Cthulhu in Onyx

Al Landron of Landron Artifacts brings us his Cthulhu R'lyeh fragment in a chipped onyx finish.  I've collected a number of his pieces over the years and can personally vouch for the quality of his work.

 

 

I'm not sure about the wisdom of channeling Cthulhu to get answers from a spirit board.  I have a feeling the responses will be more about immanentizing his return than actually being helpful.  That said, the gifted Maarten Verhoeven returns to our pages with this wonderful Cthulhu planchette.  

 

Fallout NCR Ranger

Larry Hastings of Vulture Productions brings us this excellent NCR Ranger costume from Fallout: New Vegas.  The LAPD riot armor is a kit he just happens to have for sale.

As an aside, I've continued my long history of getting hooked on Bethesda games over the holiday break.  After taking two years (!) to finish Skyrim I dove into Fallout 4 just after Christmas.  While the main story is terrible, it's really hitting my exploration and crafting buttons.

 

Tsanta Sideshow Gaff

A tsanta is a traditional trophy of the Jivaro people of South America, made from the heads of slain enemies.  At least, that's how things were before contact with Europeans.  After that, the foreign demand for the unusual oddities turned their production from a matter of ritualized vendetta killings to commercial gain.  Eventually, the tribe figured out that using animal heads to create fake versions was far more lucrative, and safer, than the old way of doing things.  Which lead to the Europeans of the 18th and 19th centuries making their own copies of the Jivaro fake versions to meet demand.

It's a funny old world, ain't it?

This example of a traditional sideshow-style shrunken head gaff comes to us from Albino Alligator. 

 

 

And My Axe! And Hammer! And Shield! And Tome! And More!

This impressive collection of dwarven arms, armor, and tomecraft, comes to us from Charuzo CosFam.  Technically, I think these may be "dwarfen" props, since the Warhammer version of the race is rather particular about their identity.  If you click through, be sure to browse around for more Warhammer cosplay goodness.

 

Vrykolakas Trophy

Jared Ruch of Grizzle Macabre brings us this mounted, mummified vrykolakas heart.  If you're raising your eyebrows and saying "What the hell is that?", you're not alone.  It's apparently a Greek vampire-like creature that dines on the livers of the living.

 

 

Wizard's Workbench

We kick off the new year with this cool tableaux of a wizard's workbench from McCormick Wands.