{"product_id":"crux-noctis-vampires","title":"Crux Noctis | Vampires","description":"\u003cp\u003eA one-of-a-kind handmade frame, gothic, macabre and quietly theatrical, for those who appreciate the finer things in death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA two-headed bat skeleton rests against a velvet background, with a hand-cast and hand-painted cross placed behind it. Two small crucifixes are positioned symmetrically, accompanied by two crosses decorated with vertebrae.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe back is finished with velvet and lace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e_______________________________\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrame entirely handmade from scratch, from start to finish.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo-headed bat skeleton.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVelvet background.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-cast and hand-painted cross behind the bat.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo small, symmetrically positioned crucifixes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo crosses decorated with vertebrae.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBack finished with velvet and lace.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e_______________________________\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe frame is entirely handmade from start to finish.\u003c\/strong\u003e I cast it myself from my own original moulds, then sand, paint and lacquer each piece by hand. The wooden back is sanded and lined with velvet, then finished with lace trim. No two frames are identical.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e_______________________________\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProcessing:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of a kind, you will receive the exact piece shown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReady to ship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e_______________________________\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShipping\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarefully packaged to ensure safe delivery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal design, no copies permitted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e_______________________________\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e28 × 23 cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e_______________________________\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLore\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe chapel had been locked for years, but someone still tended the candles. Each evening, a small flame appeared behind the narrow windows, though the path to the door remained buried beneath wet leaves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe villagers blamed the old caretaker. He blamed the draughts. Neither explanation accounted for the quiet figure who arrived after sunset and always chose the same pew.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"_p_1thwv_144\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe never knelt, never spoke, and never stayed until morning. One night, she did not return. Beneath her seat, the caretaker found the skeleton of a bat with two heads, folded into a hollow in the wood.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"_p_1thwv_144\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe buried it beside the chapel. By morning, it was back beneath the pew.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"_p_1thwv_144\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor the next seven nights, no one in the village slept undisturbed. There was scratching inside bedroom walls and the sound of wings in rooms with shuttered windows. The caretaker found both heads turned towards the chapel door, though he was certain he had left them facing the altar.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"_p_1thwv_144\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfraid to bury it again, the villagers enclosed it in a handmade frame, placing a cross behind it and smaller crosses around it. No one could agree whether they were protecting the village from what remained, or protecting what remained from whoever might come to collect it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"_p_1thwv_144\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat night, the scratching stopped.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"_p_1thwv_144\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe frame has hung beside the chapel door ever since. When a stranger asks about the empty pew, the caretaker changes the subject.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Morbid Oddities","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61299240304974,"sku":null,"price":1016.0,"currency_code":"PLN","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1024\/0920\/8142\/files\/IMG_2250.jpg?v=1792528086","url":"https:\/\/morbid-oddities.com\/products\/crux-noctis-vampires","provider":"Morbid Oddities","version":"1.0","type":"link"}