Brazen Head of Criswell (owner/operator)

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He/Him, illustrator of tabletop roleplaying games and related ephemera. Western North Carolina. Mountain Jew (Code Red). Anti-Fascist, Anti-Capitalist, Anti-A.I. Sludge. Pro-Humanity when I've had enough sleep. Into weird old shit.

Elizabeth Berridge as Constanze Mozart in Amadeus wearing a wig, massive hat and 18th century dress. She is holding one of the "nipples of Venus" candies offered to her by Salieri.
Poster for SHE (1984) Sandahl Bergman with red hair on top, holding a very impressive sword. Beneath her are superimposed full-body depictions of Berman (again) flanked by 4 other figures in ludicrous postapocalyptic armor and weapons.
a copy of Atlantis Through Time on one of the more "Fortean" shelves in the house.
bottle with one of those pull off lids that never works
still from roger corman's Masque of the Red Death. a pale yellow room. from left to right a figure in a red cloak and fringed mask, vincent price in a black "arab sheik" costume, jane asher in lavender silks and veil. shot by nicholas roeg.
a large and beautiful moth with sort of tan wings and pink, yellow and black lines and "eye" patterns on its wings.
Marilyn Monroe sitting on what looks like a merry go round reading a copy of James Joyce's Ulysses. She is wearing a colorful horizontal striped one piece bathing suit and her hair is partially pinned up.
A black short haired cat looking up at the viewer while lying on a crocheted chicken.
A Dinosaurs Attack! card depicting a multi eyed horned winged humanoid Dinosaur demon thong holding a struggling man in his grip.
An anthropomorphic crocodilian with a very long snout, a housedress and a hat pushes a baby carriage filled with tiny long-snouted crocodilians in tiny bonnets. The title reads "Doris' Dear Delinquents"
The Mona Lisa, armed and armored, points down with her right hand while holding aloft a banner. Next to her is perhaps a page in green livery with a crescent moon for a face. Below them is a vast apocalyptic landscape with huge Venus flytrap like plants sprouting from the otherwise barren earth. Behond them, a flash of lightning.
Mammal amphibian and reptile Muppets wearing stage costumes. The... bear? looks like he's performing with Funkadelic.
A rubber fish on a wooden plaque labeled "Big Mouth Billy Bass"
Paul Scofield as Sir Thomas More in A Man For All Seasons (1966). Text at the bottom reads "Why, Richard, it profits a man nothing to give his soul for the whole world... But for Wales?" but "Wales" is crossed out and "wizard shit" has been substituted.
Dr Watson, flower tucked behind an ear, dancing in a chorus line in Billy Wilder's The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970).
Boris Karloff as Frankenstein's Monster holding a cigar & breathed in clouds of smoke.
Seal point cat with no eyes lying on blanket which is draped over a human on a bed.
A can of Citadel Colour black primer flanked by rubber toys depicting Dudley Do-Right (an RCMP officer with distinctive uniform and massive chin) and Snidely Whiplash (a ghoulish-looking man in black clothes, a black top hat and a pencil mustache - a melodrama villain).
A can of spray paint labeled CITADEL COLOUR BLACK PRIMER
(L to R) 790, Kai, Zev, Stanley Tweedle.
Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I
A library sign reading "Staff Picks." A DVD featuring Hammer Film's *Countess Dracula* and *The Vampire Lovers* is on display with a sticker depicting of Ro-Man from Robot Monster (a gorilla in a diving helmet) with the words "Jetemy's Pick" on it.
A smiling humanoid Venus flytrap dressed in piecemeal armor and carrying a trident. Next to her is a horrifying beast somewhere between a Furby and a Crite.
Signs for a variety of businesses in a strip mall. This post refers to the sign for a business called "Red Nails."
The fascist libertines from *Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom* (1975)
Screen capture from Mortal Kombat. Text reads "SUB-ZERO WINS" Below, Sub-Zero, a ninja wearing a blue and black outfit, holds aloft the torn out skull and spinal column of his opponent, whose corpse lies at his feet.
Black cat perched on a high cabinet.
Boris Karloff as Frankenstein's monster, smiling while smoking a cigar.
A laminated paper cutout depicting Ro-Man, the titular Robot Monster (1953). Ro-Man strongly resembles a gorilla wearing a diving helmet with antennae
70's Robert Plant, bare-chested with hands raised in front of a mic stand.
Brass menorah with shamash and first night candle lit.