Artist Marcelo Gallegos has several lovely Valentine cards that stray from the normal hearts and flowers but still convey romance. This card depicting the elder god in love is my favorite. See the others at his Etsy store. Link -via Buzzfeed

When that fabled day comes and this guitar arrives on the stage, the world will never be the same. Ikon Customs, a maker of imaginative guitars, created this instrument in the image of the dark lord.

Link -via Technabob | Photo: Marc Bertone

This Cthulhu tree topper is hand-felted by Etsy seller Nifer Fahrion.

Sure, he’ll destroy all mankind, but in the mean time you’ll get a whole house-full of fanatical cult of believers ready to do your bidding during the holiday season. By the time they clue into what’s going on, they will already be tormented by visions of this Ancient One.

The closeup pictures at Etsy are even more terrifying. Link -via Everlasting Blort

Artist artist Julien Bazinet found himself wondering what would happen if The Peanuts gang were mixed in with the stories of H.P. Lovecraft. The resulting comics are funny and cute, particularly little Snoopy posing as Cthulhu.

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Before your little tyke rolls his first insanity check, he needs to know what he’s getting into. Thankfully, Dr. Seuss (or deviantART user DrFaustusAU) made a shortened version of H.P. Lovecraft’s “The Call of Cthulhu” for younger minds.

Link -via Fanboy

Check out our Cthulhu products at the NeatoShop!

Cthulhu Plush Slippers – $39.95

Attention Cthulhu fans! Are you looking for a fun way to keep your tootsies warm and cozy this Fall? You need the Cthulhu Plush Slippers from the NeatoShop.  These frighteningly fabulous slippers are perfect stomping around your kingdom.

Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more fantastic Cthulhu items!

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I love this delightfully clever H.P. Lovecraft bento box by The Nghbrhood complete with a green hot dog Cthulhu and terrified egg people. I’ d be so jealous if I was one of this kid’s school friends.

Link Via BoingBoing

Are you looking for the perfect plush toy for your favorite little monster?  You need the My First Cthulhu from the NeatoShop.  Abject terror has never looked so cute and cuddly.  This is destined to be your budding science fiction lover’s favorite toy.

Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more strange and fantastic Plush Toys and Cthulhu items.

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What do we know about this madness? Nothing, but the stark computer programming manuals beside Pikathulhu tell us enough.

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There are some minor differences between the activities of the Easter Bunny and the Easter Cthulhu, but both make the holiday memorable for children. Jason McKittrick made these chocolate Cthulhu figurines to mark the occasion.

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+1 for originality. This tattoo mashes up Cthulhu and Rich Uncle Pennybags, the mascot from the board game Monopoly.

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Cthulhu Cell Phone Holder – $14.95

Help! Help! Cthulhu ate my cell phone!

Just kidding, it’s just the super awesome Cthulhu Cell Phone Holder from the NeatoShop! You know you want one!

If Cthulhu really did eat your cell phone is that covered by the insurance plan? Hmmm…something to think about.

Be sure to check out the other fabulous Mobile Phone Accessories and Cthulhu items available at the NeatoShop.

The Lovecraftsman has a few more Cthulhu emoticon variants (can you come up with your own?): Link – via Metafilter

See also: Cthulhu stuff from the NeatoShop

Another birthday means another year that your measly life has somehow been overlooked by the Great Old One. But not this year, thanks to this gruesomely awesome Cthulhu Birthday Cake.

Great White Snark has a post listing 5 of the world’s most awesome (okay, he said awful, I say awesome – po-tay-to, po-tah-to) Cthulhu cakes: Link

In his house in R’lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits … bobbing his head. If Valentine’s Day sweetness isn’t for your loved ones, then how about this: the Cthulhu Wacky Wobbler Bobble Head ($12.95) from the NeatoShop: Link

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Stay warm and scare children on the slopes with this crocheted Cthulhu ski hat from Etsy seller CraftyPA! There is an opening for your mouth under the tentacles. Available in red, too! Link -via Buzzfeed

John Kenn of Don Kenn Gallery, who writes and direct TV shows for kids, has quite the unexpected and fantastic hobby. He draws monsters … on Post-It Notes! As he says, "It is a little window into a different world, made on office supplies."

This one above, of Cthulhu rising from the sea, is my current favorite.

Link | Interview at My Modern Met – via Ectoplasmosis!

More: Cthulhu stuff from the NeatoShop

Cthulhu Wacky Wobbler - $12.95

In his house at R'lyeh, wacky Cthulhu wobbler waits dreaming ... to be given as cool Christmas gift. If you've got a sci-fi lover in your family, look no further than this Gift Guide for Sci-Fi Lovers from the NeatoShop:

Darth Vader Cookie Jar	TARDIS Ice Bucket	Zombie Brain Gelatin Mold
I Want To Believe, the Alien Version	Stormtrooper Zombie Bobblehead	Matt Busch's Zombie Posters

I Heart Sci-Fi T-Shirt - $11.95 (also available as sweatshirt & hoodie)

Link: Gift Guide for Sci-Fi Lovers

Sock monkeys are so passe, the new hotness is sock Cthulhus. Lear to make your own with this helpful book, Snip, Burn, Solder, Shred, that can also teach you how to build your own electric guitar, kites and screen printed tee shirts. Really though, doesn’t the Cthulhu sock toy make it worth it on its own?

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Every year, artist Amy Rawson creates a new Christmas version of Cthulhu, usually in felt (see 2007, 2008, and 2009). This year, Cthulhu is an elf made of clay! This one-of-a-kind sculpture is for sale through Rawson’s Etsy store. Link

On the shelf of the NeatoShop, cute plushy Cthulhu waits dreaming. Here’s the perfect gift for your fellow H.P. Lovecraft lovers: Link | Cthulhu stuff | More Plush Toys

If your breath is so horrific as to wake Cthulhu, you better grab one of these breath mints from the NeatoShop! Cthulhu may be a thing that cannot be described, but the Cthulhu mints is refreshingly minty fresh!

Link | See also: Cthulhu Water Bottle | More Fun and Unusual Mints and Candies

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Have you ever wondered what The Call of Cthulhu was all about but didn’t want to go to the bother of reading the H.P. Lovecraft story? Wonder no more.  This is a cute and concise summary that anyone can understand.

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Providence, RI
Where do we even begin? Lovecraft was born in Providence, spent his entire life there (minus a two-year stint in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn, NY), and painfully died there in 1937. Several of his best-known stories, including "The Call of Cthulhu" and "The Curious Case of Charles Dexter Ward," spotlight Providence locales. It’s impossible to accurately surmise how much of an impact Providence had on Lovecraft, but his headstone in the city’s Swan Point Cemetery sums up the author’s own influence on the city rather modestly: "I AM PROVIDENCE"

But unless you’re an art student at Providence’s prestigious Rhode Island School of Design, the city may be a bore for you. Criminals seem to like the city, reflected in it high rate of violent crime. Their roads are a mess, the cost of living is way higher than in most parts of the U.S., and for a city with an impressive downtown skyline, there is next to zero nightlife. For nerdy outsiders, we’d rather read about Lovecraft’s Providence than actually travel there.

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What’s better than helping save the environment by using a reusable water bottle? How about doing so with the thing that cannot be described? Behold, the Cthulhu Water Bottle over at the NeatoShop: Link | More Water Bottles

Lots of New and Neat Stuff just listed.

Photo: Fickle Pegasus

Wrap you your baby, safe and secure, in the tentacles of Cthulhu with this crocheted baby blanket. It was created by Craftster user Fickle Pegasus for her husband’s co-worker’s son. Velcro tabs at the end of the tentacles help secure baby toys or, I suppose, the child itself.

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“Hey There Cthulhu” is a love song by the The Eben Brooks Brand, from their 2007 album Karaoke Bash Vol. 3. It is about a man expressing his tender love for the Dark One and his yearning for annihilation.

“I Saw Mommy Kissing Yog-Sothoth” is a take on the classic Christmas song “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” and is presented by the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society. It’s from their album A Very Scary Solstice. On that same album you can find “Oh Cthulhu“, which is a take on the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s “Messiah”, sung by the Dagon Tabernacle Choir.

Via The Corner

At left is a sample from a gallery of 14 images assembled at The Guardian.  There are other entries in the collection that would make Cher (and Cthulhu) green with envy…

Link.  Photo credit: Samir Hussein/Getty Images

A creeping, wet, slithering scent, dripping with seaweed, oceanic plants and dark, unfathomable waters.

Available from Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab, the scent of Chtulhu is $15 for 5 milliliters or $25 for 10 milliliters. Link -via Simply Left Behind

Update 9/18/09 by Alex – The image on this post has been removed. It was a fan-made photoshop rendition without credit to the original artist. I’ve replaced it with a thumbnail of the original image of H.P. Lovecraft drawn by Bruce Timm, owned by Steven Gettis of Hey Oscar Wilde! blog – Thanks for the heads up, Steven!

LiveJournal blogger Archmage got his wife to crochet him a Cthulhu ski mask for a recent sci-fi-themed costume party.

From the always spiffy Boing Boing:

My buddy Frank’s wife Dianna whipped up a Cthulhu ski mask for him to wear at a recent costume party, and we were all amazed at the sheer blinding awesomeness of it. It even has a mouth-hole so that you can be an Elder God and still kick back a brewski

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From the Upcoming ueue, submitted by Minnesotastan.

Last year, we posted Amy Rawson‘s Cthulhu Santa needle felted figurine. This year, she has done it again (in collaboration with Brian East). It’s now being auctioned off on eBay: Link – Thanks dzastrus!