The Lovecraftian

Exploring the legacy of H. P. Lovecraft and his Cthulhu Mythos

The Lovecraftian: purveyor of all the latest news, updates, chatter and trends from the field of Lovecraft lore - the man, his works and his weird worlds of Yog-Sothothery.

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H. P. Lovecraft (1890-1937)

Howard Phillips Lovecraft was an influential and prolific American writer of early twentieth century cosmic horror fiction who saw himself chiefly as a poet - though many believe that it is his immense body of often literary correspondence that is in fact his greatest accomplishment - he wrote over 100,000 letters in his lifetime. He inspired a veritable legion of genre writers then, and to this day, to set their fiction within his strange cultish world.

The Cthulhu Mythos

Lovecraft, somewhat light-heartedly, labelled the "Mythos" that he created in his body of work Yog-Sothothery - and also, on rare occasions, referred to his series of connected stories as the Arkham Cycle. It was his friend August Derleth who coined the term "Cthulhu Mythos" (named after one of the monstrous beings that featured in Lovecraft's tales) to encapsulate his epic vision of a chaotic and dark universe filled with unspeakable horror.

His Dark Legacy Pervades

Since his death many artists have strived to visualize Lovecraft's often indescribable horrors and his influence can be seen in numerous movies, while his tales have directly inspired the plots of many others. The figments of his fevered imagination have insinuated themselves into the games world as well - from board-, card- and role-playing-games to video- and console-games. Even musicians have been inspired to translate his horrors into their own form of artistic expression.

The Cthulhu Cult Chant

How to pronounce the Cthulhu Cult chant:

"In his house at R'lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits dreaming."

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