{"product_id":"alien-book-nook-the-eye-of-old-god","title":"Alien Book Nook : The Eye of Old God","description":"\u003ch3\u003eThe Eye of Old God Book Nook — Build the Research Base Where Humanity Made Its Last Mistake\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSomewhere under the surface of Mars, a team of researchers found something that was never meant to be found. The creature they captured had eyes older than the solar system. They named it Experiment 001. They were not prepared for what came next.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThere's an alien research base on your shelf. The monster inside it moves.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Eye of Old God isn't a fantasy book nook. It's not dark academia or a cozy witch's library. It's something entirely different in the book nook catalog a science fiction horror scene set inside a subterranean Martian research facility called \u003cem\u003eHarmankas Base\u003c\/em\u003e, where humanity's first contact with extraterrestrial life went exactly as catastrophically as you'd expect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e224 pieces. A two-level research installation with control panels, data terminals, test benches, and a staircase that moves. A giant-eyed monster with tentacles and it moves too.\u003c\/strong\u003e LED lighting that turns the whole scene cold and clinical. A dust cover included. And a story that earns its place in the cosmic horror tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003eDetails of the Alien Book Nook \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePieces Included:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e224\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDifficulty Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 2\u003c\/span\u003e\/5 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCompletion Time:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e~4 hours\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e23 cm x 18 cm x 11 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDust Cover:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eIncluded\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLighting:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eLED warm touch switch\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRecommended Age:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e14 and up\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor experienced builders:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethis is the most complex and most time-intensive kit in the collection. Plan for multiple sessions across several days. The result is proportional to the investment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" height=\"408\" width=\"408\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1028\/9378\/1322\/files\/BookNook_kit_TheEyeofOldGod.jpg?v=1779159545\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003eThe Story Behind the Scene\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eResearchers under Mars discover a creature with the legendary bloodline of the Old Dominion. A bright light fills the cave. The monster massive, tentacled, its eye reflecting something that predates human consciousness is captured and transferred to Harmankas Base for study.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExperiment 001.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe base will be dragged into an endless abyss by an ancient mysterious force. Because of humanity's arrogance. Because of its ignorance. Because inquisitiveness, for all its virtues, has never once considered the possibility that some things are better left in the dark.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the lore. The book nook builds the base where it happened.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat You're Building, Level by Level ?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo floors. One creature. A scene that looks like a disaster frozen mid-frame.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Cover Panel: the classified file.\u003c\/strong\u003e The left panel is a UV-printed illustrated cover deep space tones, the silhouette of the creature visible through atmospheric haze, the kind of image that appears on declassified documents that were never meant to be declassified. It tells you what you're looking at before you open the nook.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGround Level: the containment zone.\u003c\/strong\u003e The base floor is a detailed research installation tiled floor in a cold geometric pattern, equipment scattered in the controlled disarray of people who were working very quickly on something very urgent. A test bench with research materials. Data recording terminals. The kind of infrastructure that took years to build and that became irrelevant the moment Experiment 001 opened its eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Control Panel\u003c\/strong\u003e A full instrument panel runs along one wall  switches, readouts, the visual language of a facility designed to contain something that had never been contained before. It's the part of the build that feels most like a real place  the specific, unglamorous infrastructure of scientific work pushed past its limits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Staircase, it moves.\u003c\/strong\u003e The staircase connecting the two levels is articulated  it can be repositioned. It's a small mechanical detail that gives the book nook a physical interactivity that most kits don't have. The stairs were built for humans. Whether they're going up or coming down is left to the builder to decide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUpper Level: the observation deck.\u003c\/strong\u003e The second level is where the creature is held or was held. The giant eye dominates the upper interior, its scale relative to the surrounding infrastructure making clear that whoever designed Harmankas Base was not expecting to house something this large. Research notes. Monitoring equipment. The creature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExperiment 001 — it moves too.\u003c\/strong\u003e The monster is not a static element. The tentacled figure with its ancient eye is articulated  it can be repositioned within the scene. A book nook where the central element can be moved is already unusual. A book nook where the central element is a cosmic horror creature with a moveable eye and tentacles is something else entirely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe LED System\u003c\/strong\u003e Cold clinical light fills the interior  the specific quality of fluorescent institutional lighting that makes everything look slightly more serious than it should. At night, the base glows. The eye catches the light. The shadows behind the equipment suggest things that aren't in the instruction manual.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dust Cover\u003c\/strong\u003e A fitted dust cover is included in the box  no separate purchase required. 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