Cthulhu
Tentacled sleeping deity
Cthulhu is a monstrous cosmic entity created by horror writer H.P.
Lovecraft, first appearing in his 1928 story "The Call of Cthulhu." Depicted as an enormous creature with an octopus-like head, dragon wings, and a vaguely humanoid body, Cthulhu lies dormant in the sunken city of R'lyeh, waiting to rise and drive humanity to madness.
The name has become shorthand for Lovecraftian horror—ancient, incomprehensible beings indifferent to human existence: Cthulhu mythos, the cult of Cthulhu.
Often invoked humorously in internet culture: Vote Cthulhu—why choose the lesser evil?
Having flexible grasping limbs
- eldritchWeirdly supernatural, disturbingly strange
- LovecraftianEvoking cosmic horror
- cosmicPertaining to the universe
- alienNon-native being
monstrous · cyclopean · non-Euclidean · gibbous · squamous · rugose · indescribable · unfathomable
Weird fiction author
- NecronomiconFictional book of forbidden knowledge
- cosmic horrorFear of vast, unknowable forces
- tentaclesFlexible grasping appendages
- eldritchWeirdly supernatural, disturbingly strange
Arkham · cult · forbidden knowledge · madness · dreaming · sunken city · squid
Mental soundness
- investigatorOne who examines evidence
- RPGExplosive launcher or fantasy genre
- tabletopHorizontal furniture surface
- diceMarked cubes for chance
keeper · scenario · campaign · World of Warcraft · plushie · board game · card game · expansion
Shared online humor
- parodySatirical imitation
- plushieSoft fabric toy
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
- pop cultureMass entertainment and trends
bumper sticker · cute · chibi · satirical · South Park · internet · fandom · tattoo
tentacled
Having flexible grasping limbs
- eldritchWeirdly supernatural, disturbingly strange
- LovecraftianEvoking cosmic horror
- cosmicPertaining to the universe
alien · monstrous · cyclopean · non-Euclidean · gibbous · squamous · rugose · indescribable · unfathomable · primordial
Lovecraft
Weird fiction author
- NecronomiconFictional book of forbidden knowledge
- cosmic horrorFear of vast, unknowable forces
- tentaclesFlexible grasping appendages
eldritch · Arkham · cult · forbidden knowledge · madness · dreaming · sunken city · squid
sanity
Mental soundness
- investigatorOne who examines evidence
- RPGExplosive launcher or fantasy genre
- tabletopHorizontal furniture surface
dice · keeper · scenario · campaign · World of Warcraft · plushie · board game · card game · expansion · miniature
meme
Shared online humor
- parodySatirical imitation
- plushieSoft fabric toy
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
pop culture · bumper sticker · cute · chibi · satirical · South Park · internet · fandom · tattoo · cosplay
- monstersdemon, monster, vampire, werewolf, ogre
- Fictional CephalopodsSquidward, Kraken, Ursula
- sea monstersleviathan, giant squid, sea serpent, sea monster, sea beast
- South ParkSouth Park, Stan, Cartman, Kenny, Butters
- LovecraftianNecronomicon, Arkham, cosmic horror, Re-Animator, forbidden knowledge
- Weird Talesweird fiction, pulp horror, cosmic horror, Necronomicon, eldritch
CthulhuGod
Supreme spiritual authority
Jesus Christ · Yahweh · guardian angel · savior · Aslan
Cthulhureason
Basis or justification
Athena · Apollo · enlightenment · natural law · sanity