I love this. Westwood FM brings us the "Ring of the Messenger" box. The ceramic cover features strange geometric forms, inscribed glyphs from some unknown language, inhuman creatures, and the sigil of the Necronomicon. All the ingredients for a truly intriguing item.
Oh, this is nice. Monsterlabs Studios returns to our pages with the latest in their "Cursed Items" series. This time it's a complete voodoo doll kit. It features a ritual doll with a neat reverse-flow incense burner, a collection of potion bottles, and a set of nicely realized darts, all with wonderful weathering. Just click through on the link to check out a full gallery.
Ugo Serrano returns to our pages with this selection of faux reliquary pieces. Although "faux" isn't totally accurate. They're made from real human finger bones, but aren't actually the phalanges of a recognized saint. Which, come to think of it, makes them an accurate recreation of a whole lot of "genuine" reliquaries.
This Lovecraft-inspired ancient ritual mask comes to us from artist Aleksandr Sivkov. I really like how he's taken the basic form of tribal ancestor and spirit masks and given it a Giger-ish spin.
Another impressive piece from sculptor Ebrahel Lurci. The skull adorned with the third eye is available in a variety of finishes.
Yesterday was the lunar new year, officially ushering in the year of the snake. Jason McKittrick has just the thing to mark the occasion, his talisman of Yig, Lord of Serpents.
Morok Art Studio returns to our pages with their Giger-inspired Baphomet statue. It's a great sculpt, and the rust/gunmetal finish looks awesome.
As the year comes to a close the veil between this world and the next grows thinner. That makes it the perfect time for this Druidic mask from Raven Dark Creations.
MonsterLabs Studios returns to our pages with this incredible take on the Aztec Death Whistle. Their interpretation includes a detailed display base. From a Mythos perspective, given the historical ties between "death whistles" and the pre-Columbian wind god Ehacatl, it's likely they were used to summon Ithaqua or his servants.
We've featured quite a few of James Ewing's outstanding occult artifacts over the years here on Propnomicon. His latest work is the mysterious Blythburgh Whistle, and example of both craftsmanship and incredibly creative worldbuilding.
"Nobody knows who summoned the beast or why. However, we are confident that we know how.
The Blythburgh Whistle, like any other dog whistle, makes no sound audible to the human ear. This makes playing it incredibly difficult, and also, incredibly dangerous. The whistle may summon the black dog, but only playing the right tune will allow you to control it. Woe betide the person who picks up the whistle without knowing its song, as Black Shuck is sure to drag them back to the world of nightmares whence it came."
Click through to see a complete gallery and the artifact's full backstory.
I am continually amazed how the vampire Auguste Delegrange has taken on a life, or un-life, of his own since his humble beginnings. Louisiana Dread brings us this recap of his reign of terror, complete with details even I wasn't aware of. Heh.
Morok Art Studios returns to our pages with this glorious idol of the Aztec god Tezcatlipoca. As much as I love this sculpt it would definitely give me the heebie jeebies if I saw it on someone's shelf. You never know if they just appreciate multiculturalism, or are into that whole "appease the Gods with human sacrifice" thing.
Artist Ebrahel Lurci has a very unique, organic style that lends itself well to horror and fantasy subjects. Case in point- this wonderful idol of Baphomet.
Daniel Martin created this custom spirit board and planchette as a prop for a Halloween Dungeons and Dragons game. It doesn't get much more immersive than this.
"The Monkey's Paw" is a horror short story by English author W. W. Jacobs. It first appeared in Harper's Monthly in 1902, and was reprinted in his third collection of short stories, The Lady of the Barge also in 1902. In the story, three wishes are granted to the owner of The Monkey's Paw, but the wishes come with an enormous price for interfering with fate.
- Wikipedia entry for "The Monkey's Paw"
I dearly love literary props, and this recreation of the titular artifact from the story is one of the best I've seen. It comes to us from the talented MonsterLabs Studios.
Back in August we featured Maarten Verhoeven's digital Pazuzu idol sculpt. Now he brings us the physical version of the demon, along with a some associated artifacts. The patina on the statuette is *chef's kiss*.
Dolen Carag returns to our pages with this creepy Necromancer's Mask, carved from actual human bone.
