Oct 1, 2022 · A fictional occult phrase from H. P. Lovecraft 's The Call of Cthulhu, said to mean "In his house at R'lyeh dead Cthulhu waits dreaming".

Oct 2, 2015 · There is a phrase that is pretty commonly known to fans of H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythos (whether or not they've actually read the stories or not): Iä! Iä!

Nov 26, 2025 · Explore the famous Cthulhu Fhtagn quote, its chilling meaning, origins in H.P. Lovecraft’s mythos, and a curated list of the best Cthulhu quotes that still terrify readers today.

R'lyeh and Cthulhu's "dead dreaming" are instead a metaphor for the fetal development of Cthulhu in the womb of a female human detective-turned-cultist, impregnated by a male Deep One while held …

Apr 22, 2008 · Part of a phrase in HP Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythos. Translates roughly to, "dreams," "sleeps," or "waits." The phrase - Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn - translates to, …

"Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Ctulhu R'lyeh wgah-ngal fhtaga!", an alternative spelling of the sentence, was chanted in Savage Sword of Conan #176 (August, 1990).

“Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn.” Then the men, having reached a spot where the trees were thinner, came suddenly in sight of the spectacle itself. Four of them reeled, one fainted, …

Hieroglyphics had covered the walls and pillars, and from some undetermined point below had come a voice that was not a voice; a chaotic sensation which only fancy could transmute into sound, but …

The short story that first mentions Cthulhu, "The Call of Cthulhu", was published in Weird Tales in 1928, and established the character as a malevolent entity, hibernating within R'lyeh, an underwater city in …

The Fhtagn are extra-dimensional eldritch entities which are able to bend the laws of physics and feed on evil. The vocalizations of the fhtagn are painful to humans; however, some individuals can …