The Xyster's Song

This is both an test in trying to capture a very 'real' look and a another visit to one of my favorite themes: macabre and horror. I think I succeeded quite nicely on both accounts

Credits:
- The writing and the scalpel are from Stock.xchng
- The anatomic drawings are from Morguefile
- "old book stock 2" by ~amethyste-stock
- "NV-Stock_Bloodysplat" by ~NV-Stock
- "rat" by ~madamBesson
- The extra cracks in the skull are from ImageAfter
- "Ickledinkstock 228" by ~ ickledinkstock

_{A note on the title...according to this page, an xyster is an "surgeon's instrument for scraping bones"...With thanks to *shadavar for the extra help.}