
How Cthulhu Transcended its Creator, H.P. Lovecraft
Season 4 Episode 10 | 11m 23s
Cthulhu has impacted horror fiction and the real world in significant and unexpected ways.
The tentacle-faced creature Cthulhu is H.P. Lovecraft’s most enduring eldritch creation. But while Lovecraft may be Cthulhu’s inventor, this monster has outgrown its creator, impacting both horror fiction and the real world in significant and unexpected ways.
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How Cthulhu Transcended its Creator, H.P. Lovecraft
Season 4 Episode 10 | 11m 23s
The tentacle-faced creature Cthulhu is H.P. Lovecraft’s most enduring eldritch creation. But while Lovecraft may be Cthulhu’s inventor, this monster has outgrown its creator, impacting both horror fiction and the real world in significant and unexpected ways.
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