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Monday, September 10, 2018

Monstrous Mold

This tentacled mutant slime mold comes to us from the talented Karen Main.

Friday, September 7, 2018

Nosferatu Skull

The brilliant Tom Kuebler returns to our pages with this Nosferatu skull mount. The aging treatment is absolutely perfect.

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Thursday, September 6, 2018

Eldritch Armor

This Lovecraft-inspired Eldritch Armor set comes to us from Prince Armory. I can only imagine the sheer number of man hours that went into crafting it.

Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Mask of Anubis

The talented Francesco Sanseverino crafted these beautiful Anubis masks. Shown in bone and brass finishes.

Tuesday, September 4, 2018

The Alchemetron

Brian Cargile of Two Horns United Creations brings us the amazing Alchemetron Exo Suit. Photography courtesy of Lawrence Munne.

Monday, September 3, 2018

Knotwork Sporran Bag

This handcrafted leather sporran bag comes to us from Hamish Half-Goat Odinson. It features some beautiful tooling and dye work.

Saturday, September 1, 2018

Pieter Rottiers is the creator of the Nirichaen alphabet, a conscript based on one of the languages in his personal fantasy world. Created glyph fonts like this are ideal for prop use, since they're obscure enough to be unrecognizable while still mapping directly to conventional text characters.

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

Cthulhu Architect Handouts- easy to use online handout generator with everything from telegrams and letters to text exchanges.
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.
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.