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A shoggoth (occasionally shaggoth [1]) is a fictional creature in the Cthulhu Mythos. The beings were mentioned in passing in H. P. Lovecraft 's sonnet cycle Fungi from Yuggoth (1929–30), and later mentioned in other works, before being described in detail in his novella At the Mountains of Madness (1931).
Writer Dirk W. Mosig noted that Lovecraft was a "mechanistic materialist" who embraced the philosophy of cosmic indifferentism and believed in a purposeless, mechanical, and uncaring universe. Human beings, with their limited faculties, can never fully understand this universe, and the cognitive dissonance caused by this revelation leads to ...
Azathoth is a deity in the Cthulhu Mythos and Dream Cycle stories of writer H. P. Lovecraft and other authors. He is the supreme deity of the Cthulhu Mythos and the ruler of the Outer Gods, [1] and may also be seen as a symbol for primordial chaos, [2] therefore being the most powerful entity in the entirety of the Cthulhu Mythos.
Cthulhu and a shoggoth can be summoned during gameplay. [106] Shadow of the Comet: Infogrames: 1993 An adventure game based on The Shadow over Innsmouth. Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened: Frogwares: 2007 Features an investigation into a number of disappearances believed to be the work of a Cthulhu cult. [107] Sherlock Holmes Versus Arsène Lupin ...
At the Mountains of Madness is a science-fiction horror novella by the American author H. P. Lovecraft, written in February/March 1931.Rejected that year by Weird Tales editor Farnsworth Wright on the grounds of its length, [1] it was originally serialized in the February, March, and April 1936 issues of Astounding Stories.
The Shadow Out of Time is a novella by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft.Written between November 1934 and February 1935, it was first published in the June 1936 issue of Astounding Stories.
Academy Award nominated animated feature “Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” marks the latest adventure from Aardman’s beloved inventor and loyal pooch, who first appeared in Oscar ...
Lloigor is a fictional deity and a fictional race in the Cthulhu Mythos.The entity first appeared in August Derleth and Mark Schorer's short story "The Lair of the Star Spawn" (1932), and has been used in subsequent fictional works by others though often departing from the original concept.