"cthulhu" what is it?
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lineartube
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- 29 Oct 2002
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Based on the present hype of Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, you could loosely compare H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu to Sauron.
But I said, loosely.
Cthulhu is the creation of Lovecraft, and his XIXth-XXth century croonies, and its part of this realm called Mythos.
Strangely enough, as I saw the Return of the King, I wonder what could be achieved if someone managed to do a film based on Lovecrafts work.
You can find the official Cthulhu FAQ here: http://members.tripod.com/~danharms/mythos.htm
Cthulhu Mythos inspired many authors to create and add many stories to this universe. For instance, Robert E. Howard's Hyborian Age is set on Cthulhu Mythos, and though Hyboria probably isn't a easily recognizable word, I could add that it's the "space-time continuum" where Conan adventures happen.
As for Cthulhu, nowadays you can embrace it , or watch in horror as it takes over anime , karaoke , and... the presidency .
As they say, why vote for a lesser evil?
But I said, loosely.
Cthulhu is the creation of Lovecraft, and his XIXth-XXth century croonies, and its part of this realm called Mythos.
Strangely enough, as I saw the Return of the King, I wonder what could be achieved if someone managed to do a film based on Lovecrafts work.
You can find the official Cthulhu FAQ here: http://members.tripod.com/~danharms/mythos.htm
Cthulhu Mythos inspired many authors to create and add many stories to this universe. For instance, Robert E. Howard's Hyborian Age is set on Cthulhu Mythos, and though Hyboria probably isn't a easily recognizable word, I could add that it's the "space-time continuum" where Conan adventures happen.
As for Cthulhu, nowadays you can embrace it , or watch in horror as it takes over anime , karaoke , and... the presidency .
As they say, why vote for a lesser evil? 
Shidenkai
Nihon no yoru to kiri
- 24 Aug 2003
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Shoggoth
Yes, Lovecraft was a "writer of impossible"; in novel AT MOUNTAIN OF MADNESS the nature of chtulhu born in million years ago and quotation of GORDON PYM'S end is a good strike.
Lovecraft was a visionary, but his culture was erudite too, like an old english man.
Shoggoth is dreadful-slave creation of Ancients creatures from planet Yuggoth (Neptune).
Yes, Lovecraft was a "writer of impossible"; in novel AT MOUNTAIN OF MADNESS the nature of chtulhu born in million years ago and quotation of GORDON PYM'S end is a good strike.
Lovecraft was a visionary, but his culture was erudite too, like an old english man.
Shoggoth is dreadful-slave creation of Ancients creatures from planet Yuggoth (Neptune).
- 15 Nov 2002
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August Derleth created the "Mythos" of the Cthulhu Mythos, since he helped bring Lovecraft's fiction to world recognition by creating Arkham House publishing. Derleth, a Catholic, confused Lovecraft's intention by making the Cthulhu Mythos a battle between the forces of Good vs Evil, with the misunderstanding that the Elder Gods were the good ones and the Old Ones (Cthulhu, Hastur, Ithaqua, etc.) were the evil ones in a cosmic battle to rule the multidimensions.
Lovecraft, an atheist, considered mankind's role in the universe as insignificant in the vast reaches of space, and he didn't have the notion of Good vs Evil in his tales. The Old Ones were evil, from mankind's perspective, but he believed these entities really didn't much care what happened to humanity, since mankind was expendable. Perhaps it was this "uncaring" universe motif that made his tales frightening, because it removed any comfort zones humans liked to believe that the universe was entrusted into the hands of a benevolent, omniscient God or gods.
Cthulhu was merely one of these alien entities that Lovecraft created, sleeping in the sunken isle of R'lyeh, waiting for the stars to re-align themselves again in the heavens so that the gateways fly open again, releasing this creature and others to roam again among the stars. What is interesting is how many of the current writers of Mythos oriented tales tend to follow Derleth's Good vs Evil motif, watering down their tales with the hero or heroine going mad trying to save the world from these Bad gods. A few have managed to capture Lovecraft's effect...one such writer, from the past, was Clark Ashton Smith.
other links for more info: http://www.necropress.com/catalog/
this site, if it comes back up again, has lists of tales by Clark Ashton Smith: Clark Ashton Smith - The Eldritch Dark
Internet Resources this site had a listing of Lovecraft tales available for viewing, but many of the links are down. They may become available in the future...
Lovecraft, an atheist, considered mankind's role in the universe as insignificant in the vast reaches of space, and he didn't have the notion of Good vs Evil in his tales. The Old Ones were evil, from mankind's perspective, but he believed these entities really didn't much care what happened to humanity, since mankind was expendable. Perhaps it was this "uncaring" universe motif that made his tales frightening, because it removed any comfort zones humans liked to believe that the universe was entrusted into the hands of a benevolent, omniscient God or gods.
Cthulhu was merely one of these alien entities that Lovecraft created, sleeping in the sunken isle of R'lyeh, waiting for the stars to re-align themselves again in the heavens so that the gateways fly open again, releasing this creature and others to roam again among the stars. What is interesting is how many of the current writers of Mythos oriented tales tend to follow Derleth's Good vs Evil motif, watering down their tales with the hero or heroine going mad trying to save the world from these Bad gods. A few have managed to capture Lovecraft's effect...one such writer, from the past, was Clark Ashton Smith.
other links for more info: http://www.necropress.com/catalog/
this site, if it comes back up again, has lists of tales by Clark Ashton Smith: Clark Ashton Smith - The Eldritch Dark
Internet Resources this site had a listing of Lovecraft tales available for viewing, but many of the links are down. They may become available in the future...
It doesnt matter if its evil or not. Whats evil to one person, isnt to another.
Dont let things like morality conflict with your thirst for knowledge. Read! Learn! And never look back!
The only thing evil in this case, is ignorance. Thats what you'll get if you stop reading.
Dont let things like morality conflict with your thirst for knowledge. Read! Learn! And never look back!
The only thing evil in this case, is ignorance. Thats what you'll get if you stop reading.
