Eldritch Origin and Today's Eldritch

Today, I am at work so I'll make this post a bit short. The world Eldritch is commonly associated with Cthulhu and Lovecraftian themes but the term reaches farther back. We can look at The King in Yellow or The Great god Pan which I'll be going into detail later. Like I said in my previous post it's a shame that there isn't a more diverse fan base like a Machenverse (Pan) or a Chamberseverse (King in Yellow). But in fairness Machen's work is one of the few previous authors whose work could be condensed into a universe. If you want a more modern retelling of Pan, look no further than Stephen King who's work "N." and "Revival" pay homage to Machen's work. Both tell stories of people affected by other worldly effects beyond their control. Both have haunted my subconscious. "Revival" in particular is a favorite since it blends the Lovecraft and Machen genres into what we think of today as Lovecraftian. I should point out that Steam is having a Lovecraft game sale. As a gamer, it's always neat to see the influence Lovecraft has on the modern audience. One game that caught my eye was Pool of Madness where the player summons monsters by scoring in a game of Pool. I'm a laid-back fan of pool type games so I'll be watching this game. Creative jaunts in the gaming world are always interesting. I've seen Lovecraft used in games saving the world to card games but I've yet to see a pool horror game. 7 ball in the pocket sumons Ithaqua, I'll bet. This post went on longer than I thought but I'll post more later. 

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