Designing the Elder Things

Philip Obermarck was kind enough to send me a heads up about this excellent article at Slate. Rebecca Onion brings us Lovecraft's original notes on the design of the Elder Things in "At the Mountains of Madness", one of seven pages involving the story being exhibited at the Providence Athenaeum.

After seeing this I have even more respect for the work artist Danny Cruz did on the Dyer sketches.

The Horror in Clay

UndertakingFX brings us "The Horror in Clay" from Lovecraft's "The Call of Cthulhu". Bas relief sculpture is incredibly difficult. Being able to capture the details of Lovecraft's description is quite an achievement.

Limited Edition

Artist Gage Prentiss brings us this ultra-limited edition recreation of the Shining Trapezohedron. To get one you'll have to win the Robert Bloch award.

The Artifact

MordorLegion brings us this curious artifact recovered from a hidden ritual chamber in 1911. 

NecronomiCon Artifacts

Asylum House has been kind enough to post a gallery of shots from NecronomiCon's art shows over the weekend. You'll find some great props, including work from artists Joe Broers and Jason McKittrick. Ultimately I'm going to try and collate shots of all the prop items along with appropriate credits for their creators.

Ritual Head

Artist Tim Gore brings us this outstanding preserved ritual head.

Stalhrim Dagger

Folkenstal brings us this detailed recreation of the Stahlrim Dagger from Skyrim. His build log has some great tips on using video captures to generate scale measurements for making replica items.