#eldergods

[vangold]

After all the big, imposing critters of the last few days - with Nyarlathotep, Yog-Sothoth and Dagon and all the other lot - I dug something smaller out of the Lovecraft Panteon today. I guess that's what happens when you leave Yog-Sothoth and Shub Niggurath alone for too long after a big binge. Yes, Elder Babies. :D Well, from an earthly point of view they are certainly a bit older, but from the point of view of the Outer Gods they still seem very young to me. Also from the way the Lovecraft Wiki speaks almost lovingly of the little Nug and Yeb, who are sometimes quite rough and destructive, but really just want to play :) Doesn't sound so much like evil twin now, but at least it sounds like the #blasphemoustwins :D Once again, I've taken complete artistic licence here. Yeb only has eyes, Nug only has maws. But they complement each other perfectly and are inseparable. And Yeb is undoubtedly the cheekier of the two :)

Creeptober-Promptlist by @creep-tober

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[pulkitoki]

The Black Goat of the Woods with a Thousand Young.

[mangor]

The Eldritch Funnies

[rob-demers-art]

SHOP UPDATE! Candy hearts for when it's not just love at first sight, but also insanity from the infinite scope of the Elder Gods.

Order Eldritch Candy Hearts Stickers here: https://robdemersart.com/shop/eldritch-candy-hearts-stickers/

[neonmob]

Being millennia-old doesn't mean you can't still enjoy a good meme! Pop culture parodies? Reimagined classics? Bring it on! Timeless wisdom meets modern hilarity. 😂👽🙌 Timeless wisdom meets modern hilarity. 😂👽🙌 https://www.neonmob.com/series/pop-culture-cthulhu/

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

THE HISTORY OF PLANET EARTH ACCORDING TO THE MARVEL UNIVERSE -- THE MARVEL BOOK OF GENESIS.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on the four opening pages from "THOR" Annual Vol. 1 #10. October, 1982. Marvel Comics. Readers get to witness the beginning of everything, including the origins of the first ethereal beings on Earth: the Demiurge, Chthon, Gaea, Set, Atum, the Demogorge, and numerous other succeeding gods.

"As time passed, the Earth was overrun with ethereal life, and the Elder Gods degenerated into life-destroying demons constantly at war with one another in a struggle for supremacy and power. All except Gaea, who cared with motherly tenderness for the new form of life teeming now in Earth's oceans... Gaea feared that her savage brethren would, in their endless warfare, destroy all chance for this new life to grow. She meditated upon how she might bring good to the world she loved... and in her yearning, summoned the Demiurge itself to conceive in her a force for good. Then she withdrew into the cool womb of the Earth, patience and weariness her sole companions... until... Atum was born!"

-- "THOR" ANNUAL Vol. 1 #10 (prologue)

STORY): Mark Gruenwald✝ & Alan Zelenetz

PENCILS: Bob Hall

INKERS: Rick Bryant, Joe Rubinstein, Andy Mushynsky, Al Gordon, & Kevin Dzuban

COLORIST(S): George Roussos

LETTERER(S): Rick Parker

Source: https://viewcomiconline.com/thor-1966-annual-10.

[asta-daily]

Great Cthulhu VII

You hold the scepter and said the Words. The stars are aligned, the stones are carved Well, wrongly carved. Inverted. That's bad. Great Cthulhu's not coming, you are.

/* Pencil doodle on A5 sketchbook - Porte-mine sur carnet A5 */

Brandit ton sceptre, au centre du cercle, récite les Mots ! Les étoiles sont alignées, les Pierres sont gravées ! Hélas, tes runes sont toutes inversées, c'est ballot. Grand Cthulhu ne viendra pas, c'est toi l'invoqué.

[voodoobiznizz]

My minimal poster design for one of my favorite movies of all time, The Endless. #theendless #resolution #spring #somethinginthedirt #synchronic #horror #cosmic #cosmichorror #humor #thriller #hplovecraft #lovecraft #timeloop #time #loop #vhs #aaronmoorhead #justinbenson #anthonymackie #jamiedornan #eldergod #movieposter #movie #alternate #alternateposter #minimal #minimalposter #horrorposter #sheet

[vangold]

Another fella I was really looking forward to in this challenge.

Ithaqua is often interpreted more along the lines of Yeti, but for my part, when I'm told about a Great Old One whose element is ice and snow and who is surrounded by hypothermia and maddening hunger and all the horror that comes with the fear of the cold,

a Wendigo immediately appears in my mind's eye.

The prompt from day 13 that timidly asks for a deer or something similar (?) plays right into my hands :) While cryophobia isn't something that scares me personally, the way this fear is dealt with and played out in stories and pop culture (think Frostpunk, the Thing or even HBO's Terror) is actually the kind of horror that fascinates me - and somehow excites me in a morbid way. Designing a creature that personifies this primal fear - this literally twisted creature with the maw of one so desperate to escape starving, they wouldn't even make a hold for their own kind, limps in the colour of frostbitten flesh and antlers like ice crystals.... - I really had a blast here :D

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PS: Those weirdos of you sharing my fascination with this kind of horror, lemme give you a little recommandation on the way:

The magnificent Jacob Geller did this awesome video essay on the topic a few years ago putting into words what I tried here to put into ink.

I in general can just recommend the guy and his content. He has a damn good eye for this kinda stuff :)

[pulkitoki]

Krakenwankers. Weird dreams, random ideas, and unfinished projects

[mangor]

After an unspeakable century long battle with Spaghetti Monster, the Old One eats the remains of his dreaded foe. 

[gorjee-art]

After tons of requests for an official lamb reference, I finally caved! Next, I'll have to do outfit alternatives and the eldergod reference but I think I've finally nailed down their look!

[abyssonance]

Oh my well... now they were feeling very awkward indeed.

Well the abyss hadn't planned on playing a silly human game today but there they were! Looking down on this very stern, very serious human.

With this very serious face. You see that world? What a serious face this human had.

They could just let the human dry their eyes out... or...

There was one way to win.

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Blep.

@abyssonance replied to your post “Staring out into the abyss.”:

The abyss stares back. This is becoming very awkward.

Oh it's serious now. He's having a staring contest with it.

[savage-kult-of-gorthaur]

A COLLECTION OF TUMBLR PROFILE COVER PHOTOS -- IT ALL BEGINS RIGHT HERE.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on a handful of mostly horizontal illustrations that I've used as Tumblr cover photos in the month of June -- everything from pizza, flamingos, and the ladies of G.I. Joe...to killer klowns, cult Japanese metal punk, and Marvel's Elder Gods. Somethimg for everyone!

Anyway, I'm thinking of turning these old pics into a series of sorts, for reasons of posterity, I guess, and it beats just tossing these out forever instead of documenting them, if you will, over a website like Tumblr. The journey begins here, people!

Sources: Pinterest, Relapse Records, Round Table Pizza, DeviantArt, Dribble, etc....

[yandereunsolved]

❆ ๋࣭ ˖ Yandere Kuai Liang (MK 11) ❆ ๋࣭ ˖ (titan au)

The Hourglass—an artifact crucial to the flow of time and the fates of all his former comrades and enemies. If he were more foolish, perhaps he would entrust this object to another version of himself. Alas, all would pale in comparison to the protection he is able to offer. The ice covering a realm filled with the sands of time is indomitable. The ice is so thin that it's see-through but able to withstand even the power of an eldergod. 

Within the walls of this sanctum, he is forced to watch over all those below him. This new form of his may mimic his mortal body in many ways, but it contains no real heart. It is simply the visage of what he once was, and yet within his chest, an odd pain aches. It is all-consuming, and he is not able to make it cease. 

He spends many millennia tending to the ache, and yet it only grows stronger. He casts his unceasing gaze over many timelines, and it stops for only a moment. A brief glance at a timeline that Liu Kang formed. Kuai Liang, a version of him, is no longer Sub-zero but a version of Scorpion. A version of him with only one of you: the most captivating being in the entirety of all creation.

He spared no time in scooping you up. In the blink of his eye, a timeline can end; he forbids that to happen to you. It's an instinct, almost. It's something that runs much deeper into the core of his being. 

He is the keeper of The Hourglass. He knows everything about you. He could simply snuff out your existence if he wished. Yet he now entraps you within this realm. There is no chance of escaping, for no eldergod or champion wishes to go against him.

"What has you so distressed?" He inquires worriedly. You refuse to step near him. You have been sobbing since he placed you in here. He understands why you are upset. He simply wishes to stop it.

"..."

Your gaze is one that boasts confidence but betrays fear. You know he could kill you without so much as having to lift his finger. You only know of him because of your extensive studies in order to aid Liu Kang. Kuai Liang. Terrifying. Titan. No more than a monster in your eyes.

"Darling—" He cuts himself off.

The anguish in your soul melts the ice around his domain. It causes his breath to quicken. A set of intruding thoughts invades his mind. What is this!?

Your body falls limply against the grains of time. He grabs you and brings you into the most heavenly embrace imaginable. Your mortal mind would not be able to comprehend it, even if you were awake. The ice begins to rebuild itself as he does his best to calm the angering ache within himself.

"Stop; please don't do this to me. I-I love you." He stops for a moment and ponders. "If you didn't remember your previous life and I gave you a new one, then you'd be happy. You'd be happy with me. We could be happy together. You'd be in a safe timeline. We'd be happy. We'd have a family. But—would you still be you?"

A moment for you is many lifetimes for him.

His eyes grow distant.

"I can only love this version of you. You'll be immortal. I'll give you everything. You just need to learn to love me."

[lynxgriffin]

Is the Knight Still Around and About

And If He is still In there Is He still A Lightner

or Is He Some ElderGod

(This Question Is About Elderrune If You Didn't Know)

The Knight is around, yes. I've been resisting putting them in so far just because we know so little about them in canon, but I think I'll need to start poking at them more for plot reasons, so they may be making some appearances in the future! I figure whatever I do will be vastly different from what we get in canon anyway, so may as well go with what works best in the story here.

That said, they are a Lightner here!