描述
The Call of Cthulhu, a novella by H.P. Lovecraft published in 1928, is both a chilling story and the seed of a wider horror mythos. It tells the tale of an unearthed artifact and a monstrous entity, Cthulhu, that drives those who encounter it to madness. This story, along with Lovecraft's other works, established a unique brand of cosmic horror. Lovecraftian horror focuses on humanity's insignificance in a vast and uncaring universe, filled with alien entities beyond our comprehension. Knowledge of these entities, often tentacled and monstrous, brings madness rather than power. The Call of Cthulhu popularized these themes, inspiring a genre of horror fiction known as the Cthulhu Mythos, that continues to be explored by authors today.