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Friday, August 31, 2018

Hail to the King

Have you seen the Yellow Sign? The intriguingly named Horney Boi Costumes has. He brings us this nicely done King in Yellow costume. Click through and you'll find a nice gallery of in-progress shots in his Instagram feed.

Thursday, August 30, 2018

For the God Emperor!

SKS Props has posted an incredibly detailed build log for this oustanding Warhammer 40k Tech-Priest costume. It includes breakdowns of each individual prop and multiple videos covering the construction.

Wednesday, August 29, 2018

The Black Book

The gifted Mille Cuirs returns to our pages with this custom spellbook. Hand bound in tooled black leather with a custom embossment.

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

High Stakes

This selection of vampire killing stakes comes to us from artist Tracy L. Conway.

Monday, August 27, 2018

Cthulhu Fhtagn! Black Edition.

This wonderfully stylized Cthulhu sculpt comes to us from Matthew J. Black.

A post shared by Matthew Black (@matthew_j_black) on Aug 26, 2018 at 4:49pm PDT

Friday, August 24, 2018

Elven Quiver

This elven quiver and arrows comes to us from Katya Keller. Crafted from EVA foam to be LARP safe.

Thursday, August 23, 2018

Relic of the Great Race

The talented Jason McKittrick returns from the Great Waste of Australia with this "Relic of the Great Race".

What's All This?

Propnomicon focuses on horror and fantasy props of interest to fans of H. P. Lovecraft and players of the "Call of Cthulhu" role playing game. That includes items directly inspired by Lovecraft's writing, DIY information for creating your own works, printable paper props, and source materials related to the 1920's and 30's, the "classic era" of the Cthulhu Mythos. Beyond that, the proprietor of the blog also enjoys pulp action stories, classic supernatural horror, mad science, and the occasional foray into more modern interpretations of the Mythos.

All of the original material here is free for the taking under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported License.

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DIY Propmaking Resources

Indy Gear- a site dedicated to Indiana Jones and the plethora of props found in all four movies. Be sure to visit the forum for advice, ready to print items, and inspiration.
Punished Props- Professional propmaker Bill Doran. Shares in-depth looks at his projects and techniques.
The Brass Goggles Steampunk Forum- The "Tactile" sub-board in particular is a goldmine of ideas.
The H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society- the group that almost single-handedly revolutionized CoC prop creation. Free PDF's of prop documents, an amazing adventure archive, and great merchandise.
The Replica Prop Forum- heavily skewed towards reproductions of movie props, particularly "Star Wars". Still, the DIY material is priceless.