H.P. Lovecraft and the Cthulhu Mythos

Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937) is considered the most important American author of fantastic horror literature of the 20th century. As the inventor of the Cthulhu Mythos, he influenced numerous other authors.

The exhibition accompanied the Call of Cthulhu Oneshot game event on 31 October at UB Anglistik. 

The American pen-and-paper role-playing game ‘Call of Cthulhu’ by US publisher Chaosium, which refers directly to Lovecraft's world, is considered one of the most influential role-playing games ever. It breaks with the ‘superhuman’ abilities of classic fantasy role-playing games and instead focuses on normal people who are almost always hopelessly outmatched by the monsters of the Cthulhu mythos.