Monsters!

February 5, 2007 9:56 PM

MONSTERS. While Cthulhu enjoys frequent attention, Monster Brain does not discriminate in its collection of fine monster illustrations. Monster Brain likes awesome monsters. Monster Brain likes scary monsters. Monster Brain likes cute monsters. Monster Brain likes abstract monsters. I don't know what kind of monster this is.
posted by Kraftmatic Adjustable Cheese (12 comments total)

Spend some time outside in central Bali on a moonless night and then come back and see if any of these little monsters are anything other than cute. I don't care if you don't believe in spirits...they're there all the same.
posted by Burhanistan at 10:01 PM on February 5, 2007

Monster Brain
posted by bob sarabia at 10:02 PM on February 5, 2007

Monsterbrains is a prolific and continual delight. Good choice.
posted by peacay at 11:05 PM on February 5, 2007

completely awesome. You've filled my nightmare-bank for months.
posted by Parannoyed at 11:26 PM on February 5, 2007

Ye Gods, I love Metafilter.

When I was much younger, I owned an awesome book of monster illustrations that had some great Lovecraft, but also things like the Guildsmen of Dune. Wish I still had it ... I might get a tatoo.
posted by Bookhouse at 11:45 PM on February 5, 2007

Bookhouse, was it Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials?
posted by Tenuki at 12:03 AM on February 6, 2007 [2 favorites]

Yes! You just saved me an Askme. (and cost me the price of that book). Thank you.
posted by Bookhouse at 12:13 AM on February 6, 2007

it is a good thing we killed all the monsters back in 1589; i was tired of their crappy attitude.

Monster Brain just confirms it was all worthwhile.
posted by pokermonk at 7:29 AM on February 6, 2007

Wheeeee. There's some great stuff here. Thanks for posting it!
posted by picea at 7:29 AM on February 6, 2007

Wonderful find, o great cheese!

These "Necronomicon" sketches from Heavy Metal are fantastic.

This series was my first exposure to Lovecraft; I discovered this and the volume shown in the first link in the library of my Catholic high school; clearly no one in the administration had ever read them. Now I kind of wish I'd stolen them.
posted by Mister_A at 7:45 AM on February 6, 2007

it is a good thing we killed all the monsters back in 1589; i was tired of their crappy attitude.

I thought we sent most of them to Monster Island?
posted by Midnight Creeper at 9:10 AM on February 6, 2007

This is great! You just made my day, KAC!
posted by brundlefly at 11:41 AM on February 6, 2007