The Cthulhu Mythos is a mythopoeia and a shared fictional universe, originating in the works of American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft.The term was coined by August Derleth, a contemporary correspondent and protégé of Lovecraft, to identify the settings, tropes, and lore that were employed by Lovecraft and his literary successors. The name "Cthulhu" derives from the …

An ongoing theme in Lovecraft's work is the complete irrelevance of humanity in the face of the cosmic horrors that exist in the universe, with Lovecraft constantly referring to the "Great Old Ones": a loose pantheon of ancient, powerful deities from space who once ruled the Earth and who have since fallen into a deathlike sleep.. Lovecraft named several of these deities, …

Cthulhu Personnage de fiction apparaissant dans les récits du Mythe de Cthulhu . Cthulhu, illustration de Sofyan Syarief. Créé par Howard Phillips Lovecraft Films The Call of Cthulhu (en) Romans L'Appel de Cthulhu , Celui qui chuchotait dans les ténèbres , Le Cauchemar d'Innsmouth , Les Montagnes hallucinées Première apparition L'Appel de Cthulhu (1928) modifier Cthulhu [k …