The Lovecraftian mythos has become something of a thing in a number of video games.
When I say Lovecraftian mythos, I mean not only the specific collection of beings centered around H.P. Lovecraft’s writings, but ideas that draw heavily from it. Cosmic evils are an old fictional standard, of course, but the callously consuming and reality-warping nature of these cosmic evils is associated with Lovercraft’s writings in particular. Any kind of entity with those particular traits is best called Lovecraftian. Tentacles seal the deal.
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