Calls for Cthulhu

If you’re a podcaster and would like to promote “Calls For Cthulhu” on your show, first, Thank you!

Second, I’ve got just the thing for you here. I just finished my first promo for the show, and while my impression of Lovecraft may not be dead on, it is kinda funny.

And if you’d like to have a promo for the “Calls For Cthulhu Podcast”, you can find that here.

Sent to us by WCapps:

The Wake-Up Call of Kermithulhu

You round the corner of the cliff wall bordering the beach, and nearly stumble into a huge group of dancing frog-lobster guys. Fortunately, you manage to duck behind an outcropping before they notice you.

They’re dancing around a guy — a regular guy, not a frog-lobster guy — in a black hooded robe, who stands facing the ocean with his arms raised. He shouts “Ia Kermithulhu! Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Kermithulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn! Fhtagn katamari damashi’i!” You hear a rumble of thunder in the distance as the dancers shout “Iaglurblurlurhurlglururb!”

“Oh Great Green One, hear my summons!” shouts the man. “The stars are in alignment! Rise from your watery slumber!” The ground begins to shake ominously as he throws his head back and shrieks “Rise! The time of awakening is at hand!”

A gargantuan tentacle, dripping with slime and horror, rises lazily from the ocean depths and slams down on the robed man with the accuracy of a 9-to-5er slapping the snooze bar, smashing him flat and scattering the frog-lobster guys in a panic.

A deep, phlegm-laden voice rumbles, not in your ears, but directly in your brain:

GIMME FIVE MORE EONS.

All in all, it’s a mind-expanding experience.

This is a really great comic that I’ve just started reading. It’s described as “Gilmore Girls meets Lovecraft.” The story of a single mother, with a father who is unrevealed (I’ve got guesses, but I’m not going to flip to the end just to confirm). The child is protected by unseen forces. . . I think you guys know where it goes from here.

The art is impressive, and the writing is top-notch. ShadowGirls

I don’t know why I didn’t point this out sooner. If you love Lovecraft (and who doesn’t?) you’ll love this site. They present howtos, samples, and merchandise surrounding the making of Lovecraftian props. Miskatonic University paperwork, maps of the Arctic Circle, it’s all there.

http://propnomicon.blogspot.com/