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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).
A gigantic version of The Colour from Space imprisoned in Earth's oceans by Cthulhu's people. Uitzilcapac [50] Lord of Pain [51] A sadistic entity trapped by the Elder Gods in a remote dimension of the Space-Time continuum, and appearing as a 4-m tall lizard-like horror with six legs, and a mouth filled with vicious fangs. Ut'Ulls-Hr'Her
First appearing in Lovecraft's 1920 prose poem of the same name, he was later mentioned in other works by Lovecraft and by other writers and in the tabletop role-playing games making use of the Cthulhu Mythos. Later writers describe him as one of the Outer Gods. He is a shape-shifter with a thousand forms, most of them maddeningly horrific to ...
Survival horror, action adventure, psychological horror: Terminal Reality: Windows: 2000-10-03: Blair Witch Volume 2: The Legend of Coffin Rock: Survival horror, action adventure, psychological horror: Human Head Studios: Windows: 2000-10-25: Blair Witch Volume 3: The Elly Kedward Tale: Survival horror, action adventure, psychological horror ...
The name "Cthulhu" derives from the central creature in Lovecraft's seminal short story "The Call of Cthulhu", first published in the pulp magazine Weird Tales in 1928. [ 1 ] Richard L. Tierney , a writer who also wrote Mythos tales, later applied the term "Derleth Mythos" to distinguish Lovecraft's works from Derleth's later stories, which ...
References to the Old Ones and "Eldritch Terrors" (a term often used by H. P. Lovecraft to describe Cthulhu Mythos deities) are used throughout the season. In the episode "Chapter Twenty-Two: Drag Me to Hell", Father Blackwood summons a Deep One , offering his two children as blood sacrifice and is given a mystical egg containing a fish-like ...
Nyarlathotep is a fictional character created by H. P. Lovecraft.The character is a malign deity in the Cthulhu Mythos, a shared universe.First appearing in Lovecraft's 1920 prose poem "Nyarlathotep", he was later mentioned in other works by Lovecraft and by other writers, to the point of often being considered the main antagonist of the Cthulhu Mythos as a whole.
Eldritch, an English word used to describe something otherworldly or uncanny, may refer to: Eldritch (band) , an Italian progressive metal band Eldritch (video game) , a 2013 video game