The Temple of Dagon

Hi, I don't know if anyone is interested in collectable toys here or not, but I thought this might be a good place to show core fans of H.P. Lovecraft some merchandice they might not otherwise know about.

Starting in October, SOTA, a toy company known for some of the most inovative & original sculpting in the industry, will release three figures based on the artistic interpretations of creatures from three of Lovecraft's stories!
I could name them and tell you what they are from, but I thought it would be more fun to let you figure it out for your selves.

They're obveously not kiddy toys, and they are estimated to sell for around $18.00 a pop.













I personally plan to get two sets, and if the line does good, we may expect to see even more of Lovecraft's little critters in the future!

The reason I brought this up here is because the figure collecting comunity is mostly a big hype zone dedicated to whatever movies have the most pull, so unique items like this often miss the mark with that crowd, even though there are quite a few H.P. Lovecraft fans there.
I think it just misses it's target audiance.

I hope you folks can appreciate the how significant it is that Lovecraft's work has inspired a toy company to attept to give his visions 3D life nearly 3/4 of a century after his time!
This makes a pretty powerfull statement IMO.

Whoa! I've been a Lovecraft fan for ages but I've never come close to these imaginings--a couple would have fit well in 1982's "The Thing." What's the addy for SOTA, and what are the dimensions of the items.

And $18 is a bargain!!

The size seems to still be a bit in question, but the last I heard from Jerry Macaluso, the President of SOTA Toys, they should range between 8 to 12 inches in height. Of corse the one is wider than it is tall.

They will also feature multiple points of articulation, including ball-jointed shoulders, so they can be posed and displayed uniquely for each owner!

I'm hoping that these do well enough to warrent a second & third set, so we could get things like a Gug and a Deep One!

There are many specialty stores online that have them up for pre-order, but they won't be available at places like Wal-Mart or TOYS 'R' US.

Amazing work!

Holy sweet Kraken's teeth... I want that Dagon figure. I'd seen the Cthulhu one before, searching Google for artwork, but not as clearly as that. Man... I want those.