The Codex Arcanum

Witness the Dawn of a New Dark Age

2007-11-02T13:14:00.000-07:00

Someone dim the lights and cue the sound of a creaking coffin lid, for I have returned from the darkness to enter... well to enter the darkness I suppose.

Rejoice, O Worshippers of Woe and Minions of Madness! Even now I work to swell the ranks of the living dead and damned! Today's eager victims offered themselves willingly and are responsible for the resurrection of the Codex Arcanum. So look now upon the altered aspects of Eve and Kayley... two dark damsels who have left the serenity and sanity of order behind for the cold, calloused caress of chaos.

Thanatos and Vampress

2006-06-14T12:58:00.000-07:00

Good day O' ye Denizens of Darkness and Patrons of Putrescence. Today's fiendish fun begins with a corrupted couple who go by the aliases "Thanatos" and "Vampress". Each of these hellspawned horrors is frightening enough on its own... Yet once joined... The potency of their foulness is greater than the sum of its individual halves. In short, these two dark dreams combine to form a nightmare.

You can find the Vampress lurking in her online lair Vampress.net where she enjoys her status as the web's most notorious nosferatu. I definitely recommend that you visit her site and sift through the ominous offerings available to fans of dark delights. And where you seek one, you shall surely find the other... Pry into the maggot-corroded cranium of Thanatos HERE. But don't blame 'Ol Arcanum when you end up mumbling to yourself in a dark, forgotten corner of the local sanitorium.

Curious enough to dare a peek at this devilish duo? I won't keep you waiting any longer ... Here they are in all their gruesome glory ...

Until next time ... Be afraid ... Be very afraid.

Chilling Children

2006-05-05T11:58:00.000-07:00

Greetings once more my fiendish friends. Todays' transmorgueification befalls two innocent children (or so they would have us believe). Never was there a more putrid pair than these sinister siblings! Woe to their parents for surely such a baleful brood can only lead to a most dreadful doom.

The first (a female) has been revealed as a very rare form form of nosferatu ... The atrocious arachnamorph! Take a good look at those deceptively slender limbs and the charming smile. For once this callous creature has you within arms length, the minutes remaining in your life will be fleeting and few.

Her brother on the other hand (hands?) is nothing less than a lichling. Yes, you heard me right readers. This "child" has the ability to summon and control an endless army of creeping corpses and stumbling skeletons to do his dark bidding. Stay well away from a creature such as this unless you would like to end up as one of his mindless minions.

And so a word to the wise ... Let children be. Seek not to "steal candy from the baby" for you never know what lurks behind that youthful disguise. Just pat them them on the head and give them a dollar. After all, better "safe than souless" I always say.

Mistress of The Web

2006-04-28T10:29:00.000-07:00

First allow me to apologize for my long absence. Tracking down the minions of darkness and exposing their foul nature online is tiring business and I required a small break. But now that I'm back ... Let's get down to today's particularly putrid post.

I submit for your revulsion one "Monica Kuebler" ... Assistant Editor and Webmistress for THE RUE MORGUE . Tell me ... does that seemingly innocent exterior and youthful countenance fool anyone? I thought not. You Ghouls and Banes are too wickedly wise to fall for such an obvious deception. Weave you webs as you will, Ms. Kuebler. We who have our eyes turned toward the darkness recognize you as one of our own.

Until next time ... be afraid ... be very afraid.

Behind This Door ... Ancient Evil.

2006-03-15T20:52:00.000-08:00

From the Stygian depths of the primordial rises today's terrifying transmorgueification - terrifying in what it implies more than in the physical abomination revealed. Ask yourself ... What do we really know about the world that flows beneath the waves of earth's oceans? What sleeps in the bottomless deep? What lurks in the unbroken darkness that lies beyond the grasp of science?

The answer? I have none. At least not one that would satisfy any sane person. But I can tell you this ... Do not believe the facade that is known as "Ghoulish Gary Pullin", yet another diabolical menace that is a part of THE RUE MORGUE. (Did I not predict that we would find much corruption oozing from that blighted domain?) This "thing" that calls itself "Gary" even has the nerve to pose as an Art Director.

Take away the wig, the prosthetic nose, the false lips, the false ears, the flesh tone face paint, and the (obviously) false goatee ... And what are you left with? Take a peek at the pic to find out ...

Yet another spawn of Great Cthulhu that got tired of eating fish and associating with drowned corpses I guess. Didn't anyone ever notice that his aftershave smells suspiciously like dead fish?

Hiding in Plain Sight

2006-03-13T07:23:00.000-08:00

Clever, clever little mouse,
Creeping through Arcanum's House.
Try, try but you can't hide,
The evil face that lurks inside.

The undead are a tricky lot. They creep and slither amongst us as we go about our daily lives and generally remain undected by the common man. But sometimes their wicked deceptions backfire. Today's transmorgueifiaction exposes two minions of the night who attempted to hide their true nature by flaunting it openly. Clever, clever, little corpses.

Attending some gruesome gathering hosted by THE RUE MORGUE we see here Ms. Vuckovic (the Heart of Darkness) and one of the Rue Morgue's web moderators - a foul blight on the living that calls itself "Rezurected".

Web Moderator ... a fitting title for a black-hearted spider scuttling along the bloated underbelly of the "World Wide Web". But don't take my word alone as proof of their evil nature. Look at the picture below and see what is revealed when their cheap face paint and theatrical contacts are removed (click the pic for a larger image) ...

Really! As if the stench of corrupted flesh could be masked with Halloween makeup. Nice try, evil ones.

I love the smell of BLOOD in the morning ... It smells like ... Victory.

2006-03-08T12:22:00.000-08:00

Some things in life (and unlife) are simply meant to be. Certain elements combine to create a union that is greater than the sum of it's parts. These are simple truths.

Take the case of todays transmorgueification as an example. I have always held the opinion that the undead are seriously underestimated by our nation's military as weapons of mass destruction. What better match is there in this chaotic world than vampires and war? Well it seems I am not the only who feels that way. Whilst attending a recent ceremony I managed to capture this image ...

Good thing I was ready. Cocky bastard started to go mist just as I spotted him.

This foul minion of the night goes by the name "Lethaldread" and can be found lurking in the deepest shadows of THE RUE MORGUE .

The Heart of Darkness ( or "Terror in the Rue Morgue")

2006-03-07T13:00:00.000-08:00

Prepare yourselves, O' Seekers of Sin ... today's revelation involves a creature so vile that her very being is a crime against the natural order of the universe. An entity of evil whose souless existence is dedicated to the spread of horror. A Champion of all nameless things that slither and creep in the black void between the stars.

I speak of nothing less than Foulness given form, Fear given features ... Behold the Dark Queen of THE RUE MORGUE ... Jovanka Vuckovic.

Stop by THE RUE MORGUE and immerse yourself in the forbidden knowledge gathered there. Browse the boards (at your peril) and allow the corrupting company of it's members to mummify your mind, stain your spirit, and seep into the darkest recesses of your soul. But by all means, have a silver knife in hand, a stake at the ready, and enough holy water to drown a legion of vampires.

Until next time ... Be afraid.

Never Dine With the Devil

2006-03-07T12:17:00.000-08:00

Old Scratch, Legba, Lucifer, Satan ... So many names for one baaaaaaaad dude. Well, I think I've uncovered another.

Going by the name "Jo Satana", the Father of Lies was spotted here enjoying a fine meal of ... um ... (check the transmorgueified photo for the true nature of his morbid meal). What is he contemplating? Pain? Suffering? Worldwide destruction? The next big "boy band"? I guess we will never know. I'm ashamed to admit this, loyal readers ... But after my aura-cam captured this image ... I got the hell (no pun intended) out of there. For all I know he was contemplating dessert. Arcanum a la Mode? I think not.

A Wolf in Wolf's Clothing

2006-03-06T10:58:00.000-08:00

How do I do it? What is my secret? How do I know which random person I come across is merely a misguided mortal and which is a creature of darkness? Well it's usually not easy, readers. All "homo nocturnus" have the ability to "blend in" to some degree. It has been my experience that Nosferatu and Lycanthropes are the best at hiding their true nature ... but even zombies, ghouls, and wraiths can manage so long as they "stick to the shadows". The spawn of the Elder Gods are another matter entirely and generally speaking must go to great lengths to "cover their family history". But none of this is really important.

In today's case, however it was quite easy. Take a look at our friend "RaoulDuke" here (another denizen of the infamous RUE MORGUE).

It seems our fine, furry friend forgot to wash up after his last meal. As soon as I saw that trace of "sauce" on the side of his face, I knew I was on the trail of another fiend. And as it turns out ... I was right.

The Saw Man Cometh!

2006-03-05T20:55:00.000-08:00

Consider yourself warned reader ... today's entry into the Codex Arcanum is not for the faint of heart. After seeing what I have "uncovered" you will no longer be able to trust your very senses. No longer will you walk amongst your fellow man and feel at ease in your surroundings - for once more a creature of hideous darkness masquerading as a being of soul and flesh has been revealed.

Today's victim of "Trans-Morgue-ification" is a regular haunt of that foul corner of the web known only as THE RUE MORGUE . Going by the name of "Jaysaw" he seems (at first glance) to be no more nor less out of the ordinary than any other person you might pass on the street. But we know better now ... don't we?

Behold the putrid, chainsaw-weilding, homocidal spectre of undeath that is truly ... JAYSAW!!!

I have no doubt that more "regulars" of the infamous Rue Morgue will prove to be as abominable (or worse) than our horrid "Mr. Saw". It is my experience that such morbid monstrosities tend to cluster together like flies on a festering corpse.

Until next time ... be afraid.

There are "vampires" and then there are VAMPIRES!

2006-03-03T10:34:00.000-08:00

Today's revealing picture will help to demonstrate a misconception that has been sweeping the "underworld" ever since Anne Rice released "Interview With A Vampire". "What misconception O' Morbid Master of the Macabre?" you ask - simply put ... That vampires are "good people". I'm sure they would love for everyone to think so. If they were capable of feeling "love" that is.
A vampire is an undead minion of darkness whose sole purpose is to drain mortals of life-sustaining nectar (blood), thereby extending their own accursed existence indefinitely. I really don't see much room there for "good times" or "precious memories". They do not feel pity, anguish or woe for what they must do (kill) in order to survive ... Theirs is an endless un-life of death and destruction. And all in the name of power, fear, and the avoidance of "true" death.
Believe me, I know. I work in New York. And if there is one other city on the face of the earth that is more rife with walking carrion that 'ol NY, I would love to hear about it. Next time you find yourself in Manhattan take a good, long whiff of that wonderful city air. You think that stench can be blamed completely on open sewers or uncollected garbage? I don't think so. There is more than a touch of evil in that taint. But I'm getting off-track ... On to today's trans-morgue-ification.

On the outside our subject seems like a nice guy. He even allows folks to use his pictures for their personal or professional projects (thanks, dude). But once we got him behind the lens of the infamous "aura-cam", a different side of Mr. Nice Guy was revealed ...

Just another damn vampire. And a particularly rotten one at that. So the next time you are watching reruns of "Angel" and you find yourself leaning closer to the screen in expectation of some romantic interlude between the "good vampire" and a comely young mortal lass, ask yourself this question. Just how disgusting would a corpse's tongue taste?

Ta for now, ya sickos!

How the HELL Can Anyone Be THAT Funny?

2006-03-02T14:00:00.000-08:00

How "The Hell" indeed! Jack Black ... Hollywood funny-man and all around excellent actor. One of my favorites. But do not be deceived ... nobody is that funny without help. Seems ol' Jacky-Boy might have gotten his "break" down by the crossroad (if you know what I mean). Here ... this pic should make it all clear. Let your eyes be opened to the nefarious, hilarious hijinks of Hell ...

He's even resorted to using subliminal suggestive command on his T-Shirt ... tsk, tsk, Jack ... tsk, tsk.

Beauty Is In the Eye of the Beholder

2006-03-02T11:25:00.000-08:00

As the saying goes "Beauty is only skin deep". So true ... so true ... unless we are talking about one of the living dead. Then it's more a case of "mind over matter". Take the case of this very popular, very recognizable supermodel of Victoria's Secret fame. I always thought that she was just too beautiful to be a mere mortal. As it turns out I was right. Luckily my trusty aura-cam can see right through her hellborn illusions. See for yourself ...

Now, I'm not saying I would turn down a goodnight kiss ... but I would definitely want to gargle with some holy water afterwards.

Not Worth Losing Your Head Over

2006-03-01T20:40:00.000-08:00

Here's another interesting case for you beastly blog-readers out there. I have a friend (we will call him "Gruesome") who is a lover of fine art. So much so that he became fixated on one piece in particular and could not go for long without viewing its multi-colored splendor. It seems that poor Gruesome loved art so much that not even the grave could keep him away.

Here we see Gruesome posing with the art before his ... um ... "accident".

And here is Gruesome ... well ... after.

Hey ... at least he's still smiling.

Los Dos Diablos de Venezuela

2006-03-01T13:49:00.000-08:00

Well, well, well ... the lesson for today boils and ghouls is that nobody is as innocent as they appear. Take these two brothers from Venezuela as an example. On the outside they seem like mild-mannered, wholesome folk ... BUT once they got behind the lens of my aura-cam (did I mention I use one of those to capture most of my images) their true nature was revealed.

See for yourself ...

I've taken the liberty of renaming them "The Brothers Diablo".

You just can't fight DNA (especially when it comes from an evil entity)

2006-03-01T10:39:00.000-08:00

It's true ... you are born with an "encoded blueprint" that pretty much sets the course for your health, appearance, and longevity. This simple fact has a buddy of mine in North Carolina pulling some pretty serious denial. You see ... he is himself the descendant of a "Deep One" (for those of you who do not know what that is I suggest you go read some H.P. Lovecraft ... NOW). His son (pictured below) got a good bit of the "family looks" but they didn't really manifest until he turned 10 or so. Since then my friend has been doctoring old photos to try and make them look like his son would if he weren't half fish.

Below you can see his doctored photo (on the left) along with one that I managed to "restore" showing his son's true appearance.

I guess his diet has changed a bit as well.

If Gary Coleman is doing it ... it must be cool.

2006-02-28T21:27:00.000-08:00

Even celebrities are "dying to get in". Send me your photo and watch as your life slips away before your very eyes. And like a friend of mine commented on the previous post ... if you want your "un-portait" as a print, t-shirt, coffee mug, or something else, I could always set it up through my shop (Arcane Apparel).Just be sure to send me a hi-res photo or it may not be possible.

Until I recieve some amateur photos,I guess I will amuse myself by converting some of the "rich and powerful" to the darkside ... say hello to Devil Gary!

Dont' forget to "click the pic" if you want to see the full size image.

Greetings From Beyond the Grave

2006-02-28T12:27:00.001-08:00

The idea for "Trans-morgue-ification" came from a PS war currently being waged on one of my favorite forums. The premises is simple ... send me a pick of you or a loved one and I will transform them into one of the undead (time permitting of course). I will not show the "before" photo unless you give me permission.

OK ... now that we know what we are here for let's look at some samples from the PS War I was talking about (just click on a pic to see the full size) ...

If you like what you see send me your picture and I will kill you (not literally of course) ... send the photo to admin@jeffspangler.net . A link can be found under "My Profile".