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Cthulhu UniversalisA guide to books, gods, races, places, and people in works by first-generation Cthulhu Mythos authors. This work is gradually being converted from an index into something more like an encyclopedia, with articles rather than just index entries. Recently updated articles include: Sho-Gath, shambler from the stars, Sebek, Satan, Rhan-Tegoth, the Other, Ossadagowah, Nyogtha, Nath-Horthath, Nameless Thing, Medusa, Master of the Monolith, Hastur, Lloigor, Ithaqua, Iod, Hydra, Huitzilopotchli, haunter of the ring, Haunter of the Dark, God of Blood, Eater of Souls, Cybele, Cthugha. Recently added images, also available on Instagram: |
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Librarium CthulhuviusAn online library of first-generation, public domain Cthulhu Mythos stories, including works by H. P. Lovecraft, Robert Bloch, Hugh B. Cave, August Derleth, Robert E. Howard, Frank Belknap Long, Robert A. W. Lowndes, Duane W. Rimel, Clark Ashton Smith, and Donald Wandrei. |
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The Cthulhu Mythos: An Annotated BibliographyWorks by the first generation writers, with lists of the Mythos terms referenced in each story. |
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The Myth Patterns of H. P. LovecraftA guide to the myth cycles within Lovecraft's fiction, including the cycles of Azathoth, Yog-Sothoth, and Cthulhu. Rather than establishing a fixed and explicit system, Lovecraft created a kaleidoscopic and ever-changing assemblage of slightly discordant elements, freely appropriating and repurposing beings from earlier works to suit the needs of his latest stories. |
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Elder Gods and Great Old OnesA guide to August Derleth's evolving terminology for the "good" and "evil" gods. |
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The Family Tree of the GodsThe genealogies of the Elder Ones, according to charts drawn by H. P. Lovecraft and Clark Ashton Smith. Revised in 2024 with information about Ossadagowah. |
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Guide to ArkhamArkham
Lovecraft's Map of Arkham
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Guide to DunwichDunwich
A Map of Dunwich, Massachusetts
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Guide to InnsmouthInnsmouth
Map of Innsmouth and EnvironsDiscussion of the Map
The Descent of Robert Olmstead
The Innsmouth Look
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The Necronomicon: A StudyIncluding H.P. Lovecraft's History of the Necronomicon and all known Necronomicon quotations from the first generation of Mythos authors. |
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Sources of Necromancy in Charles Dexter WardOne of our most in-depth scholarly effusions... With eldritch engravings! |
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A Short Tour of Lovecraftian New EnglandPhotos and notes about the real places that inspired Arkham, Innsmouth, and other Lovecraftian settings. |
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The Real Arkham Sanitarium: Danvers State Hospital - SlideshowAn inspiration for Lovecraft's Arkham Sanitarium, Danvers State Hospital was a Victorian era complex featuring rather ornate and foreboding architecture. Mostly torn down now, but you can see some photo-engravings here based on images taken in 1997 before the demolition. |
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The Spanish Translation of Al-Azif, by Dr Carlos Sorentino |
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H. P. Lovecraft and the Myth of the 20th Century |
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Cthulhu Files BookstoreA bookstore focusing primarily on works by the first generation of Cthulhu Mythos authors, including H. P. Lovecraft, Robert Bloch, August Derleth, Robert E. Howard, Frank Belknap Long, Clark Ashton Smith, and Donald Wandrei. |
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A Selection of Cover ArtBy Victor Valla and other artists, from the classic Beagle Boxer and Lancer paperbacks of H.P.L. Lady Hamilton with PetThe HoundA Cat of UltharThe Strange High House in the MistEmergenceVirgil Finlay's portrait of HPLArtwork from Kenneth WatersMythos Booze and Grub |
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Images in the left margin, and tentacle elements in Cthulhu Universalis logo and bibliography logo are from Art Forms in Nature, by Ernst Haeckel. Cthulhu image for Librarium Cthulhuvius is a detail from Raymond Bayless's peerless cover illustration for the seventh printing of H. P. Lovecraft, The Dunwich Horror and Others, Sauk City, WI: Arkham House Publishers, Inc. © Copyright 1996-2024 by Joseph Morales. |