Cuddly Cthulhu
The happiest time of year!
Okay, so, maybe Halloween isn’t everyone’s favorite time of year, but I still think it’s fun. But, then, I’ve always loved the strange and odd that makes other people uncomfortable. Back in the “Before Time”, as I like to refer to my adolescence, I got really into a writer by the name of H. P. Lovecraft. In fact, he was the inspiration for my writing under the name “J. K. Hoffman”, not that Rowling person. In any case, he created a series of myths around a terrible elder god who slept in an ancient city sunken beneath the waves of a long forgotten ocean, dreaming of devouring all of mankind who was named Cthulhu. There were all sorts of stories about him and his kin and they were actually quite frightening and a little unnerving at the time, even for me.
But, apparently, old Cthulhu has gotten himself a new publicist and a whole new, “kid friendly” image. No, seriously! Check out these 14 Great Cthulhu TOYS and see if you don’t agree!
And, for those of you who remember that high-school 0r junior high-school fascination with things man was not meant to know, go hit that link and have a smile at what the night terrors have become.
Happy Friday everyone!
There are some great Cuthulu boardgames out there if you feel like fighting against the forces of evil sometime 🙂
Comment by Peter — 10/16/2009 @ 9:10 am