Stuff To Blow Your Mind The Monstrefact Redux: Monsters of the Cthulhu Mythos
Oct 15, 2025
Dive into the chilling realms of the Cthulhu mythos as Robert explores the eerie Gug, a monster with a vertical mouth that evokes primal fear. Discover the strange leech-like Chagnar Fagan and its frog-headed minions, the Miri Negri. Marvel at the Migo, Lovecraft's bizarre interstellar beings that blend fungus and crustacean traits, notorious for utilizing human brains in their cosmic travels. This Halloween-themed discussion illuminates the curious connections between these creatures and real-world biology.
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Scrapbook Horror Amplifies the Unknown
- The Malleus Monstrorum functions like a scrapbook monster manual that blends art and horror to imply unseen realities.
- Robert Lamb argues its mixed media style heightens the uncanny by suggesting creatures lurk just beyond human perception.
Gug Description And A Personal Book Tale
- Robert describes the Gug's vertical mouth and bizarre appearance from Lovecraft's The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath.
- He also shares a personal note about losing and rebuying his favorite 2006 Malleus Monstrorum copy.
Real Fossils Mirror Cosmic Oddities
- Lamb links the Gug's vertical mouth to arthropod mandibles and compares it to the Cambrian Odaraia's taco-shaped shell and toothed mandibles.
- He suggests paleontology can reveal real-life forms as strange as fiction.
