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Lovecraftian horror, also called cosmic horror [2] or eldritch horror, is a subgenre of horror, fantasy fiction and weird fiction that emphasizes the horror of the unknowable and incomprehensible [3] more than gore or other elements of shock. [4] It is named after American author H. P. Lovecraft (1890–1937).
Eldritch Horror is a tabletop strategy board game published by Fantasy Flight Games in 2013. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The players explore locales around the world filled with Cthulhu Mythos horrors. Gameplay
Shub-Niggurath is a deity created by H. P. Lovecraft.She is often associated with the phrase "The Black Goat of the Woods with a Thousand Young". The only other name by which Lovecraft referred to her was "Lord of the Wood" in his story The Whisperer in Darkness.
Chaugnar Faugn (The Elephant God, The Horror from the Hills) was created by Frank Belknap Long and first appeared in his novel The Horror from the Hills . Chaugnar Faugn (or Chaugnar Faughn) appears as a horribly grotesque idol, made of an unknown element, combining the worst aspects of octopus, elephant, and human being.
Mril Thorion is an Outer God who, along with Mlandoth, serve as Yin and Yang. Mlandoth and Mril Thorion were created by Walter C. DeBill Jr., but were suggested years earlier by Clark Ashton Smith. Walter C. DeBill Jr. is an author of horror and science fiction short stories and a contributor to the Cthulhu Mythos.
Alcina Dimitrescu (/ ˈ ə l s ɪ n iː ɑː ˈ d ɪ m iː t r ɛ s k / ⓘ; Japanese: オルチーナ・ドミトレスク, Hepburn: Oruchīna Domitoresuku), better known as Lady Dimitrescu, is a character in the Resident Evil survival horror video game series created by the Japanese company Capcom.
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Eldritch Wizardry was written by Gary Gygax and Brian Blume and published by TSR in 1976 as a sixty-page digest-sized book, and was the third supplement to the original D&D rules. [4] The supplement was part of the continuing expansion of D&D in 1976, which also included Gods, Demi-Gods & Heroes and Swords & Spells .