There are also several Lovecraft fan organizations that use the term Cult of Cthulhu to describe their group, though they are more about celebrating works of fiction than promoting a particular world view.Īs literary creations, Cthulhu and his ilk are less than a century old. Some of these cults combined Lovecraft's mythology with other beliefs, like Satanism, while others seem to accept that Cthulhu and his brethren are fictional, but subscribe to the philosophy that those fictional beings represent. It sounds strange, but over the years there have been a few small "cults" that have actually formed around the Cthulhu mythos. Either way, the return of Cthulhu for most people is thought of as a bad thing. In Lovecraft's fiction, the various cults worshipping Cthulhu usually consist of primitive, or secluded groups of people who either believe that Cthulhu will usher in an era of chaos and uninhibited violence or that he will wipe out all humanity but will thoughtfully kill off the cult quickly and relatively painlessly. Photo courtesy of Arkham House Publishers
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