Cthulhu`s Influence on society- Fixed

The Influence of
Cthulhu
on society
Who is Cthulhu?
Cthulhu is a monstrous entity who lies "not dead but dreaming"
in the city of R'lyeh, sunken below the depths of the
Pacific Ocean. Cthulhu appears in various monstrous and
demonic forms. He is described as humanity’s most basic
nightmare.
Cthulhu is the high priest of the Great Old Ones, unnatural
alien beings who ruled the Earth before humanity came to be.
The old ones were worshipped as gods by some misguided people.
It is said that They will return, causing worldwide insanity
and mindless violence before finally devouring and destroying
humanity forever.
Movies
Dagon - 2001- An adaptation of the Lovecraft
short story The Shadow Over Innsmouth
The Call of Cthulhu - 2005 - A silent film
adaptation of the H. P. Lovecraft short story of
the same name.
Cthulhu - 2007 - Loosely based on "The Shadow
Over Innsmouth"
The Last Lovecraft: Relic of Cthulhu - 2009 A comedy-horror film about the last of Lovecraft's
relatives.
Games
Arcane Mystery Serial Sarbakan
- 2010 Online serial game pitting human investigators against
the creatures of the Mythos.
Arkham Horror - 1987/2005- A board gamein
whichhuman investigators must stop the summoning
of a beast.
Call of Cthulhu Collectible Card Game - 2004 Collectible card game based on the Mythos.
Call of Cthulhu Chaosium
- 1981 - An award-winning
role-playing game based on the Mythos.
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth
- 2005 - Bethesda Softworks/2K Games, Xbox/Microsoft
Windows 2005. Loosely based on The Shadow Over
Innsmouth, with references to other Mythos works.
Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land - 2012 Mobile games based on various Lovecraft stories.
Cthulhu Nation - 2010 -Web-game grounded in the
Cthulhu Mythos.
Cthulhu Saves the World - 2010 - A game by Zeboyd
Games in which you play as Cthulhu, who, ironically, has
to save the world
CthulhuTech - 2008 - By Catalyst Game Labs. A
futuristic roleplay game that features elements of the
Mythos.
Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten - 2011 By Nippon Ichi Software. A primary character Desco,
a man-made demon created by humans to be the ultimate
weapon,declares herself to be Yog-Sothoth during her
final attack.
Dungeons & Dragons - 1980 - Games company TSR
included an entire chapter on the Cthulhu mythos (including
statistics for the character) in the first printing of
Dungeons &Dragons sourcebook Deities & Demigods. TSR,
however, were unaware that Arkham House - copyright
holderon almost all Lovecraft literature - had already
licensed the Cthulhu property to the game company
Chaosium. Although Chaosium stipulated that TSR could
continue to use the material if each future edition
featured a published credit toChaosium, TSR refused and
the material was removed from all subsequent editions.
Elder Sign Fantasy Flight Games- 2011 - A dice
game involving a team of investigators attempting to
prevent the "Ancient Ones" from awakening.
Illuminati - 1981 - a card game with an expansion
supplement, "Servants of Cthulhu".
Lost Souls - 1990 - Online game with direct references
to the Mythos.
Magicka Paradox Interactive - 2011 - An action-
adventure video game, featuring Cthulhu-themed expansion
"The Stars are Left". The last boss is named Assatur,
which is a reference to Hastur, one of the Great Old Ones.
Mansions of Madness - 2011- A Board game
by Fantasy Flight Games. involving one player in the
service of malevolent deities and other players
attempting to stop them.
Munchkin - 2001 - a card game that features a series
of parody expansion sets based on the Mythos.
Scribblenauts, Super Scribblenauts,
Scribblenauts Remix 5th Cell, - 2009, 2010, 2011 Cthulhu can be summoned during gameplay. Was on the
Ninendo DS and IOS
Shadow of the Comet Infogrames - 1993 Adventure game directly based on the Cthulhu Mythos.
Made in DOS
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened Frogwares
- 2006 -Features an investigation into a number of
disappearances believed to be the work of a Cthulhu cult.
Trail of Cthulhu - 2008 - An investigative role-playing
game.
Music
Dark Moor -Beyond the Sea -"The Silver Key"
This song is based in the Dreamland of H.P. Lovecraft
and the Randolf Carter’s adventure.[24]
Deadmau5 - 4x4=12 - "Cthulhu Sleeps"
An eponymous instrumental.
H. P. Lovecraft (band)-H. P. Lovecraft (1967)
"H. P. Lovecraft II" (1968)-Various
A 1960's band named for the author, with song content
reflecting Lovecraft's works.
Metallica-----------------------------------------Ride the Lightning-"The Call of Ktulu"
An instrumental inspired by "The Call of
Cthulhu".
Master of Puppets -“The Thing That ShouldNot Be" Lovecraft-inspired.
Death Magnetic -"All Nightmare Long"
Described by vocalist James Hetfield as being
about the Hounds of Tindalos.
Nox Arcana-Necronomicon-(all 21 songs)
An album entirely about the Cthulhu Mythos.
The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets
-Various-VariousMany of the band's songs reference Lovecraft's
work.
Zardonic-Lovecraft Machine-"Cthulhu"
The first track of this release is named after Cthulhu.
Portal-Various-Various
This obscure Australian Black/Death band is heavily
inspired by Lovecraft's works lyrically, visually, and
musically
Cradle of Filth-Midian- "Cthulhu Dawn"
T.V
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
The Season 1 episode "Big Trouble in Billy's
Basement" and the Season 5 episode
"Prank Call of Cthulhu" feature Yog-Sothoth
and Cthulhu respectively.
Rod Serling's Night Gallery
The Season 2 episodes "Pickman's Model"
and "Cool Air"[ are based on the original 1926
Lovecraft short stories of the same name,
while "Professor Peabody's Last Lecture"
heavily references the Mythos.
The Real Ghostbusters
The episode The Collect Call of Cathulhu references the
Necronomicon and an attempt to revive the so-called
"Cathulhu," described as one of the "Great Old Ones".
Lovecraft is also mentioned by name.
Sealab 2021
The Season 4 episode "Isla de las Chupacabras"
features a narration that describes the fictional
creatures the Chupacabras as having been created
by Cthulhu.
South Park
Features Cthulhu as a character in the Season 14
episodes Mysterion Rises and Coon vs. Coon and Friends.
Supernatural
In the episode "Let it Bleed", it is revealed that
Lovecraft discovered a way to pierce the veil between
worlds, opening a hole into Purgatory.
Books
A Study in Emerald
Neil Gaiman, 2003. A Sherlock Holmes pastiche with
several references to the Old Ones of the Mythos.
And Another Thing...
Eoin Colfer, 2009. The final installment in
the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, and in a
humorous vignette features Cthulhu interviewing for
the position of god of the planet "Nano".
A Colder War
Charles Stross, 1997. A novella that blends the
political fiction and technothriller genres with the
Mythos
Crouch End (short story)
Stephen King, 1980. A short story concerning a
young couple lost in the London suburb, featuring
several references to the Mythos.
Green Lama Unbound
Adam Lance Garcia, 2010. The Green Lama, a pulp
hero from the 1940s, battles Nazis as they attempt
to raise Cthulhu. Features strong elements from the
Mythos.
The Crawlin' Chaos Blues
Edward Michael Erdelac, 2010. A blues singer in 1964
who makes a deal with Nyarlathotep for fame and
fortune.
I, Cthulhu
Neil Gaiman, 1986. A short story on Gaiman's
website featuring Cthulhu dictating an autobiography
to a human slave.
The Illuminatus! Trilogy
Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea, 1975. Features
several Mythos references.
The Midnight Eye Files: The Amulet
William Meikle, 2008. Set in modern day Glasgow,
the worshippers of Cthulhu attempt to revive the god.
The Philosopher's Stone
Colin Wilson, 1981. Two scientists, now possessing
heightened consciousness, discover mankind is the
creation of Lovecraft's Old Ones.
Resume With Monsters
William Browning Spencer, 1996. A humorous novel
about a worker who battles a series of bad jobs and
Lovecraft's Elder Gods.
That Which Should Not Be
Brett J. Talley, 2011. Set in the early 20th
century, concerning a quest for an ancient book
that can restore the Lovecraft deities to power.
The Adventures of Samurai Cat
Mark E. Rogers. 1984. The character Samurai Cat
traverses time and space on a mission of revenge,
and at one point wreaks havoc in H. P. Lovecraft's
"The Shadow Over Innsmouth".
Shoggoth's Old Peculiar
Neil Gaiman, 2004. A short story, in Smoke and
Mirrors (story collection), where an American
tourist happens upon Innsmouth, an English seaside
town, and its elderly Cthulu followers who explain
about their master, whilst getting drunk on an odd
local beer.
Johannes Cabal the Necromancer,
Johannes Cabal the Detective
Jonathan L. Howard, 2009 and 2011, resp. A set of
science fiction novels about the adventures of a
necromancer. Contains some references to the Cthulu
mythos.
Some Notes Concerning a Green Box
Alan Dean Foster, 1971, A short story, in "With
Friends Like These..." A book of short stories published
in 1977. Story documents expedition somehow related
to H.P. Lovecraft and Cthulu.
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