This is the creepiest thing you will see all day. I promise. This mechanical skull comes from Japanese sculptor Y Nakajima, and is inspired by Theo Jansen’s Strandbeest. I’m telling you now, don’t watch unless you want to have nightmares. It is a walking nightmare that you can’t unsee.
Theo Jansen’s work is kinda creepy, but this thing takes it to a whole new level. The legs are tiny compared to the great big skull which is just out for a casual stroll and that’s just one of the things that makes this so scary looking.
The only thing missing is grasping arms with pincers, trying to rip the flesh from your bones.
[via Laughing Squid]
This skull chair is perfect for your career as a Bond villain or comic book bad guy. When you sit down in this thing and pet your cat, people will know you mean business. Now all you need is a mansion to put this in and a shark tank.
It comes from Parisian designer Gregory Besson, and even though this is an idea that has been seen before, this one looks pretty sleek. This particular chair is fabricated from a fiberglass shell and has a high quality leather seat.
Each chair is unique and will be made on demand. Just make sure that all of your hostages enter the room when your back is to them, for a more menacing encounter.
[via Fubiz]
Etsy shop Faust and Company specializes in detailed rubber masks. One of its offerings was this realistic replica of the Pokémon Cubone’s skull mask. In case you didn’t know, the official explanation for the mask is that it belongs to the Pokémon’s dead mother. I don’t even want to know why all Cubone moms die. Or why Cubone dads let their kids wear their wife’s skull.
The mask has already been bought for $150, but maybe you can ask Faust and Company to make one for you.
[via Fashionably Geek]
This is Vince the Human Skull by Cardboard Safari. The idea is that this laser-cut cardboard sculpture ships flat and then you put it together at home yourself.
You can get Vince in two sizes and in either white, black, brown or zebra stripe color options. I think it’s pretty cool, and I’m not a big skull fan. Although I do like my own.
[via Laughing Squid via Neatorama]
Rarely will you hear someone say that a skull lights up their world. But if you own one of these Skull lamps, you’ll be able to empathize. They aren’t the most comforting of images to wake up to, but they will give whatever room you decide to place it in that extra edge, decor-wise. You’ll be surprised to find out that the lamp is actually just two-dimensional.
Mitigating the complexity of concept and construction with a minimalist, universally understood form, the BULBING Lamp adds artistry, interest, and the gentle glow of ambient light to any room. Clean gently with the provided micro-fiber cloth.
Designer Nir Chehanowski masterfully laser engraved numerous intricate lines on the flat acrylic sheet, giving the impression of a 3D figure. The lamp retails for $120 from the MOMA store.
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The second I saw this weird egg mold, I was reminded of that scene in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom where they eat brains right out of monkey skulls. This egg mold makes your hard boiled eggs look like tiny skulls. When you cut the top off those eggs, you’ll find a delicious yolky brain inside.
You don’t actually boil the egg inside the mold, you hard boil it, and then place the egg into the mold. The finished product also reminds me a bit of The Nightmare before Christmas.
Each of the egg molds is $8.99(USD) and you can get your hands on one right now for your spooky breakfast from ThinkGeek. I bet you could also make some creepy Jello as well using this thing.
If you are strumming on a 19th century Lyre like this one, made from a human skull, antelope horns, skin, gut, and hair, you are probably the creepiest minstrel ever and should lock yourself up immediately. Yes, this is a real lyre – one that actually seems to leer at its audience.
And there you have it – a perfectly legitimate backstory.
[via Corey Doctorow via io9]
If you have to keep a spare USB charger in your bag, why not at least go with something that looks cool. Perhaps, something like this skull-shaped USB charger from Gama-Go.
This compact charger is designed to juice up smartphones and other small gadgets, and looks like a tiny little human skull – if skulls were black that is… black with red eyes that light up. Actually, it’s more like a Terminator skull than a human skull, and that makes it even cooler. I might just have to buy one and spray it with chrome paint to complete the effect. Oh, and maybe I’ll make a Terminator endoskeleton body that has an outlet in its neck. This is getting complicated.
Regardless of my epic and likely never to happen plans, the skull USB charger is just 12 bucks, so you really need an excuse not to buy one.