Well not sure how successful this thread will be but oh well. We all know Cthulhu is a demon from Hell but what is its story? Where did this start? I know I must seem like the most clueless person on earth but I never grew up with these sort of stories. :shrug:

Cthulhu is a fictional monster invented by Howard Phillips Lovecraft, a famous horror writer in the mid-late 1800's.

It's said that any man who would look upon the creature would instantly go insane since one can't comprehend it

Edit: IIRC all of Lovecraft's stuff has become public domain and as such widely available around the web.

I've never heard him called a demon or explicitly linked to hell; Cthulhu is a cosmic being, not an infernal one. It's possible he or the Old Ones inspired hellish mythologies, I don't know the Cthulhu mythos well enough to say either way, but if that is the case it is secondary to the fact that he comes from the fringes of space rather than a fiery underworld.

This is http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/ffg_content/ffg-supply/art-sleeves/FFS06-spawn-of-cthulhu-hi-res.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_minisite_sec.asp%3Feidm%3D86%26esem%3D2%26esum%3D124&usg=__3u1G6MXvYgVl8TdOx1jO57-4_YI=&h=581&w=433&sz=278&hl=en&start=50&zoom=1&tbnid=C2PArLngVuYlyM:&tbnh=126&tbnw=98&ei=6th3TdTsGYyosQOY49i7BA&prev=/images%3Fq%3DCthulhu%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1323%26bih%3D566%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C849&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=409&vpy=195&dur=2137&hovh=260&hovw=194&tx=127&ty=159&oei=vth3TfSlA4a6sQOwy5C0BA&page=3&ndsp=24&ved=1t:429,r:10,s:50&biw=1323&bih=566

He is not a demon. He is from Vhoorl, a planet in the twenty-third nebula. He is an ancient being nearly as old as time itself who sleeps on the bottom of the sea. . .

We would sing and dance around,
because we know we can't be found,
I'd like to be under the sea,
In an octopus' garden in the shade.

"Y'AI'NG'NG
http://178.63.8.198/
H'EE-L'GEB
F'AI TRHODOG
UAAAAH"

Thank you for the back round! I think I might look up on it some more. Anyways, what is the gameplay?

A FPS horror game with puzzle/adventure elements, more or less. Stealth is encouraged, because ammo is scarce and you die easily.

Someone else may be able to explain this better.

Eh. Dude. The main bulk, and the most well-known stuff, of Lovecraft's career was written during the 20's.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOHJUrcVdJk

"Their Souls make his tummy happy."

Cthulhu is the herald of the Great Old Ones, the ancient cosmic gods that human minds cannot even conceive of, such as Yog Sothoth, and Narlythotep. When Great Cthulhu rises at last from his ancient city of R'lyeh beneath the sea, it will mark the return of the Great Old Ones to the Earth.

"In his house at R'lyeh dead Cthulhu waits dreaming."

But, but, but...

You just conceived them right there with that sentence! :woot:

My god you're right! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! ( Jumps out of window )

Nyarlathotep is not going to like having his name spelled incorrectly. Then again, Gnarly Hotep might make for a good addition to the mythos. :teehee:

I knew that I had spelt it wrong, I just could not be bothered to look it up. :mage: :biggrin:

Gnarly Hotep: Elvis Presley and JFK go to Hawaii.