Question about the Lovecraftian stuff Mr. Cleavinger uses.
 

Note that I probably spelled "Cleavinger" wrong. If that actually is Brian's last name. I don't know, I forget, my memory is like a 200 year old's.

Anyways, where exactly does he get this stuff? Is there an actual book or story by H.P. Lovecraft that describes Illithid/Mind-Flayer like guys who worship Cthulhu or some other unspeakable alien water god from beyond the depths of time and space? Plus, as for the human sacrifice stuff, what of it? Did Lovecraft put that in his works too? Especially the thing about using the human sacrifices to summon Z'plunargfartnotgehsundheit (or whatever his name is)? Plus, as for the thing about cutting ppls' heads off and sticking evil larvae in their necks to turn them into more of those Mind-Flayer dudes, where did that come from? Is Mr. Cleavinger actually taking stuff from Lovecraft's works or the works of guys who wrote stuff based on, connected or related to or similar to Lovecraft's or that are a part of the Lovecraft setup, or is he actually creating this stuff himself? Because if it's the latter then I'd have to say that he's pretty creative, even if this stuff is the kind that's typically categorized as what you'd think H.P. Lovecraft would put into his works (I'm just assuming it is, but I'm not sure of exactly how much of a culture is built up around the Lovecraft mythos anyways). So thanx for any answers, fellas.

It's Clevinger. Think of clementines, not cleavage. But I'm afraid that's the only thing I can help you with. Why not look up Lovecraft and his monsters at Wikipedia or something?

Read "The Best of HP Lovecraft" and "The Mountains of Madness."

Lovecraft was a short story author in the early 20th century who is essentially responsible for the creation of the modern American horror story.

This entire chapter is actually an extended adaptation of the Simpson's episode "Treehouse of Cthulian Monsters Who Lay Eggs In People's Necks And Then A Cadre of Hapless Heroes Kill Them All."

Thanks, jackass. Now everyone knows!

When was it a secret?


By the horrific pods of Yog-Sothoth, where have you been, Mon-man? Look it up! I'll give you some terms to play with. Hope you like having your eyeballs implode.

Cthulhu
Shub-Niggurath
Yog-Sothoth
Hastur
Father Dagon and Mother Hydra
Star Children
Shoggoth
Nyarlathotep


*Waits for peculiar squelching sounds of brain-fastering explosions from a writhing corpse*

By the way the word "niggurath" does not have anything to do with "ziggurath". It's related to the other word it reminds you of. Yeah, Lovecraft was a bit of a racist. :x

I thought he just watched Hellboy.

Yeah, but remember, that was the way the world was back then, (as in that was how folks talked)

not that i'm defending it, but it was

Somehow, I just don't make the darky connection with a horrifying abomination of propagation and creator of gigantic goat-like spawns. Also, there is the fact that the Cthulhu Cult is worldwide and knows no boundries of race. Just simply...you're in if you respond to the call of the Old Ones. I think we can assume same for the rest of the hordes. Nyarlathotep never played favorites. He's got 1,000 forms for all circumstances.