Amy L. Rawson made these awesome Santa Cthulhu and Mrs. Cthulhu figures! They were both sculpted by hand using epoxy clay and then painted with acrylics.
If you’re looking for celebrate your own Cthulhumas, they are currently available for purchase.
(via 50watts)
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The Hounds of Tindalos!
illustration by James Wolf. The hounds of Tindalos were created by Frank Belknap Long for the Cthulhu Mythos. They first appeared in Long’s short story “The Hounds of Tindalos” (1931). Lovecraft mentions the creatures in his short story “The Whisperer in Darkness” (1931).
Their appearance is unknown because no characters who meet them survive long enough to give a description. They can materialize through any corner if it is fairly sharp—120º or less. A Hound will pursue the victim through anything to reach its quarry. A person risks attracting their attention by travelling through time. (wikipedia)
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062511 ♥ 39The Shunned House
H.P. Lovecraft. Athol, Massachusetts: W. Paul Cook - The Recluse Press, 1928.First edition / First printing, Unbound sheets housed in a specially made oatmeal cloth clamshell case.
First edition printing of Lovecraft’s first book. This is one of approximately 50 sets of unbound sheets, from a total print run of approximately 300 sets of sheets. The convoluted publishing history of this most famous Lovecraft work is described in detail by Roy A. Squires in Jaffery’s “Horrors and Unpleasantries,” #62. By 1961, Arkham House had acquired 150 sets and bound 100 of them, leaving 50 unbound sets available for sale as sheets only. This is one of those sets and contains the Arkham House copyright paste-over label, with book titles printed in bold, as described by Squires.
B-A Note: This is by far the highest price - $14,000! - that I’ve seen on any Lovecraft book. Given the description and the “convoluted publishing history” I guess I can understand why. All in all, though, a lovely presentation.
Side note - I am extremely interested in reading “Horrors and Unpleasantries” now, and can only daydream about having a month free to peruse the Jaffery Collection at BGSU with fellow horror aesthetes ghoulnextdoor and ontheborderland. Maybe someday.
