This Alien Stop-Motion Flip Book Is a Terrifying Work of Art

Animated flip books are usually pretty cute and simple. This one, however, is complex and terrifying. The artistry that went into this creation is just inspiring. In this flip book, no one can hear you scream.

This stop-motion style flip book was made by artist Serene Teh and was actually commissioned by 20th Century Fox to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Alien franchise. That’s 40 years of alien horror that has kept us glued to our seats. What you see here isn’t just any flip book, but a masterpiece. Seriously, check out the video. Watch Serene flip through the book, as it tells a horrifying story of aliens with an appetite.

Even Jonesy the cat makes an appearance as an alien tries to eat it. No worries though, Ripley shows up and save the day, firing like 100 rounds into the Xenomorph. Eventually, the Xenomorph is jettisoned off of the ship through an airlock. That’s how you take care of an alien infestation, and it’s what airlocks were built for. The good guys always win you alien bastards! Now stay out!

Check out This Awesome Alien: Covenant Flipbook

Making flipbooks is fun, and a simple way to create animation, but artist Serene Teh (aka saggyarmpit) took it to a whole new level to promote the release of Alien: Covenant. Sorry about the armpit. Maybe some toning exercises?

It is fun to watch and that xenomorph is just as terrifying in flipbook form as it is in the movies. It takes a lot of work to make a cool flipbook like this, but this one was totally worth the effort.

Okay, technically it’s not a flipbook since the sheets of paper aren’t bound, but it is still pretty awesome. Fine. We’ll call it “flip sheets” because I can hear nerds complaining already. Flip sheets. Are you happy?

[via Geekologie]

Page Turner Lamp is 24 Lamps in 1

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Can’t find a desk lamp that suits your unique personality? Make your own! The Page Turner Lamp is a working lamp within a flipbook. The book has 6 different cool lamp designs you can flip through plus there are another 6 blank pages so you can draw your own unique lamp design. It’s USB powered, so you’ll need to keep it close to your computer (or just use a USB outlet wall plug and put it anywhere). Yes, it really lights up:
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The Page Turner Lamp comes with 2 different lamp shades- red and white. 2 shades and 12 pages, that’s 24 possibilities- close to having a different lamp for every day of the month. Or doodle your lamp design in pencil, erase and redraw a new one every single day of your life. Forever. Why not?

We sell this one in our shop (did you know we had a shop?! check it out!):
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FlipBooKit: A Kit to Make Your Very Own Mechanical Flipbook

I love flipbooks. They just have this classic and nostalgic feel to them that makes them so special, both to the creator and to the spectators of the moving art that they hold within their pages. Now bringing mechanical flipbooks to the mainstream are kinetic artists Mark Rosen and Wendy Marvel.

FlipbookitMark and Wendy created a series of motorized flipbooks last year, which became such huge hits after they were released to an adoring audience. Now they’re back with their flipbooks, but this time they’re giving everyone a chance to create their own masterpieces using this unique art format through FlipBooKit. These little mechanical wonders are available in either hand-cranked or motorized versions.

FlipBooKit is currently up for funding on Kickstarter. For a minimum pledge of $43(USD), you can get your very own kit with includes a vintage-looking flipbook shell, 30 flip panels, you-print-it printer sheets, a pre-printed trotting horse animation, a single hub, and assembly tools and on-line step-by-step instructions and flipbookit creation tools. A pledge of $66 to $76 lands you one of the first of the motorized versions of the FlipBooKit, dubbed the MOTO-FLIP. (Doesn’t that sound like a phone from the 1990s? – Ed.)

They begin shipping out this December, so they’d totally make a cool Christmas gift for both budding artists and art enthusiasts.