The Faun specimen by Alex CF

The Faun specimen - -a failed experiment by Dr. Moreau by Alex CF. On sale here.

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The collected Eldritch horrors of Merrylin

The collected Eldritch horrors of Merrylin - - a new specimen collection by Alex CF on sale here.

Update: Alex also just posted an ad for his new line of handpainted statuettes. The first is H.P. Lovecraft:



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*Previously: Merlin's tale illustrated by Rex Crowle.

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Monkey's Paw specimen box

Alex CF's latest creation is a specimen box featuring the monkey's paw.

*Previously: Monstrous Cheshire Cat by Alex CF.

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Desktop Wallpaper: Vintage Sea Serpent (link roundup)

Download a desktop wallpaper-sized image of the Nantucket Sea Monster here.

And a few more links:

1. Alex CF's latest specimen is a dessicated 10-month old werewolf.

2. I guess Michael Lewis' article about how Shane Battier is the Kobe killer is a little outdated.

3. The instructions in the bible for building the ark include a demand that dolphin leather be used?

4. You quite possibly have already seen a link to Joshua Davis' well-written account of a Mission Impossible-style $100 million diamond heist in Antwerp. If not, read it, it's great. Of course, it's mostly great as fiction. The insanely clever master thieves assembled a huge pile of incriminating paperwork including receipts and business cards, waited until after the heist to dispose of it, and then entrusted that evidence to the one man they didn't trust? Just one of the glaring flaws in an excellent work of fiction.

*Previously: The bible's best sex stories.

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Own Rasputin's severed hand

Alex CF's latest creation is Rasputin's severed hand:

The case contains the severed tattooed hand of Grigori Rasputin, and the second tattooed symbol of a star that sat over his heart. these fleshy totems are the catalyst for their work. The marking painted on the glass can be moved to suit the acquired code of the weaving. The vials above this contain the many poisons inflicted upon Rasputin. The two blue green glass vials contain the liquid esheridadae compound; injected into the heart and brain tissue. The aged illustrations of “esher chakra” - the gelling of Ernesto’s work and the ancient lore of words. This is research that made Rasputin not only legend, but more god than man...

Contact Alex CF to purchase or place a commission.

*Previously: There once was a thriving market for used lightbulbs in Russia.

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Monstrous Cheshire Cat

An unusually toothy specimen from Alex CF:

This piece is a large wooden/ glass display cabinet, contained within, the taxidermied corpse of an extra dimensional entity known as “The Cheshire cat”. We can only hypothesize to the nature of this creature - whether it indeed was sentient, able to talk - or the physical manifestation of unconscious thought. either way, dissections were carried out to discern its internal organs, which were entirely absent.

The Chesire Cat is on sale.

*Previously: Plush Alice stuck in a house.

*Buy Cheshire Cats at eBay.

Video of A-Rod denying using steroids on 60 Minutes (link roundup)

Video of Alex Rodriguez, circa 2007, telling 60 Minutes he never used steroids and never considered using steroids. Via.

And a few more links:

1. Being pretty, famous, rich, and popular isn't all it's cracked up to be. Rihanna missed the Grammys because her boyfriend (allegedly) beat her up. In public.

2. In other Rihanna news, she and Michael Jackson are being sued for copyright infringement. Which is frankly ridiculous. "Ma Ma Se, Ma Ma Sa, Ma Ma Coo Sa" is totally different from "Mama-ko, mama-sa, ma-ka-ma-ko-ssa."

3. New artifact by Alex CF. This time it's a Vampyr Research Reliquary.

4. Surly baby river otters.

*Previously: Vampire trophy head.

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New specimen box by Alex CF

Alex CF finished a new Cthulhu-themed specimen box:

The first of which is this piece, recovered from the Estate of the late geologist William Dyer, a professor from Miskatonic University, massachusetts. It is a specimen case, containing a large quantity of marine flora, and extra terrestrial fauna.
In late 1930, Dyer, accompanied by a large exploration party began an expedition to Antarctica. During this trip various unique fossil specimens were found and drove the scientists to veer from their planned path. It lead them to a mountain range greater than that of the Himalayas. Beyond this, a cyclopean city of alien magnitude - the many million year old remnants of a race known in the pages of the fabled pnakotic manuscipts as the Elder ones.

Contained within this specimen case is the dissected form of an infant Elder; the preserved plastic form of a cellular abomination and slave race known as the The Shoggoth.

And hidden amongst ancient relics, bizarre star shaped talismans, a plethora of samples - is a page of that hellish book, the skin bound, hateful incarnation of prehistoric lore; the book of dead names - The Necronomicon...

Go here for lots of high res photos and to commission your own specimen box.

*Previously: 19th century vampire hunting kit by Alex CF.

Cthulhu specimen in a jar

R’leyh expedition kit by Alex CF. He takes commissions.

*Previously: 19th Century Vampire Hunting Kit.

*Buy Cthulhu toys and collectibles at eBay.