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Cthulhu is a fictional cosmic entity created by writer H. P. Lovecraft.It was introduced in his short story "The Call of Cthulhu", [2] published by the American pulp magazine Weird Tales in 1928.
The Cthulhu Mythos is a mythopoeia and a shared fictional universe, ... Lovecraft did correspond, ... provides the key to the origin of the 'Derleth Mythos'.
The forces of good were supposed to have won, locking Cthulhu and others beneath the earth, the ocean, and elsewhere. Derleth's Cthulhu Mythos stories went on to associate different gods with the traditional four elements of fire, air, earth, and water, which did not line up with Lovecraft's original vision of his mythos. However, Derleth's ...
"The Call of Cthulhu" is a short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. Written in the summer of 1926, it was first published in the pulp magazine Weird Tales in February 1928. [ 2 ]
Lovecraft: A Look Behind the "Cthulhu Mythos" is a 1972 non-fiction book written by Lin Carter, published by Ballantine Books. The introduction notes that the book "does not purport to be a biography of H. P. Lovecraft ", and instead presents it as "a history of the growth of the so-called Cthulhu Mythos ."
Cthulhu Mythos deities are a group of fictional deities created by American author H. P. Lovecraft (1890–1937), and later expanded by others in the fictional universe known as the Cthulhu mythos. These entities are usually depicted as immensely powerful and utterly indifferent to humans.
R'lyeh is a fictional lost city that was first mentioned in the H. P. Lovecraft short story "The Call of Cthulhu", first published in Weird Tales in February 1928. [1] R'lyeh is a sunken city in the South Pacific and the prison of the entity called Cthulhu .
Three hunters from the game come from Cthulhu Mythos. Hastur, or "The Feaster", Yidhra, "The Dream Witch", and Ithaqua, "Night Watch" are all based on the fictional deities of the same names. King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow: Sierra On-Line: 1992 The main antagonist of the game is Abdul Alhazred, a magician and author of the Necronomicon.