Years ago when I was reading H.P. Lovecraft in the nacreous light of the Kato Outdoor's front gate, I never imagined that in the future outdoor theaters would be extinct and Cthulhu would be considered Christmassy. Life turned out to be full of surprises!
For those of you who had better ways to misspend your youth, in the story The Call of the Cthulhu(pronounced kathooloo), Lovecraft says the "thing cannot be described," but then goes on to say that it is "the green, sticky spawn of the stars," with "flabby claws" and an "awful squid-head with writhing feelers."The phrase "a mountain walked or stumbled" gives a sense of the creature's scale. So, right away you can see how the Cthulhu/Santa connection came to be commonplace.
"Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn," which translates as "In his house at R'lyeh dead, Cthulhu waits dreaming."And to all, a goodnight!
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