April's Monstrocity Challenge begins

[Foxfire]

Minimum 2000 words, as per the first post.

 

 

That's what I get for reading a post before my coffee, I completely missed that.

 

If you're after inspiration I thoroughly recommend Fall of Cthulu series by Boom comics, they were amazingly fantastic, my favourite Cthulu mythos work.

 

You can also check out The Whisperer In Darkness movie from 2011. It was done in a black and white old film style and is actually kinda cool.

 

Or if you're after something just to get you started - here's something I could use my dwarf children miniature on.... http://wheresmyshoggoth.com/

Edited April 8, 2013 by Foxfire

[dispatchdave]

I've always been partial to Pickmans Model (a short), despite it's predictability. I think if I do this, I will pull out the Lovecraft audiobooks. :)

[Last Knight]

I think if I do this, I will pull out the Lovecraft audiobooks. :)

Oooh. I'm planning on listening to the H.P. Lovecraft Appreciation Society as I paint, but I'd love some audiobooks.

 

If for no other reason than to learn the proper pronunciation of things like "squamous." XD

[dispatchdave]

 

I think if I do this, I will pull out the Lovecraft audiobooks. :)

Oooh. I'm planning on listening to the H.P. Lovecraft Appreciation Society as I paint, but I'd love some audiobooks.

 

If for no other reason than to learn the proper pronunciation of things like "squamous." XD

I go with "SKWA-mus". I can't recall how it's said in the AB, though.

[pocketcthulhu]

I just grabbed the complete Lovecraft collection for my e-reader. I'm not quite sure where to start, but I'll see if I get inspired. Does anyone have any recommendations?

 

Also, would this challenge be compatible with medieval/fantasy era or does it have to be more like 1920s?

Really you can't go wrong with any of his work imo. I would start with at the mountains of madness and the shadow over innsmouth.

[Atramagus]

I'm a big fan of The Thing on the Doorstep myself...

 

If anyone's interested in doing a partnership, let me know. I don't have the skills to come up with a good diorama, but I'd definitely be up for the writing portion.

[dispatchdave]

There are also several movies based on the works.

 

-DD

[pocketcthulhu]

this was taken a few years ago when apocalyptica did a local show in little rock, Now the point of me linking this picture is that The binary tattoo is actually a short lovecraft quote.

 

[Pragma]

Thanks for the reading advice. I've started Call of C'thulhu. I am enjoying the concept, but the narrative style and language are pretty dated.

[Rocketpropelledgames]

Thanks for the reading advice. I've started Call of C'thulhu. I am enjoying the concept, but the narrative style and language are pretty dated.

Call of Cthulhu was written in 1926, so that might have a lot to do with it. I actually think it helps the story along better than it would otherwise, but I'm pretty biased when it comes to Lovecrafts work.

[Baugi]

pretty dated.

It isn't dated so much as it is intentionally anachronistic. Other people weren't using this type of language in the twenties. It was a stylistic decision on HPL's part, in order to give an eerie sense of the stories being out of synch with their time (timey-wimey, if you will.)

[TGP]

I have never read a single word of Lovecraft. But, I feel like I half know the story [-ies?] thanks to gamers, Reaperfolk, role-players and the rest of the usual suspects. (And that first edition, hardback Deities & Demigods helped quite a lot.)

April's Monstrocity Challenge begins

I do love to be present when a new word is coined:

mon·stro·ci·ty
noun
plural ; mon·stro·ci·ties

1 : a malformed or unusually large city b : megalopolis
2 : a city inundated with, infested or dominated by monsters

_____________________________________________________________________

Right then, just painting up one of these would be insufficient? Yes?



I think** I have one of these. (**Of course last month I was sure I had a perfect figure for Dirk the Daring. But, a search of the mountain of lead turned up no sign of him. Singe must have eaten him...or else I'm going daft. I prefer the first theory...)

[Girot]

I'm pretty sure I saw that guy credited in the Evil Dead remake, though I'm sure Mia pressed charges.

[pocketcthulhu]

I have never read a single word of Lovecraft. But, I feel like I half know the story [-ies?] thanks to gamers, Reaperfolk, role-players and the rest of the usual suspects. (And that first edition, hardback Deities & Demigods helped quite a lot.)

 

April's Monstrocity Challenge begins

 

I do love to be present when a new word is coined:

 

mon·stro·ci·ty

noun

plural ; mon·stro·ci·ties

 

1 : a malformed or unusually large city b : megalopolis

2 : a city inundated with, infested or dominated by monsters

 

_____________________________________________________________________

 

Right then, just painting up one of these would be insufficient? Yes?

 

 

I think** I have one of these. (**Of course last month I was sure I had a perfect figure for Dirk the Daring. But, a search of the mountain of lead turned up no sign of him. Singe must have eaten him...or else I'm going daft. I prefer the first theory...)

 

I dunno I think that falls pretty close to Lovercrafts influence hell a LOT of the dnd monsters were based on Lovecraft in the first place.

 

My hovercraft Is Fullllll Of eels

[Rocketpropelledgames]

Miniature modification is encouraged for the challenge.