![]() ![]() From then on is was cared for by its brother Wilbur, before Wilbur was killed whilst attempting to steal a copy of the Necronomicon from Miskatonic University for the purposes of summoning Yog-Sothoth. Kept hidden away in the Whateley farmhouse it was fed on cattle by its mother and grandfather before the former mysteriously disappeared and the latter died. ![]() It was also known to leave behind a dark, viscous substance wherever it went.īirthed in secret to the deformed albino woman Lavinia Whateley in the township of Dunwich, the Horror’s father was none other than the Outer God known as Yog-Sothoth, who sought to use his offspring as a gateway to the mortal worlds. Its true form was so alien to the mortal mind that simply to see it was to cause madness in the viewer, but it was known to be a creature of gargantuan proportions, easily capable of devouring several cattle (or for that matter, people) in a single sitting. The Dunwich Horror made its major appearance in the short story of the same name which is widely considered one of the founding tales of Lovecraft’s universe.Īlthough usually invisible to the human eye, the Dunwich Horror could be rendered visible through the application of an arcane powder whose recipe is to be found in the ancient volume of evil known as the Necronomicon. The Dunwich Horror, whose true name was Yog Whateley, was a creature which appears in H.P. ![]()
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