Fleshlettes
November 19, 2014 9:47 PM   Subscribe

 
This was no transporter accident!
posted by drdanger at 9:56 PM on November 19, 2014 [6 favorites]


You know the Thing, from John Carpenter's The Thing? These are baby Things.

Really impressive. And utterly gross.
posted by Ursula Hitler at 10:02 PM on November 19, 2014 [2 favorites]


Missing tag: nightmarefuel
posted by me3dia at 10:04 PM on November 19, 2014 [5 favorites]


Gross, and yet surprisingly affordable. I'm tempted but I'm not sure I want to have an NC17 living room.
posted by Dip Flash at 10:06 PM on November 19, 2014 [2 favorites]


Like the prettier kind of teratoma.
posted by Segundus at 10:22 PM on November 19, 2014 [9 favorites]


NOPE
posted by Mr.Encyclopedia at 10:34 PM on November 19, 2014 [4 favorites]


aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahh

EDIT: aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh
posted by DoctorFedora at 10:40 PM on November 19, 2014 [11 favorites]


"That's the sex that passes the censor, squeezes through between bureaus, because there's always a space between. In popular songs and Grade B movies, giving away the basic American rottenness, spurting out like breaking boils, throwing out globs of that un-D.T. to fall anywhere and grow into some degenerate cancerous life-form, reproducing a hideous random image. Some would be entirely made of penis-like erectile tissue, others viscera barely covered over with skin, clusters of three and four eyes together, criss-cross of mouths and assholes, human parts shaken around and poured out any way they fell."

-- William S. Burroughs, Naked Lunch, "The Man Who Taught His Asshole To Talk" (excerpt)
posted by rifflesby at 10:41 PM on November 19, 2014 [12 favorites]


Can't un-see! Like Rudy Rucker's "Merge" dreams come to life.
posted by cleroy at 11:04 PM on November 19, 2014


Like something Dr. Maturin would keep in his pocket.
posted by Mei's lost sandal at 11:04 PM on November 19, 2014


Pretty cool. Not quite The Young Family cool, but pretty cool.
posted by Joseph Gurl at 11:05 PM on November 19, 2014 [3 favorites]


The original six Fleshlettes.

Cool -- are they touring again? I always kick myself for never having seen them live when I had the chance.
posted by ricochet biscuit at 11:07 PM on November 19, 2014 [19 favorites]


His Etsy store is open. You still have time for Christmas!

Hollywood needs to hire this guy for their next horror movie.
posted by eye of newt at 11:11 PM on November 19, 2014


Great I looked at those pictures immediately after I took my Ambien. HEY NIGHTMARES HOW'S IT GOING?
posted by augustimagination at 11:29 PM on November 19, 2014 [4 favorites]


They remind me of the thing that showed up in the marzipan pig thread. Sadly, the links appear to be dead.
posted by Mister Moofoo at 12:02 AM on November 20, 2014


Yes, "sadly."
posted by DoctorFedora at 12:07 AM on November 20, 2014 [2 favorites]


That's the sex that passes the censor
In the Etsy store, the "nipples" are pixellated!
posted by merlynkline at 12:17 AM on November 20, 2014 [3 favorites]


This reminded me, among other things, that searching for weird shit on Etsy is a fun and rewarding activity.
posted by louche mustachio at 2:02 AM on November 20, 2014 [1 favorite]


These are fantastically gross. I mean that in a complimentary way.

It's strange how the juxtaposition of things shifted ever so slightly can cause such a brain squick. The teeth covered tongue in particular is marvellously bizarre.

Reminds me somewhat of some of Clive Barkers (better known as an author) paintings.
posted by Faintdreams at 2:29 AM on November 20, 2014 [2 favorites]


This is why no one wants to play marbles with Cthulhu a second time.
posted by Nanukthedog at 2:55 AM on November 20, 2014 [8 favorites]


It's strange how the juxtaposition of things shifted ever so slightly can cause such a brain squick.


It's fascinating how subtle you can be and still give people the howling fantods. You don't really even need this level of anatomical detail to trigger the NOPE response.

I fondly recall this one time with some flesh colored polymer clay with the slightest hint of red mixed in for lifelike versimilitude, some test tubes, some tiny black beads, a subtle sculpting hand to lead it all gently to the precipice of the Uncanny Valley, and a some coworkers who vowed to never speak to us again when they took a break from screaming and covering their faces. Good times, good times.
posted by louche mustachio at 2:56 AM on November 20, 2014 [2 favorites]


I wonder if they're made of a soft, pliable material.

If I bought one of these at his Etsy store, I'd put it in a jar in my living room, and outfit it with a servo and a motion detector, so that it'd twitch if someone actually ever dared to touch it. I'd probably need to refresh the Scotchguard on the sofa first.

RealDolls are way creepier than these things.
posted by panglos at 3:00 AM on November 20, 2014 [2 favorites]


The mix of materials makes me think that some parts might have a small amount of give but the main structure is solid.

I wonder how it feels to hold one.


And walk around with it in your hand, and whisper to it. Maybe sing it a little song while you stroke it with your finger.




Heh.
posted by louche mustachio at 3:26 AM on November 20, 2014 [12 favorites]


These would be great little conversation pieces, depending on the sorts of conversations you enjoy having with people.

Imagine them as Christmas tree decorations with the tooth-tongue as the star at the top!

We wish you a Merry Cthugha
We wish you a Merry Cthugha
We wish you a Merry Cthugha
and a ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!
posted by turbid dahlia at 3:46 AM on November 20, 2014 [5 favorites]


Request a custom order and have something made just for you.

"Yeah, could you combine an irrational aversion to feet with a lifelong fear of the dentist and scramble it up with some genitalia and animal hair? Oh, and make it extra moist if you can, please. Thanks!"
posted by orme at 4:30 AM on November 20, 2014 [6 favorites]


with a lifelong fear of the dentist

I think I might display mine on a piece of medical-grade silicone sheeting, with a neat array of dental tools and scalpels.

Or maybe just a knife and fork.
posted by Leon at 4:35 AM on November 20, 2014 [1 favorite]


Kids! Have BIG fun with your tripping friends!

I so love these. Looking at them is mainlining surrealism - the hit of having your recognition circuits fire but your juxtaposition consolidator totally fail. Complete somatic meltdown.
posted by Devonian at 7:35 AM on November 20, 2014 [1 favorite]


Merry Christmas, cmoj family!
posted by cmoj at 8:12 AM on November 20, 2014


Well, tell him to get over it.
posted by IndigoJones at 8:25 AM on November 20, 2014 [1 favorite]


"Mommy, why do all these bodyparts have foreskin?"
posted by symbioid at 10:18 AM on November 20, 2014


...and this is how I find out that, under the right circumstances, male human genitalia can spontaneously retract fully into the body.
posted by Halloween Jack at 10:57 AM on November 20, 2014


For my next party I want to get a set of these in marzipan.
posted by alms at 11:35 AM on November 20, 2014


Man, Morty *braap!* Look how Cronenberg it is up in here!
posted by Theodore Sign at 1:02 PM on November 20, 2014


I'm kind of surprised that no one's pointed out that they all have girl's names. I don't have a problem with that, but it's a distinguishing feature. They are beautiful, though. I sent the link to a friend who's thinking of buying one if he can work out how to get it sent to the UK.
posted by Grangousier at 3:00 PM on November 20, 2014


(shudder) yeegbl! grblg! other incoherent brain misfirings! (shudder)(shudder)(shudder)

OK, better now. Kudos to the artist. I haven't had that level of visceral squick in years, maybe even decades, and that includes watching cows being slaughtered and doing dissections in bio classes.
posted by Zimboe Metamonkey at 4:29 PM on November 20, 2014


One quick glance was enough - I could very easily have done without that.

Ick Ick Ick
posted by aryma at 7:00 PM on November 20, 2014


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