Lovecraft Mythos - Cosmic Horror

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H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos is a shared universe far larger and more terrifying than that of humanity, where ancient, malevolent beings known as the Great Old Ones slumber in the depths of space or time. After Lovecraft's death, the Mythos has been expanded and developed by many authors, including August Derleth, Clark Ashton Smith, and Robert E. Howard. These and many other authors have helped to flesh out the Mythos into a rich and complex Dark Universe.

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The origin and "core" of the Mythos start of course with the collection 23 of Lovecraft’s greatest weird tales. In these stories, monstrous entities traverse the gulfs of time and space and humankind cowers in fright at the havoc they wreak.

Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos - (Suggested Reading Order)

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EXTRA - The Complete Cthulhu Mythos Tales by H.P. Lovecraft from Barnes & Noble

Mythos Anthologies

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When the school play--an ‘80s Brat Pack movie--goes awry, the teens must survive their worst Lovecraft nightmares! Special giant issue!

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Illustration and comic artist. Ignotus Award 2019 Best illustration (nominated in 2018 and 2024). Nominated as Best Artist by the EUROPEAN SCIENCE FICTION SOCIETY in 2019.

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So I'm sure just about everyone knows "The Cool S". It's ubiquitous in school culture and if you haven't drawn it, you probably know someone who has.

The thing is, no one knows where it came from. Everyone has a cool cousin or older sibling that "invented" it, or claim it's from some group or company, but it always turns up to be false. In fact, the oldest known example is in a book cataloging street art published in 1973. From there it's been found on basically every notebook and lunch table the world over and represents a big niche in childlore.

So here's where I go off the deep end... What if this is actually The Yellow Sign?

The yellow sign is never expressly described in the story, with the weird wiggly one being an artist rendition. However, in The King in Yellow, a character draws it freehand to show someone. Which implies it's easy to freehand which the current one isn't. Furthermore, think of the purpose. The yellow sign is intends to spread Hasturs influence secretly. The current one, while undoubtedly cool, is also strange and stands out. If you're wearing it on your person, it stands out. The S doesn't. I'm writing this on break and there's 3 in this room alone. No one cares.

Now take a moment to consider the vector. The best time to indoctrinate someone is young. Why fight to catch the random mad reader when you can net up whole classrooms in a single day and whole schools in a week? No one takes it seriously because it's a children's doodle. A thing we draw absent-minded as we remember our youth.

For all we know, we're all infected and didn't even know.

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https://theartofmichaelwhelan.substack.com/p/at-the-mountains-of-madness

Michael Whelan’s longcover for At the Mountains of Madness, commissioned by Centipede Press for the classic horror novel by H.P. Lovecraft.

Whelan's artwork has been featured on numerous covers of Lovecraft's reissued works, particularly through Del Rey Books. His paintings for LOVECRAFT'S NIGHTMARE were instrumental in revitalizing interest in Lovecraft’s stories during the 1980s and have since become iconic within both literary and music circles, even appearing on heavy metal album covers

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https://lesedwards.com/

Les Edwards is a prominent British illustrator, renowned for his contributions to the horror, science fiction, and fantasy genres. Born on September 7, 1949, he has had a prolific career spanning over fifty years, during which he has created numerous illustrations for book covers, posters, magazines, record covers, and games.

Lovecraft in Britain

Weirder Shadows over Innsmouth

The Way of the Worm slipcase

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The Alchemist (short story)

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According to the Eltdown Shards, a Yekubian cube lands on a planet near the Milky Way Galaxy's rim about 2 trillion years ago. This may seem wrong since the universe is created in the Big Bang, around 13.8 billion years ago. According to some, Azathoth may be responsible for this. The Cthulhu mythos is a combination of many books written by many different authors aside from the great H.P Lovecraft himself. As by his wishes, he left the Cthulhu universe as an open book for competent writers to fill in the gaps and expand the franchise. This timeline is based on canonical books, like the timeline of the Cthulhu mythos, the challenge from beyond by Moore, where Yidhra walks by De Bill just to name a few. In this video, we shall only showcase the most important events in the timeline, especially the ones that date back millions or billions of years ago and which also is proposed to extent millions and billions of years in the future. Modern human interaction or birthdates are omitted as it will be too confusing taking into account the variety of books and works by many authors.

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https://www.deviantart.com/demitrybelmont/gallery

Demitrybelmont is an artist from Argentina, also known as Luciano Fleitas. He has been active on DeviantArt for over 17 years, showcasing a variety of artwork that includes fantasy and surreal themes. His profile indicates a strong presence in the online art community, where he shares his creations and engages with other artists.

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A new thriller from Mad Cave Studios this March will delve into a world of "ancient conspiracies, monstrous horrors, and the ultimate fight for truth." Dark Pyramid is a five-issue limited series from the creative team of Eisner Award-winning writer Paul Tobin and 2000 AD artist P.J. Holden.

"Hooky Hidalgo, adventurist and popular live streamer, has gone missing while climbing Mt. Denali in Alaska!" reads the synopsis for the first issue. "When his girlfriend, Becca, arrives at the base of the mountain to retrace his steps, she soon discovers something beyond the dreamy and impressive landscape. There's a conspiracy deep within the heart of Denali itself – a dark pyramid, silent, waiting. Becca – and the scores of Hooky fans determined to either find him or find some fun – will face death, avalanches... and monsters to find the truth."

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