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Cthulhu Mythos
The Cthulhu Mythos is the name given to a shared fictional cosmology inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft. Whereas Lovecraftian horror in general explores his larger themes, stories classified as "Cthulhu Mythos" involve his invented deities, monsters, books, and places.
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[August] Derleth tried to prevent any other (non-Derleth-approved) writer from writing Cthulhu Mythos stories.If Lovecraft had wanted bad writers to avoid Cthulhu Mythos stories, he wouldn’t have written back to August Derleth.
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― Cthulhu 101*OP
― Cthulhu 101*OP
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Bunch together a group of people deliberately chosen for strong religious feelings, and you have a practical guarantee of dark morbidities expressed in crime, perversion, and insanity.
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