Thursday, April 15, 2021
Friday, October 23, 2020
Halloween Countdown Day 23: Roll the Bones
The Witch Finder of Lilburn recently acquired a sinister looking fortune-telling game. If you have a set of gaming dice (d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, d20, and d%), you should not download and use this at your party or gathering under any circumstances.
Not without proper social distancing and other pandemic safety measures, I mean.
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Halloween Countdown Day 21: Dr. Scooby
Scooby Doctor would probably be the least appropriate and ironically best children's cartoon ever.
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Happy Rirthday, Rister Romas. Rime ror rour rolonoscopy.
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Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Halloween Countdown Day 14: Jack O'Lantern Rings
If you ever shopped around for a jack o'lantern ring that has a bit more mass and style than a pumpkin stuck onto a band, then you know the options are limited. Short of having one custom made, which is pricey, here's a roundup of what I've found online.
Monkey Edge produces what they call a puncher size (2 oz.) silver ring. This one has more character than your average design.
Sterling Assault has one that is a respectable classic, available in multiple metals, with large and small varieties.
Ross Simons has a sort of elegant looking band that's 14kt gold, if that's your thing. Currently sold out.
Artifactoria has two somewhat Burtonesque options: one with bat wings and a very solid looking one, both in silver or brass.
AFJewelryStudio is an Etsy shop with this nice ring, a bit more petite, but also kind of Tim Burton-influenced.
UnevenCreations has this one which at first I mistook for a napkin holder. On the right hand though, not bad. And like the other rings here I like that they considered the entire ring in the design.
Jewelrywax has one that is a little more like a biker ring, and looks awesome. Limited supply.
Honorable mention goes to ShyamJewlesjewelley (sic) with this wood-grain skull ring, almost pumpkiny and pretty cool.
Monday, October 5, 2020
Halloween Countdown Day 5: The Strange Changing Vampire, 1974
Just a few years later, this kit was rereleased by a company called Round 2 Models, and I got one just in time for my kids to put it together. I think since then the kit has been discontinued.
Sunday, October 4, 2020
Halloween Countdown Day 4: Spooky Illustrated Maps
There's a lot of quaint and creepy goodness out there for the cartologically enthusiastic.
Assorted Maps for Dante's Inferno
T.A. Barron's Haunted Marsh by Ian Schoenherr
Lovecraft's Dreamlands
https://www.flickr.com/photos/83344804@N00/6871812047/
https://medium.com/@jasteele/h-p-lovecraft-the-hidden-narrative-d6d9bb141349
Over the Garden Wall Map (fanart)
https://illustratedmaps1516.wordpress.com/2015/03/09/allen-hiu-the-unknown/
https://www.deviantart.com/ladywitchfox/art/Map-of-the-Unknown-643404242
I could include maps from video games, but one has to draw the line somewhere. You could make an entire website of those.
Saturday, October 3, 2020
Halloween Countdown Day 3: Over the Garden Wall Tarot Deck
QuarterPress is an Etsy shop (not mine and I don't know them) that sells 5x7 Over the Garden Wall Tarot Cards. Yes, seriously, and they are perfectly executed. I don't know if they sell a full deck.