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When the Stars are Right
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I started off with the idea of a sorcerer conjuring an underwater atomic explosion. That went quickly to Lovecraftian nightmare.
I am a big fan of Lovecraft and giant monsters.
Everything that is a friend of Lovecraft's is a friend of mine!!! AWESOME! Literally... AWE-SOME!!!
Xaltotun responds:
Thanks, friend!
Makes me think of a blend between the Great Old One, Cthulu and Abhoth, one of the Outer Gods (best described in this passage from Clark Ashton Smith's "Seven Greases":
"There were things like bodiless legs or arms that flailed in the slime, or heads that rolled, or floundering bellies with fishes' fins; and all manner of things malformed and monstrous, that grew in size as they departed from the neigbborhood of Abhoth."
But yeah, I think you perfectly captured both the epic scale and terror of Lovecraftian and Cosmic horror with this piece. Good job mate!
Xaltotun responds:
I really like this idea that cosmic horrors from higher dimensions tend to appear as disembodied limbs and tentacles to us.
I just stare at this and imagine it being a real thing and how crazy it would be to stand there and look up at it. That would be super creepy.
Xaltotun responds:
Glad you like it, sir!
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