Prop Airline Tickets

Need a fake airline ticket for a modern-era "Call of Cthulhu" game? Here's a quick and dirty fake ticket generator.



I have to give the folks at MusicAirport credit for coming up with a clever promotional idea. The ticket maker is a fun little online app for driving traffic and the music ain't half bad.

Hellraiser Cube Design

After recently re-watching the first and second "Hellraiser" films I was left shaking my head. Either my tastes have undergone a major revision since the 90's or the movies just haven't aged well. I think it's probably a little of both.

Be that as it may, here's some clip art of an alternate Hellraiser box design from back when I thought Mr. Barker's creation was all kinds of groovy. Click through for the high res version.



As an aside, am I the only one that thinks Clive Barker looks like hell these days? I always suspected that the whole "pursuit of the far edges of sensation" thing with Uncle Frank was more than a little autoboiographical, but I never dreamed it would take such a physical toll.

The Spiral Of Madness

Jason Heath's long, slow slide into the realms of madness is well underway. It won't be long before he's grabbing jars off the shelves of the grocery store just because they have a cool shape.

Ha.

Ha ha.

Bwahahahahahahahahaha!

From The Myst

The computer game Myst and it's sequels are justifiably famous for their unique design style. The overall aesthetic is a blend of steampunk technical sensibility and pop mysticism with a healthy sprinkling of Pacific islander motifs, all blended together to produce a distinctive look. Some fans have gone beyond passively enjoying the art of the games and produced replicas of in-game items as well as detailed tutorials on how to create your own.

Miskatonic Australian Expedition Logo

After a few minor tweaks based on your feedback I've settled on the final design for the Miskatonic University Australian Expedition logo. Click through for the high res images.

The color version:



The black and white version:



You can find various iterations of the logo's development, along with a running commentary on the symbolism of the various parts, here and here. At this point I'm planning on putting in an order for 100 patches later this week. I don't think there will be as much demand for these as for the Antarctic expedition patches, simply because "At the Mountains of Madness" seems to have more fans than "The Shadow Out of Time", but if there's enough interest I can increase the order size.

Update: The company that does my patches is offering a discount for orders that also include die-struck lapel pins. If that's something you would be interested in please leave a comment or drop me an email. I'm already halfway convinced because the flat-backed pins would be perfect for customizing some vintage lighters I have.

Cthulhoid Creatures

For your weekend viewing pleasure, here's an entire Flickr set of cthulhoid creatures.





This is just a small sampling of the work from "Bugmaker" that you can view at the link above. Browse around and you'll see some very creepy sculpts, as well as progress photos showing creatures being created from nothing more than Sculpey over armature wire.

Inked Mi-Go

This is a sylized depiction of a Mi-go for a scroll I'm working on. It's a little smooth as-is, but I've been moving towards doing weathering effects to the final printed image instead of using Photoshop. The end results of real abrasive aging are, predictably, far more realistic than the computer generated version. Click through for the full-sized version.