By Silvia Moreno-Garcia
It’s hard being a parent these days. Kids don’t want to worship Dagon. They just want to play video games and text message each other. What’s a parent to do to ensure the little ones are properly indoctrinated into Cthulhuism? Why, you can start by reading them a copy of “The Call of Cthulhu” by H.P. Lovecraft. For beginning readers.
DrFaustusAU, an Australian illustrator, has placed full-colour illustrations of “The Call” (as if it were penned by Dr. Seuss) up on deviantART. Each spread features the standard Dr. Seuss rhymes and artwork, but adapted to include Lovecraft characters.
Cthulhu, as a statue in the Dr. Seuss style, is incredibly adorable.
This is not the first time that children’s stories have collided with Mythos. Well…it’s not the first time anything has collided with Mythos, as smashups are aplenty these days. Remember Garfield as Cthulhu. No? The Lovecraftsman published a list of cartoon characters, reimagined as Mythos characters, which you might want to check out.
Some other choice bits:
CJ Henderson wrote this book with lovely art by his daughter: Baby’s First Mythos
http://www.amazon.com/Call-Cthulhu-Novel….U/ref=pd_sim_b6
Ken Hite so far has three books in his Mini-Mythos series.
Where the Deep Ones Are
http://www.amazon.com/Where-Deep-Ones-Mi….f=cm_lmf_tit_11
The Antarctic Express
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1589781112/?tag=innsfreepres-20
Cliffourd, The Big Red God
http://www.amazon.com/dp/1589781252/?tag=innsfreepres-20
Mother Hydra’s Mythos Rhymes has great art by Heather Hudson
http://www.amazon.com/Mother-Hydras-Myth….7907796&sr =1-2
Stan! wrote a parody chapbook, The Littlest Shoggoth
http://www.amazon.com/Littlest-Shoggoth-….79079 36&sr=1-1
How can I forget The Cthulhu Rainy Day Activity Book?
http://www.amazon.com/Cthulhu-Rainy-Day-….f=cm_lmf_tit_15
rats, none of my links work
I just found this and was gonna come bring it to your attention. Looks like I didn’t have to!