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Gods in Hellboy


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LightChaserMay 13, 2004 6:19pm
So, kill if me I don't know the whole Cthulhucon by heart, but is there a similarity between the gods of chaos in the hellboy movie and H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu.

Just a funny note in college I remember a group called "Campus Crusade for Cthulhu", a take of "Campus Crusade for Christ.

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DaolothMay 13, 2004 6:30pm
Indeed they do, to a degree. Primarily, the Seven Gods of Chaos from Hellboy could only be summoned when 'the stars are right', a phrase that crops up so often in Lovecraft's work he must have lost a bet or something.

The one god that escapes in Hellboy bears a passing resembalance to Cthulhu, I'll admit. Cthulhu, however, probably would not go down as easily.

Interestingly, Des Vremii Mysteries, the book from which Rasputin summons the Seven Gods of Chaos, can be found in many of Lovecraft's stories, shelved with the likes of the Necronomicon.

However, Cthulhu doesn't really go in for the physical possession or even that 'gateway' effect that occured when Rasputin died; he likes to corrupt people's minds.

Hope that helps, and that you don't start in surprise at my unhealthy amount of Lovecraftian lore. :D

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LightChaserMay 13, 2004 6:44pm
No, I was sort of a Cthulhu fan in High School. And just as long as you don't sic any of them on me. I read alot of lovercraft in high school.

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DaolothMay 13, 2004 6:50pm
...I can't promise anything. :D
71086May 14, 2004 2:04am
i have not seen hellboy, so i can't say anything about it.
but my take on HPL's old ones, they really could care less about us, or acting in any evil way. we are just sheep to be eaten and used. or ants that bother them every so often.

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dragonheadNov 26, 2005 5:45am
The concept of the Old Ones has filtered into mainstream culture left, right and centre. Even things like Buffy and Angel use quite a lot of the ideas that Lovecraft came up with. Also expect to find a lot of Lovecraftian ideas and imagery ruined and destroyed in the upcoming remake of "The Wicker Man". Yes, you read that right. :(
I haven't read any Hellboy, but I thought the movie was top-notch entertainment.

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pattenicusNov 27, 2005 3:43am
Oh god! Remaking the Wicker Man...?? Oh no oh no....


Gods in Hellboy

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