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Ito-Saith-Webb — Lovecraft Dreamlands: Ghasts

Published: 2013-02-10 06:04:40 +0000 UTC; Views: 6870; Favourites: 205; Downloads: 0
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Description This is a revision of my first attempt at creating the Ghasts of the H.P. Lovecrafts dreamlands.

Description used as inspiration:
Repulsive beings which die in the light. . . and leap on long hind legs . . . a pair of yellowish red eyes. Ghasts have indeed an excellent sense of smell. . . some about the size of a small horse hopped out into the grey twilight, and Carter turned sick at the aspect of that scabrous and unwholesome beast, whose face is so curiously human despite the absence of a nose, afore head, and other particulars.... They spoke in coughing gutturals.

— H. P. Lovecraft,”The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath’

While I do know these things are suppose to die in the light, I often find some night scenes not suitable so I suggest that they die from direct sunlight, kind of like vampires. In other descriptions these beings tend to hop like kangaroos which inspired their form.

Here is the original.



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Comments: 14

name-already-chosen [2023-04-22 22:51:06 +0000 UTC]

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Chaosfive-55 [2020-03-09 22:54:12 +0000 UTC]

Superb!

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Alaxander [2015-07-18 22:44:56 +0000 UTC]

Looks good . But every time i look at them i see i big troll face.

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blanket86 [2013-02-14 19:00:23 +0000 UTC]

This is so amazing! Very nice style! Congratulations!

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Ito-Saith-Webb In reply to blanket86 [2013-02-14 22:14:31 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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Drhoz [2013-02-11 13:54:24 +0000 UTC]

It's implied in The Mound that they're engineered from human stock.

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Ito-Saith-Webb In reply to Drhoz [2013-02-12 00:39:55 +0000 UTC]

hmmm interesting.

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Drhoz In reply to Ito-Saith-Webb [2013-02-12 13:15:32 +0000 UTC]

*nods* I forget whether the people of K'nyan bred them themselves, or found them in the layers further down.

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Ito-Saith-Webb In reply to Drhoz [2013-02-12 17:27:53 +0000 UTC]

Will have to read it again when I get the chance.

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Drhoz In reply to Ito-Saith-Webb [2013-02-22 13:02:38 +0000 UTC]

been a fair while myself

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Lord-Crios [2013-02-11 07:43:49 +0000 UTC]

Amazing.

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Ito-Saith-Webb In reply to Lord-Crios [2013-02-11 08:35:00 +0000 UTC]

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chedder98 [2013-02-10 06:05:44 +0000 UTC]

Simply,

Whoa.

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Ito-Saith-Webb In reply to chedder98 [2013-02-10 06:07:22 +0000 UTC]

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