#memes from the crypt

[vaguely-concerned]

lmao if you're a mourn watch (and possibly other urban-ish based backgrounds too I'm not sure?) mage, when you get the scene with strife coming to pick up emmrich for their date (bless) and he says that 'the thing about your friend is that for a city mage, he isn't afraid to play in the mud' thing, rook puts up the faux big wounded eyes and protests 'hey, I'm a city mage! 🥺'. (to which strife says 'well we can't all be perfect' and stone cold walks away. king. have fun out there with the lightning bugs and your lanky fancylad I've seen his fully unleashed rizz in action and you're a lucky guy <3<3<3)

[martyrbat]

[ID: the ‘Sparkle on! It's Wednesday! Don't forget to be yourself!’ Jerma meme edited to be Batman. The pink, glittery text is overlayed on a photo of Batman, who's smiling with a hand on his hip. He's in front of a yellow background that has sparkles and pink hearts on the sides. There's a few blue, glittery butterflies near him. The photo has been compressed to look similar to a Facebook post. END ID]

[ID: the first photo is the same as above but not compressed, for any additional sparkle needs. The second is the same but without the butterflies and the third is without any heart or sparkle edits—having just Batman in front of the yellow background with the pink text. The fourth photo is the original Jerma meme, where he's smiling similarly to the panel with a hand on his hip. END ID]

[benthesoldiersjeanshorts]

[zoobiefish]

I like to imagine when the Noise TV Tower’s construction was completed, Theodore Noise was not at all impressed. The animatic was by me, while the audio is from “Tales from the Crypt.” This version of The Noise’s design is credited to @grimmoirre.

[celesmiseri]

why did mary go into the crypt with a sheep is she stupid

[chaoticdesertdweller]

[grinreaper420]

[disco-tea]

So wait wait in 5.14 when Spike was telling Dawn scary stories technically it was…it was tales from the crypt. Okay I’m done. 🤣

[cryptiiids]

💐 Valtii, do you wish you hadn't hidden what happened to you and what you were for as long as you did?

>You catch the jade neck-deep in tomes, their nose buried in a well-loved and well-worn stage publication. Phantom of the opera, you think, but the cover is too faded to make out the details clearly.

They haven't seemed to age a single day, but the grey streaks in his hair say otherwise. They wave their hand in a dismissive fashion, unbothered by the question. He doesn't look up from his original task at hand.

"No one really needs to know what happened, darling. What's done is done."

>A coy smile plays on their lips as they consider what to say to the second part of the inquiry. They reach for a glass of wine on a side table, and it stains their teeth red when they drink from it.

"I simply try to keep a low profile in the public eye, little bird. It would be hard to hunt if I couldn't hide in plain sight, no?"

[patience4not]

[molemanninethousand]

Resuming with commentary posts on my battles, am I, now? Why, yes; yes, I am.

The decision to make this video in the form and format in which it now exists came very sporadically in a sudden stroke of inspiration following roughly a year of inactivity from MERB, after which it was immediately and rapidly produced. As of MERB #51, the next battle was intended to simply be Petyr Baelish Vs. Bigfoot, which had been part of long-term plans for years beforehand as evidenced by the cryptid's silhouette teased among other characters at the end of MERB #42. The idea was amusing enough on paper, but come time to actually make the battle, I found Bigfoot exceedingly difficult to work with as a figure, leading me to keep putting off on writing it, and by July of 2022, the amount of time that had passed without a battle from me was well-past the point where the initial concept for MERB #52 wouldn't have cut it as a hiatus-breaker.

As such, I revamped plans while still refusing to outright go back on the in-video promises of both Littlefinger and Bigfoot, using V.V. Argost from The Secret Saturdays as a more specific and less nebulously-defined version of the latter while formatting the video as a meta-commentary on my own poor scheduling, using it to establish a roadmap going forward and adding additional characters whom I was interested in using yet had no solid conventional matchups for (or whose would-be matchups would be incompatible with others I was now planning in one particular case). The first MERB News is something of a pet personal favorite among my older videos, after all.

I remain extremely grateful to Justin Mike Buckner, now known as Mr. Jay, for playing Joseph Smith here in what is definitely a solid candidate for the single best verse in my entire series, partially on account of its unrivaled length but definitely solidified by his performance. Skeep Tieel as the Crypt-Keeper is another highlight in this lineup, and Finn McCool as Argost warrants mention as well in terms of vocal talent from fellow YouTubers here. Even though he's only a cameo in this, it was also cool to have Yobar in an actual completed video after his MERB debut as Nom Anor in Sonic Vs. Star Wars ended up being relegated to audio-only status.

As stated in its outro, every character I had planned to use in the seven battles announced through this video is hinted at in its lyrics; this is no longer the case, but only on account of plans being expanded to include two more battles, with the "season" (which has occupied half the time my series has existed at this point, I know) currently intended to end at #60.

I'm well-aware that despite it serving as an announcement of a major return my quantity of output since this video has remained severely wanting, which I'll admit has had to do with me relapsing into investment in cartoon girls being [REDACTED]. As of this posting, here's hoping once more to pick up the pace going forward, and that the resumption of my activity here on Tumblr will help keep me motivated in that regard...

[logancomix]

Becky (2020)

[donniegfoolz]

Is it 4-20...

[angie-words]

I've taken annual leave from work this week and did you know you can actually get things done when you aren't exhausted?! /s

Anyway, on top of getting some life laundry sorted, I went to London for a bimble about. Highly recommend visiting Café in the Crypt at St Martin-in-the-Fields - good vibes, good coffee, and a beautiful brass rubbing section, where one skeleton in particular looked very pleased about the whole thing 😏 (yes I am incredibly immature):

EDIT because I'm a forgetful twit: thanks to @ines2925 for suggesting the pairing for no. 8!

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[himbo-in-limbo]

TW BLOOD AND CREEPY EYES!….and skeleton..

More Containment Breach AU stuff! (AU belongs to @/teefsintheweb) ❤️✨ (vid is a funny bc the angle I drew Skurse in reminded me of that one meme)

Subject 1230s main goal was to regain its lost power, after being entombed for so long they’ve become weak and desperately needed a new host. Fortunately for it, researchers discovered their long forgotten crypt that if they finished decoding the ancient texts on it (in an unknown alien language) they would have learned to never expose this creature to a living being.

Not only will the host be used as a puppet, it will forcibly make them consume others. The host’s personality and body could change drastically hours after possession. eternal bleeding is the first symptom as its body will begin to PAINFULLY change to accommodate it to the entity’s liking.

It’s very intelligent and will use the hosts old personality (and consciousness) to keep itself safe while it bids its time in regeneration. It’s known to be quite charming to specific people. reasons unknown. A majority of the time the entity prefers solitude in its blood chamber.

Any form of physical contact from the wrong person will lead to the release of 1230s entity form of “Skurse” a 12ft skeletal figure that is very aggressive. Music encrypted with incantations can mellow the entity out. Not much info is known for Skurse since they rarely ever speak. they’re animalistic behavior wise.

[the other forms have no info at this time bc those would only “unlock” if they eat enough ppl lmao] it’d basically be the super bad ending if ADUMA shows up lmao

[skyburkson]

2023 in Miniatures

A look at working through 2023 by making digital environments physically starting with Leyndell, Royal Capital.

my first self-portrait, A Clean and Orderly Self-Portrait to be used for promotional material in exhibitions

Whipped up two Breath of the Wild Horse Stables

Then a quick two SGDQ 2023 donations, Tallon IV Landing Site

and Green Hills Zone Ring Box

a diorama for my pin photographer buddy Troonpins: Tinkaton's Smithy

Ring Box No. 3: Dan's Crypt

Then the long haul, a 5 month project recreating the Settlement of Astera from Monster Hunter: World

then two more to close out 2023 Elysium Book Nook

and Doghouse, Levins St. a meme build donated to AGDQ2024 2024 is already off to a great start with exciting projects so excited to keep exploring!