What is Cthulhu exactly?

Post » Fri May 27, 2011 8:12 am

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:
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Alexandra Ryan
 
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Post » Fri May 27, 2011 10:18 am

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.
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Post » Fri May 27, 2011 7:11 am

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.
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Post » Fri May 27, 2011 10:08 am

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. . .
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Post » Fri May 27, 2011 3:50 am

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.

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Post » Fri May 27, 2011 9:16 am

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.



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Post » Fri May 27, 2011 12:16 am

Thank you for the back round! I think I might look up on it some more. Anyways, what is the gameplay?
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Post » Fri May 27, 2011 1:15 pm

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.
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Post » Fri May 27, 2011 2:48 pm

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.

Eh. Dude. The main bulk, and the most well-known stuff, of Lovecraft's career was written during the 20's.
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Post » Thu May 26, 2011 11:59 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOHJUrcVdJk
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Post » Fri May 27, 2011 2:41 am

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


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Post » Fri May 27, 2011 7:20 am

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."
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Post » Fri May 27, 2011 10:22 am

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


But, but, but...

You just conceived them right there with that sentence! :woot:
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Post » Fri May 27, 2011 3:50 am

But, but, but...

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

My god you're right! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! ( Jumps out of window )
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Post » Fri May 27, 2011 12:53 pm

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:
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Post » Fri May 27, 2011 9:36 am

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:
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Post » Fri May 27, 2011 1:28 am

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:

Gnarly Hotep: Elvis Presley and JFK go to Hawaii.
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