This “Mortis” costume was built from scratch and makes great use of stilts. The reason? The designer wanted to give the kids a scare for a birthday party. I think it would work well at the right sort of LARP. Scratch built stilt costume – “Mortis” – Great for kids bday parties! from gifs What […]
12 Masks of Halloween: #10 Beautiful Beast
I don’t think this Beautiful Beast mask is good enough for a fursona but it’s certainly a good choice for either a LARP monster or Halloween. This particular Beast will set you back about $70 from Costume Supercenter. What’s going on here? Each Halloween Geek Native counts down the days by showcasing a mask. A […]
12 Masks of Halloween: #8 Sons of the Harpy
This Halloween will you stand against The Mother of Dragons? Good luck to you. That said… I think this Sons of the Harpy mask from Costume Supercenter is a great idea for a costume. Anything Game of Thrones related is likely to be recognised and go down well at parties. We had a White Walker […]
12 Masks of Halloween: #5 Garrus
What was your take on Mass Effect: Andromeda? I’m still making my mind up… but I miss Garrus. This entry to the 12 Masks of Halloween is one of the most expensive we have this year. This handmade resin and latex mask will set you back more than £400. You can see more details over […]
12 Masks of Halloween: #4 Goat Boy
Some people mark the approach of Christmas with an advent calendar. Geek Native marks the approach of Halloween with a masks countdown. This happens every year and to see hat’s gone before then check out Geek Native’s entire collection of masks. There’s more than just a mask here with Costume Supercenter’s goat boy. There’s collar […]
12 Masks of Halloween: #3 Steampunk leather helmet
It’s getting close to Halloween and Geek Native marks the passing of time by surfacing a new mask each day. It’s a years old tradition on the site and there’s even Google+ Collection for easy browsing if want to check out yesteryears. We’ve featured steampunk asks before but not one of Imperat Shop’s creations. This […]
This guy has sold 1,000s of chainmail bikinis
Bill McCall of Utopia Armoury has turned his childhood hobby of working with chainmail into a job. Incredibly, when he was just 17 he built his own shop at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire and dived feet first into chainmail commerce. You don’t need to travel all the way to Pennsylvania to buy Bill or Utopia […]
Trying to use the loo at a LARP
Meanwhile at a LARP convention This clip was posted by Imgur user Chrisini. It seems to come from a larger video but the origin wasn’t shared. Do you know? If you’ve been to a large LARP before, the sort of thing that results in a bunch of gamers being locked away in a field, with […]
Become the Tokyo Ghoul!
[This is me!] Fed up with tragically hip romantic angst of vampire stories? You might well go for the zombie alterntive with the anime of Tokyo Ghoul. Ripping chunks of flesh off people is far less poetic. One of the iconic images from the show is that of Ken Kaneki’s zipper mask. It covers an […]
5 incredible LARP costumes from Monster Bau
The German site LARP-Monster Bau has an impressive collection of LARP costumes on display. It’s possible to see how most of these Hollywood-level costumes were made too and that’s a lovely touch. As someone who’s tried to creep through a dark wood while in full LARP mode I can promise you none of these horrors are […]