be run in just one or two sessions.  Even better, you'll find extensive notes and resources on running them in Seth's dedicated review videos.

The man is a treasure.  You should really be following him. 

Julien Hatswell Cthulhu Idol

Welcome to Mythos Monday, something I hope will become a regular feature.  Over the years I've accumulated quite an assemblage of Lovecraftiana and props, but I've never actually shown much of it.  Today we start with the excellent Cthulhu idol from Julien Hatswell, which is simultaneously one of the newest and oldest pieces in my collection. 

Dragonbone Sword

The next Elder Scrolls game is still years away, but we still have Skyrim.  Metalmade Crafts returns to our pages with this excellent recreation of the Dragonbone sword.

 

 

Cthulhu Plaque

The talented Maarten Verhoeven returns to our pages with this amazing biomechanical Cthulhu-inspired plaque.  Created in conjunction with the Diorama Builder.

 

 

Tools of the Trade

McCormick Wands returns to our pages with another selection of their excellent handmade wands.  Unfortunately, because of the current Canadian tariff schedule they can't ship to the United States.  I sincerely hope that situation is resolved soon. 

 

Steamship Ticket Generator

I am continually impressed by the ethos of sharing and mutual support in the Mythos community.  The latest example is a free tool from programmer Michael Ghelfi that automatically generates period steamship tickets between any two destinations.  It's a pretty impressive piece of work.  From his announcement on Reddit: 

"I kept hand-waving travel in my 1920s games. When I wanted better, I spent an evening in Photoshop making a mediocre ticket.

So I built a thing that stops the hand-waving.

You give it a departure, a destination and a date between 1920 and 1939. It works out the actual sailing, the vessel, the door-to-door duration and the fare per class, then prints the papers the way a clerk would have filled them: a ticket per company on the route, the itinerary, a baggage label, a landing card, a passenger list.

The point is that none of it is filled in by hand. It runs on a real network, with fixed sailing days, boat trains, canal transits and night stops. Fares come out in pounds, dollars, francs, lire or guilders at that year's rate. Class names shift across the decade, because they did. And Arkham, Innsmouth, Kingsport and Dunwich sail from Boston.

Every leg of Masks of Nyarlathotep is in there, so the campaign's itinerary comes out of it as is.

Free, no account: generate, download as PNG for your VTT, or share a link that rebuilds the document exactly. Atlas and travel guide included. Our Patreon tier adds your NPCs on the passenger list, 300 dpi print PDFs and a saved dossier library.

There's a FoundryVTT module too.

The data is hand-curated and the documents are calculated, not AI-generated. That applies to all our apps and audio.

Have fun, Keepers"

 

 

 

Idol of Dagon

Ukrainian artist Petro Petrovsky of Petrovsky Gargoyles brings us this nicely done idol of Dagon.  It's a great sculpt elevated by excellent weathering.  It really does look like something you would see displayed behind glass at a museum.

 

 

Fallout: New Vegas Recon Badges

Valara Atran returns to our pages with these resin badges for the 1st Recon Division from Fallout: New Vegas.  She'll have them available at November's Mojave Mayhem event in Goodsprings, NV. 

 

Metabolic Engine 01

This piece serves as a demonstration that something can be incredibly disturbing without a hint of gore.  In fact, I think Metabolic Engine 01 from sculptor Giusy Amoroso is incredibly beautiful.  It's also absolutely horrific.  

 

 

 

Back to 1969

Over on Reddit, 27-Staples has released their handouts for the classic"Tatters of the King" Call of Cthulhu scenario, but a version time-shifted to 1969.  Given what transpires with the King in Yellow, the year of Woodstock, Chappaquiddick, the moon landing, and the Manson murders is an inspired choice.  Can you dig the Yellow Sign?

 

  

Great Cthulhu

This very nice Cthulhu idol comes to us from artist Chris Willis of Monkeypit.  

 

Idol of Shub-Niggurath

 

"Ever Their praises, and abundance to the Black Goat of the Woods. Iä! Shub-Niggurath! Iä! Shub-Niggurath! The Black Goat of the Woods with a Thousand Young!"

- H.P. Lovecraft, The Whisperer in Darkness 

 Morok Art Studio returns to our pages with this creeptastic idol of Shub-Niggurath. 

 

 

Masked Mummy

This wonderful piece comes to us from the appropriately named Relics of the Blind Dead.  It's a mummified head featuring a partial life mask.  An absolutely brilliant idea, with perfect execution.

 

 

Grimoire of the Eye

Millecuirs returns to our pages with another fantastic example of tomecraft.  This time it's the Grimoire of the Eye, featuring a hand-tooled leather cover, custom eye embossment, and some excellent weathering.

 

 

"Murder of Crows" Props

This collection of props for the "Murder of Crows" scenario for Call of Cthulhu comes to us from Pomchop.  Believe it or not, the Abenaki spirit stone was created using salt dough, the same simple material beloved by teachers and generations of kids. 

 

Trophy Head

This ornate recreation of a Munduruku trophy head comes to us from artist Ojearte.   

 

Tablets of Mara

The fine folks at the Orangutan Shipping Company bring us the three tablets of Mara from the infamous Temple of the Forbidden Eye in Disn....er, the Lost Delta region of modern India.  

 

 

The Riddle of Foam

 "No one in this world can you trust. Not men, not women, not beasts... This you can trust."

 Artedarme Workshop returns to our pages with this LARP-safe recreation of the iconic Atlantean sword from "Conan the Barbarian".

 

The Silver Key

Skelton Crew Studios brings us the key to the Gate of Dreams from H.P. Lovecraft's "The Silver Key".  It was designed by artist Gabriel Rodriguez, cast in metal, and then silver plated.

Mythos Action Figures

Here's an interesting alternate history exercise.  What if H. P. Lovecraft's explosion in popularity back in the 1960s was even bigger?  What if the Mythos went genuinely mainstream by the 70s, to the point that the Mego corporation created an "Elder Gods" line to go along with their superhero and adventure action figures?

Todd of Figure Fiend Toys has the answer to that question. 

Normally, this isn't the kind of thing I'd feature here on Propnomicon.  That said, collecting action figures is one of my other hobbies and these are inspired recreations of the vintage 8" Mego figures of my childhood.  Absolutely incredible craftsmanship.

 

Handouts for "The Haunting"

For decades, "The Haunting" has been the go-to introductory scenario for "Call of Cthulhu".  That includes the free quick start rules available from Chaosium.  The ubiquity of the Corbitt house mystery means it also has dozens of handouts created by gamemasters over the years.  That includes this excellent collection of ephemera Schwnz posted over on Reddit.  Here's a direct link to the archive on Imgur.

 

The Impact of Actual Play

If a time traveler told my younger self that some day there would be a huge audience for people playing Dungeons & Dragons, I would have laughed in your face.  But here we are in 2026, with streams by groups like Critical Role regularly getting millions of views, and other TTRPGs like "Call of Cthulhu" also drawing significant followings.

Seth Skorkowsky, no stranger to actual plays, has an interesting look at the impact of those shows.  On the upside, they've helped popularize the hobby to an unprecedented level.  At the same time, they also foster a style of play that rubs a lot of people the wrong way.  That includes me.  I've tried repeatedly to watch actual plays, including a couple recommended by people with similar gaming tastes, and I've bounced off every time.   

Fungus Among Us

This creepy trio of mushroom mandrake specimens comes to us from artist Melanie Harrison. 

 

Eldritch Totem

Burned Raven Tales returns to our pages with another mysterious artifact- the Eldritch Totem.  Cast in resin with a bronze powder finish.

"These totems depict an ancient god and are carried by their worshipers.   Many are found in the ocean as offerings to invoke the ancient gods help or blessing." 

 

 

Mesopotamian Cthulhu Artifact

This intriguing artifact, ostensibly dating to ancient Mesopotamia, comes to us from collector Geoalienz:

"The truth is, there is evidence linking Cthulhu to the ancient Mesopotamians. Statues of the creature have been found in Sumerian, Babylonian and Assyrian temples and palaces. Stories of a powerful being that descended from the stars and brought knowledge to mankind were passed down through oral tradition by scribes writing on clay tablets in ancient times." 

The unusual piece features an effigy of Cthulhu nestled within a carved stone casket.  I believe this is the first time I've come across a statuette of the Great Old One dating back to the Akkadian era.

 

Making a Swirling Potion

Over on YouTube, Mythical Makers Workshop has posted a detailed tutorial on creating a swirling magic potion.  It uses a suspension of mica powder to create the swirling effect and a magnetic stirrer to keep the potion moving.  If the mica effect looks familiar, it's the same technique I posted way back in 2010.  Back then magnetic stirrers were $50+.  Now you can pick up multiple models for just $20 over on Amazon.

 

The Roswell Legacy

We've featured Creafae's work before, but their latest is an absolute banger.  It's a unique specimen from one of the greatest suppressed events of the 20th century- the head of one of the alien Greys that crashed in Roswell, New Mexico back in 1947.  The gaff itself is cool, but it's the dozens of supporting documents and items that really push it to the next level.  And it's all collected in a vintage aluminum specimen case with custom labeling.

These pictures really don't do it justice.  Clock through to check out the full gallery. 

 

Lover in the Ice Handouts

"Lover in the Ice" is one of the most popular Delta Green scenarios from Arc Dream Publishing.  Over on Reddit, Nelog has posted a selection of handouts from his run, which time-shifted the adventure back into the 1980s.  You can access the Google Docs file directly over here. 

 

Cthulhu Fhtagn! Camargo Edition.

 Sculptor Alberto Camargo returns to our pages with this hefty Cthulhu idol.