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Tag Archives: Figura Obscura
Figura Obscura Mouse King addendum
We only shared part of the text from the Mouse King's packaging in today's review, so here's the full thing: Based on Alexandre Dumas' 1844 short story, which is itself a retelling of an 1816 publication by E.T.A. Hoffmann, "The … Continue reading
"Please do not offer my god a peanut."
yo may not want to show you all the text from the back of Ganesha'a packaging, but I'm his editor, and I can make him. <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Reprolabels Human Alliance Roadbuster upgrade kit review Don't be ashamed of … Continue reading
If you can dodge a holiday ghost, you can dodge a ball
Anyone know if Alan Tudyk hangs around the Four Horsemen's festive parties? <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Mythic Legions presents: the Headless Horseman Mythic Legions presents: Father Christmas
Slightly LESS haunted, now
It seems the Four Horsemen were offering a new edition of their Figura Obscura Ghost of Jacob Marley, done in "Haunted Blue" glow-in-the-dark paint. The keyword there being "were," because they've given this update: The new “Haunted Blue” Ghost of … Continue reading
Four Horsemen present: Frankenstein's Creature
A few weeks ago, we reminded everyone that it was almost time for another Figura Obscura release, and yesterday the Horsemen sent out an email saying today would be the day. Good timing! The teaser image in the email was … Continue reading
Four Horsemen present: Anubis & Bastet
This time last year we were getting Sun Wu Kong, so I guess "the middle of May" is now a Figura Obscrura time, like Halloween and Giftsmas. It is time to unwrap a new Figura Obscura. Tomorrow (Saturday, 05/18/24), the … Continue reading
Experience "A Christmas Carol" the original way
Like Edgar Allan Poe's The Masque of the Red Death or Washington Irving's Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is in the public domain, which is why you're so familiar with it: movie and TV writers can … Continue reading
Four Horsemen present: Jacob Marley
Last year we got the Headless Horseman in October, and Father Christmas in December; this year we got the Masque of the Red Death in October, and now the Four Horsemen are already back with another new thing! You will … Continue reading

Figura Obscura Gods of Ancient Egypt packaging
The Figura Obscura packages are always pretty good, and we normally just talk about them in the reviews. But this newest release, the Gods of Ancient Egypt, has a problem. The mysteries of ancient Egypt, including the various deities they … Continue reading →