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1. Adaptations of Lovecraft's work
Re-Animator - An adaptation of “Herbert West – Re-Animator”
Dagon – Actually an adaptation of “The Shadow Over Innsmouth”, not “Dagon” despite the name.
From Beyond – An adaptation of “From Beyond”
Castle Freak – Inspired by “The Outsider”, but not a direct adaptation.
The Call of Cthulhu – direct adaptation – black & white / silent film
The Whisperer In the Dark - direct adaptation – black & white
Die Farbe - A German adaptation of “The Colour Out Of Space” - black & white
2. Films set in the same continuity/world as Lovecraft's works, but not adaptations (sequels, prequels etc.)
3. Films inspired by Lovecraft's work or films with a Lovecraftian feel to them, but no direct adaptations
In the Mouth of Madness
The Thing – Very Lovecraftian feel and themes: paranoia, madness, ancient aliens visiting earth, Antarctica, shape-shifting monstrosities and a bitter-sweet ending. Do not bother with the 2011 prequel/remake. It is shit.
Harbinger Down – A spiritual sequel to John Carpenter's “The Thing”.
Alien – Confirmed by Dan O'Bannon to be inspired by HPL.
Evil Dead – features 'the Necronomicon'
Event Horizon – Lovecraftian themes: science gone wrong, evil coming from beyond the known universe, madness, paranoia, bitter-sweet ending.
The Descent – Very “The Beast In The Cave”-ish.
The Cave – Somewhat similar to “The Descent”, only not as good and with CGI monsters.
The Tunnel – Also somewhat similar to “The Descent”, only set in a maze of underground tunnels under Melbourne instead of an unexplored cave system.
Pandorum – Great opening, but turns to shit when the female characters turns out to be Alice from “Resident Evil” thanks to Paul W. S. Anderson.
Hellboy – Some “Other Gods”-like being makes a brief appearance, but otherwise unrelated to Lovecraft's works.
Honey Boo Boo Child – Includes such Lovecraftian themes as cosmic horror, body horror, biological degeneration & madness. Recommended for high level cultists and the mentally insane only.
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Humanoids – The Companion
Ogham Waite and the Amphibian Jazz Band – Live at the Gilman House
Catacombs – In The Depths of R'lyeh (limited to 500 copies) Funeral doom metal
Catacombs – Echoes Through the Catacombs (limited to 500 copies – out of print?) Funeral doom metal
Ahab – their entire discography: The Call of the Wretched Sea (2006), The Divinity of Oceans (2009) & The Giant (2012) Funeral doom metal
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Everything written by HPL. Go for the versions edited by S.T. Joshi which contains explanatory notes.
Great stories for beginners:
* The Shadow Over Innsmouth
* The Colour Out Of Space
* The Rats In The Walls
Later…
* The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
* The Call Of Cthulhu
* At The Mountains of Madness
OTHER AUTHORS
August Derleth's Lovecraft stories – Abandon all hope all ye who enter here. You have been warned.
Guy de Maupassant's “The Horla” - a favourite of HPL. Clearly an inspiration for TCOC.
Edgar Alan Poe – HPL's favourite author and inspiration - “The Fall Of The House Of Usher”, “The Tell-Tale Heart”
Robert E. Howard's Conan for Lovecraftian references
ST Joshi: An H.P. Lovecraft Encyclopedia – info on HPL's stories, influences etc.
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The Call of Cthulhu
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The Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth – An adaptation of TSOI with elements of TSOT. Great Lovecraftian atmosphere at first, but it unfortunately it turns into a mostly mindless FPS shooter. A planned sequel got canned.
Penumbra: Overture – Features a very Lovecraftian protagonist and no effective weapons. Funfact: the game's engine is named HPL
Penumbra: Black Plague – Arguably the best of the Penumbra series. No weapons at all in this one.
Penumbra: Requiem – If you liked the two previous ones, you should give this one a go, keep in mind tho that this is much more puzzle oriented than the two previous ones.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent – Probably the most frightening game you're likely to play. Also check out the (free) expansion pack “Justine”.
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs – less interactive than A:TDD
(very likely) Soma – Developed by Frictional Games, creators of the Penumbra-trilogy and Amnesia
Alone In The Dark (series) – The originals are very much inspired by Lovecraft
Eternal Darkness
LINKS
The H.P. Lovecraft Archive – All his stories freely availible online: http://hplovecraft.com/
The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society: http://cthulhulives.org/
The H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast – coverage on his stories and free story readings: http://hppodcraft.com/
Iä! Iä! Cthulhu Fhtagn!
Here's the beginning of a list of Lovecraftian entertainment out there. Feel free to add and change things around./tv/
1. Adaptations of Lovecraft's work
Re-Animator - An adaptation of “Herbert West – Re-Animator”
Dagon – Actually an adaptation of “The Shadow Over Innsmouth”, not “Dagon” despite the name.
From Beyond – An adaptation of “From Beyond”
Castle Freak – Inspired by “The Outsider”, but not a direct adaptation.
The Call of Cthulhu – direct adaptation – black & white / silent film
The Whisperer In the Dark - direct adaptation – black & white
Die Farbe - A German adaptation of “The Colour Out Of Space” - black & white
2. Films set in the same continuity/world as Lovecraft's works, but not adaptations (sequels, prequels etc.)
3. Films inspired by Lovecraft's work or films with a Lovecraftian feel to them, but no direct adaptations
In the Mouth of Madness
The Thing – Very Lovecraftian feel and themes: paranoia, madness, ancient aliens visiting earth, Antarctica, shape-shifting monstrosities and a bitter-sweet ending. Do not bother with the 2011 prequel/remake. It is shit.
Harbinger Down – A spiritual sequel to John Carpenter's “The Thing”.
Alien – Confirmed by Dan O'Bannon to be inspired by HPL.
Evil Dead – features 'the Necronomicon'
Event Horizon – Lovecraftian themes: science gone wrong, evil coming from beyond the known universe, madness, paranoia, bitter-sweet ending.
The Descent – Very “The Beast In The Cave”-ish.
The Cave – Somewhat similar to “The Descent”, only not as good and with CGI monsters.
The Tunnel – Also somewhat similar to “The Descent”, only set in a maze of underground tunnels under Melbourne instead of an unexplored cave system.
Pandorum – Great opening, but turns to shit when the female characters turns out to be Alice from “Resident Evil” thanks to Paul W. S. Anderson.
Hellboy – Some “Other Gods”-like being makes a brief appearance, but otherwise unrelated to Lovecraft's works.
Honey Boo Boo Child – Includes such Lovecraftian themes as cosmic horror, body horror, biological degeneration & madness. Recommended for high level cultists and the mentally insane only.
/mu/
Humanoids – The Companion
Ogham Waite and the Amphibian Jazz Band – Live at the Gilman House
Catacombs – In The Depths of R'lyeh (limited to 500 copies) Funeral doom metal
Catacombs – Echoes Through the Catacombs (limited to 500 copies – out of print?) Funeral doom metal
Ahab – their entire discography: The Call of the Wretched Sea (2006), The Divinity of Oceans (2009) & The Giant (2012) Funeral doom metal
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Everything written by HPL. Go for the versions edited by S.T. Joshi which contains explanatory notes.
Great stories for beginners:
* The Shadow Over Innsmouth
* The Colour Out Of Space
* The Rats In The Walls
Later…
* The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
* The Call Of Cthulhu
* At The Mountains of Madness
OTHER AUTHORS
August Derleth's Lovecraft stories – Abandon all hope all ye who enter here. You have been warned.
Guy de Maupassant's “The Horla” - a favourite of HPL. Clearly an inspiration for TCOC.
Edgar Alan Poe – HPL's favourite author and inspiration - “The Fall Of The House Of Usher”, “The Tell-Tale Heart”
Robert E. Howard's Conan for Lovecraftian references
ST Joshi: An H.P. Lovecraft Encyclopedia – info on HPL's stories, influences etc.
/tg/
The Call of Cthulhu
/v/
The Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth – An adaptation of TSOI with elements of TSOT. Great Lovecraftian atmosphere at first, but it unfortunately it turns into a mostly mindless FPS shooter. A planned sequel got canned.
Penumbra: Overture – Features a very Lovecraftian protagonist and no effective weapons. Funfact: the game's engine is named HPL
Penumbra: Black Plague – Arguably the best of the Penumbra series. No weapons at all in this one.
Penumbra: Requiem – If you liked the two previous ones, you should give this one a go, keep in mind tho that this is much more puzzle oriented than the two previous ones.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent – Probably the most frightening game you're likely to play. Also check out the (free) expansion pack “Justine”.
Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs – less interactive than A:TDD
(very likely) Soma – Developed by Frictional Games, creators of the Penumbra-trilogy and Amnesia
Alone In The Dark (series) – The originals are very much inspired by Lovecraft
Eternal Darkness
LINKS
The H.P. Lovecraft Archive – All his stories freely availible online: http://hplovecraft.com/
The H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society: http://cthulhulives.org/
The H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast – coverage on his stories and free story readings: http://hppodcraft.com/
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HOWARD DIED THIS MORNING NOTHING TO DO THANKS
HOWARD DIED THIS MORNING NOTHING TO DO THANKS
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einprozent.de
fight islam
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'Diet Lovecraft'
Anyone got recommendations for 'Diet Lovecraft' stories and authors?
While I do enjoy Lovecraft's cosmic horror and the 'Yog Sothothery' stories concerning alien gods and beings from beyond the known world, I think it takes away from the overall setting to have Earth be overrun with alien gods and beings, and cults.
I want to see if the same nihilistic world-view and style of Lovecraft's stories, with crumbling, worm-eaten manor houses in New England, human devolution and cultural degeneration, could fit a world without any alien involvement at all, and where we are completely alone in this cold, dead universe with human threats and man-made horrors beyond ones imagination.
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Are you inclined to use the zeitgeist argument, and say that pretty much everyone from that time was down on darkies?
Or does his apparent belief that blacks were sub-human make you uncomfortable, and make you think less of him as an author?
I personally fall towards the former, because I think any overt or perceptibly racist elements expressed in his actual work didn't detract from the overall quality. His palpable fear of miscegenation and ensuing degradation, for example, was seemingly directed at the destruction of established traditions; and that made things like "The Shadow Over Innsmouth" all the more terrifying, and thus more interesting reading.
Then again, I also think the World Fanatsy Awards bullshit last year was a storm in a teacup: lefists sharpening semantic knives when there's so much more important to cut.
I don't actually give a damn about this non-issue, but it'd be nice to see some HPL-related discussion on this board from the three other people in here
DAS RAYCISS
Where does /hpl/ stand on the fact that ol' Howard was a big ol' racist?Are you inclined to use the zeitgeist argument, and say that pretty much everyone from that time was down on darkies?
Or does his apparent belief that blacks were sub-human make you uncomfortable, and make you think less of him as an author?
I personally fall towards the former, because I think any overt or perceptibly racist elements expressed in his actual work didn't detract from the overall quality. His palpable fear of miscegenation and ensuing degradation, for example, was seemingly directed at the destruction of established traditions; and that made things like "The Shadow Over Innsmouth" all the more terrifying, and thus more interesting reading.
Then again, I also think the World Fanatsy Awards bullshit last year was a storm in a teacup: lefists sharpening semantic knives when there's so much more important to cut.
I don't actually give a damn about this non-issue, but it'd be nice to see some HPL-related discussion on this board from the three other people in here
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Sup /hpl/
Which Cthulhu Mythos deity is you're waifu?
My main waifu is Rlim Shaikorth, but when is out of town me and Azathoth hook up.
Pic related, my waifu
Sup /hpl/
Which Cthulhu Mythos deity is you're waifu?
My main waifu is Rlim Shaikorth, but when is out of town me and Azathoth hook up.
Pic related, my waifu
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Short films. What have you got?
Here's two I really like.
The Shadow Out of Time
http://youtu.be/y7jp1CT1h6c
From Beyond
http://youtu.be/mQZyYvb-GD8
Short films. What have you got?
Here's two I really like.
The Shadow Out of Time
http://youtu.be/y7jp1CT1h6c
From Beyond
http://youtu.be/mQZyYvb-GD8
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Other Weird fiction authors
Some time ago I picked up an anthology called "The Best Ghost Stories", to get some of HPL's stories that I didn't have. Now, this anthology features stories by Edgar Allan Poe, Algernon Blackwood, Sheridan Le Fanu, E.F. Benson, and M.R. James.
M.R. James is considered the originator of the "antiquarian ghost story", and his protagonists share many similarities with those of Lovecraft: bachelors with an antiquarian bent, and who's curiosity causes some ancient evil/curse to be unleashed/uncovered.
For those unfamiliar with his work, I'd like to recommend "Count Magnus" & "The Ash-Tree" to get you started.
The late, great Sir Christopher Lee read four of James' stories in a candle-lit room in King's College in a BBC production for Christmas in 2000, so if you can find them floating around online, that should be worth checking out as well.
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The Atlanta Radio Theater Company's adaptation of "The Shadow Over Innsmouth" has long held a special place for me, not least of all because of how well it seems suited to the old-time radio drama format.
A lot of HPL's more purple writings sound very stilted when given a straight reading with audio-books. But I think with this reinterpretation, they captured Olmstead's mounting anticipation, curiosity and dread very well indeed; and his flight from the accursed town was suitably frantic.
There were some parts of it that were explicit exposition, and other parts were a little too hammy (didn't enjoy Obed Marsh, for one). But overall it conveyed the central theme of degradation nicely, and the pacing was spot on.
Adaptations
So the sticky kicks off with a list of adaptations of HPL's work, and it got me thinking: what are /hpl/'s favourites?The Atlanta Radio Theater Company's adaptation of "The Shadow Over Innsmouth" has long held a special place for me, not least of all because of how well it seems suited to the old-time radio drama format.
A lot of HPL's more purple writings sound very stilted when given a straight reading with audio-books. But I think with this reinterpretation, they captured Olmstead's mounting anticipation, curiosity and dread very well indeed; and his flight from the accursed town was suitably frantic.
There were some parts of it that were explicit exposition, and other parts were a little too hammy (didn't enjoy Obed Marsh, for one). But overall it conveyed the central theme of degradation nicely, and the pacing was spot on.
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If you are reading this, you have been visited by the Board Necromancer.
Good traffic and high PPH will come to you, but only if you post this message to 5 other dead boards to spread his reanimating magick.
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Iä, Iä, motherfuckers!
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lovecraftIan horrors
Can we get a thread for sharing pictures of some of your favorite elder/outer gods. Try and be more unique than simply cthulhu. Starting with my favorite, nyarlathotep.
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Lovecraftian art thread?
Lovecraftian art thread?
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Favorite story by Lovecraft, GO.
Mine would have to be The Beast In The Cave.
http://www.dagonbytes.com/thelibrary/lovecraft/thebeastinthecave.htm
Favorite story by Lovecraft, GO.
Mine would have to be The Beast In The Cave.
http://www.dagonbytes.com/thelibrary/lovecraft/thebeastinthecave.htm
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L. Ron Hubbard, science fiction author. Discuss
Weird science fiction?
So, I hear this is a board dedicated to strange and weird science fiction.L. Ron Hubbard, science fiction author. Discuss
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What would your ideal Lovecraftian film be like if you were given free rein to choose director, actors & actresses, special effect makers, writers, shooting locations, etc., etc.
What about an early '30s adaptation of “The Rats In The Walls” directed by James Whale starring Claude Rains as de la Poer?
A mid '80s adaptation of “The Colour Out of Space” directed by Stuart Gordon with special effects by Stan Winston and based on a screenplay Dan O'Bannon?
Or maybe that Guillermo del Toro film of “At the Mountains of Madness» that we've been waiting for?
What would your ideal Lovecraftian film be like if you were given free rein to choose director, actors & actresses, special effect makers, writers, shooting locations, etc., etc.
What about an early '30s adaptation of “The Rats In The Walls” directed by James Whale starring Claude Rains as de la Poer?
A mid '80s adaptation of “The Colour Out of Space” directed by Stuart Gordon with special effects by Stan Winston and based on a screenplay Dan O'Bannon?
Or maybe that Guillermo del Toro film of “At the Mountains of Madness» that we've been waiting for?
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>no thread discussing any of his written work
Disgraceful, /hpl/.
What are your favourites?
What do you utterly detest for being too waffly? Because it's Lovecraft and that's going to come up.
I'm going to kick off with my favourite, The Shadow Over Innsmouth, because I think it contains all the best aspects of Lovecraft, and none of the drudgery.
It gives you a very detailed sketch of a particular area of the New England countryside: the small-town gossip of neighbouring towns mixed with Olmstead's personal experience in Innsmouth provide an increasingly distressing account of its least-desirable elements.
At the same time, Lovecraft's trademark ability to give his readers a peek at all an encompassing horror beyond human comprehension is expressed exceptionally well through the opening and closing sections of the story. We don't see the Cyclopean cities beneath the sea in any detail; nor to we receive much information on the raids and dynamiting of the town. But the implications of an entire town being cleansed, along with Olmstead's fear of and embracement of his lineage do more to exhibit scale than most everything else in HPL's oeuvre.
I reckon.
Stories and poems of HPL
>entire board venerating an author>no thread discussing any of his written work
Disgraceful, /hpl/.
What are your favourites?
What do you utterly detest for being too waffly? Because it's Lovecraft and that's going to come up.
I'm going to kick off with my favourite, The Shadow Over Innsmouth, because I think it contains all the best aspects of Lovecraft, and none of the drudgery.
It gives you a very detailed sketch of a particular area of the New England countryside: the small-town gossip of neighbouring towns mixed with Olmstead's personal experience in Innsmouth provide an increasingly distressing account of its least-desirable elements.
At the same time, Lovecraft's trademark ability to give his readers a peek at all an encompassing horror beyond human comprehension is expressed exceptionally well through the opening and closing sections of the story. We don't see the Cyclopean cities beneath the sea in any detail; nor to we receive much information on the raids and dynamiting of the town. But the implications of an entire town being cleansed, along with Olmstead's fear of and embracement of his lineage do more to exhibit scale than most everything else in HPL's oeuvre.
I reckon.
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Of everything that exists throughout Lovecraft's works, what scares or creeps you out the most? Is it a specific monster, or concept?
Of everything that exists throughout Lovecraft's works, what scares or creeps you out the most? Is it a specific monster, or concept?
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It wasn't that expensive, but I saw it online and thought it would be a nice little thing to have.
Should keep me safe from the things between things, too.
Anybody else got anything /hpl/-related for Christmas this year?
/hpl/-related Christmas thread
Got this little beauty this Chrismas.It wasn't that expensive, but I saw it online and thought it would be a nice little thing to have.
Should keep me safe from the things between things, too.
Anybody else got anything /hpl/-related for Christmas this year?
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Locke & Key
Okay, new storytime. Locke & Key isn't a direct adaptation, but definitely gets it's inspiration from Lovecraftian themes (and this particular story is called Welcome to Lovecraft.) Without spoiling too much, after a family tragedy kids move into an old house that's been in their family for years. The house has some peculiar properties. Specifically, there are a number of doors and keys which used in conjunction have a number of supernatural effects.
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At one point, Marvel's MAX line had a short series of comics about Lovecraft's work.
At one point, Marvel's MAX line had a short series of comics about Lovecraft's work.
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So, after securing James Cameron as a producer, seems Guillermo del Toro has resumed plans to make At the Mountains of Madness, which will apparently be in 3D.
I'm pretty excited about this news.
http://www.blastr.com/2010/09/guillermo_del_toro_wants_hellboy_for_his_3_d_lovecraft_film.php
So, after securing James Cameron as a producer, seems Guillermo del Toro has resumed plans to make At the Mountains of Madness, which will apparently be in 3D.
I'm pretty excited about this news.
http://www.blastr.com/2010/09/guillermo_del_toro_wants_hellboy_for_his_3_d_lovecraft_film.php
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Well, this kind of depressed me.
http://eternaldarkness.wikia.com/wiki/Shadow_of_the_Eternals
I'd never heard of this project before today. Basically, they tried to make a spiritual successor to Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem. They put up two kickstarter campaigns, and neither was successful, so the game is on "indefinite hiatus".
Looked awesome, too.
Well, this kind of depressed me.
http://eternaldarkness.wikia.com/wiki/Shadow_of_the_Eternals
I'd never heard of this project before today. Basically, they tried to make a spiritual successor to Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem. They put up two kickstarter campaigns, and neither was successful, so the game is on "indefinite hiatus".
Looked awesome, too.
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Strange but true
antique tin-type
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Time for another story time, cultists. This time it's Atomic Robo - The Shadow From Beyond Time, in which Atomic Robo must face the menace that is H.P. Lovecraft.
Time for another story time, cultists. This time it's Atomic Robo - The Shadow From Beyond Time, in which Atomic Robo must face the menace that is H.P. Lovecraft.
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And Mike Mignola is always Lovecraft-related.
Batman: The Doom That Came To Gotham
I think storytime sounds like a good idea. This is an Elseworlds story written/drawn by Mike Mignola about a Lovecraftian version of Batman. That sounds like a pretty good combination to me.And Mike Mignola is always Lovecraft-related.
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My girlfriend thinks Azathoth is adorable. She finds blobby things cute, and the fact that he's an ancient, sleeping retarded god amuses her. Makes her think of a blobby snoring old man, but on a grand cosmic scale.
I think it's the bits about him "bubbling mindlessly" on a throne in the center of the universe, and the idea of a bunch of tentacled aliens playing flutes to try to keep him asleep.
My girlfriend thinks Azathoth is adorable. She finds blobby things cute, and the fact that he's an ancient, sleeping retarded god amuses her. Makes her think of a blobby snoring old man, but on a grand cosmic scale.
I think it's the bits about him "bubbling mindlessly" on a throne in the center of the universe, and the idea of a bunch of tentacled aliens playing flutes to try to keep him asleep.
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Starting out with this one, based on "In the Vault"
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Story time!
EC Comics' made several adaptions of Lovecraft's work in the '50sStarting out with this one, based on "In the Vault"
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