Here’s one of the lessons I plan on imparting, someday, to my kids: stay away from Lovecraft!  Or at least until they’re 13.  Should children below that age really be entertaining thoughts of an Old One invasion?  Well, animator Zachary Murray says “yes” (or whatever passes for an affirmative on Vhoorl).  His following short (approved, mind you, by the department of child-developmental psychology at Miskatonic University) seeks to awaken the wee ones to Cthulhu‘s call:

 
(via Laughing Squid)

 
Superb!

Bonus clip: The Yip Yip Family

Via our pals at the mighty Nerdcore

The original version of this ghoulish effigy is SOLD OUT! This “Extra Filthy Bloody” Edition a striking representation of GG ALLIN circa 1991 with added crud, blood, and cuts. The figure, limited to 500 numbered units, stands at 7 inches tall and is made of a lightweight polyresin. Loaded into a full color “splatter” box, here GG is accurately sculpted right down to the tattoos, and copious amounts of blood and filth.

This GG Allin toy can be yours for $16.95.
 
(via David Pescovitz over at Boing Boing)

 
Darth Vader conducts the Icelandic Philharmonic Orchestra as they play “The Imperial March” from “Star Wars.” Why he didn’t conduct with a light saber is what I want to know…?

Cross posting this from Brand X

 
Representing the probably fictional “Grilled Nation,” and lobbying for its recognition as a member state, this Harland Sanders doppelganger slipped into the UN yesterday and posed for a series of photos:

Dressed in the fast food icon’s familiar white suit and black bow tie, the actor evaded tight security to gain access to the restricted areas of the complex.  He even posed for a photograph with Ali Treki, the new president of the UN General Assembly, before the alarm was raised and he was ejected.  A spokeswoman for Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary-general, yesterday said that an investigation had been launched into the security breach, which was dreamed up by KFC as a promotional stunt.  “It should not have happened ?

 
Here in the US we have Chupacabra.  In Japan they’ve got Kappa, which, according to various sources, dwell in lakes and rivers and have shell-covered, shiny-skinned bodies with either beaked or ape-like faces (either?!).

That’s all necessary background, mind you, for the following clip from the same Japanese hidden camera show that brought you, a few weeks back, that hi-larious faux sniper attack prank.  Watch below as actress-model Yukina Kinoshita has the living crap scared out of her by a village of cucumber-offering Kappa believers.

 
(via, what else, Japan Probe)

 
“Each series is comprised of either a single photobooth strip or multiple photogbooth images of the same person—sometimes, as is the case with the first and last series, taken over the course of many years.”
 
Square America: Moving Pictures
 
(via J-Walk Blog)

 
Politically Corrected: What’s small, cuddly, and likelier than a Build-A-Bear to initiate a workers’ revolt?  The Communist Cuddle Doll.  Castro looks cooler with that cigar, but I’ve got my eyes on Lenin—he looks like my Grandfather!  And, yes, “The Boss,” should not ever be confused with Kim Jong-Il, but if the Dear Leader can bring pizza to Pyongyang and stop that missile testing, maybe he’ll make next year’s collection?

(via TrendHunter)

 

 
Hysterical blog My Parents Were Awesome says, “Before the fanny packs and Andrea Bocelli concerts, your parents (and grandparents) were once free-wheeling, fashion-forward, and super awesome.”
 
My Parents Were Awesome
 
(via Super Punch)

Here’s a creepy image of a 3-D anime girl if she were human. I have no other information on how this photo came to be. Just go with it.
 
(via Danny Choo)