Io Cthulhu Ftaghn!
• WTF am I thinking?
• A Brief Intro to Chaos
Magic
• A Brief Intro to
Lovecraft and Cthulhu
• The Various
Necronomicons
• Piecing it all together
• Staying Sane
WTF am I Thinking?
Don’t open that door. . .
• These are fictional
things, right?
– Yes and no.
• Fiction can be real
• Reality makes good
fiction
• Just because it’s fiction,
does that mean it isn’t
“real”?
Shit, flowers, and tentacles that
don’t exist.
• The thing to remember
about fictional entities
is that they’re as real
as you make ‘em.
• More importantly,
they serve a good
purpose, much like the
bullshit that makes the
flowers grow.
Fiction doesn’t mean it’s fake
• It isn’t the genre of
literature something is
in that makes it real or
fake, it’s the results
you get from it.
• If you get results, it’s
real
• If you don’t, it’s fake.
Yeah, but why Cthulhu?
• Reason 1: It gets results.
• Reason 2: There is more than one way to
interpret an Elder God.
• Reason 3: It’s a cool thing to tell your
friends
• Reason 4: A little madness now and then is
relished by the wisest men.
• Reason 5: Why not?
There are worse things
• I could have reported
on Catholic
Schoolgirls raising
demons
Important Tips
• Avoid needless
embarrassment.
Practice the correct
pronunciation of your
god’s name in the
privacy of your own
room before chanting
it in public. Flashcards
are often helpful.
– How to Be a Cultist
• Never invoke anything
bigger than your head.
• Avoid all cabalistic
jewelry over 10 pounds in
weight, or you’re just
asking for trouble.
• When the black mass goes
awry, stay away from the
cult leader. Enraged
demons always go for the
pompous.
