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I am a real big researcher of religion, mythology and folklore, and was wondering what the people of this group think about past practices followed by our ancestors and comparisons to the works of H.P Lovecraft.
I already know about the pseudo-theological tie-in's with christianity and such books that deal with Cthulhu being the 'devil', or having that imagery. But this is my theory...
Christianity, along with other religions, can be tied in with one-another (either through conflicts or shared ideas), and many fictional books can be tied with the practices or teachings of these religions in 'low-key' ways. But what about a book that is noted in a fictional story? Can that be tied into one of these worlds past religions?
The Necronomicon was noted to be false and itself fictional by the creator of the stories that revolve around it, Lovecraft. But according to a book, self titled The Necronomicon by Simon, the book is real and was based off Sumerian myth.
Link : search.barnesandnoble.com/Necr…
I picked up this book, being a real translation or hoax, in order, or to hope, to understand the horrors people felt after reading it. I haven't finished it, but so far, unlike Lovecraft's stories, this is more a using Sumerian mythology as a means for spellbinding and casting rather then the Elder Gods and the Ancient Ones.
But here is my question, before I decide to go through with my story's idea and be ridiculed for its ridiculous idiocies; Could I use the ancient astronaut theory to combine it with old Sumerian myths (keeping in tact these 'incantations' and symbols used by Simon) and fit it around Lovecraft's vision of the Necronomicon?
This was the full idea of my backstory, and I wanted to know, If I can somehow pull it off, would it still be acceptable to the Lovecraft community?
I already know about the pseudo-theological tie-in's with christianity and such books that deal with Cthulhu being the 'devil', or having that imagery. But this is my theory...
Christianity, along with other religions, can be tied in with one-another (either through conflicts or shared ideas), and many fictional books can be tied with the practices or teachings of these religions in 'low-key' ways. But what about a book that is noted in a fictional story? Can that be tied into one of these worlds past religions?
The Necronomicon was noted to be false and itself fictional by the creator of the stories that revolve around it, Lovecraft. But according to a book, self titled The Necronomicon by Simon, the book is real and was based off Sumerian myth.
Link : search.barnesandnoble.com/Necr…
I picked up this book, being a real translation or hoax, in order, or to hope, to understand the horrors people felt after reading it. I haven't finished it, but so far, unlike Lovecraft's stories, this is more a using Sumerian mythology as a means for spellbinding and casting rather then the Elder Gods and the Ancient Ones.
But here is my question, before I decide to go through with my story's idea and be ridiculed for its ridiculous idiocies; Could I use the ancient astronaut theory to combine it with old Sumerian myths (keeping in tact these 'incantations' and symbols used by Simon) and fit it around Lovecraft's vision of the Necronomicon?
This was the full idea of my backstory, and I wanted to know, If I can somehow pull it off, would it still be acceptable to the Lovecraft community?
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Cthulhu Double Naming Contest December 2015
Approximating Christmas – or should I say Yuletide Festival to use a Lovecraftian headword – I’m feeling as generous as Santa Claws (… Santa’s homologue in R’lyeh *lol*… ) and I want this journal entry to launch a twofold Cthulhu Mythos naming contest, in order to blend an “old glory” of Cthulhu Mythos and a “brand-new” entry from recent Lovecraft-related fiction.
This time I’m asking you to help me finding a name for two unnamed Cthulhu Mythos entities and accordingly prize shall be twofold too: winner(s) can ask me not one but two requests. Double the dark lore, double
Cthulhu Mythos Naming Contest 2015
Abchaz, Southern Caucasus
Hour the Nameless Horror Stirs Beneath the Dark Vaults of Antchar,
*Premiss*
I'm not sure if it's the right place to post this but I try.
I need your help: I'm searching for a name to apply a nameless Cthulhu Mythos entity I've recently found again in a short story of Clark Ashton Smith I had browsed some time ago only quickly. Smith has been one of Lovecraft’s best (pen) friend and the story I’m referring to is “The Tale of Sir John Maundeville” (1933), whose plot even H.P. Lovecraft has talked about with appreciation in one of the selected letters of theirs, though I don’t remember
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From all I've ever heard in the horror writing community, the WORST thing to do is to attempt a blatant rip-off of Lovecraft's style. Make it your own. That said, after Lovecraft's death, August Derelith attempted to hammer out some type of pantheon for the Mythos - something H.P. never really cared for.
Dagon and Hastur were both inspired by Middle Eastern deities, the concept around Ithaqua (created later) from the wendigo legends. Lovecraft himself wrote that he slapped "hotep" onto the end of Nyarlathotep to give it a certain Egyptian feel. Robert E. Howard, Robert Bloch, Clark Aston Smith and various other colleagues had a hand in creating the Mythos with Lovecraft's approval. Hell, Tsathoggua appears in Howard's Conan legends!
Dagon and Hastur were both inspired by Middle Eastern deities, the concept around Ithaqua (created later) from the wendigo legends. Lovecraft himself wrote that he slapped "hotep" onto the end of Nyarlathotep to give it a certain Egyptian feel. Robert E. Howard, Robert Bloch, Clark Aston Smith and various other colleagues had a hand in creating the Mythos with Lovecraft's approval. Hell, Tsathoggua appears in Howard's Conan legends!