Finneusg crafted this mythos tablet as a game prop. I like how the finish recreates the look of blasted slag.
As an aside, if you're in to urban archeology you can almost always find some interesting, prop-ready "rocks" along your local "Glass Factory Road". The glassworks may be long gone, but it's rare that tons of glass cullet and furnace slag weren't left behind.
Schlitzie is the man responsible for uncovering this artifact from the raid on Innsmouth- The Matriarch of Y'ha-nthlei. Who knows what other spoils are to be found in the restricted collection at Miskatonic University?
Concept artist Einar Martinsen brings us this curious crab-thing. The work that went into the dorsal coloration boggles the mind. You'll find all sorts of interesting creatures at his website.
One of the things that makes Chaosium's "Beyond the Mountains of Madness" a treat is an emphasis on just how difficult Antarctic survival is. Part of that is making sure there are enough provisions to keep everyone fed. The expedition's demand for pemmican becomes a major plot point. If you're considering following the adventure's suggestion to actually bang out a batch of pemmican you could do worse than following the recipe in this video from Jas. Townsend and Son. It's part of a four part series that gives a good overview of the creation and history of pemmican.
A word of warning. If you start browsing their videos you could find yourself losing a few hours.
Jason McKittrick has posted Cryptocurium's March "Parcel of Terror". It includes a very nice "Innsmouth Plaque" featuring a Deep One, along with a selection of more mainstream horror goodies based on "A Nightmare on Elm Street", "Ghostbusters", "Creature from the Black Lagoon", and "Beetlejuice". For $35 it's a steal.
