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Figura Obscura Medusa addendum

The full text from the back of Medusa's packaging: <i>And now, some more OAFEry:</i>Four Horsemen present: Jacob Marley Mythic Legions presents: Father Christmas Four Horsemen present: Masque of the Red Death Little sample of the holiday counter top display The … Continue reading →

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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 →

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"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>Springfield's location revealed! Todds R Us Never talk to me or … Continue reading →

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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?

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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 →

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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 →

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From Mythic Legions Cabal FB group

Is this why Anubis put Bastet in a sarcophagus?

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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