Calls for Cthulhu

As I was driving through the town of Middle River, Maryland, yesterday, I saw the word “Lovecraft” on a huge sign outside a store. What surprised me was that it didn’t have gothic script, a dark font, or anything horror-related about it. In fact, it looked very friendly, with a big red lipstick kiss covering the “L”.

As I was already stopped at a red light in front of the store, I craned my neck around to see what kind of horrific commerce the store could be involved in. I could see on the front window, was the word, “Bookstore” and that made sense. Then, beneath that, the word “Adult” which made a little less sense. Of course, I thought, the stygian abyss is not for the children to understand. The approbation could only be to protect the younger minds. . .

Then I thought about it again, Adult Bookstore - Love craft . . . oh. Never mind.

Next time I’m in the area, I’ll grab a picture.

Ripped this pic off of Neil Gaiman’s site. It clearly shows how our fuzzy overlord rests heavy upon the minds of the bards of this age.

Special thanks to Chooch for pointing it out to me.

This link goes to a great parody of the PSAs which teaches kids the unearthly dangers of chatting online.

Cthulhu PSA

The Onion has been a longstanding source of brilliant satire and deadpan humor, but this one is understandably close to our hearts. It’s the story of a school board member who is pushing for the children to be trained to know the unspeakable horrors which are to come. It’s a great commentary on the new push for religion in schools, but what a delicious direction to go with it!

“I’m not totally sold on his plan to let gibbering, half-formed creatures dripping with ichor feed off the flesh and fear of our students. But he is always on time to help set up for our spaghetti suppers, and his bake sale goods are among the most popular.”

Here’s the link: Lovecraftian School Board Member Wants Madness Added To Curriculum