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Lovecraft Mythos - Cosmic Horror

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H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos is a shared universe far larger and more terrifying than that of humanity, where ancient, malevolent beings known as the Great Old Ones slumber in the depths of space or time. After Lovecraft's death, the Mythos has been expanded and developed by many authors, including August Derleth, Clark Ashton Smith, and Robert E. Howard. These and many other authors have helped to flesh out the Mythos into a rich and complex Dark Universe.

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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Don't they feed off our psychic energy?

Humans are the powerhouse a great old one.

Sometimes we're a positive but most of the time we're not noticed unless we're a problem. A surplus of the wrong kind of psychic energy or not enough of the right kind could warrant a reaction just like taking antibiotics or eating a probiotic yogurt.

Like. It ain't going to be a direct one to one comparison, it's an analogy about hypothetical charecters...

[–] ekZepp@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

So our psychic energy can be toxic for them? Another nice idea. So what human perceive as hostile incomprehensible behavior of cosmic entities may just be some poor inter-dimensional fella with the psychic equivalent of a food poisoning or even an allergy reaction. (he's choking on our mind🀣)

Neat πŸ˜πŸ‘

[–] Icalasari@fedia.io 3 points 2 months ago

Head Canon: There are few Modern Setting Old One horrors because the Internet is akin to food so rotten, just entering the house the food is in can make them pass out