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As crafts go, taxidermy is among the strangest: take something dead, empty out its guts, preserve it, and prop it up to make it look alive again. But rogue taxidermists? They take it right off the map.
Artists have been creating creepy chimeras since the first jackalope hopped onto barroom walls, but there's never been a friendlier marketplace to sell these freakish creations than Etsy, where even the most unlovable creatures will find a home.
Above: Quack the Ripper
He's far too cute to be a murderer. That's what makes him so dangerous. Quack is one of a series by Dan Stocks, whose ducklings typically lean toward the maniacal. (A planned mount will feature an executioner duck, a guillotine, and some unfortunate mice.) The two-week-old duck in Quack the Ripper features posable wings, feet, and head.
Not your jam? Stocks also creates replicas of shrunken heads.
Photo: courtesy of Dan Stocks
