Cthulhu is a fictional cosmic entity created by writer H. P. Lovecraft. The character was introduced in his short story "The Call of Cthulhu", [2] published by the American pulp magazine Weird Tales in 1928.

Cthulhu is a fictional cosmic entity created by H. P. Lovecraft for his short story "The Call of Cthulhu". First appearing in the February 1928 issue of the pulp magazine Weird Tales, he is depicted as an …

Cthulhu, fictional entity created by fantasy-horror writer H.P. Lovecraft and introduced in his story “The Call of Cthulhu,” first published in the magazine Weird Tales in 1928.

In this article, we'll learn who Cthulhu is, what his relationship is with the rest of Lovecraft's pantheon of monsters and mysticism, examine the Cult of Cthulhu and look at Cthulhu's place in pop culture.

The Cthulhu Mythos was H.P. Lovecraft’s greatest contribution to supernatural literature: a series of stories that evoked cosmic awe and terror through their accounts of incomprehensibly alien monsters …

Central to the Mythos is the character Cthulhu, a monstrous entity that influences humanity through dreams, often leading individuals to form cults around these powerful beings.

This is an online repository of public domain Cthulhu Mythos stories by the first generation of Mythos writers: H. P. Lovecraft and his friends, along with earlier stories that contributed motifs to the Mythos.

The short story that first mentions Cthulhu, "The Call of Cthulhu", was published in Weird Tales in 1928, and established the character as a malevolent entity, hibernating within R'lyeh, an underwater …

Feb 16, 2026 · The Cthulhu Mythos, a sprawling tapestry of cosmic horror, otherworldly dread, and forbidden knowledge, conjures images of ancient, slumbering entities, sanity-shattering revelations, …

Cthulhu: As perhaps the most emblematic figure of the mythos, Cthulhu combines features of an octopus, a dragon, and a caricature of a human. Located in the sunken city of R'lyeh in the South …