Lovecraft's Story:
"The figure ... was between seven and eight inches in height, and of exquisitely artistic workmanship. It represented a monster of vaguely anthropoid outline, but with an octopus-like head whose face was a mass of feelers, a scaly, rubbery-looking body, prodigious claws on hind and fore feet, and long, narrow wings behind. This thing, which seemed instinct with a fearsome and unnatural malignancy, was of a somewhat bloated corpulence, and squatted evilly on a rectangular block or pedestal covered with undecipherable characters. The tips of the wings touched the back edge of the block, the seat occupied the centre, whilst the long, curved claws of the doubled-up, crouching hind legs gripped the front edge and extended a quarter of the way clown toward the bottom of the pedestal. The cephalopod head was bent forward, so that the ends of the facial feelers brushed the backs of huge fore paws which clasped the croucher's elevated knees. The aspect of the whole was abnormally life-like, and the more subtly fearful because its source was so totally unknown. Its vast, awesome, and incalculable age was unmistakable; yet not one link did it shew with any known type of art belonging to civilisation's youth - or indeed to any other time. Totally separate and apart, its very material was a mystery; for the soapy, greenish-black stone with its golden or iridescent flecks and striations resembled nothing familiar to geology or mineralogy. The characters along the base were equally baffling; and no member present, despite a representation of half the world's expert learning in this field, could form the least notion of even their remotest linguistic kinship. They, like the subject and material, belonged to something horribly remote and distinct from mankind as we know it. something frightfully suggestive of old and unhallowed cycles of life in which our world and our conceptions have no part."
H.P. Lovecraft, "The Call of Cthulhu"
About the Statues:
Where others have not, artist Corinne Crowe has succeeded in remaining faithful to H.P. Lovecraft's description of the statue in "The Call of Cthulhu." Measuring 7.5 inches x 3 inches x 5 inches, each statue is cast from the artist's own molds with high-quality resin and weighs approximately 2 pounds. The artist's particular casting process results in swirls and striations of color, as well as the gold element, that vary from piece to piece. Consequently, each statue is truly unique and can never again be duplicated!
The standard color scheme for "Cthulhu" is green and black with gold. However, there has been some experimentation with other colors, producing some of the "deviant" color schemes you see in the statues featured in the catalog. The artist would like feedback from Lovecraft fans on the matter of coloration, and she is willing to experiment with colors at the request of customers. (Special requests may be more expensive and require pre-payment or a down payment.) For the time being, please forward all comments and inquiries to: info@CthulhuStatues.com
This edition of "Cthulhu" is limited to only 500. Each statue is individually numbered and signed by the artist underneath the base, and comes with a signed, numbered certificate of authenticity. Each certificate is folded inside a sheet of semi-transparent green vellum paper and slipped into a black envelope!
Dark Music Domain is the only retail source for Corinne Crowe's "Cthulhu."