


Described in detail in At the Mountains of Madness (1931). When some of the Shoggoths developed a conscious mind they rebelled against their creators and now roam the earth. Shoggoth's where created by the Elder Ones as formless eye-covered blobs which they enslaved. Yog-Sothoth image via Jason Engle Deviant Art Shoggoth Yog-Sothoth Image via Manzanedo Deviant Art As with many Lovecraftian Gods Yog-Sothoth has many appearances but often manifests as glowing orbs or a formless shape - as this God dwells outside time and the universe.

Now all my tales are based on the fundamental premise that common human laws and interests and emotions have no validity or significance in the vast cosmos-at-large.Ī cosmic Outer God and born of the Nameless Mist, also known as, The Lurker at the Threshold, Opener of the Way Yog-Sothoth from H.P. Please enjoy and follow the individual Artist directly if possible. We have put together a collection of illustrations and Artwork based on a select few of H.P. The fear of the unknown is constant in Lovecraft's stories and creations - Artist's have illustrated this in various physical representations (Many of Lovecraft's creatures defy our common understanding and reality often being described as "Formless" by the Author). Lovecraft's Cosmic Horror stories place human beings as a footnote to the reality of his universe which is controlled by grotesque and monsterous Gods. Lovecraft created a universe with his writings ( Cthulhu Mythos Cosmic Horror) filled with a detailed collection of cosmically weird, terrifying and horrific monsters (Shoggoths, Shub-Niggurath, Azathoth, and Yog-Sothoth to name only a few). Lovecraft's short novel At the Mountains of Madness.
