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Rudolpho the Mutant Reindeer
Festively dressed in holiday attire, this puppy could light up a freeway if those noses start to glow. Long floppy legs mean proper monitor- or shelf-sitting attitude.


Guten Morgen Kinderkatze (a.k.a. Wall Cat, a.k.a. Heng Heng)
Skin, metal, silk, and glass over closed-cell foam. Dentures from nobody you know.
The soft velvet flocking went really well with the sutured skin, I thought. I had to crack the lower jaw to get it to fit into a cat-sized mouth....


Beautifully preserved little beasties living suspended in jars. Each is sealed with black wax (partly beeswax, mmmmm) and embossed with an eye of Horus traced with gold powder...what’s not to like? The liquid they are suspended in is called Carosafe and is a non-smelly version of formaldehyde without all the toxic properties. Please refrain from cracking one open and taking a swig, however. If you have some sort of problem with putting innocent little creatures into jars forever, feel free to email me your oh-so-original and righteous wee rants, and I’ll tell you where I got them. So there.

Bats are now back in stock, thank god, so order away....



Bat: $42 includes delivery anywhere in the US. Very delicate webbed wings and darling crumpled faces. You would punch a nun to get them! You’d suck the blood out of a wounded puppy! (apologies to J)

Mouse: $22 includes delivery anywhere in the US. Most are tinted blush, naturally. Why ask why? Little perfect eyes and teeth and ears, and tiny clawed feet. So cute! So dead!

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