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Author Topic: Fetal Cthulhu  (Read 1075 times)
Skrae
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« on: March 12, 2009, 08:01:06 pm »

I was inspired by this thread here:  http://brassgoggles.co.uk/bg-forum/index.php?topic=14527.0 (Have you looked at it?  Yes?  Good) to create a fetal Cthulhu preserved in a jar.

*Ahem*  It was many years ago when man first thought to play God, and that mentality persists into the modern era.  It was roughly 5 years ago when myself and an assembly of my colleagues were presented with a most interesting venture.  Our employer had recently come into possession of the notes of a George Gammell Angell.  The gruesome details contained within them were too intriguing for any of us to pass up, and so we set to work on creating the Child.

Utilizing modern technology and our collective knowledge on the human genome, it was several months before we finally discovered the method of modifying the human genome.  It was 3 and a half years later, however, before we had an embryo that showed any promise of delivering the results we so desperately craved.

We posted several wanted advertisements for a surrogate mother for the Child when finally, we were gifted with a response.  She was fit, young, and willing, it wasn't long before the embryo was successfully implanted.  Here however, is where we were met with the most devastating complication of all.  The Child proved to require more than the mother could provide, in her final months, she grew increasingly insane.  Toward the end, it was as if she lost any and all semblance of that which we often refer to as a soul.  6 months into the pregnancy, she lost her life, and since It was not yet fully formed, the life of the Child as well.

As the leader of the Project, the Child was given to me by our employer, a waxy looking man by the name of Major Sir Eric Moreland Clapham-Lee.  Now, It sits upon my shelf, waiting.  For what, I haven't the foggiest idea, but occasionally I hear sounds in the wall, a scuttling, and something that sounds almost like a chant, what it says, I am unable to work out, but I will attempt to transcribe it here:  "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn."
-From the journal of Herbert Jermyn.

Sorry about that, I felt it needed a story to explain it.  Anywho, here are the pictures of the project:
Spoiler (click to show/hide)

It's my first attempt at such a thing, and I swear to Zarquod that it looks better in real life.  Also, it does have small wings on the back, but you can't really see them in the pictures.  I am also a crappy photographer.
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"In his jar on the shelf of R'lyeh, dead Cthulhu lies dreaming..."
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« Reply #1 on: March 12, 2009, 08:04:51 pm »

That is Damnibly creepy.
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« Reply #2 on: March 12, 2009, 09:31:33 pm »

Excellent!

The back story is well conceived and written (potential for a film there) and the thing in the jar - it could be real!

"In his jar on the shelf of R'lyeh, dead Cthulhu lies dreaming..."

Arkwright.

PS - just don't wake up Dagon or Hydra - I'm still at war with the fish people!
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« Reply #3 on: March 12, 2009, 09:51:53 pm »

"In his jar on the shelf of R'lyeh, dead Cthulhu lies dreaming..."

I'm quoting this in my signature if you don't mind.

Thanks for the feedback, the Cthulhu itself, as I said was inspired by a combination of boredom and that particular thread.

The story was written in about 5 minutes while I was posting this after the thought struck me:  Why would there be a Cthulhu fetus, and why in a jar, which is where I got around to the idea of mad scientists.  I didn't really know exactly how I wanted the backstory to progress when I wrote it, so I decided to incorporate minor references to Lovecraft's other works in addition to Call of Cthulhu, as well as attempt to mimic his writing style.  How well I succeeded at the latter, that is for you to decide.

I don't know how well it would work as a film (a short film perhaps), it would obviously need some fleshing out, but now I'm intrigued...
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« Reply #4 on: March 12, 2009, 11:44:22 pm »

"That is not dead. Which can eternal lie. And with strange eons. Even death may die."

Good background!
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« Reply #5 on: March 12, 2009, 11:59:05 pm »

Hi Shrae

Feel free to use the quote - or rather misquote.

As for a film version of your back story - have you never seen Rosemary's Baby?

There is enough story line there for a full feature film - if you were writing a pitch to get a film maker involved you would have to thin it down to an absolute minimum; Like this:

"Child of Cthulu is a steampunk/horror film about a young woman who, after replying to an advert for a surrogate mother to take part in genetic research, wants to return to her former life by escaping from the research lab in which she is imprisoned. This become increasingly difficult because the experiment is becoming increasingly dangerous and dark forces other than science are at work."

This also puts the story line into the classic protagonist/antagonist structure that is a pivotal part of modern films. If the pitch generates interest (either from potential makers or the public) then a more advanced treatment can be developed (that's where you carry out your research and develop character outlines and flesh out the story). Then you try and generate more interest and then you can possibly start thinking about writing a script...

Its a tough business, but is is possible to do it just for fun - what you have to do is spend time developing your ideas and imagination, and very often what you finish with is not very much like what you thought you were starting.

Its also the best fun you can have with your trousers on!

TTFN

Arkwright
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Skrae
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« Reply #6 on: March 13, 2009, 01:04:38 am »

I think I'd personally want to keep it small film scale, and now that I think on it, I do know someone who does independent films, I should try pitching this to him.
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« Reply #7 on: March 13, 2009, 02:22:47 am »

Ooh, it could be sort of like Portal.
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« Reply #8 on: March 13, 2009, 03:05:12 am »

Unless you mean something relating to the game, I am unfamiliar with Portal, also do I smell a Myst quote in your sig?
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« Reply #9 on: March 13, 2009, 08:24:15 pm »



this reminds me a great deal of the art of alex cf.
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« Reply #10 on: March 13, 2009, 10:00:49 pm »

I do mean the game--similar in that it features a woman escaping from a creepy research facility. That's all I was saying.

And, yes, you do smell a Myst quote--I imagined I would hardly be alone in liking Myst on these boards.
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« Reply #11 on: March 14, 2009, 03:32:17 am »

I love it!  And I'm glad my thread was of some inspiration.  I'm going to start working on my oddity soon.
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