Lovecraft Mythos - Cosmic Horror

Developer Kuuasemais reaching back to a classic RTS for inspiration with their upcoming Lovecraftian real-time strategy game Cthulhu Keeper. If the name didn’t immediately set off something, then the trailer for Cthulhu Keeper definitely will, channelling Bullfrog’s cult classic RTS Dungeon Keeper with its look and gameplay.

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Set in the 1920s, you assume the role of a cult leader looking to grow their influence by generating chaos and fear around you. In order to do that, you must build, defend, and expand your lair, summon Eldritch creatures, and orchestrate sinister missions.

As the description sounds, Cthulhu Keeper has the similar lair-building mechanic as its inspiration. Heck, the game even has a similar severed hand for a cursor (no word yet on if you can backhand your summoned creatures). You’ll start off by carving your lair from solid rock, setting out the halls and chambers, create dedicated rooms for rituals, and strategically place defenses to fend off intruders.

Trailer

Animation by Mr. Friend®

All Warship models by Muhamad Mirza Arrafi Jets by andertan & Mikhail_Zelenov

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cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/21827688

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From Beyond (1986) science-fiction body horror film directed by Stuart Gordon, based on the short story by H. P. Lovecraft: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091083/

With Jeffrey Combs

...for him, at least.

When the school play--an ‘80s Brat Pack movie--goes awry, the teens must survive their worst Lovecraft nightmares! Special giant issue!

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/25139717

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Illustration and comic artist. Ignotus Award 2019 Best illustration (nominated in 2018 and 2024). Nominated as Best Artist by the EUROPEAN SCIENCE FICTION SOCIETY in 2019.

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Art by Ryan Pequin https://bsky.app/profile/ryanpequin.bsky.social

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekrNW65p_gs

So I'm sure just about everyone knows "The Cool S". It's ubiquitous in school culture and if you haven't drawn it, you probably know someone who has.

The thing is, no one knows where it came from. Everyone has a cool cousin or older sibling that "invented" it, or claim it's from some group or company, but it always turns up to be false. In fact, the oldest known example is in a book cataloging street art published in 1973. From there it's been found on basically every notebook and lunch table the world over and represents a big niche in childlore.

So here's where I go off the deep end... What if this is actually The Yellow Sign?

The yellow sign is never expressly described in the story, with the weird wiggly one being an artist rendition. However, in The King in Yellow, a character draws it freehand to show someone. Which implies it's easy to freehand which the current one isn't. Furthermore, think of the purpose. The yellow sign is intends to spread Hasturs influence secretly. The current one, while undoubtedly cool, is also strange and stands out. If you're wearing it on your person, it stands out. The S doesn't. I'm writing this on break and there's 3 in this room alone. No one cares.

Now take a moment to consider the vector. The best time to indoctrinate someone is young. Why fight to catch the random mad reader when you can net up whole classrooms in a single day and whole schools in a week? No one takes it seriously because it's a children's doodle. A thing we draw absent-minded as we remember our youth.

For all we know, we're all infected and didn't even know.

https://theartofmichaelwhelan.substack.com/p/at-the-mountains-of-madness

Michael Whelan’s longcover for At the Mountains of Madness, commissioned by Centipede Press for the classic horror novel by H.P. Lovecraft.

Whelan's artwork has been featured on numerous covers of Lovecraft's reissued works, particularly through Del Rey Books. His paintings for LOVECRAFT'S NIGHTMARE were instrumental in revitalizing interest in Lovecraft’s stories during the 1980s and have since become iconic within both literary and music circles, even appearing on heavy metal album covers

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