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We shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the light into the peace and safety of a new dark age.

Chrysostom — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 11:44:15 -0800

Physicist Ben Tippett has written a paper [PDF] showing that the events of Lovecraft's The Call of Cthulhu could have happened.

the unspeakable, in ink on post-its

Lou Stuells — Fri, 04 May 2012 14:35:45 -0800

What if Edward Gorey illustrated Lovecraft? It'd look like John Kenn Mortensen's work, that's what. Except Mortensen makes his art in his spare time, on post-it notes. He has an art book.

In his house at R’lyeh dead Cthulhu waits dreaming

Artw — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:42:42 -0800

The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents... It's the big one! Andrew Leman reads The Call of Cthulhu for the HP Lovecraft Literary Podcast. Previous readings include The Haunter of the Dark (previously), From Beyond (previously), The Picture In The House, The Cats of Ulthar and Cool Air. But who is behind the HP Lovecraft Literary Podcast? g33k of the w33k interviews Chris Lackey and Chad Fifer.

How do I make my document look like it was written by an Cthulhu worshipping madman?

OmieWise — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 09:06:04 -0800

How do I make my document look like it was written by an Cthulhu worshipping madman? Some LaTeX solutions.

Dark Young

Artw — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 13:36:54 -0800

Sandy Peterson, creator of Call of Cthulhu, reviews Call of Cthulhu

Your Glory Days are Over, Mr. Cthulhu

OmieWise — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 05:37:38 -0800

Your Glory Days Are Over, Mr. Cthulhu. "Mr Cthulhu tries to interest himself in his sons dance, but mr Cthulhus has lived a sheltered life, the intricacies of modern ballet passes him right by." (by Mattias Adolfsson, previously)

SAN loss

fearfulsymmetry — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 08:20:54 -0800

Yog-Blogsoth This blog will be an attempt to draw all the creatures Lovecraft ever wrote about or mentioned. (Poss NSFW - drawn nudity, Def NSFSanity)

Cthulhu Anesti!

Kattullus — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 15:21:57 -0800

Today is a day to celebrate the Risen God. I mean, of course, Cthulhu, that most adorable of Old Ones, who stars in The Adventures of Lil Cthulhu. If you haven't been eaten yet and need to waste time until then, The Calls for Cthulhu series is a nice way to distract yourself from your impending doom. If all that cuteness isn't enough, or perhaps too much, then you might want to check out oldie but goodie Cutethulhu.

From Beyond

Artw — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 06:35:01 -0800

Following the success of The Haunter of The Dark, the HP Lovecraft Literary Podcasts presents two new readings, From Beyond and The Picture in The House, by Andrew Leman and Bruce Green. Both recordings are available "In 3D". Alternatively if you like your Lovecraft with both pictures AND sound, the HP Lovecraft Historical Society version of The Whisperer in Darkness is complete and being shown at worldwide film festivals - it's a talkie! (The HPLHS are now also offering a rather handsome "official membership" pack.) Want something more interactive? Cthulhu Dark offers a complete Lovecraftian tabletop RPG system that fits on two sides of a sheet of paper. Please note: "If you fight any creature you meet, you will die. Thus, in these core rules, there are no combat rules or health levels. Instead, roll to hide or escape."

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fearfulsymmetry — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 07:30:37 -0800

6 ways to turn Cthulhu into an emoticon. How to pronounce "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn" via The Lovecraftsman A contemporary blog about HP Lovecraft, Cthulhu, the Necronomicon, Miskatonic University, Arkham, R'lyeh, The Book of Eibon, Yog-Sothoth, De Vermis Mysteriis, & other unspeakable things...

Maps of Time, Space, and Words in Lovecraft

Zed — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 12:15:57 -0800

While constructing a free ebook of the complete Lovecraft stories, Cthulhu Chick made a wordle of Lovecraft's corpus, and notes on word frequency. (Surprise: he only used "squamous" once.) Another fan has made a geopolitical map of Pangaea c. 252 million years ago. The Cthulhu Mythos Timeline explains what's going on.

Starring Herbert West as ship's doctor

JHarris — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 12:58:29 -0800

The Love Craft ... exciting and new... come aboard... we're expecting you... (SLYT)

"The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear. And the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown."

Artw — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 17:45:13 -0800

Lovecraft: Fear of the Unknown - A 90 minute documentary on HP Lovecraft with contributions by Neil Gaiman, John Carpenter and Guillermo Del Toro.

The Watcher of the 419

clockworkjoe — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 14:35:59 -0800

Randolph Carter received an interesting proposition over email. A Nigerian politician offered the scholar a once in a lifetime business opportunity that could provide wealth for both parties if Carter could make a small initial investment. Carter needed the money to finance his research into obscure Polynesian cultures, especially references to a strange god named "Cthulhu"... TL;DR version: A Nigeran 419 scammer tries to defraud HP Lovecraft fan and gets NYPD Blues/Cthulhu Mythos fanfiction instead.

It comforts them to see an incomprehensible terror from beyond the reach of time reduced to cuddly, huggable teddy bear.

shakespeherian — Tue, 04 May 2010 06:34:48 -0800

Cthulu Is Not Cute. (NSFW)

CLASSIFICATION SAPPHIRE VORPAL JULIET POTUS EYES ONLY

Zarkonnen — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:14:42 -0800

Inspired by Charles Stross' A Colder War and Atrocity Archives stories, noder The Custodian has written a series of fictional, Lovecraftian intelligence briefings entitled "The Benthic Wars": SPECWEAPS, DEEP BLACK, PRIOR TENANT, BENTHIC OUTREACH, PORTAL/ALEPH, VIOLET CAIN, SAKNUSSEM THUNDER and INDRA NEPTUNE. Meanwhile, others ponder the question: What if HP Lovecraft had co-invented C?

The Lurking Fear

Artw — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:13:44 -0800

Lovecraft 101: Get To Know The Master of Scifi-Horror. For more detailed insights into each of Lovecraft's tales in publication order you might want to follow the H.P.Lovecraft Literary Podcast. For another story-by-story guide to Lovecraft you might want to check out Kenneth Hite's Tour De Lovecraft (also available in expanded form as a book). China Mieville on Lovecraft and racism and a lecture at Treadwells by Archaeologist James Holloway which delves deep into Lovecraft and identity. The making of the Call of Cthulhu RPG. The making of Cthulhu (Hipsters! Ego! Madness!). Happy Halloween with H.P. Lovecraft!

The Necronomicon Files

Artw — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:15:03 -0800

"Necronomicons: The Scariest Book in the World" - A talk given by Daniel Harms, author of the Encyclopedia Cthulhiana, on the history of the Necronomicon(s) - taking in Abdul Alhazred, John Dee, assorted aquaintences of HP Lovecraft, some rather dodgy sounding occultists from the 70s and a man known only as Simon. Previously.

Klaatu. . .verada. . .

EarBucket — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:42:02 -0800

It's Friday! Enjoy Necronomicon, a fun little flash-based card game inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft.

Now available in mint flavor!

clockworkjoe — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:17:08 -0800

Suffering from a bad case of cosmic dread? Have you voyaged too far into the midst of the black seas of infinity? Concerned about invisible abominations stalking you in the dead of night? Fortunately, there's help. (SLYT).

Lurker at the Threshold

Artw — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:49:01 -0800

Today sees the 100th birthday of August Derleth, the man who founded Arkham House and saved the works of HP Lovecraft from falling out of print. Much of the Cthulhu Mythos cosmology we know today was actually the invention of Derleth, such as the distinction between Elder Gods and Outer Gods, and aligning the various Mythos deities along elemental grounds - something not entirely without controversy in Lovecraftian circles, as were Derleth's posthumous collaborations and Arkham's ownership of Lovecraft's work. Regardless opinions on his work, his impact is indisputable, and his home state of Wisconsin has honoured him by making Febuary 24th August Derleth Day.

..and when Pickman suddenly unveiled a huge canvas on the side away from the light I could not for my life keep back a loud scream

Artw — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:35:37 -0800

Tentacles and Cosmic SF - Ann and Jeff VanderMeer on the art of Lovecraft. - More of the book - No, I don't know what's become of Pickman, and I don't like to guess.

"He makes Gozer look like little Mary Sunshine."

JHarris — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:29:57 -0800

Back in the 80s DiC produced a cartoon, aired in syndication and on ABC Saturday Mornings, called "The Real Ghostbusters." Based on the popular action-comedy movie, it more-or-less continued the adventures of Ray, Egon, Winston and ~~Garfield~~ Peter through seven seasons of supernatural shenanigans. It could have been a mere cash-in, but there was something more to it. It aspired to realism, at least as much as possible. It was story-edited by J. Michael Straczynski, the creator of Babylon 5. (He also worked on He-Man and Murder She Wrote!)
This may explain the second season episode, written by Michael Reaves and rife with Lovecraft references, in which the Ghostbusters face down the Cthulhu cult. Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3

Y'ha N'thlei is deeper than they know.

JHarris — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:08:59 -0800

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Fish-Men. Brought to you by the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society

Gelatinous red semi-immensity

BlackLeotardFront — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:06:01 -0800

I think we all know what this "squoctopus" thing should be named. After vigintillions of years baby Cthulhu is loose again, and ravening for delight.