Dafuq Taxidermy

I'm not sure either. 

Taxidermy hasn't ever really been a big interest of mine, manly because I think it's fucked up and gross, and kinda wrong in general. But... every once in a while you'll see some taxidermy that will make you gasp, and not in a good way. But because you are completely perplexed, or maybe even grossed out. Well today I'll be showing you all some weird ass taxidermy that i found off this Facebook page: Crappy Taxidermy.  I don't know were any of this stuff comes from, but if you do, please leave a comment telling me.

Goat of Hell

I thought we would start on one of my favorites, one I call the Goat of Hell. This isn't even the strangest we have on the list, yay, get ready for nightmares. I have no idea what species of goat this is, or where it came from. But it reminds me of Baphomet, one of my favorite demons. The lack of a nose makes this thing so fucking creepy, that and the strangely humanoid teeth. the two things just really make a creepy vibe. This thing also reminds me of the Laughing Deer Head from Evil Dead II, and if you haven't seen that, go look it up on YouTube right now. 

The Soul Eater

This one also reminds me of Baphomet, but more foxy! I love the red eyes, and the deer antlers. Also is this thing wielding a club? I swear to god that this thing has a club. And if it has a club, why? What does it use this club for? I thing of it as dropping from the trees and hitting people over the head with it. And then dragging the people back up into the trees, and then using them to make Taxidermy. 

American Glory

Who ever made this, had some American Spirit. It's not a Bald Eagle though, you can tell but the fact that there's not black on it, and that it would be a Federal Crime to use a Bald Eagle. I really don't have anything to say about this though.

The Tree Climber

I have no fucking idea what this is supposed to be. I think it's some kind of lemur, but I can't be sure. It looks like some kind of Hell Spawn created by Satan himself, then boiled alive, skinned, then had it's skin put back on. It reminds me of a music video I saw along time ago, I can't remember what it was though.

Wilbur Goatly

This is apparently from South Korea, and it's just beautiful. I feel this this guy is a business man of sorts, maybe a shoe sales man, or maybe even dentist. But he most definitely talks in an Irish accent, and of course he loves scotch liquor. But, why are there cords over his shoulders?

Shitting Squirrel

Okay, um, what do I even say about this? It's a squirrel taking a shit in an out house while smoking and drinking.

The Cagoatsnake Hawk

Um, well it's what the title says, a cat/goat/snake/hawk, and only half of it. And the fact that it's only half of it, makes me wonder what the other half would look like, more goat? Maybe some deer? More snake? All would be great, and maybe all of those are there at once. Just think, what if three different bodies morphed together, but only the the front half morphed, leaving behind three different backsides fully intact.

Rat-O-Pede

This brings to mind something we don't want to think about doesn't it? Well, you'll be forced to think about it while you read about this one.This thing is pure horror, just imagine this this crawling through your pipes, or maybe through the dirty cloths in the basement, maybe even your bed? I'll let you all think about that.

The Rare Im-Runningouta-Names

This is a cat with a beak, antlers, wings, and some kind of weird back legs. This is one of my favorites, I don't know why, but it reminds me of a Jack-O-Lope to the extreme. But keep in mind, Jack-O-Lopes did often have wings and fangs in early stories. This also reminds me of something from Japanese mythology, not anything in particular, but something that would be in one of those crazy stories.

The This Thing

Um... I'm running out of things to say here, this appears to be a human jaw, on a mouse's body, with an eye-ball in place of it's head. These are just getting to strange.

Um...

I... I'm done...

Yokai Essay

     

I could ask you if you've ever heard of a Kappa (河童), and maybe you'd say yes, and if you said yes, you'd probably “Yeah, it's a turtle monster from Japan.”. That may be true, but not a lot of people know what this “turtle monster” is, and that is is part a massive group of other spirits in Japanese culture called Yokai (妖怪). There are way to many of these creatures to list, and we're not gonna even try to list them, because we would just fail and probably end up looking stupid.

But what is a Yokai exactly? Well it varies. Some are ghosts, some are simply animals with supernatural powers, and some reach extremes of the weird that are just too hard to explain. Such as the Kasa-obake (傘おばけ ), a hoping umbrella with arms and one eye! They take on many strange forms, some stranger than the last we described.

Yokai are also often very malevolent or mischievous, or occasionally bring good fortune to those who encounter them and are very friendly. Sometimes they'll even befriend people. But others killed and hurt people just for the fun of it. A good example of an evil or mean Yokai is the Oni (鬼 ), a large ogre-type creature with horns, red skin, and wields a massive club. An example of a benevolent is the Abura-Sumashi (, who doesn't have any evil intentions, or really good ones either, but still is a nice Yokai.

Most Yokai have supernatural powers as well, such as shape-shifting, voice mimicking, or flying without wings. Many Yokai are Yokai because of their powers such as the Tanuki (狸), a sentient Raccoon dog with a fondness for alcohol. Many of Yokai are just animals, but powers, and have sentience. But other are spirit with incredibly powerful supernatural abilities.

Magic Japanese creatures that live in forests and villages among people. Legends of Yokai go way back, and are incredibly interesting. These creatures may have never existed, but with all the stories, and the legends, and the myths, they are very much alive, and who knows, maybe your favorite umbrella will get up and leave tonight.