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Sunday Comics: Dead Island If you haven’t picked up the Lovecraftian Advent calendar app for iOS and Android devices, don’t worry, you still have time and now there’s a free option. Free is good, right?
Science justifies the reclusive nature of hardcore gamers during hot summer months, as a new study finds that people actively participating in beach-based activities are more likely to develop gastrointestinal problems, fever and skin illness. Who’s for beach volleyball?
I know the Kotaku US guys are absolutely crazy about cake and cake-related foodstuffs. I’ve never “gotten the fever”, to paraphrase Christoper Walken, but that doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy a well-crafted baked treat just like the next moderately insane person.
As a compromise, I’ve managed to meld my love of HP Lovecraft with this Cthulhu-themed dessert, made by the cake-mad raingirllori. Rumour has it that if you try to eat it, you’ll be transported to the Plateau of Leng.
Cthulhu Cake [Flickr, via Mouldy and Shadowy and Full of Dim Rumours]
