Cthulhu

Cthulhu (pronounced in Spanish as Kazulu, or Chulu depending on the translation^{[citation required ]}) is a cosmic entity created by American horror writer Howard Phillips Lovecraft and first depicted in the short story The Call of Cthulhu (The Call of Cthulhu), published in the American magazine Weird Tales in 1928. Considered an Ancient One among cosmic entities, the creature has since appeared in numerous references in popular culture. Cthulhu is described as the convergence between an octopus, a dragon, and a humanoid-shaped creature.

The literary universe of cosmic horror (mainly between 1921 and 1935) and developed around Cthulhu by Lovecraft himself and other writers of the Lovecraft Circle are known as the Cthulhu Mythos. The prophecies say that when the cosmic cycle ends the great Cthulhu will awaken from his slumber in R'lyeh and will rule the earth and destroy all who do not mention the words: "Cthulhu R'lyeh Ph';nglui mglw'nafh wgah'nagl fhtagn" before the great Cthulhu.

Features

Cthulhu is a character drawn from the literature of H.P. Lovecraft. Lovecraft formed, in some of his stories, a mythology of horror based on the existence of parallel universes and beings from them - among which is Cthulhu - who existed "before time", and whose contact with humans has dire consequences. Within his stories, the theme is primordial chaos, and Lovecraft introduces the notion that everything we know makes sense only within our space-time; when an event occurs that breaks with space-time the madness begins.

Within this cosmology, known as the Cthulhu Mythos, Cthulhu is an emblem, central character, and one of the recurring figures: he is one of the most powerful and most popular of all these beings, and plays a central role in the story Call of Cthulhu.

Cthulhu is an alien creature whose physical characteristics and abilities make him godlike to humans. The main followers and servants of him are the starseed of Cthulhu. In the novel In the Mountains of Madness it is said that small offspring of Cthulhu were at war with various races in the distant past, on planet Earth. He is also worshiped by most of the Deep Ones, half-human, half-batrachian beings who inhabit the oceans. Above the Great Old Ones are the Outer Gods, though Lovecraft's universe doesn't lend itself much to hierarchical rungs. According to his human followers, Cthulhu is the high priest of these beings.

It is described —precisely in the story Call of Cthulhu— as "a monster with vaguely anthropoid outlines, but with an octopus head whose face was a mass of tentacles, a scaly body that suggested a certain elasticity, four extremities endowed with enormous claws, and a pair of long narrow wings on the back". It has the ability to alter its shape, although it is always basically the same. Its scaly body is composed of a substance different from those found on our planet, a kind of gelatinous mass that makes it practically indestructible. Regardless, even if his physical body is completely destroyed (which is highly unlikely), his otherworldly nature would make him re-form within hours. He was one of the conquerors of the Earth and ruled from the depths of the ocean.

According to mythology, Cthulhu lies dreaming under a seal in the sunken city of R'lyeh (somewhere in the Pacific Ocean). He hopes to escape one day (the day "The Stars Are in Position Again") with the help of cults and sects to once again extend his power on Earth. To him they recite "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn" which roughly means "In the City of R'lyeh, the deceased Cthulhu, wait dreaming."

Pronunciation

There is no agreement regarding the pronunciation of the name. Lovecraft transcribed it as «Khlûl'hloo» IPA [xlulhlu], Latin American Spanish «chukhúltu» «jluljlu» or «Kathooloo» IPA [kaθu'lu], Spanish «kazulú» (with Iberian pronunciation on the z) or "'ku'tuku'looθ". [k.θulxu], [k.tu'lu], [k.θu'lu], [θetu'lu], [θeθul'hu], [ʧulu], [& #39;tulu], ['xhukutulju], [θulu], [kuθulu] or [katulu], [C-tulu], [Khulu't] as valid pronunciations, but it is agreed that the form The most appropriate way to do it cannot theoretically be pronounced by the human voice apparatus. The lack of precision is typical of the author in his descriptions ^{[citation needed ]} .

The Starseed of Cthulhu

Cthulhu's minions are beings similar to Cthulhu himself, but smaller: followers and servants of Cthulhu, just like their master, can slightly alter their form.

They arrived together with their master on Earth, and the vast majority are imprisoned with Cthulhu on R'lyeh, or on distant worlds, such as Aldebaran; but some are free.

They serve Cthulhu by carrying out his wishes, and have waged wars with other beings. It was thus that upon arriving on Earth with him, they fought with the Ancients and built the city of R'Lyeh.

Cthulhu in popular culture

In film and television

• In the anime Bungou Stray Dogs, Howard Phillips Lovecraft appears as a character who has a skill that allows him to shoot tentacles out of his body, and the name of his ability, "The Great Old", is a reference to all the beasts and creatures that Lovecraft has portrayed in his stories, especially Cthulhu, and that's why they shoot tentacles from his body.
• In the anime Jujutsu Kaisen, one of the special grade curses that appears on the villain team is physically similar to Cthulhu, as well as being called Dagon as another of the creatures of Lovecraft.
• The character of Pirates of the Caribbean Davy Jones is characterized in a way that reminds Cthulhu a lot.
• Cthulhu appears in the chapter "The Collect Call of Cthulhu" The Real Ghostbusters.
• Cthulhu appears as a demon that causes madness The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, although it also appears in that episode as a golfer in his free time.
• Cthulhu also appears in a chapter Freakazoid.
• Third Space aliens attacking Babylon 5 space station Babylon 5: Thirdspace They are based on the stellar engenders of Cthulhu, so much so that in the novelization of this TV movie people possessed by these aliens recite the famous Cthulhu mantra. In addition, the pak'ma'ra, one of the alien races in the series, resemble Cthulhu on their faces.
• In the anime Digimon Adventure 02 There appears a digimon called Dagomon very similar to Cthulhu, which has enslaved other beings very similar to the Deep.
• In animated series Ben 10 the main enemy is Vilgax, who has a great resemblance to Cthulhu.
• In the Spanish film The Valdemar heritage, the businessman Maximilian carries in his hand a stick with a very special pometry, quite similar to the head of Cthulhu.
• In the movie Valdemar II heritage: The forbidden shadow There appears a creature that could be Cthulhu (although they refer to it as "Chultu").
• In Hellboy comics many references are made to Lovecraft mythology, as can be seen in the first film Hellboywhere the 7 gods of the Caos (some enormous beings with tentacles, like Cthulhu) want to invade the Earth with the help of Grigori Rasputin. These beings come from another dimension, which seems to be hell, because there comes Hellboy (at least in the film).
• In Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated There is an episode where a writer named Hatecraft appears, precisely of the genre of terror, and a monster with tentacles on the face called "Char Gar Gothakon, the beast that had no name", similar to Cthulhu.
• Cthulhu appears as a character in three episodes of the 14th season (2011) of the television series South Parkin chapters 11 "Coon 2: Hindsight", 12 "Mysterion Rises" and 13 "Coon vs. Coon and Friends". In the latter, Cthulhu murders Justin Bieber with the help of Eric Cartman, crushing him just like a purulent grain.
• In the series Super Sentai; Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger, the villain of episode two, the villain Bongun, is similar to Cthulhu
• In the Spanish horror and suspense film Dagon, the cult of the sea, most of the people are hybrids between humans and Deep who pray to the god Cthulhu. In one of the last scenes you can hear by praying. It also looks at an advanced Deep, probably Father Dagon or Mother Hidra, who has a great resemblance to Cthulhu.
• A creature possibly inspired by Cthulhu appears in some short scenes of the film The fogStephen King, 2007.
• In the series of Japanese light novels written by Manta Aisora, Haiyore! Nyaruko-sanlater adapted to the sleeve and the anime, the argument is based mainly on an adaptation of the Cthulhu Myths, in which the protagonists are immersed.
• In the series of light novels and adaptation to anime Musaigen no Phantom World Cthulhu appears invoked as a spectrum.
• In Star Wars, the native race of the planet Mon Calamari, the "Quarren", look similar to that of Cthulhu.
• In Doctor Who the Oods appear, physically resembling the servants of Cthulhu.
• In the anime C: The Money of Soul and Possibility Control (C:Control) reference is made to Cthulhu: in black cards you can find a reference image and also a reference is seen when the printing press descends in "The Financial District".
• In the series Iron Man: Iron Man AdventuresIn an episode Dr. Doom invokes Yog-Thulhu, a mixture between Yog-Sothoth and Cthulhu.
• In the gag of the series sofa The Simpsons of the episode "Treehouse of Horror XXIV", in the scene of the skateboard, you can see Cthulhu destroying the buildings of Springfield.
• In the video game Heroes of Newerth a hero named Cthulhuphant appears, very similar to Cthulhu
• In the "Replaced" episode of the series Regular ShowAmong the sea monsters there is one with a squid head similar to Cthulhu.
• The character of the series Futurama Dr. Zoidberg is inspired by Cthulhu.
• In the animated series of the Justice League A version of this character appears as an enemy to defeat for Aquaman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Hawk Girl, Doctor Destination and Solomon Grundy in the episode of two parts "The Terror Beyond", of the second season.
• In the television series Gravity Falls In the episode "Raromaggedon Part 1" you see Cthulhu.
• Aliens of the movie Arrival They are inspired by Cthulhu.
• Into the series Rick and Morty There appears briefly a creature almost identical to Cthulhu persecuting the protagonists, who possess what appears to be their breed.
• In the third delivery of the video game saga Killer InstinctIn 2013, the skeletal character Spinal has a shield with a very visible face of Cthulhu, with its characteristic tentacles.
• In episode 930 Doraemon, the characters travel to a mythological theme park, where one of those beings remembers Cthulhu.
• In the movie Underwater (2020), starring Kristen Stewart, makes its appearance a giant monster similar to Cthulhu.
• In The Lovecraft Country Series the first chapter appears the giant monster similar to Cthulhu
• In the anime Fate/Zero the caster invoked that identifies as Blue Barba (Gilles de Rais), after his master Ryuunosuke Uryuu offers a child as a tribute, this takes a book of human skin and mentions the words cthulhu fhtag, at the end of the scene some tentacles catch the child.

In literature

• Cthulhu frequently appears in the accounts of Brian Lumley's Titus Crow series.
• In the novel The most violent paradise (Ediciones Perro Azul, 2001 and Lanzallamas, 2009) of the Costa Rican Alexánder Obando, Cthulhu and the rest of the lovecraftian pantheon appear as the center of a cult of land dwellers on the Moon.
• In the novel A cry in the darkness; the life of Zárate Arkham (EUNED, 2010) the protagonist is tormented by the presence of Cthulhu in her life.
• He appeared in a comic from the Argentine magazine Billiken. In this, a group of paleontologists and archaeologists discover a strange structure, similar to a temple in the Gobi Desert, and then discover that it is the time of dinosaurs (since these evolved and created civilizations). These were attacked by Cthulu and his army of paramounts, arrived from the same city of R'lyeh. In the end, as Cthulhu (which in this version is not a god, but a king) was blinded by power, ends up destroying the primordial, the ancients and even the dinosaurs themselves, creating a mythical version of the extinction of these.
• On the webcomic Homestuckcreated by Andrew Hussie, where one of the main characters (Rose Lalonde) has a book describing all the genealogy of beings like Cthulhu, and later it is shown that the "Horrorterrores" if they exist, because they ask for help.
• In the second part of the novel "The Kiss of Death" by Enrique Montiel, Chtulhu is mentioned in one of Milo Marat's dreams, making an analogy between Cthulhu and the Arlequines, which are characteristic of history.
• In the novel "Cochrane vs Cthulhu", by Chilean journalist and writer Gilberto Villarroel, it is reported that the most daring marine ever faces the greatest enemy of Humanity. One night of 1815, the French soldiers capture their worst adversary in the bay, Thomas Cochrane. The legendary navy is now a fugitive of British justice. At the same time, from the Atlantic, horrific and dangerous creatures covet the isolated fortress. Soon the French are forced to join forces with the ingenious Lord Cochrane to confront this supernatural threat. Is Cthulhu, a sleeping god, who will rise from the bottom of the ocean to claim his dominion over the world? The historical novel mixes the epic action of Napoleonic wars with the chills of Gothic terror, in one more that leads to the world of Lovecraft.

In music

• The Mexican band of Death Metal Melódico The Beast Remade on its first album “Worship the Beast” includes the song “Cthulhu” and on the cover of the same album appears an illustration of a version of Cthulhu.

• In the lyrics of the song "The Way of the Left Hand" of the album with the same name of the Venezuelan hardcore rapper "the cursed infamy", mentions the god Cthulhu.

• In the lyrics of the song "Total Death" of Isengard's Hoestmoerke, Fenriz sings "and a sort of blood has been taken away by the wizards of the mighty Cthulhu", which freely translated is "and the sorcerers of the mighty Cthulhu extract something like blood."
• In the letter of "Hellbound" of the group Grindcore "Los Flateros" refers to Cthulu as one of the four primordial creatures along with Baxazá, Sakka and Tayamart
• The Anglo-American group of dark atmosphere Nox Arcana has a song called Cthulu's Rising on his Necronomicon album, which also summarizes stories and beings of the myths of Cthulu
• The British stoner doom Electric Wizard group includes in its repeating letters references to Cthulhu and its mythology.
• Dorso has a song titled Vision Criptic that speaks of Cthulhu and Necronomicon in Under a factory moon (1989). The entire album deals with Lovecraft themes
• Cradle of Filth has a song called Cthulhu Dawn in his album Midian (2000) and reference is made to the same character in Mother Of Abominations of the album Nymphetamine. (2004)
• Draconian has a song titled Cthulhu Rising in Dark Oceans We Cry (single), 2002.
• Metallica, The Call of Ktulu of the album Ride the Lightning 1984 and The Thing That Should Not Be of the album Master of Puppets 1986, All Nightmare Long of the disc Death Magnetic of 2008, in which the letter is a reference to the The dogs of Tíndaloswhich is part of the myths of Cthulhu and Dream No More of his most recent album Hardwired... to Self-Destruct.
• Caravan, C'thulu Thulu from the album For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night, 1973.
• Therion with Cthulhu of the album Beyond Sanctorum, 1991
• Samael (banda) (music group) Rite of Cthulhu from the album Worship Him, 1991
• Deadmau5, Cthulhu Sleeps album 4x4=12, 2010.
• Deadmau5, it has tattooed all the right arm with a Cthulhu
• Zardonic, Cthulhu of the EP Lovecraft Machine, 2010.
• Vangelis, the cover of his LP The Dragon (1971) is an image of Cthulhu in the sea in front of R'lyeh.
• Cthulhu appears on the cover of Vanished Empire's second album, a Japanese dark electro band released in 2010
• Cthulhu is mentioned in the song of Morbid Angel The Ancient Ones.
• Code: Pandorum, Cthulhu of the LP The Lovecraftian Horrors, 2017
• Cthulhu starring the main theme of the soundtrack La Herencia del Valdemar II: La Sombra Prohibida, composed of the Valencian composer Arnau Bataller and edited in 2011 by the specialized label moviescore media (https://web.archive.org/web/20110204063652/http://www.moviescoremedia.com/sombraprohibida.html), Cthulhu being the protagonist of the cover of the album.
• Red Death repeatedly mentions Cthulhu in several of his songs including Song to wake Cthulhu
• The Danes of Mercyful Fate has two songs that mention him, The Arab and The Mad Arab II in the Albums Time e In to the Unknow respectively.
• The Spanish group of industrial metal Ktulu, where the same form of the name is used as in the Metallica song The Call of Ktulu.
• The item The Revenge of Cthulhu (Bernardo Bonezzi) on the album Strange games (1980) of the Spanish newolero group Zombis.
• The item Call of Cthulhu (buy or die) Nanowar of Steel.
• In Mourning, it has as its cover of The Weight of Oceans (2012) to Cthulhu.
• The Colombian band Guerra Total, bases a lot of his discography on the mythical character.
• The Scarlet Week, a band of dark cabaret, launched in 2013 its first single "Cthulhu for President".
• In the video War of the group Judas Priest was born Cthulhu of one of the hooded, then he was killed by one of the Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
• The group Gigatron on its album The Aluminium Paper Album with its song Cthulhu swimming pools. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfXuYZ-e8Ww strangerab_channel=GIGATRON
• The Heavy/Power Metal Iced Earth band has a song called Cthulhu on its Plagues of Babylon album, which relates in detail The call and conquest of Cthulhu on the human race.
• It is mentioned in Mitsuruggy's "Blue Blood" song.

Games

• Flappy Lovecraft Monsterswhose protagonist is Cthulhu. Serial MMF Software, 2016.
• Killer Instinct for Xbox One, the Spinal character's shield is inspired by Cthulhu.
• Call Of Cthulhu: Shadow of the Comet, Infograms, Chaosium, 1993.
• Call Of Cthulhu: Prisoner of Ice, Infograms, Chaosium, 1995.
• Dofus: the kutulu dungeon refers to the semi-dragon character with tentacles.
• Call Of Cthulhu: Dark Corners Of The Earth, Ubisoft / Bethesda Softworks, 2006.
• It is mentioned in several of the videogame books Alone in the Dark, 1992, Infogram game based and inspired by Myths of Cthulhu by Lovecraft, through direct references and mentions, or from the phrase "Cthulhu fhtagn", repeated insistently in a De Vermis Mysteriis extract.
• In the Munchkin card game there is a Spin-offs called "Munchkin Cthulhu" which is based on a parody of the Cthulhu universe.
• Scribblenauts, Super Scribblenauts, Scribblenaut Unlimited, Scribblenauts Unmasked: A DC Comics Adventure: To be invocable with the notebook of Maxwell, 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2013.
• Platform Racing 3: It appears as a body set to win.
• Cthulhu Saves The World, a game of type RPG indie, in which you are Cthulhu.
• In the game Terraria There are 7 bosses who are part of Cuthulhu, the eye of Cthulhu, the brain of Cthulhu, Esqueletron, the Twins, the Destroyer, the Greater Esqueletron (these three are the mechanized versions of Cuthulhu's eye, the World Eater and Esqueletron) and the last is Moon Lord, which is a "dañada" version of Cthulhu.
• In the game Warcraft III In the "Arthas" campaign there appear characters called "the Faceless" like Cthulhu.
• In the game Defense Of The Ancients (DotA)The character "VOID" or "Darkterror" is like Cthulhu.
• C'thun appears as a reference to Cthulhu at MMORPG World of Warcraft Blizzard. In later expansions there are more gods inspired by the first gods of Lovecraft, such as Yogg-Saron, inspired by Yog-Sothoth.
• Also at MMORPG World of WarcraftThe Ancient Gods, who were defeated by the Titans, are evil beings that have tentacles in their heads, examples of this are C'Thun and Yogg'Saron, as well as The Ignotes, their servants.
• The saga created by Frictional Games, Penumbra, it is influenced by the texts of H. P. Lovecraft, and the Inuit god, Tuurngait, is very similar to Cthulhu.
• The game of terror Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem handles a very lovecraftnian style. In the game there are 4 beings called the Ancients, but they are different from the Ancients who describe Lovecraft, and are rather similar to Cthulhu, or their star seed. These beings want to redo the world, which once was theirs (or at least one of them is the one who wants to dominate the world, since it is not very clear, and this because it is only one of the Ancients to which the villain Pius Augustus serves, he becomes a servant of an Ancient by touching one of the 3 artifacts that finds almost at the beginning of the game.)
• MMORPG Tibia', every given time appears a head of some submarine creatures of the game, called Thul. Thul has tentacles and squid head.
• Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened. In this game the famous detective must unmask a sect of Cthulhu followers and stop the murders committed by them.
• In several games of the series Castlevania, Cthulhu has made appearance as a common enemy in some of the final sites, because it has a somewhat elevated power of attack.
• In the video game Splatterhouse Continuous references are made to the world Lovecraft and Cthulhu, and creature enemies such as the Deep.
• The final enemy of Starcraft 2Amon xel'naga dropped, has a great resemblance to Cthulhu.
• In the video game Heroes Of Newerth One of the heroes receives the name of Cthulhuphant, clear reference to the mythical creature. His physical appearance is elephant with a kind of tentacles on his face and dragon wings on his back.
• In the video game MagickaThere is an expansion called The stars are aligned (The Stars Are Left is the original name), and includes 3 levels based largely on H.P. Lovecraft novels. The final head of this expansion is none other than Cthulhu, which must be defeated in an aquatic setting.
• In the table game Arkham Horror, based on Lovecraft's writings, Cthulhu is one of the main and most powerful firsts to which researchers have to face. This game is collaborative, and players must close and seal portals to prevent the first ones from awakening.
• In Urban Rivals the collector character Uchtul is based on this creature.
• In the video game Hellgate London the leader of demons, Sidonay, is based on Chtulhu.
• In the online video game VORP! in Kongregate, a Chtulhu-based ship/pilot appears.
• In the video game Darksiders II The last head of the City of Los Muertos is the Huésped Plañidero that has a great likeness to Chtulhu.
• In the game Magrunner reference is made to Chtulhu on multiple occasions and can be seen at the bottom of the universe on the final screens.
• In the RPG Mutants Genetic Gladiators There is a mutant named C'thlig, which is clearly based on Cthulhu
• On Facebook RPG Monster Legends, Cthulhu appears as an epic monster of elements water and darkness, as greater attributes strength and resistance with the legend " Difficult to pronounce, but harder to kill. The Great Ancient has awakened. The worst nightmares of the inhabitants of the New Kingdom have come true. Iä iä Cthulhu fhtagn"; also their attacks allude to several concepts of Cthulhu literature being these: Cthulhu's Garra, Begot star, Great followers, Avalon's Leader, Aligned Astros, R'yleh Workers, Star Seed, R'yleh's Siesta, Seeds of Cthulhuta, Culhut
• MMORPG Adventure quest worlds There's a pet named Legion Cthulu Pet in honor of Cthulu.
• In the game Smite, Ah Muzen Cab, has a skin based on Chthulhu called Dark Charming
• In the game SmiteHe appears as a playable character.
• In the game MMORPG Lord Of Apocalypse with the same name, Cthulhu. By obtaining certain objects, you can obtain it as an invocation.
• In the game Evolve, one of the monsters started being designed as the Cthulhu, to end up adding features of the Kraken and becoming a mix of both.
• In the animation of StickPage.com called "Unwanted Visitors" Cthulhu appears on the last scene destroying the city. Although difficult to see, the silhouette is identical to Cthulhu.
• In the video game Call of Duty Black Ops 3 In the Zombie mode, the Cthulhu is the maximum influence on the map "Shadows of Evil", where objects, weapons, and enemies as well as the "Major Easter Egg" are set in this deity; as in the same game mode. "Shadowman" the character who is leading the player in the game is usually related to Nyarlathotep, another of H.P. Lovecraft's characters, who deceives the player by offering him "save the planet."
• In the game The Simpsons: Springfield (The Simpsons: Tapped Out In English) in the special "The Tree of Terror" of 2015, a monster very similar to Cthultu was one of the main characters. He called himself M'nsthruo.
• In the game The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth There is a transformation called Leviathan, although on screen the name of Cthulhu appears.
• There is the name role play Cthulhu's call.
• Another most recent role play (changed in the 1930s) is The trace of Cthulhu.
• In the role play Acthung Cthulhu! Archived on July 28, 2018 at Wayback Machine. adventures develop in the Second World War.
• There are historical setting for Cthulhu's callsuch as Cthulhu Invictus (in Roman times) or Cthulhu Dark Age (in the Middle Ages).
• There are also futuristic environments such as Cthulhutech
• There is a role play that is currently developing, called Dungeons " Cthulhuwhich mixes classic role games Dungeons & Dragons and Cthulhu's call.
• In the game for iOS and Android Cthulhu Virtual Pet, game developed by NeuroCreative based on the classic Tamagotchi, in which you care for Cthulhu as a virtual pet.
• For the 2017 Halloween event OverwatchBlizzard Entertainment creates a legendary skin for the Zenyatta hero with a theme based on Cthulhu.
• There's a card in the game. Hearthstone C'Thun's call based on Cthulhu.
• In the game called Garena Free Fire at the Halloween event appeared a suit called Miss Cthulhu which makes an exact reference to this character.
• In the 2019 video game “The Sinking City” Cthulu is the figure that is bringing chaos and madness to the city of Oakmont.
• In May 2020, the appearance of Cthulhu as a playable god was announced Smiteas well as the addition of the "Lovecraftian" pantheon
• MMORPG Dofus There is a head of dungeon called Larva de Kutulu, which is based on Cthulhu.
• In the video game RPG Skullgirls (mobile version) there is a color palette called Lovecrafted and on the card is a phrase in a foreign language referring to Cthulhu

We also find it in a light-tasting Colombian spirit (Chicha Cthulhu)