While our main topic of discussion here is designer toys proper, we occassionally make room for other cool items that come to our attention — and nothing seems cooler to me than a meeting of H.P. Lovecraft's cosmic horror concepts with Skinner's psycho-delic illustration aesthetic in pop-up book form! Titled "The Necronomicon", after Lovecraft's famous forbidden tome creation, this book features pop-up spreads based on five classic stories by the author: "The Dunwich Horror", "The Shadow Out of Time", "The Call of the Cthulhu", At the Mountains of Madness, and "The Colour Out of Space".
Produced by the specialists at Poposition Press, this stunning looking work is available in three different editions: the standard "Earth Dweller" edition, a special signed "Elder God" edition with laser etched acrylic slipcase and gold/silver foil embossed cover, and a limited signed & numbered "Arkham Oak Tome" edition that has the same cover as the special edition but comes in a wooden engraved box with a piece of original Skinner art! As a bonus, the special edition also includes one art print that has never been made before and won't be seen again, while the limited edition adds a second exclusive print to its collection of coolness! If all that wasn't enough, every version comes with one of five free glow-in-the-dark enamel pins… well, the limited version doesn't come with one, it comes with all FIVE! All available now to pre-order, expected to ship early next year, you can reserve yours from necronomiconpopup.com at a discounted price for a limited time.
Skinner's Tribute to H.P. Lovecraft: "The Necronomicon" Pop-up Book!
Reviewed by Nick Curtis, the Art Toy Advocate
on
August 15, 2017
Rating: 5
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