What's so great about Cthulhu?
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That just sounds like a Rampage(albeit without the Sandbox) game with Cthulu as one of the bonus characters. It'd be cool...but I'd likely still find myself playing as Ralph.Racecarlock said:
Although, thinking about it...Playing as Cthulu would be kinda dull; you'd just need to stand there whilst all of the humans go utterly mad.
Well, I did say rampage style sandbox game, didn't I? Also, I was kind of thinking more about the south park version of cthulu rather than the original lovecraft version.Tips_of_Fingers said:
People often over-represent Cthulhu, but don't let that drag down your opinion of Lovecraft in general. Believe me, he wrote about a lot more than just Cthulhu. Unfortunately, when one nerd latches onto something, a million more do until it's only an annoying reference. Once the fad passes and you ever choose to give it a more open-minded look (And less diluted by flavor-of-the-week fanboying.) you might see why he's considered so frightening.
I thought we were talking about the Mythos as a whole which is wide and varied? Cold Air is a good short story, and is absolutely nothing to do with the old gods but in the same setting with the story revolving around a bit of a tidbit of "What we shouldn't really know"tacotrainwreck said:
Because Cthulu kind of became the poster boy for lovecraft's work. He's become the symbol of that genre of horror.NinjaDeathSlap said:
Also, While lovecraft's work and influence is totally awesome...
Cthulu...is kinda overused. IMO, He's only scary when he's the boss you've picked out to fight in Arkham Horror. >_<
one time, I tried to get into the mythos by reading the books, so I went to the library to read a few. They were completely indecipherable. Each one had a first page that required a computer at hand just to look up every other word because it was some other monster that I didn't know about. I'm not going to do that, so I'm just going to replace all the stuff that isn't properly explained with highschool girls making duck faces.
Cthulhu's the only name from the mythos that ever really made it into popular culture.
He's not even the most interesting part of the Cthulhu mythos, but what can you do?
He's not even the most interesting part of the Cthulhu mythos, but what can you do?
I find the idea that the mind of a human being so fragile terrifying. That's what I took away from the Cthulhu story, that it will target the weak minded and drive everyone into a mass hysteria, in the process unlocking creatures unexplainable in any human language and allowing them to ravage all life on Earth.
The sense of inevitability in the story I found to be refreshing and horrific.
The sense of inevitability in the story I found to be refreshing and horrific.
That would not be aweso...okay, I can't say that with a straight face. A game like that would be fucking kick ass.Racecarlock said:
Have you read any of the stories? It's all in the context, Cthulhu, in context is also much more understated. The internet has a tendency to blow things out of proportion. We actually see very little of Cthulhu, and through the Mythos cycle stories he does not appear much either.
I actually find the tendency for readers obsess over the Cthulhu Mythos stories quite irksome, it tends to undermine Lovecraft's work.
If you're basing your opinion on what you've gleaned through the internet, I'd give the actual stories a chance.
I actually find the tendency for readers obsess over the Cthulhu Mythos stories quite irksome, it tends to undermine Lovecraft's work.
If you're basing your opinion on what you've gleaned through the internet, I'd give the actual stories a chance.
I'd like you to site that story. I bet it's every bit as real as Cthulhu. Or, if we're going less mainstream, Yog-Sothoth.kuyo said:
I can't name a single Lovecraft story that was that rife with "monsters" from the beginning.
Never really thought of the story as being about an anthropomorphic squid-thing. Seems to be more about that whole feeling of disquiet followed by terrible dawning realization.
No monster movie is really scary once the titular beastie has been revealed.
That's my two cents, in any case.
No monster movie is really scary once the titular beastie has been revealed.
That's my two cents, in any case.
I prefer the Outer Gods over the Elder GodsTheDarkEricDraven said:
Yog Sothoth and Azathoth severely outweigh Cthulhu, Nyarlethotep, Dagon, Hydra and Shub Niggurath.
THANK YOU!!Zachary Amaranth said:
I'd rather hear more about Azathoth or Yog Sothoth as Entities themselves. The Outer Gods hold so much more weight then the Elder Gods and the mystery behind them is so much more terrifying.
Especially considering the fact that once Azathoth awakens reality itself will be warped for he is the blind idiot god of all Chaos