Design

These grotesque game controllers might actually ruin your day

Ilya Lyakh, a Russian graphic designer and illustrator, created the Monster Play series after seeing a Playstation controller that reminded him of Frankenstein.

One part of Ilya Lyakh's Monster Play 19 series
Ilya Lyakh

What if our controllers came alive? What if your Xbox controller ate your finger? What if your Nintendo Switch ate your sister’s finger? These are the types of questions that are evoked by Russian digital artist Ilya Lyakh in his Monster Play 19 series.

Ilya Lyakh

Lyakh was inspired by an unusual-looking Dual Shock 2 that resembled Frankenstein

Monster Play 19 is his own twist on that chance encounter with a Playstation controller.

Ilya Lyakh
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