The King Of Rats

"Lord of Vermin, Bringer of Nightmares,
with a Mind to See the Unseen,
showing us, through the Glint of countless fiendish Eyes,
a Glimpse of the Darkness beyond"

~ The King of Rats , Unknown

Because I felt that this needed at least the most vestigial bit of context

...Eeeeekhem... Well, hello there, Internet, long time no see, amirite?
I'm surprisingly not dead yet, just meandering between states of busy-out-of-my-mind and generally-too-tired-to-produce-artsy-stuff. </excuses>

So, about a million and a half ages ago, it was 's birthday. But before I had a chance to contribute to this hallowed occasion, a miraculous black hole sucked me in and only spat me out recently.

I had an idea however, and wanted to pay my respects to one of the greatest lovecraftian/macabre artists out there. So:

Happy Horribly Belated But Hopefully Nonetheless Awesome Birthday, Michael!!

The above is a little tribute to KingOvRats , featuring some of the attributes most frequently associated with his work: Darkness, bones, metal and rats, of course. The whole thing was great fun to work on, though it didn't come out quite like I wanted. The crown is based on the logo of one of his favourite bands, Watain , while the King's pendant is based on an actual gadget by KingOvRats , www.deviantart.com/art/Watain-…