cthulhu
Well, it’s about time I posted something special to honor the Great Old Ones! Here’s my contribution to the good ol’ pumpkin carving tradition…a pulpy gourd with a carven image of a pulpy fictional deity. I’ll tell you one thing…this took me forever to do, but the taste of Cthulhu’s pumpkin seeds baked with a little salt and soy sauce was a great pay-off! Thanks for the delicious snacks Cthulhu…you’re the best.
I needed a fun lil' illustration for my gallery, so I pooped this out. I imagine this portrait hanging over the mantle at Mama Cthulhu’s house…she’s probably really proud of her boy.
Here’s a Deep One from Lovecraft’s novella, “The Shadow Over Innsmouth.” They’re described as frog/fish-men. So I logically mashed together the characteristics of a man, a frog and a prehistoric fish to come up with this monstrosity. Imagine this guy pulling on your leg at the beach! Who wants to swim out to the sand bar now?
So I was originally going to post an illustration of some sort from the novella “The Shadow Over Innsmouth,” but it just wasn’t happening. So I guess that illustration will have to wait. In any event, here’s good old Ithaqua the Wind-Walker from August Derleth’s short story ”Ithaqua”. If you see this guy lurking in the background you might as well make peace with God and call it quits.