"Azathoth" Category

The Adventures of Lil Cthulhu

17 March 2010, posted by Tulu

After what seemed a point- and endless quest in the aeon-old vacuity of the tubes, I finally found the best way to introduce my little one to the marvels of the Mythos and help her find her way into the Cult’s warm embracing hug. This video is the optimal educational tool to start early in paving your little ones’ path into the terror of their meaningless lives.

And as it says in the video’s commentary:

This series has won multiple awards and has been enthusiastically approved by the department of child-developmental psychology at Miskatonic University.

Sounds reassuring, don’t you think?

Between the Stars

23 April 2009, posted by Tulu

betweenthestars

The ever perfect Grim Reviews have dug out a fantastic filmed interpretation of HP Lovecraft’s Azathoth story:

Between the Stars, producer Djie Han Thung (1998)

Nox Arcana’s Necronomicon – A Visual Tribute

7 April 2009, posted by Tulu

Nox Arcana - Necronomicon

In 2004, the US gothic band Nox Arcana released Necronomicon, their musical ode to H. P. Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos. A fantastic piece of dark audio art for all Mythos fans and musique noire lovers.

The Necronomicon is said to contain the lost knowledge of the Elder Gods, the ancient lords of darkness that held dominion over the Earth aeons ago. Believed to hold the key to opening forgotten gateways between worlds, the text prophesies the return of the Great Old Ones and contains forbidden rituals of summoning that will bring about their resurrection.
Now, for the first time ever, the Necronomicon is set to music with this dark symphony by Nox Arcana. This epic concept album based on H.P. Lovecraft’s legendary book of shadows features a mixture of exotic, dark fantasy themes with 21 tracks of ominous orchestrations, Gothic choirs, Egyptian and Middle-Eastern melodies, eerie voices and otherworldly chants. This musical grimoire is a spellbinding tribute to the Cthulhu Mythos—a powerful and sinister soundtrack to evoke your darkest nightmare.
This cd is dedicated to the memory of Howard Phillips Lovecraft, with special thanks to August Derleth and Arkham House for keeping the mythos alive.

Although the full album can be streamed on Necronomicon’s last.fm page (you can also listen to a few tracks on Nox Arcana’s website), I’ve done a little bit of research and collected the following videos that use the album’s tracks as musical background to display mythos-related slideshows. I’m still missing Eldritch Rites (track 10) and The Great Old Ones (track 21). If anyone finds them, please post them in the comments.

1. Mythos

2. The Nameless City

3. Alhazred’s Vision

4. Necronomicon

5. Ancient Shadows

6. Azathoth / 7. The Black Throne

8. Nyarlathotep

9. Temple of the Black Pharaoh (official video)

11. The Haunter of the Dark

12. The Awakening

13. Yog-Sothoth / 14. Guardian of the Gate

15. Lords of Darkness (sound only)

16. Dagon

17. The Stars Align

18. Cthulhu / 20. Cthulhu Rising

19. Ritual of Summoning

20. Cthulhu Rising

    Tracklist:

      1. Mythos
      2. The Nameless City
      3. Alhazred’s Vision
      4. Necronomicon
      5. Ancient Shadows
      6. Azathoth
      7. The Black Throne
      8. Nyarlathotep
      9. Temple of the Black Pharaoh
      10. Eldritch Rites
      11. The Haunter of the Dark
      12. The Awakening
      13. Yog-Sothoth
      14. Guardian Of The Gate
      15. Lords Of Darkness
      16. Dagon
      17. The Stars Align
      18. Cthulhu
      19. Ritual Of Summoning
      20. Cthulhu Rising
      21. The Great Old Ones

Label: Monolith Graphics
Catalog#: MG 1002
Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: 2004

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