Cthulhu Cuteness

                                 

Want to show everyone's favourite eldritch horror some love? Now you can. First up, the cuddliest knitted baby Cthulhu ever. Made by my super-talented crafty friend from this book. 

                                

                                        Here he is from the back. All together now: Aww!

                                

                         Okay, this bit's kind of girly... Brace yourselves. Lovecraftian nail wraps! 

                              

              Mine are from thinkgeek.com. Sadly, they're out of stock, but if you dare venture into the 

              murky waters of internet shopping, you might find something similar.

                             

Speaking of murky waters, check out these tentacle earrings I got at Finncon a few years ago. I can't 

                        remember the seller's name, but if you want a pair, Etsy is your friend. 

                        

        Is your iPad not Lovecraftian enough? Creep it up with these iPad covers from geekifyinc.com.

                          

       Got the iPad Necronomiconed? Good. Now go read "The Call of Cthulhu"on it. I dare you. 

Shoggoth Cake and Scary Strawberries

I had a Halloween party on Friday, and here are some of the treats I came up with.

The Shoggoth cake was inspired by Where's My Shoggoth by Ian Thomas

Here's a close-up. 

I saw Christine McConnell's screamberries on her flickr page, and I had to try to make some. They're not nearly as nice as hers, but they did make my pumpkin pie a bit more interesting. 

Christine McConnell is amazing. If you need Halloween food inspiration, check out her flickr. Seriously, there's some amazing stuff there. The woman made an alien face hugger from pastry dough. Respect. I just found out that she has a cookbook available! I'm definitely getting that. 

The savouries were a bit more conventional. I made mushroom-fennel pizza with paprika-fried pumpkin seeds and roasted beet, pine nut, and chèvre pizza. The red pizza crust has pureed beets in it.  Both turned out nicely.

Happy Halloween!

Where's My Shoggoth? aka the Coolest Birthday Present Ever!

Yeah, the title says it all:) A friend got me this for my birthday, and I can't thank her enough. This is officially the greatest thing ever: a children's book of the cutest, fluffiest eldritch horrors imaginable, and the cover even glows in the dark!

I've had an obsession with H. P. Lovecraft's work ever since I encountered his books in high school. They have it all; scary monsters, beautiful language, and a certain kind of feel to them, creeping dread mixed with a sense of wonder. Though they were written in the beginning of the 20th century, they still remain some of the scariest things I've ever read. Lovecraft's enduring popularity just goes to show that you don't need torture porn, graphic violence, or buckets of gore to make something scary.

But there is a lighter side to the Lovecraft fandom, that comes in the shape of Cthulhu plushes and Lovecraftian Christmas carols. This is a product of that branch of it, I think. Come on, what good be sweeter than the tale of a boy and his shoggoth?

Yup, I want a night-gaunt of my very own. Awww! 

There's even a youtube video of a guy dressed as Lovecraft reading this to his kid. Check it out!

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