Cthulhu (disambiguation)

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Cthulhu has several meanings:

• Cthulhu, a fictional being created by horror author H. P. Lovecraft
• Cthulhu Mythos, shared elements in the works of H. P. Lovecraft and associated writers
  • Cthulhu Mythos arcane literature, fictional works of arcane literature appearing in the Cthulhu Mythos
  • Cthulhu Mythos celestial bodies, fictional celestial bodies appearing in the Cthulhu Mythos stories
  • Cthulhu Mythos cults, fictional cults appearing in the Cthulhu Mythos
  • Cthulhu Mythos miscellaneous books, a list of miscellaneous books — both real and fictitious — appearing in the Cthulhu Mythos
  • Cthulhu Mythos supernatural characters, supernatural characters appearing in the Cthulhu Mythos
  • Elements of the Cthulhu Mythos, tables and lists featuring elements of the Cthulhu Mythos.
• The Call of Cthulhu, the original H. P. Lovecraft short story

[edit] Popular culture

• Cthulhu Mythos in popular culture, a list of media featuring the Cthulhu Mythos

[edit] Games

• Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game, published by Chaosium
  • Cthulhu Live, a live version of the roleplaying game Call of Cthulhu
• Call of Cthulhu Collectible Card Game, published by Fantasy Flight Games
• Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth, 2005 videogame.
  • Call of Cthulhu: Beyond the Mountains of Madness, a vaporware sequel to Dark Corners of the Earth
  • Call of Cthulhu: Destiny's End, a vaporware sequel to Dark Corners of the Earth
• Cthulhu 500, a motor racing-themed card game based on the Cthulhu Mythos
• Munchkin: Cthulhu, a stand-alone expansion to the Munchkin card game, published by Steve Jackson Games
• Arkham Horror, board game based on the Cthulhu Mythos. Published by Fantasy Flight Games

[edit] Films

• Cthulhu, 2000, an Australian production directed by Damian Heffernan
• Cthulhu, 2007, an American production directed by Dan Gildark
• The Call of Cthulhu, 2005, an American production directed by Andrew Leman

[edit] Literature

• H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu: The Whisperer in Darkness, a three-part comic mini-series
• The Call of Cthulhu and other Weird Stories, a collection of short stories by H.P. Lovecraft released in 1999

[edit] Music

• The Call of Ktulu, an instrumental composition by the band Metallica
• Cthulhu Dawn, the second track on the album Midian from Cradle of Filth
• Cthulhu is the third track of the album Beyond Sanctorum by Therion.
• What Can Be Safely Written, the first track on the album Ithyphallic by Nile, references Cthulhu.
• Shackled to the Trilithon of Kutulu, a track from the album The Chthonic Chronicles by Bal-Sagoth, heavily references Cthulhu

• Cthulhu Rising is the fourth track on the Draconian demo Dark Oceans We Cry
• Cthulhu chanting can be heard in Cradle of Filth's song Mother of Abominations, the thirteenth track of their album Nymphetamine