Category: Gaming & Collectibles

Stuff to fill your shelves and entertainment unit with.

Commisson Some Werewolf Nesting Dolls from Missmonster

It has been brought to my attention that artist and maker-of-cool-stuff Missmonster is taking commissions for custom nesting werewolf dolls like these.

Fro $150 you too can own five hand-painted monster figures. That’s $30 a figure. Come on, you’ve ordered pizzas that cost less than that, and they weren’t even custom– the Panago guy was just following the template from corporate. Missmonster will actually make these dolls custom. From her web site:

I can do pretty much anything you’d like though my specialty lies in the horror/monster realm. Pets, gentleman monsters, zombie portraits of your family? These wood nesting dolls measure 6″ at the tallest and 1″ at the smallest. Please email me at missmonstermel @ gmail.com you tell me what you’d like the dolls to be after you place your order. The dolls will take 3-6 weeks to complete.

I’ve never met Missmonster but I like what she does, and her werewolf costume instructions are basically the stuff of legends at this point. There are a lot of great artists out there that deserve your support, and Missmonster is one of them. If $150 is out of your range, check out her online store to see what else she’s got– I have my eye on Uncle Dapper.

Twelve Worthwhile Werewolf Items on Etsy

If you’re an artist who produces a lot of one-off pieces or a “crafty” person with a penchant for Fimo and paper clay you probably already know about Etsy, but for those who don’t, here’s the main sentence: Etsy is an online marketplace where anyone can sell their own handmade wares.  There’s a lot of stuff on Etsy. Some of it is made with heart and care, and some of it is made by people who want to charge you $30 for a $10 cotton t-shirt with “TEAM JACOB” written on it in sparkly fabric paint. Suffice it to say that a search for “werewolf” yields a lot of blubber, but there are some juicy morsels for those who persevere. Here are a dozen things I found this afternoon that I thought were worth sharing (meaning I would buy them for myself).

The Lady & The Wolf by strawberryluna


“2-color, all hand screen printed art print with scarlet blood red and semi-transparent midnight black hand mixed and non-toxic water based inks. Black over prints red in parts, blending the where the Lady ends and the Wolf begins. Edition of 75. Size: 16 x22 inches (39.4 cm x 55.9 cm.) Paper: acid free & archival Cougar, White 100lb cover weight.” [link]

Wolfman by rford


“This is an original hand painted acrylic painting on fine birch wood. Works ship directly from the artist’s studio in Brooklyn, New York. There is no need for a frame. The face is 7 x 7 inches and the sides are one inch which is usually painted the same color as the face.” [link]

Alla Kinda button pack 4 by AllaKinda


“This is the Alla Kinda button pack 4. Four 38 mm original button badge digitally printed on photographic paper. Presented in a cute illustrated package.” [link]

El Lucha Monstruo – El Lobo de Plata by JustinErickson


“The monsters are ready for the fight of the after-life. See Monster Luchadors! Dracula! Frankentstein! The Wolfman, and more! The print is in a limited edition of 50, signed and numbered, and produced on high quality 8.5×11″ art paper stock.” [link]

Wolfman Trick or Treat by flimflammery


“Watch out behind you, kid!
Dimensions: 5″ x 12″
Paper: Epson Velvet Fine Art Paper”
[link]

Bigfoot vs Werewolf Men’s T-Shirt by MisNopalesArt


“Bigfoot vs. Werewolf is an original 1 color silkscreen print designed and hand printed by me. It will be printed on a 100% cotton American Apparel men’s/unisex fine jersey T-Shirt. It is also available to be printed on a women’s tee.” [link]

A Gentleman and a Scholar by breezelzabub


“Looks kind of like bigfoot, is supposed to be a werewolf…doesn’t really matter because I would marry either one of them if they smoked a pipe and wore a monocle.” [link]

Werewolf Monster Pinup Girl, Lupe by ableekertomorrow


“Little Lupe would love to invite you to a romantic picnic in the park, just make sure it’s not by moonlight! Part of Series 2, which contains the phantom, a wolfgirl, a zombie, an invisible girl, a vampire, and Dr Jekyll/Ms Heidi! This is an 8×10 inch print of original artwork lovingly handcrafted, unframed on 100# gloss cover.” [link]

Full Moon Art Print by MysticReflections


“This listing is for an open edition print of an original drawing and is signed by the artist (Caralyn Edwards). All drawings come in a white mat, black may also be available upon request. Approx Size: 8×10 photo in 11×14 Mat” [link]

iPhone 3G Snuggly Skin (Werewolf in Medium Brown) by CasePhile


“Show off your love of horror with this scary werewolf case! A ‘Snuggly Skin’ case is unique; it fits like a glove and has openings for the headphone jack, camera lens, charging plug, touch screen and proximity sensor so you never have to take it off! This case is designed for an iPhone 3G, but will fit an iPhone 3GS.” [link]

Pat O’Lupus the merry flutist – Paper puppet by GouacheRocks


“Pat O’Lupus is a very charming flutist who is asked to play merry dances and popular songs on many parties (weddings, birthdays and everything else). Strangely enough, he is nowhere to be seen on full-moon nights. Pat O’Lupus is a hand-made paper puppet. I printed it on a very thick 100% cotton Hahnemülhe paper.The puppet is composed of 13 articulated pieces. Pat O’Lupus is made after my original artwork in gouache. The puppet is about 13×8 inches. ♦ PAT O’LUPUS IS ONLY AVAILABLE IN A LIMITED EDITION OF 10 PUPPETS ♦ ” [link]

The Full Moon Beat limited print by wreckinbyrd


“This little werewolf is rocking out on his drums under a full moon! He’s part of a limited print run of 50 pieces. Each piece is printed with archival inks on arches paper, numbered and signed.” [link]

The Werewolves of Ferelden in Dragon Age: Origins

The opening paragraph of Bobby Travis’s Greywardens.com post on werewolves in Dragon Age: Origins reads like it was written by a guy who bought a cape at Hot Topic and wears it without irony.

I was decidedly annoyed. Annoyed that the creators of something I had been waiting for, and for so many years, had apparently sullied their potentially great work with something so common to run-of-the-mill fantasy and pop-culture.

“This is the sort of pseudo-intellectual wankery that Roukas lives to destroy,” I thought, but I read on, and I was rewarded. I’ve never actually played Dragon Age, but I’ve heard good things from people whose opinions I trust. Once he gets going, Travis waxes philosophical & sociological on the game’s werewolves in a way that got interested enough to look up the game’s required system specs (yes, I can run it). He analyzes the role of werewolves within the game’s world, and comes to the conclusion that they contribute something important to the development of Ferelden’s culture. How cool to see werewolves in games being utilized as something more than hairy “pass the McGuffinNPCs!

I’m not gonna lie, though. The embedded gameplay video helped.

Vote for “Berserker Teenage Werewolf” on Threadless

Designer Chakz has got a werewolf shirt up on Threadless: Berserker Teenage Werewolf. If it’s gonna get made, it needs your votes.

Berserker Teenage Werewolf - Threadless T-shirts, Nude No More

Monsterpalooza 2010

If you missed Monsterpalooza this year (like I did), avail yourself of Dread Central’s event report. By all accounts the Monsterpalooza Museum was awesome, so be sure to check out the photo gallery. Here are two famous werewolves from the Museum (let’s just ignore that plaque by Michael’s mysteriously perfect shoes).

Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Screenshots (in Which a Werewolf is Beaten Up)

Everything old is new again, even Castlevania. I spent the summer of 1987 hitting things with Simon Belmont’s whip, and now Kanomi is rebooting the series so that today’s gamers can hit things with Gabriel Belmont’s whip. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow is being developed for the Xbox 360 and the PS3, and should be out later this year. Here are two screenshots from a batch that Kanomi recently released (thanks, CinemaBlend), and they’re the only two that show any combat. Fortunately(?) that combat is against a werewolf. Click madly on the images below for (much) larger versions.

Beware the Cream Wolf!

Tired of Robot Unicorn Attack? No, neither am I, but if you need a break, why not try Cream Wolf, where you’re an ice cream truck driver who fattens kids up so you can devour them when the full moon arrives? I’ve been playing it for a few minutes every day for the past week, and it never fails to make me feel filthy and gleeful at the same time. What an awesome combo!

2019-01-24: updated broken links

What Time Is It, Mr. Werewolf? The Moonwatch By The Emotion Lab Will Tell You

The Moonwatch from The Emotion Lab will allow you to answer that question using the only chronology that really matters to werewolves: the current phase of the moon (it also tells the time too, but who needs a watch for that?).

Gizmodo’s writeup is appropriate: “This watch? Oh, it just warns me when I’ll turn into a berserk beast capable of ripping off your head, chomping your entrails, surfing on vans, hooking up with Willow, hooking up with Bella, you know, normal werewolf stuff.”

Edit: Sadly, the Moonwatch is not (yet) for sale: The Emotion Lab is an industrial design studio, not a retailer or a manufactory. If you want a Moonwatch of your own, maybe offer them a whole pile of money to turn the concept into a workable, sell-able item just hang on: according to this tweet, The Emotion Lab is working on getting the watch into production ASAP.

DC Unlimited Announces World of Warcraft Worgen Figure, Ensures My Appearance on A&E

Thanks a lot, DC Unlimited. My home and office desks are already covered with werewolf figures so densely that I haven’t unboxed the last three I obtained. Now you’re announcing a World of Warcraft Worgen figure. You’re telling me he’s a spy named Garm Whitefang, but he looks like a steampunk aristocrat who pissed off the wrong gypsy. He’s striking the classic werewolf “what is this, my HAND?” pose. These are things I can’t resist, and yet by pre-ordering it I am effectively sealing my fate as the subject of a special werewolf-themed episode of Horders. I blame you, DC Unlimited. I also blame Worgen.info for making me aware of this figure, and Guillaume B for making me aware of Worgen.info. Damn you all.

Down & Dirty Deluxe Werewolf Costume (and a Baby Werewolf Puppet)

The folks at The Horror Dome aren’t screwing around. Not only will they apply themselves diligently to ensure that your Nightmares Come True, they will also make sure you have your Halloween 2010 werewolf costume squared away by July. That’s when you can expect to receive your Big Bad Wolf (Studio Werewolf Costume) if you order now. I’m not going to lie to you: this werewolf might want to get his bilirubin levels checked, and he definitely needs to wash his face. But for $500, this setup looks pretty awesome. Those hands look great, and it’s nice to see some werewolf feet that don’t look like they belong to a hobbit in need of a pedicure.


They also sell a baby werewolf puppet. I’m going to say that again: a baby werewolf puppet. Look at this thing. I want one so I can take it to the playground with all the other responsible parents and pretend to bottle-feed it (because let’s face it, bottle-feeding is the only option with a kid like this).

Thanks to Russell for the links!