Shop take: Necro Jr. (community name Kid’s Necronomicon) is the MP5-SD pick when you want gunsmith detail without paying covert money. Rare from the Dreams & Nightmares Case, it’s one of the easier fills if you’re building the collection. Buy for the suppressor chicken and the monster clutter—skip high wear if you care about lines in-game.

What you’re actually buying

Hook and KvaHu turned a kid-style necronomicon gag into full gunsmith work: tiny monsters across the body, one bold chicken on the suppressor. It’s memorable because of density and color, not gore. Valve’s sign-off fits: Game time’s over!

• Weapon: MP5-SD (gs_mp5_kid_necronomicon)
• Rarity: Rare · Finish: Gunsmith
• Collection: Dreams & Nightmares
• Wear: 0.00–1.00 (full range)
• Drop: Dreams & Nightmares Case · case collection
• Live since: 20 Jan 2022 (matches Workshop item 2632890381)

Inspect before you pay

Gunsmith art follows the mesh—always spin 3D inspect first.

1. Body pass: Check monster clusters on the receiver and stock; look for scratches cutting faces on the float you’re considering.
2. Suppressor pass: The chicken is the headline. Zoom it—beak, wing, eye. That’s what you see in first person at the edge of the screen.
3. Float read: Lower wear keeps outlines crisp; high wear smears the cartoon work into a muddy smear. For a play skin, aim lower FN/upper MW if the price gap isn’t crazy.

Wear & value

Rare tier keeps entry reasonable versus the case’s bigger names. Price still tracks float and pattern cleanliness, not just rarity. Listings move—compare the same wear band on C5GAME and Steam Community Market side by side so you don’t overpay for a beat-up chicken.

| Use case | Wear bias | Note |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Daily MP5-SD | Low–mid wear | Chicken stays readable in ADS |
| Collection set | Any clean copy | Pairs with other Dreams & Nightmares skins |
| Flip / hold | Market mood | Rare = liquid enough; don’t chase float unless buyers do |

Expert mutterings

The joke is “children’s forbidden book,” but the craft is pure sticker-book energy—monsters everywhere, one silly bird on the can. In matches you’ll notice the chicken more than the horde; that’s normal. Gunsmith means no float gimmick—what you see in inspect is what you get, just faded by wear. If you’re one box away from a collection completion, this is a sane target. If you want a flex MP5-SD, look elsewhere; if you want something you’ll smile at in spawn, this delivers.

Bottom line: Worth buying if you like MP5-SD, like busy gunsmith art, or need a rare Dreams & Nightmares slot. Prioritize suppressor detail and low wear for play; for shelf display, match the rest of the nightmare set and buy the cleanest chicken you can afford.