Returning to the waking world of the creative after a six year break due to debilitating health issues, Boon Velvet steps back in under a new name and into the world of toy design with the launch of the first figure in the ongoing “Yokai Americana” series, the She Headless Horse! Standing close to 9.5″ tall and 9.5″ long, the stunning beast has been cast in a turquoise blue glow-in-the-dark sofubi, coming complete with a clear head that reveals a ghostly woman’s bust underneath. Produced in Japan by Grody Shogun /Lulubell Toys and limited to an edition of just 25 pieces, a handful will be available at SDCC via the DKE Toys booth #5045 (Friday, July 21^st – Sunday, July 24^th), whilst the remainder of the run will be offered in a lottery being held now thru the span of SDCC. Not going to the con and fancy picking one up? Then be sure to head over to the Boon Velvet site and fill in the form, being sure to include your name and e-mail in the specified boxes, mailing address and PayPal address in the message box and “SHH Blue Glow Lotto” in the subject header… Good luck to all who enter!

Lulubell have kindly shared some extra info on the project… “Hailing from his hometown, She Headless Horse is the first entry into boon’s “Yokai Americana” series, which focuses on little-known to unknown American legends and folklore. Each character is a blend of boon’s imagination, the influence of surrounding ghost stories while growing up in the south, and supernatural occurrences with roots in reality. She Headless Horse is a river spirit located in the southeastern United States.  Summoned by the stroke of midnight until the close of the witching hour, she roams the Flint River banks of Albany, Georgia in the search for her head, which she never finds.  Some have claimed she granted them good fortune, returning something important to them that had been lost.  But the story more often told is of the trampled bodies pulled from the river in the morning light.”