What Ink For Cthulhu Month

[damonism]

How about Noddler's Widow Maker. It's what people who haven't seen much blood think of as blood red (actual blood dries much darker – pretty much black).

 

The greatest modern interpretation of the Cthulhu mythos these days is Charles Sross' Laundry series (IMNSHO). One of the recurring elements is signing the Official Secrets Act in blood, which is what brought Widow Maker to mind.

[Inner Prop]

So many wonderful suggestions. I hope you are inspiring each other as well.

[inkstainedruth]

There's this song I keep earworming while reading this topic:

 

http://vserver1.cscs.lsa.umich.edu/~crshalizi/cthulhu-hymnal/lair-of-great-cthulhu.html

 

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Amberjack]

Another vote for Noodler's Nightshade

 

http://www.gouletpens.com/Noodlers_Nightshade_Ink_3oz_p/n19026.htm

 

The color of dark, subconscious evil mixed with insanity and a hint of dried blood.

 

Be thankful, Cthulhu still Sleeps. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc0zyxO1RKI

 

AJ

[cybaea]

+1 for Diamine Salamander and R&K Alt Goldgrun.

+2

[ancalagon]

The Colour Out of Space might please Cthulhu.

 

"The colour, which resembled some of the bands in the meteor's strange spectrum, was almost impossible to describe; and it was only by analogy that they called it colour at all."

 

"Nothin'... nothin'... the colour... it burns... cold an' wet, but it burns... it lived in the well... I seen it... a kind of smoke... jest like the flowers last spring... the well shone at night... Thad an' Merwin an' Zenas... everything alive... suckin' the life out of everything... "

 

http://www.dagonbytes.com/thelibrary/lovecraft/thecolouroutofspace.htm

 

Of course, if you do decide to make ink of that color, I can't be held responsible for damage that may result to your ink bottles, pens, or sanity.

[Inner Prop]

The Colour Out of Space might please Cthulhu.

 

"The colour, which resembled some of the bands in the meteor's strange spectrum, was almost impossible to describe; and it was only by analogy that they called it colour at all."

 

"Nothin'... nothin'... the colour... it burns... cold an' wet, but it burns... it lived in the well... I seen it... a kind of smoke... jest like the flowers last spring... the well shone at night... Thad an' Merwin an' Zenas... everything alive... suckin' the life out of everything... "

 

http://www.dagonbytes.com/thelibrary/lovecraft/thecolouroutofspace.htm

 

Of course, if you do decide to make ink of that color, I can't be held responsible for damage that may result to your ink bottles, pens, or sanity.

I'm sure it would please Cthulhu, but any samples I took just up and evaporated from the collection bucket.

 

I wonder if you could actually use octopus or squid ink in fountain pens. Does anyone know?

[Amberjack]

...I wonder if you could actually use octopus or squid ink in fountain pens. Does anyone know?

 

Now I would pay mightily if this were to appear on the market.

 

Curious, I looked into it...

 

"You could certainly use them for writing, though it isn’t done much nowadays. The brownish ink of the cuttlefish, dried and mixed with shellac (to make it water-resistant), enjoyed great popularity in the 19th century for writing and drawing — it was called sepia. The word comes from the Latin for cuttlefish."

 

Here's the link...

 

http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2010/03/22/can_i_write_with_squid_ink/

 

AJ

Edited October 13, 2014 by Amberjack

[cybaea]

I'm sure it would please Cthulhu, but any samples I took just up and evaporated from the collection bucket.

 

I wonder if you could actually use octopus or squid ink in fountain pens. Does anyone know?

 

Yeah, it is called Noodler's Manjiro Nakahama

 

 

And he explains about writing with cuttlefish ink.

[senzen]

Stipula Musk Green.

 

This is what came to mind also, as in "murky, damp" although in all truth I can't remember much from the story . Perhaps Yama Guri with its yellowish undertones?

[Mikeambergris]

Definitely one for Salamander lovers, +3!

[Zookie]

What was the Necronomicon written with?

[inkstainedruth]

What was the Necronomicon written with?

Probably blood....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[Zookie]

That's what I was thinking as well. Might I suggest Private Reserve Vampire Red?