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siryl: Tristan “T-Rex” Jones wonderfully captures a...

Fri, 24 May 2013 03:16:37 -0400

Tristan “T-Rex” Jones wonderfully captures a briefly-glimpsed phantom from one of the montages in the first Ghostbusters movie.

As a kid, this was my favorite ghost in the original movie, though its design was nearly impossible to figure out from the footage. It took only the past couple years for fan-art and merchandise to finally show me what it really looks like, and it is in fact almost exactly what I’d imagined, like a deep sea creature.

Some...

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:17:36 -0400

Some weirdo!

thirteen-fun-breaker:

bogleech:

toastedpopsicle:

knightwing:

Adventure Time #15

sea princess and lamprey princess.

I…

Yes.

wtf is finn doing wasting his time with any other conceivable princess when lamprey princess exists

Is no one going to talk about more of these adorable Homestuck references????

wait where is there any kind of homestuck reference here

I sure hope you don’t think “sammich” is a homestuck thing

and you took out thirteen fun breaker’s cute comment about dicks entering lamprey mouths

I give this reblog 2/10 >:(

aardwolfpack: bogleech: This crazy alien puppet was used as a...

Fri, 24 May 2013 01:31:16 -0400

aardwolfpack:

bogleech:

This crazy alien puppet was used as a “screamer” image and running gag in an episode of Drawn Together, of all things. Does it come from somewhere else? A leftover from a sci-fi series?

This comes from a Chevrolet commercial made by Boss Film Studios. Thanks to BoltThrow for pointing me in the right direction. There’s some behind the scenes info here and here, but I can’t find the video of the commercial itself. It may have been for the 1986 Chevy Corsica, and it may have been directed by Douglas Trumbull, but I can’t find anything to confirm those points.

An ancient mystery laid to rest with a more interesting answer than I expected.

Here’s a new Mortasheen Monster, a spoooky S&M Giger thing I’ve actually recycled...

Fri, 24 May 2013 01:07:05 -0400

Here’s a new Mortasheen Monster, a spoooky S&M Giger thing I’ve actually recycled from one I scrapped over eight years ago.

It has a close cousin I’m putting up tomorrow. It’s shaped like an octopus!

onebigmeshi: Alien head dumplings at Tokyo Disney Sea. They are...

Fri, 24 May 2013 01:02:25 -0400

onebigmeshi:

Alien head dumplings at Tokyo Disney Sea. They are mochi filled with ice cream. Each one is a different flavor!

get in my mouth you little fucks

This is one of my creepypastas I’m so proud of it

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:36:46 -0400

This is one of my creepypastas

I’m so proud of it

chillprince: i sure have been watching a lot of robot shows lately (robotomy, robot jones, and i...

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:01:22 -0400

chillprince:

i sure have been watching a lot of robot shows lately (robotomy, robot jones, and i think time squad counts as a robot show too)

That’s three of the most charming and under-appreciated shows in Cartoon Network’s history right there

aprilfoolromance: Dr. William Forscher Experiment LogExperiment...

Thu, 23 May 2013 21:35:04 -0400

aprilfoolromance:

Dr. William Forscher Experiment Log
Experiment #04781: Magnesect, the Mournful Pokémon.

Early research conducted on the evolution of Paras into Parasect and the process involved with its spores concluded that the spores themselves became the dominant life-source of the Pokémon upon growth. This information was first published by Professor Oak, creator of the Pokédex; however, it’s theorized that early Pokémon masters had a rudimentary understanding of the relationship between the insect and its spores, given the often impersonal relationship maintained between most publicized Parasect trainers and their Pokémon. These trainers would often have strong bonds with their team, yet would utilize Parasect as a type of organic machine, rather than a living creature.

Further study into the curious nature of the Pokémon revealed that, upon evolution, the spores of the Pokémon seem to simply put it in a catatonic state. Though the mushroom does the primary ‘thinking’, the body is still alive in its most basic form, and is still capable and required to function as a living host in order for the spores to stay healthy and strong. It was observed that Parasect consume organic matter for its energy to revitalize the mushroom atop its back; ergo, it was hypothesized that the mushroom was supplying the Pokémon vital nutrients for survival.

In conducting Experiment #04781, our goal was to determine the effects of a living, conscious host integrated with its organic master. After numerous unsuccessful attempts to revive the creature within the mushroom— experiments which often resulted in the release of defensive toxic spores from its back— it was suggested that a secondary, non-organic host be spliced with the Pokémon to balance the attention of the controlling spores released into it. Magnemite was proposed as both an excellent non-organic Pokémon test subject as well as an acceptable power source to successfully revitalize the catatonic creature within the mushroom.

For the purposes of the experiment, we gave #04781 a name: Magnesect. This spliced Pokémon went through several variant degrees of applied electricity before a successful, living result was created. The Magnemite was spliced and dominantly maintained control of the creature’s brain, purging the spores from within it. Its bolts were recreated and used to secure its mutated form in place within the Parasect’s body. The strain of the machine on the Pokémon caused many fissures in its exoskeleton, exposing ligaments often associated with non-insect life.

For the Pokémon itself, the Parasect life-form is capable of seeing— visual electronic receptors installed within the body of the Magnemite that connect to its limited occipital lobe— and is capable of digesting food without the aid of the mushroom cap on its back. Injuries caused from the splicing have shown some consequence: the spores have increased in ferocity within the Pokémon, and are far more numerous. Despite our best efforts to maintain a consistent harmony between the influence of the machine and the mushroom’s spores within the Pokémon, a constant battle for dominance between the two are observed within the Pokémon, with the life-form caught in the painful struggle.

Attempts to raise Magnesect have resulted in across-the-board failure. The Pokémon appears to be in constant, endless pain from these struggles. It seems to only eat via command of the machine and mushroom controlling it; when these influences are forced ‘off’, it ceases all function in an attempt to end itself through malnourishment. Its enhanced vision is put to little use due to visual warping caused by its perpetual tearing and cries. The only seeming benefit of this genetic splicing is the result caused upon the spores themselves: their viciousness and toxicity is unlike any other seen within the Pokémon world. It’s as though it’s attempting to adapt to the machine within the creature in an effort to purge it from— or envelope it into— the Pokémon’s physiology.

Continued research and study is suggested: over time, the spores may well adapt into life previously unseen, and the Pokémon may be perfected into new form. With the influence of machine within it, it’s entirely possible that a perpetual state of evolution may be attained over multiple generations. Currently, however, it is not recommended as a battle-ready Pokémon, unless put to use against opponents who utilize non-offensive strategies early in battle— again, the toxicity of its spores are truly amazing.

Submitted for your review. Attached is our suggested entry for our catalog of experimental Pokédex entries. This information is confidential, and should not be published to the National Pokédex.

Details regarding our other ongoing experiments forthcoming.

Pokédex Entry: Its pained cries are filled with sorrow. During battle, it seems to act more aggressive and desperate when its opponent is not attacking it.

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Artist’s Notes

I wanted to jump in and join the pokemon fusion fun :D Picked Magnesect because it looked really interesting and undead. To give it a nice touch, I requested by husband to put some background to it :]

mister-smalls: Nimmos are my absolute favorite Neopet, and they...

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:53:02 -0400

mister-smalls:

Nimmos are my absolute favorite Neopet, and they never get any love, from the community or from the Neopets Team. It honestly depresses me how few cool colors the Nimmo has right now. (I can’t tell you how disappointed I was last year on Nimmo Day, when they made the Nimmo paintable as Skunk and as the most lazily recolored Water pet of the bunch.)

So in anticipation of this year’s Nimmo Day, here’s my dream design for a Mutant Nimmo. Hopefully we get some cool new Nimmo colors this June 15th, and hopefully they’ll release a real Mutant Nimmo this Mutant Day!

This is actually EXACTLY what I always wanted them to do with a mutant nimmo. The eyes on the hands. I thought that would be appropriate for one even before the look was more popularized by the Pale man.

aardwolfpack: Production artwork by Henry Mayo and puppet...

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:47:59 -0400

aardwolfpack:

Production artwork by Henry Mayo and puppet sculpted by Adam Jones for a deleted scene from Ghostbusters 2. You’ll find more pictures and info at Spook Central.

Photo

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:53:58 -0400

why did parasites come into existence?

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:46:16 -0400

Because living organisms are well protected environments made entirely of food. Anything that finds itself able to survive in another creature has an abundant supply of nutrients and is not only safe from predators, but often benefits when their host gets eaten by something that will disperse its eggs.

Life will adapt to any environment available to it eventually!

sprech4: My hands are stiff again and I’m trying to loosen up...

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:00:36 -0400

sprech4:

My hands are stiff again and I’m trying to loosen up but it’s not…….happening…………….

I said I wasn’t going to do one of these but then I got this thing and I mean come the fuck on

I don’t think anyone with a soul could still hate spiders if they could only make themselves...

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:46:00 -0400

I don’t think anyone with a soul could still hate spiders if they could only make themselves watch this one putter around, look at things and fiddle around with its little facemittens.

pocketmonsterfieldnotes: Pocket Monster #073-Richard Jones

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:36:19 -0400

pocketmonsterfieldnotes:

Pocket Monster #073

-Richard Jones

Just a reminder

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:05:10 -0400

goingloco:

combobreakercomix:

bogleech:

Pyramid head is not a guy in a helmet. That is his head. It does not come off and there is no misunderstood animu bishie underneath and sure as hell no “Homecoming” characters underneath.

Love him the way he is!

I beg to differ.

Another riddle solved. Thanks.

sixthrock: pocketmonsterfieldnotes: Pocket Monster...

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:41:33 -0400

sixthrock:

pocketmonsterfieldnotes:

Pocket Monster #132

-Richard Jones

this is exactly what I’m going to imagine Transform looking like from now on oh my god

glitterkaiju: omg

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:40:47 -0400

glitterkaiju:

omg

witnesstheabsurd: Venufing, the Vibrant Haze Pokemon! I adore...

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:40:24 -0400

witnesstheabsurd:

Venufing, the Vibrant Haze Pokemon!

I adore Pokemon Fusions gosh

Precise reasons I don't enjoy Silent Hills 5 and up:

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:29:16 -0400

I can understand why some people can still like this entire series; there are plenty of things I love that everyone else criticizes, and I can’t even clearly explain to them what it is that I still love so much.

It’s just that for me, personally, the core things that made Silent Hill unique and appealing haven’t been in it since roughly the fourth game…

Story-wise, what pulled me in to Silent Hill in the first place was that here we had something truly bizarre and different from the premise of other horror games. It never came across to me as connected to actual “demons,” hell, purgatory, witchcraft or spirits, but a much more foreign and less describable force bringing human feelings to life. Even when we outright saw the birth of a demonic god in the first game, it still came across as something manifested by human belief through the town, rather than a demon that ever really existed outside of this phenomenon. In the newer games, the themes of ghostly hauntings and a rather Judeo-Christian definition of “evil” are increasingly explicit, as though the town is just literal hell leaking out into our world. This may be terrifying to some people, but for me, it’s only hokey.

1-3 were also made more frightening for the sense of being totally on your own, nobody else seeing what you see or ever around to help you, which has been cast aside in both the movies and the recent games in favor of a Silent Hill sometimes packed with other people, physically trapped in the same exact nightmare that you are, even holding out together like the survivors in any tired zombie apocalypse.

My personal favorite thing in the series, however, possibly even more than the monsters (and I’m someone who likes most entertainment exclusively for monsters), was the brilliant abstraction of the environments. 2 and 3 were especially loaded with surreal sights to see, and architecture that made little sense. I’m not just talking about rusty, rotten gates over black voids, but things like plumbing where it doesn’t belong, machinery of no discernible purpose, otherwise mundane rooms that still have no point in the type of building you’re exploring, furnishings that aren’t necessarily threatening but neither are they identifiable as everyday objects…things that were weird the way a dream is weird. Not balls-out insane all the time, but “wrong”.

For example, this chamber gave me the creeps in Silent Hill 3, and not because of the blood or even the bound nurse you eventually climb by (as cool as that is). No, take away those things, and you still have architecture that has no reason to exist in a normal world. Nobody builds a huge, vertical shaft with a continuous ladder and lines it with bathroom tiles.

These varying degrees of “incorrect” reality were positively beautiful, made it fun to just explore and turned the whole games into art galleries. They saved the extreme stuff for the intense moments, but even that was still so bizarre you couldn’t very easily figure out what it was supposed to be, like a few more SH3 examples:

In the newer games, this sense of sheer wrongness is also tossed out the window; Homecoming is just full of completely conventional, everyday horror movie imagery; real world torture devices, blood-spattered but otherwise conventional surgery rooms, mutilated and unambiguously human corpses and body parts positively everywhere, nothing that really makes you stop and think “WHAT am I looking at?!”

In Downpour, it’s even worse…everything is recognizable. Mine shafts, burnt buildings, prisons, whatever. The only “weirdness” is the same “paranormal” activity seen in even kid-show parodies of ghost flicks. Things open and shut by themselves, you hear footsteps and screams and banging sounds, you find bloodstains and even see bona-fide ghosts.

I think the single worst offender in the whole series is just this damn mine-cart ride with a narrator telling you all about the spooky creatures and ghosts people saw, and finally that completely ridiculous giant talking face in the last 30 seconds. I can’t even believe this is really in a Silent Hill game, it’s more like something from Carnevil or House of the Dead, games that are meant to be fun in a schlocky, B-movie kind of way.

It’s okay to still like all that stuff being part of the series, but all the things that specifically made it my all-time favorite game series are just gone :(