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I tried to portray Cthulhu not as a creature, but as the vessel of some awesome cosmic entity.
I tried to capture the Dunsanian mystic atmosphere of "Dreamquest of Unknown Kadath" mixed with the objective view of "At The Mountains of Madness."
" ...a gigantic thing "miles high" which walked or lumbered about."
It canΒ΄t be merely a creature of flesh and bone, but Something alien that extends to more than one reality, and which draws its power from some distant cosmic source.
Like what a 2-dimensional creature living in a 2-dimensional world would see if we sticked our 3-dimensional finger into their world.
" ...the mountainous monstrosity flopped down the slimy stones and hesitated, floundering at the edge of the water."
" ...great Cthulhu slid greasily into the water and began to pursue with vast wave-raising strokes of cosmic potency."
It seems like a gigantic mass gliding about, like an overgrown Shoggoth.
I prefer this cosmic horror better than the hairless King Kong with the octupus head.
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greatwhiteshark1993 [2024-11-17 08:46:58 +0000 UTC]
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deepvision [2018-03-31 08:04:38 +0000 UTC]
DAAAYUM!. I'm down on the beach with my metal detector and this happened. *Whispers* I think I'll keep it to myself, though; people already think I'm crazy...
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nerdpinup [2017-05-11 10:00:26 +0000 UTC]
Exactly, I think you've hit the spot here.
Cthulhu can't be a body builder with fish skin, dragon wings and octopus head, but something less comprehensible by the human eye.
If you had this idea, I also suggest to take a look to the work of Alberto Breccia (www.fumetto-online.it/ew/ew_al⦠)
By the way, great job here!
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Samize In reply to nerdpinup [2017-05-13 12:12:02 +0000 UTC]
Oohh, that's very good. There is a kind of abstractness that really fits with the theme.
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nerdpinup In reply to Samize [2017-05-14 15:33:13 +0000 UTC]
I agree! It surely does!!!!!!
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Alconos [2015-06-01 02:49:00 +0000 UTC]
dude, im just imaging myself on that beach and thinking how fucked i am
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OctopusGames [2015-03-08 01:26:00 +0000 UTC]
That's a very interesting conceptual take, very apt and more powerful.Β
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WegaBlueSun [2014-11-21 03:03:30 +0000 UTC]
Truly shows how "a mountain walked or stumbled" ...Just incredible. The sun sets on humankind, death has died. Strange eons have arrived.Β
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Unage-Jragon-00 [2014-11-20 06:21:06 +0000 UTC]
Is there a difference between Cthulhu and Azathoth?
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Samize In reply to Unage-Jragon-00 [2014-11-22 00:13:21 +0000 UTC]
They're both cosmic horrors, other than that they're completely different beings, as far as I know.
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randomeye713 [2014-10-23 05:25:10 +0000 UTC]
Imagine going down to the beach for a stroll and seeing this, ha.
Amazing pic, it's like an eldritch version of the normandy beach invasion
It does feel like a deployment of forces and an apocalyptic heralding
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Epsie125 [2014-03-03 11:54:53 +0000 UTC]
... Be right back... Gotta go to the bathroom... cuz i think i crapped myself
no but seriously though... THIS PIECE IS F-ing amazing
I mean I checked the other piece and I thought it couldnt get any more goosebumpy till I clicked the "alternate version link"
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seimeisamarian [2014-02-06 16:33:12 +0000 UTC]
Great work, I think even LC himself would like it...
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hobbitshire [2013-02-23 12:08:55 +0000 UTC]
Yes, Cosmic Horror is the only description for this nighmare, superbly done towering in the background over the normal-sized deep ones, (which are themselves scary enough).
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Vilest [2012-09-01 17:20:15 +0000 UTC]
Your perception of cthulhu is not far off from lovecraft's. The elder gods in this dimension are composed of "vitreous humors" held together by the will of the elder gods, who resided outside of space and time.
That strikes me a pretty awesome, a being so powerful they can drastically change reality on a whim.
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Nesihonsu [2012-08-27 08:22:19 +0000 UTC]
perfectly captured Lovecraft's works atmosphere. Pure epicness.
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