#the call of cthulhu

[i-am-trans-gwender]

In The Call of Cthulhu the titular character is defeated by a steamboat. The story is in the public domain.

The Steamboat Willie version of Mickey Mouse is also public domain.

Therefore it is legally possible and canon compliant for Mickey Mouse to defeat Cthulhu.

[funeral]

The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far. The sciences, each straining in its own direction, have hitherto harmed us little; but some day the piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the deadly light into the peace and safety of a new dark age.

H.P. Lovecraft, The Call of Cthulu

[nemeyuko]

Tumblr if it existed in Lovecraft’s work would be a literal nightmare.

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💉 doctor-reanimator Follow

My assistant just came home from a trip to Illinois. I acquired a new specimen and tried out my new embalming fluid on it. My assistant will record the progress of reanimation.

🪦 reanimator-assistant Follow

West injected a compound into the specimen to counteract the embalming fluid.

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West put a pillow over it. Afterwards, he injected the body with the reagent. It’s possible the specimen may tell us what’s on the other side of death!

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West did what now?

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📐 math-folklore-gilman Follow

I keep having fucked up dreams about the witch that used to live in the house I rented for cheap. Especially since my rented room, the attic, was where she did her magic. I’m sure it’s nothing.

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That’s a weird giant rat! I hate these fucking dreams!

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🖋️ bostonnephew-deactivated02181928

I got this weird box full of documents from being the heir of my great uncle’s estate after he passed. It has this strange bas-relief and notes. I’ll read what’s in it.

🖋️ bostonnephew-deactivated02181928

Cthulhu still sleeps beneath the waves in his sunken city. I know the cult knows I know too much. They’ll take care of me like they did my great uncle. If you don’t see me on here anymore, that’s why.

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lol idiot.

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🌙 carter-the-dreamer Follow

Why do people think I killed Harley Warren? I did not! I do not know what has become of my friend Harley Warren.

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🐟 olmsteads-journal Follow

Hey, I’m going to visit this weird seaport town while on the way to Arkham to do genealogical research. People in Newburyport don’t want me to visit, but it’s the cheapest route to Arkham. Wish me luck!

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Year later… but…

I was related to someone from that town and something else.

After I fled the town, started to become like the people from the town. I shall join them in the sea with my cousin! :)

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📚 curwen-research Follow

Note to everyone: don’t try summon up your ancestors from the grave with essential salts.

If you see a Dr. Allen around Providence, Rhode Island. Please shoot him and dissolve his body in acid.

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Take no account of what I published. Dr. Allen is a grand man who meant no harm.

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👤 outsider2817 Follow

I’m going to leave my house for the first time! Wish me luck!

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I went to a house full of people partying. They all screamed and fled. What was that about?

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Oh.

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(Inspired by @strangestcase)

[cherrybitezz]

⋆. 𐙚 ˚ im just a girl ⋆. 𐙚 ˚

[spiraphobia]

Gou Tanabe x H.P. Lovecraft

Anybody else collecting these? I find these books really convenient for reading during a plane ride or train ride. I like that they're small enough to carry anywhere.

Currently, I’m reading The Shadow Over Innsmouth and plan to purchase The Call of Cthulhu once it's released. The art is mind-blowing. Gou Tanabe’s ability to capture Lovecraft’s cosmic horror through his illustrations is unmatched. His use of shading and contrast brings an eerie and atmospheric quality to the stories that really draws you in. That said, I do think the size of the books doesn’t always do the art justice - some details are so fine and intricate that they get lost in the smaller format. But like I mentioned, the compact size makes them perfect for reading on the go.

It's well known that Lovecraft was a big influence on Junji Ito, and I've been fascinated with his works for a while. I even bought a full omnibus of all his stories. However, with English being my second language and since I’m also more of a visual person, I prefer seeing horror in graphic form.

I still read horror novels - I own tons of Stephen King and other great horror finds, but when it comes to cosmic and body horror, I prefer seeing it illustrated. Tanabe’s adaptations are perfect for this because they blend the unsettling and strange atmosphere of Lovecraft’s writing with detailed, haunting visuals.

[sictransitgloriamvndi]

“That is not dead  Which can eternal lie, Yet with strange aeons Even death may die.” - H.P. Lovecraft

[bancaishi]

he said, ‘it is new, indeed, for i made it last night in a dream of strange cities; and dreams are older than brooding tyre, or contemplative sphinx, or garden-girdled babylon.’

illustration for "the call of cthulhu" by h.p. lovecraft

[cmdonovann]

more gutenberg project books! i made a little letter quarto of hp lovecraft for my brother, and somehow managed to spell "cthulhu" wrong on both the title page AND the page headers. alas, i didn't notice the error until it had already been gifted.

[canon-in-too-deep]

Free Cthulhu Typeset

Free letter quarto typeset pdf of H. P. Lovecraft's The call of Cthulhu! ...I just really wanted to use all the neat tentacle art I found on canva. Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Fa76cqy8FW-0DQ6Z0LWn5Sek4Nu5jW7N/view?usp=sharing

All my public domain typesets are free to use, just please leave credit and consider liking/reblogging if they're helpful. Thanks!

[vintage-tigre]

"The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far. The sciences, each straining in its own direction, have hitherto harmed us little; but some day the piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the light into the peace and safety of a new dark age."

• HP Lovecraft, "The Call of Cthulhu"

[charactersmashorpass-2]

"the horrors are unknowable to YOU maybe. to me they are extremely fuckable."

[pintsofguinnesmakeyoustrong]

not to excuse the brainwashing or mutiny or anything but i think a good chunk of ken's behaviour can be attributed to having never fucking seen a horse before. all the animals in barbieland are plastic, and even then, theres no horses apart from their toys. can you imagine? id shit myself. mans wouldve gone mad from the revelation. it was probably the ken equivalent of call of cthulhu for him. kenthulu if you will.

[slorestgreen]

The end of every HP Lovecraft story is some academic dude being like

"Wow that was some fucked up shit, huh. I almost died back there. Man, that was fucked. Anyways, take it easy."

[lafayettenossie]