Has anyone here made shrunken heads before? (I do mean gimmicked ones.)
I'd like to make some for a chop cup routine and a two in the hand/one in the pocket routine. Any ideas where to start or where I can buy some 1" heads? I have looked in craft stores for the appropriate size - no luck. I would use a small action figure head but I don't know how to finish it to look old and gross. Any help is greatly appreciated!

Thanks guys!

-Marduke

A great way to make your own shrunken heads would be to use FIMA clay. It comes in all sorts of colors and can be baked into a permanent state. Just roll the little piece of clay into a ball and with a pen just push in some eye nose and mouth holes an squish them with yor fingers and it will start to look like a shrunken head, then place some pieces of black thread( set into clay) on the eyes and mouth crossing the holes verticaly and that will resemble the stitche, get some doll hair and glue it to the head after baking.

So, you are trying to get "ahead" of the competition are you?

Real size shrunken heads would be too large for a two in the hand one in the pocket routine. I saw some in Martin Grams' travelling museum of the Weird and Strange.

Paul Hallas

Dukie - Thaumysta Magic sells a variety of skulls. Not shrunken heads, of course, but it's worth checking on anyway.
http://www.thaumysta.com/

The clay idea is good, too.

Regally Yours,

-k

Thank you for the replies.

Eddiethe13th - Good idea. How fragile is FIMA after it is baked?

Paul Hallas - Competition, what competition? Where can I find Martin Grams' museum?

Kingie - I have most of Mary's offerings already. Fortunately, I am able to get a lot of different plastic/bone skulls here in Vancouver. It's strange, but we have a large occult/witch community here on the coast.

Any other suggestions?

Try the below link, they have 3 inches and above, call them they may be able to get you a really good deal on a 1 inch.

http://www.tellmewhereonearth.com/shrunken_heads.htm

Kevin

I will check with Marty and see if he has a web site for the museum. Marty is based in PA.

Don't forget the old trick of carving an apple to resemble a head and then let it dry out to create a reasonable facsimile of a shrunken head.

Add some "stitches" to the mouth and eyes, and some fake hair, and you'll have something that looks and feels creepy.

Wow!

Thanks a lot Sir T and Paul and Philemon.

These are great ideas! I completely forgot about appleheads. And that head website is perfect for the jumbo load (among other things).

Thanks again guys!

Marduke,

Make sure you check out their Gem Skulls, good stuff!If you are ever in need of the......different let me know, I have a line on most of the good stuff, always happy to help.

Kevin

The apple method is explained in this article:
Making your own fake shrunken head at
http://freeweb.pdq.net/headstrong/shrunken.htm

Olivier

Thanks a lot for your help guys!

This is perfect information!

Also try ;http://www.boneyardbargains.com/Shopping/Body_Parts/Bucky_rollover.html
They have lts of great stuff,
"..Tell them Igor sent your.."
Most magically yours,
WR

Here is another crazy site.
http://www.funideas.com/product.asp?pid=30

real animal skin ....uh hmmmmm?

E-Leoni.

Marduke,
Not sure if you need the info any longer but I recently purchased a great how-to book on the subject.
It may be of interest to you!
https://www.amazon.com/Shrunken-Heads-Wo......ss+Adams

Good Luck!
-Nick

After 20 years? That would be a long lasting quest.

Looks like a great book. I had several of the goat skin variety, and they became infested with some sort of bug larva after sitting out for many years. I had to toss them. Maybe it is time for me to make my own

Boy does that bring back memories. I'm pretty sure that creating the apple shrunken heads is when my mom realized beyond doubt that my brother and I where not normal kids. Somehow she continued to love us as only a mother can do. God rest her sweet soul.

That's a great book