Thanks to Privacy for sponsoring the video! New customers will automatically get $5 to spend on your first purchase. Head to privacy.com/eckharts and sign up for an account. ALSO, I know more votes went towards the SCP idea on my recent community post. I'm doing both, that just needs more time! All art used linked in the description :)
Yes! 100% YES. I really hope others support both the Lovecraft and SPC Lore. I think you’re going to do a great job man. Keep it up, keep innovating, you’re doing great.
Nyarlat-hotep (“the beautiful soul” in ancient Egyptian) is the Christ analogue in Lovecraft’s dark trinity of Azathoth, Nyarlathotep, and Yog-Sothoth; which are inversions of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit respectively. This is why Nyarlathotep takes a human form and interacts directly with humanity.
That's fascinating - I haven't dug into the Mythos more than just reading some of the classics, and that will make for some excellent RPG setting fodder...
Doesn't that just make him the antichrist? I've always seen him as more akin to Lucifer who is also technically a son of God, his powers and personality are also very similar. Since he was not the son of a mortal and God but more a direct creation of Azathoth himself that makes more sense to me. This analogy strikes me as more personal interpretation than an actual theme of Lovecraft himself.
Imagine were ants, and the gods are people just going about their day, not looking down at insects they step on. Nyarlathotep however is that kid that likes to pinch the legs off ants
More like he's the kid who likes to test out everything from burning the ants with a magnifying glass, to salting their anthill, to transplanting them to a different fucking PLANET just to see if they adapt... and that's just when he's not being creative.
Easily my favorite of all the Lovecraft gods, unlike the rest of the pantheon he acknowledges humanity but this is far from a good thing. The dude lives to see us fail and suffer, killing his avatars and stopping his plans do not inconvenience him in the slightest because the end goal of his plans is to create as much misery and pain as possible. He's such a terrifying schemer man. I bet he and Tzeentch from 40K would get along just fine.
I find this dude more terrifying than Cthulu, a sleeping deity with clear boundaries to his current realm. Nyarlathotep is a more present nightmare than even Azathoth, the blind idiot god who could blink our world into nothingness by simply waking up. Nyarlathotep is a terrifying villain, not just because of his power, but because of his invested interest in us. Let us hope he never grows bored, as his apathy would be the end of everything.
I really like your Lovecraftian lore videos. It brings that weird part of science fiction/fantasy that I can't put into words, but is just so fascinating. Keep up the great videos Eck!
@@implodingsoftly That's probably because Nyarlethotep was directly inspired by Hastur, or rather, the King in Yellow. Hastur was created long before Nyarlethotep by a different author.
The day is dark, you are alone in the midle of nowhere, sudden you see a slender figure against the dark chaotic backgound uttering the words "Return the Slaab." You resist the horror that suddenly floods your mind and respond "What's your offer?"
The most terrifying thing about Nyarlathotep, isn't the fact that he can wipe out the entirety of our species. It's that he chooses not to, our suffering is infinitely more amusing.
I also love the theory that Nyarl might be the manifestation of Azathoth's (the first and basically greatest of all Lovecraftian gods) mind or even his soul which may explain why he's openly malicious when all the other Lovecraft gods are either apathetic or just unaware of humanities existence.
It is unlikely and Azathoth is far from most important deities as Outer Gods exist outside his dream. Nyarlathotep is most likely a Great Old One, but he serve as avatar of other Outer Gods, even if he love to twist they orders laughing from they ignorance. Also he is not strictly malicious, as he in fact protect his toys from others.
@@TheRezro how is it unlikely? It is basically confirmed that he, Nameless Mist and The Darkness Embody the three core aspects of Azathoth. Nyarlathotep- Mind Nameless Mist- Existence Darkness- Oblivion
@@humanity600 Uhhh... Since when? Yoggy is, if you go by Lovecrafts own works, the ultimate God of the setting. He is the Gate, the Key, and the Lock. He transcends all; even Azathoth (whom, keep in mind, is only stated to exist in our universe.)
@@BlankEmporium the Nameless Mist created Yog Sothoth man.🤨 And Yog is not the ultimate god. When he was viewed beyond the Gate, it is stated all the outer gods have similar true forms to that (the Archetypes).
Please tell me I'm not the only one. I see names of lovecraftian gods like Cthulhu and Nyarlathotep , and my mind just subconsciously jumps to Merryweather Comics Lovecraft Girls series. XD
I knew this guy and he "worked with demons". Take it however you want it but he was very knowledgeable in thr ars goetica I think its called. I asked him if there were other demons and angels not conneceted to Christianity. He got real serious and said theres 2 levels of angels on that side humans cant connect with as they are too powerful or something. Then he thought for a moment and said something about others you could connect with but would be disinterested in humans and would be annoyed you called. He said his teacger said if they call out to you, you better hope you dont understand. I wish I remmebered what he said but it was pretty much the equivalent of lovecraftian gods and how lovecraft almost got it right. I personally dont know what to make of it he had weird burn marks on his arm he said from working with Andreas or however you spell it. Again he was an ex addict but he said rehabs never worked until one demon told him he wouldnt be taken seriously using drugs by these beings and that got him to quit so Idk.
Love this content. I imagine the madness characters face is like discovering something unfathomable. Like living in a world where there's only two colors and suddenly you see another color that's completely different which is better exemplified in Colour out of space (also by Lovecraft). Of all the Lovecraftian deities, I find Nyarlathotep the most interest and distinct from the rest of his peers for the reasons you mentioned. I think he is the most akin to the devil or one of the archangels of Judeo-Christian and Islamic lore. To me, it has always seemed that unlike his peers, he is bored and wants to give visions of chaos or interact with us and other species to pass his time.
he kinda reminds me of Loki-or at least, popular depictions of the character, if not the original version. though I can see clear parallels between Nyarlathotep and Satan. (man, imagine if demons were proven to exist and were capable of everything Lovecraft's god-monsters are.)
Eck, you should totally explore more Lovecraft and definitely touch the SCP lore, it's a perfect escapism from SW if you're feeling burned down, would definitely love if you decide to write an SCP one day.
Cosmic horror isn't "oooh the abyss! Scary!", it's when you go from being an ant to a human to an ant again. Imagine trying to explain how a circuit board works to an ant. It has no point of reference, nowhere to even begin to understand the what, how, why, of whatever you're talking about. Imagine becoming a human, and suddenly being aware of the existance, function and purpose of vaccum cleaners, internal combustion engines, and taxes, then being transformed back into an ant. How can you contextualise what you just saw and felt and knew? How can your fellow ants understand? Can you go back to being an ant with what you know, unable to forget? That is the madness of the cthulhu mythos. It's not the fear of falling into the abyss, it's being able to glimpse the bottom and understand it.
The point of cosmic horror is to show just how little your life really means in the grand scheme of all things - seeing everything you believed to be in important in life becoming absolutely irrelevant to a cold and uncaring universe. And the ultimate twist of the knife is in learning that it’s true in your life and not just the story - the fourth wall can protect you from fictions like vampires and werewolves and such, but the realization of ones own lack of significance (which is what Lovecraftian horrors ultimately represent) can’t be confined to the pages of a book or the run time of a film…
@@FrankCastle-tq9bz Yes it can. All I have to do is look at another book that says the things out there do care about me, and that I am important in the grand scheme of things, and choose which of those books I want to believe, and the other instantly becomes kind of amusing in a pathetic way.
@@samueldimmock694 Just one little problem here - you don’t choose what you believe in. No one can: our beliefs are based on inherent predispositions, not choice.
@@FrankCastle-tq9bz Well, I am predisposed to believe that choice does play a role. Not saying it's always easy: there are predispositions involved, but they can be overcome.
@@sheevpalpatine2128 I don't know who and or what that is so I might be back depends on how much reading. Although when I said Loki for some reason I was thinking of a composite Loki from all over the Marvel Franchise at least.
one thing that You've heard about but doesn't get enough love from youtubers is the good old Freespace 1 and 2. It had a simple but well executed story, with a bunch of lore and voice acting, lovely amounts of mystery and thrilling space battles. I think I only recall Spacedock covering Orion class destroyer once in the past. I'm actually surprised after I learned we're the same age that a sci fi fan like You didn't check it out, at least here in eastern Europe it was a big deal in 1999-2001
What happened to the space sim genre? X-wing/Tie Fighter, Wing Commander, Freespace and Colony Wars were pretty big about that time but Elite Dangerous is the only thing current I can think of.
I’d love to see a story from the perspective of a gleefully willing worshipper or cultist. Like someone sees the cosmic truth, and instead of slowly breaking down and fighting their inner madness they are just like fuck yeah let’s serve the great old ones
I recommend the movie "The Empty Man". The deity is not named but it looks and behaves like Nyarlothep and I consider this movie a Lovecraftian marvel.
Very glad Eck is expanding his lore. Diversify the audiences, expose SW weebos to other franchises. I’ve been reading Lovecraft for a decade and I still have to go back to digest his works to decipher the lore better, which is fun when you read a Conan comic and realize it’s in the same universe.
"He speaks as a man speaks but his voice has the coldness that lies between the stars, and few wish to hear his sardonic laughter, for then there will be death. Men are to him as playthings to a child --- to be taken up for a time, then abruptly cast away and trodden into the earth. Even so, he teaches great mysteries to those who worship him, but always leading to evil works, for he delights in wickedness." -Of Nyarlathotep from within the pages of The Necronomicon
Do a video on azathoth next! We need a video about lovecraft’s mind, his creations and how they might connect to Carl jung’s work about the collective unconscious.
Highly reccomend The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers. This dude is why HP Lovecraft even exists - Lovecraft even took the 'Necronomicon' from him. Chambers is a master of never showing us what is so frightening and always implies many answers rather than giving any outright
The King In Yellow has stayed with me in a way not even Lovecraft's writings fail to do. The visions of Dim Carcosa, the haunting ethereal beauty of the place, desolate air, the desperation to reach it, and the awareness that one should never seek it out.
The way that you pronounce "Nyarlethotep" and "Kadath" throw me off. Not that they're wrong, necessarily, but that I'm so used to the way my friends and I pronounce them.
Nyarlathotep appeared in the game Dusk, voiced by Stephen Weyte who did an amazing job. It's cool learning more about him and now a lot of the things within the game make a lot more sense
@@AmayzingJack it's almost as if Caleb because some kind of eldritch deity himself, more powerful than Chernobog could have ever dreamed of being. Then began to recruit the most powerful fps characters from other realms to build his own army. I hope we get a Dusk sequel
i really liked this video, the subject was one that holds a lot of possibilities in my mind, and your brand of focus and dissection would be perfect for more horrors beyond knowing
I had a dream last week that im convinced almost killed me. Almost exactly like depicted at 4:06. It was coming out of the ceiling of this little home i was staying at in a jungle of mexico. I was completely mesmerized by it and i wanted to know what it was when i heard a blood curdling scream that i immediately identified as my own. I jumped out of bed feeling fear and ran for the door but i woke up in bed. Thinking i was out i scanned the room and felt relief until i looked at the ceiling again. There it was, a dark fuzzy spot on the ceiling when the arms came out i got up and tried to run but the same thing happened. I woke up in bed again. It mustve happened three more times in different ways before i felt my heart go crazy and i finally really woke up. My chest hurt the whole day and when driving i could see the roads ahead stretch out to the point id get tunnel vision. Im 20, in decent health. I believe there's something in that room . Last year i had a similar dream where i kept "respawning" in bed whenever i attempted to leave the room, this dream however ended with a man sitting in the corner. when i confronted him his face contorted and spun into the classic image of the devil. he laughed and shook the home but for some reason i wasnt startled I grabbed him by the throat and warned him for every second i was dreaming id grant him not death but 1000 yrs of darkness and i woke up immediately. Who knows.. ive heard stories about my grandma and some of my ancestors turning into animals, flying and being proficient in magic but I don't really believe in any of it. These dreams are the only thing out of the ordinary for me and i only get them when im back in mexico where my blood originated. I wonder if there are any tentacled creatures in "actual" stories related to darkness.
Burroughs' Barsoom series. There's a decent amount of lore to dig into there. But if you really want a trove of goodness, Howard. Conan's weird fantasy, Solomon Kane and his adventures, etc.
I like to see Nyarlethotep as Lovecraftian Thor. He just kinda likes humans. Except in this case, it’s a Lovecraftian affinity, so it doesn’t end well.
You should totally check out Red Rising. It’s an epic science fiction book series that’s becoming really popular in recent years. It has great world building and characters as well as a fast pace plot. I personally recommend the Audio Books
There is primeval mythos inside of us, inside everything, the fabric of space and time ....I really like this Lovecraftian cover of this :) even it is one of more unpleasant ones. To feel insignificant, so sweet :) There is dreaming...and then there is waking up....the cycle goes again, and again, and again.....i love the space where people do look like a naked bipedal monkey, with water, green etc.
The most bone-chilling thing about Nyarlathotep is that, for all intents and purposes, he’s “real.” Lovecraft himself was said to suffer from sleep paralysis, and based Nyarlathotep off of the same entity that haunted him, and many others, including myself, likely the same “sleep paralysis demon” people also refer to as “The Hat Man.” I consider myself logical and not prone to religion or fancy, but my encounter with that dark entity was enough for me to rethink things, and realizing there could be some “truth” behind this entity is definitely a bit chilling.
*"Understand that there is no reason to live! Cry, for there is no answer!"* *"where there is darkness, there are Shadows. I, Myself, am all of you humans!"*
I’m currently working on a Nyarlathotep audible project. This has to be one of the creepiest Lovecraft gods, because he is so aware of humans and likes to mess with them, unlike Azathoth, which isn’t even aware of humanity.
Do the King In Yellow, from the original book. It is quite a fascinating thing as it is in the transitionary phase of Victorian and Cosmic Horror. The King is strange, mind numbing, horrifying and yet he has a pattern, and he represents a vice of humanity.
Always loved this one, he's about as close as you can get to a true antagonist in Lovecraft's pantheon, he actively enjoys messing with mankind and takes great pleasure with his schemes
I'm trying learn more about all the Lovecraftian mythos because of the anime Haiyore! Nyarko-San. I feel I can appreciate it even more when I understand the inspiration for the anime.
Good to see your into Lovecraftian Cthulhu Mythos and Nyarlathotep is my favorite you should cover Azathoth the OG Spawn known as the Idiot God among other alias. As well as short stories from Anthology works like Dagon, Cats of Ulthar, Doom That Came To Sarnath, Hebert West Re-Animator (legendary best influential work), Dreams In The Witch House (features 2 of Nyarlathotep’s servant the Witch Keziah Mason and Brown Jenkin the talking rat with the human face), The Unnameable, At The Mountain Of Madness, Dunwich Horror just so many amazing stories I am inspired by HP Lovecraft as a writer.
Nyalrathotep’s name and its meaning comes from the next hieroglyphs: N(y): a negation form Har: the verb “to be” Rut: the gate, as a monument Hotep: means peace or order. Religious hieroglyph. The translation gives something like: there is no rest at the gate. But it is an approximative translation made by h.p. Lovecraft, which doesn’t make a lot of sense in ancient demotic. All the information come from a role play book about the ancient names of the divinities, but i don’t remember which.
He feels like a antichrist messenger. Like the devil mixed with Hermes. (Edit): It even knows how to break humanity apart whether they knew it or not. Whether they join the masses or deny its implication. If it’s true or not for what the screen say?
For any King fans, Nyarlathotep was the inspiration for Randall Flagg. They may even be one in the same. IIRC, the drums and the pipes are those of the eternally slumbering Yog-soggoth.
Great work as always Eck If you’re ever looking to scratch a comsic horror itch id love to see you cover Hastur The King in Yellow hes a smaller scale force in the greater mythos but i like him as a concept
Nyarlathotep used to hold meetings and gatherings in halls. He had showpieces of high voltage electrical equipment that made the audience’s hair stand on end and put the taste of metal in their mouths. But he also showed a cinema reel at these meetings: this reel showed things you didn’t want to ever see. Glimpses of other places. To me it looked like the ruins of a castle or a city, the remnants of a civilisation. The skies were slate grey with an otherworldly atmosphere. The figures were sitting facing opposite each other within the Ruins, a piece of stone or masonry between them. Sat on the stone was the metal likeness of what looked like a huge golden spider. That’s what I remember. There was also some footage of a completely different scene: what looked like men in an office sat at drawing boards, they seemed to be working to design a city, using slide rules and pencils to draw floor plans and maps.
Thanks to Privacy for sponsoring the video! New customers will automatically get $5 to spend on your first purchase. Head to privacy.com/eckharts and sign up for an account.
ALSO, I know more votes went towards the SCP idea on my recent community post. I'm doing both, that just needs more time! All art used linked in the description :)
ua-cam.com/video/J_xfsODcB-4/v-deo.html
Kotor being made by someone who hates kotor.
Interesting to see these types of videos back on the channel
Yes! 100% YES. I really hope others support both the Lovecraft and SPC Lore. I think you’re going to do a great job man. Keep it up, keep innovating, you’re doing great.
Loved the video, can we get something similar on the dune universe
I’ve been mentioning your old Cthulhu vids in the comments for a couple weeks, I feel like you listened to me!
Nyarlat-hotep (“the beautiful soul” in ancient Egyptian) is the Christ analogue in Lovecraft’s dark trinity of Azathoth, Nyarlathotep, and Yog-Sothoth; which are inversions of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit respectively. This is why Nyarlathotep takes a human form and interacts directly with humanity.
One of my favorites from the cthulhu mythos
That's fascinating - I haven't dug into the Mythos more than just reading some of the classics, and that will make for some excellent RPG setting fodder...
@@noahdoyle6780 it is, I highly suggest Masks of Nyrlothothep
Who is "Yog-Sothoth"?
Doesn't that just make him the antichrist? I've always seen him as more akin to Lucifer who is also technically a son of God, his powers and personality are also very similar. Since he was not the son of a mortal and God but more a direct creation of Azathoth himself that makes more sense to me. This analogy strikes me as more personal interpretation than an actual theme of Lovecraft himself.
Imagine were ants, and the gods are people just going about their day, not looking down at insects they step on. Nyarlathotep however is that kid that likes to pinch the legs off ants
Pretty much
I'll be honest, if some ants started chanting my name, I'd come and see what's up.
That or a magnifying glass
More like he's the kid who likes to test out everything from burning the ants with a magnifying glass, to salting their anthill, to transplanting them to a different fucking PLANET just to see if they adapt... and that's just when he's not being creative.
I imagined wereants
Nyarlethotep is arguably the most dangerous of the lovecraftian outer gods: he’s the one who pays attention to you.
Damn. Well said.
If you ask Japan, they are also one of the cutest.
@@SephirothRyu why is that? Is that a reference to something?
@@Anglomachian Probably a reference to the Light Novel/anime Haiyore! Nyaruko-san
@@Anglomachian There is an anime where Nyarlethotep is a cute girl. A somewhat insane one, but still.
Easily my favorite of all the Lovecraft gods, unlike the rest of the pantheon he acknowledges humanity but this is far from a good thing. The dude lives to see us fail and suffer, killing his avatars and stopping his plans do not inconvenience him in the slightest because the end goal of his plans is to create as much misery and pain as possible. He's such a terrifying schemer man. I bet he and Tzeentch from 40K would get along just fine.
They would talk for hours while having their fingers crossed 1 million times over
Ones end goal is eternal torment and the other’s end goal is just seeing how long we last.
You imply that both aren't simply toys being puppeted around by Arioch.
The cosmic equivalent to the kid that likes to pick wings off flies
@@patrickfrost9405 They are probably aspects of Arioch
I find this dude more terrifying than Cthulu, a sleeping deity with clear boundaries to his current realm.
Nyarlathotep is a more present nightmare than even Azathoth, the blind idiot god who could blink our world into nothingness by simply waking up.
Nyarlathotep is a terrifying villain, not just because of his power, but because of his invested interest in us. Let us hope he never grows bored, as his apathy would be the end of everything.
Major Deja Vu reading this... Creepy
Cthulu not even really a god. He's more a prophet of demigod.
Oh i do enjoy toying with the human meat puppets! 😊
Azathoth isn’t really sleeping, but yeah I agree.
Plus the fact that he can shape-shift into anything or anyone he wishes make him just that more dangerous yet interesting, where will he pop up next?
I see Nyarlathotep as a "God of Knowledge." "He will never tell you a lie; pray you don't understand his truth."
I thought that was yog sothoths domain?
@@GreaterGrievobeast55 To my mind, Yog sothoth's domain is time and space.
@@rodneykelly8768 All knowledge is his domain as well - there are no secrets from the one who is both the key and keeper of the gate.
@@FrankCastle-tq9bz Yog Sothtoth knows all, because it sees all. Nyarlathotep simply knows all.
@@rodneykelly8768 Does he? There’s no indication that he’s an omniscient entity in any of Lovecraft’s works.
I really like your Lovecraftian lore videos. It brings that weird part of science fiction/fantasy that I can't put into words, but is just so fascinating. Keep up the great videos Eck!
Noden: *pulls off mask as mass of trendils comes out*
Nyarlethotep: IT WAS ME HASTUR! IT WAS ME _ALL ALONG HASTUR_
You rang?
I imagine he has non-euclidean biology (or what best approximates the term biology).
I always associate Nyarlathotep with Hastur like the strange gods of the esoteric past who were often different aspects of the same god.
@@implodingsoftly That's probably because Nyarlethotep was directly inspired by Hastur, or rather, the King in Yellow. Hastur was created long before Nyarlethotep by a different author.
The day is dark, you are alone in the midle of nowhere, sudden you see a slender figure against the dark chaotic backgound uttering the words "Return the Slaab."
You resist the horror that suddenly floods your mind and respond "What's your offer?"
Context is king.
Man , "Courage the cowardly dog"
Never gets old
$100, that's a very rare slab of cosmic beer you're holding
He's also the absolutely best villain in the Persona series.
Cute anime girl too. Nyarko-chan
my personal (no pun intended) headcanon is that a lot of the "gods" in the Persona series are in fact manifestations of Nyarlathotep.
The most terrifying thing about Nyarlathotep, isn't the fact that he can wipe out the entirety of our species. It's that he chooses not to, our suffering is infinitely more amusing.
I wasn't familiar with Nyarlathotep, this was a cool introduction to it. Another good video eck, I always look forward to your stuff :)
I also love the theory that Nyarl might be the manifestation of Azathoth's (the first and basically greatest of all Lovecraftian gods) mind or even his soul which may explain why he's openly malicious when all the other Lovecraft gods are either apathetic or just unaware of humanities existence.
It is unlikely and Azathoth is far from most important deities as Outer Gods exist outside his dream. Nyarlathotep is most likely a Great Old One, but he serve as avatar of other Outer Gods, even if he love to twist they orders laughing from they ignorance. Also he is not strictly malicious, as he in fact protect his toys from others.
@@TheRezro how is it unlikely? It is basically confirmed that he, Nameless Mist and The Darkness Embody the three core aspects of Azathoth.
Nyarlathotep- Mind
Nameless Mist- Existence
Darkness- Oblivion
humanity's . . . .
@@humanity600 Uhhh... Since when? Yoggy is, if you go by Lovecrafts own works, the ultimate God of the setting. He is the Gate, the Key, and the Lock. He transcends all; even Azathoth (whom, keep in mind, is only stated to exist in our universe.)
@@BlankEmporium the Nameless Mist created Yog Sothoth man.🤨
And Yog is not the ultimate god.
When he was viewed beyond the Gate, it is stated all the outer gods have similar true forms to that (the Archetypes).
You should continue this series! This content is soo good!
I'd love to see videos on some of the more bizarre sci-fi races in the Mythos, like the Elder Things or the Mi-Go.
Please tell me I'm not the only one. I see names of lovecraftian gods like Cthulhu and Nyarlathotep , and my mind just subconsciously jumps to Merryweather Comics Lovecraft Girls series. XD
No you aren't the only one
@@basedtrazyn2410 oh thank nyarlathotep
I knew this guy and he "worked with demons". Take it however you want it but he was very knowledgeable in thr ars goetica I think its called. I asked him if there were other demons and angels not conneceted to Christianity. He got real serious and said theres 2 levels of angels on that side humans cant connect with as they are too powerful or something. Then he thought for a moment and said something about others you could connect with but would be disinterested in humans and would be annoyed you called. He said his teacger said if they call out to you, you better hope you dont understand. I wish I remmebered what he said but it was pretty much the equivalent of lovecraftian gods and how lovecraft almost got it right. I personally dont know what to make of it he had weird burn marks on his arm he said from working with Andreas or however you spell it. Again he was an ex addict but he said rehabs never worked until one demon told him he wouldnt be taken seriously using drugs by these beings and that got him to quit so Idk.
Love this content. I imagine the madness characters face is like discovering something unfathomable. Like living in a world where there's only two colors and suddenly you see another color that's completely different which is better exemplified in Colour out of space (also by Lovecraft).
Of all the Lovecraftian deities, I find Nyarlathotep the most interest and distinct from the rest of his peers for the reasons you mentioned.
I think he is the most akin to the devil or one of the archangels of Judeo-Christian and Islamic lore. To me, it has always seemed that unlike his peers, he is bored and wants to give visions of chaos or interact with us and other species to pass his time.
he kinda reminds me of Loki-or at least, popular depictions of the character, if not the original version.
though I can see clear parallels between Nyarlathotep and Satan.
(man, imagine if demons were proven to exist and were capable of everything Lovecraft's god-monsters are.)
Really neat video - am a big Lovecraft/CoC fan and I'm always up for a video on the topic. Great choice!
Yes! Do more Lovecraft! That was awesome.
YES!!! more lovecraft content i didn't know i needed please
Eck, you should totally explore more Lovecraft and definitely touch the SCP lore, it's a perfect escapism from SW if you're feeling burned down, would definitely love if you decide to write an SCP one day.
This is awesome content and I've been meaning to get into Lovecraft... thanks for making it easier to understand
You should do a video on the alien races of HP Lovecraft. The Mi-Go, The Deep Ones, The Elder Things, The Great Old Ones, etc…
I wish cosmic horror could scare me. But when you're unable to sleep, the abyss is welcomed, not feared.
Cosmic horror isn't "oooh the abyss! Scary!", it's when you go from being an ant to a human to an ant again. Imagine trying to explain how a circuit board works to an ant. It has no point of reference, nowhere to even begin to understand the what, how, why, of whatever you're talking about. Imagine becoming a human, and suddenly being aware of the existance, function and purpose of vaccum cleaners, internal combustion engines, and taxes, then being transformed back into an ant. How can you contextualise what you just saw and felt and knew? How can your fellow ants understand? Can you go back to being an ant with what you know, unable to forget?
That is the madness of the cthulhu mythos. It's not the fear of falling into the abyss, it's being able to glimpse the bottom and understand it.
The point of cosmic horror is to show just how little your life really means in the grand scheme of all things - seeing everything you believed to be in important in life becoming absolutely irrelevant to a cold and uncaring universe.
And the ultimate twist of the knife is in learning that it’s true in your life and not just the story - the fourth wall can protect you from fictions like vampires and werewolves and such, but the realization of ones own lack of significance (which is what Lovecraftian horrors ultimately represent) can’t be confined to the pages of a book or the run time of a film…
@@FrankCastle-tq9bz Yes it can. All I have to do is look at another book that says the things out there do care about me, and that I am important in the grand scheme of things, and choose which of those books I want to believe, and the other instantly becomes kind of amusing in a pathetic way.
@@samueldimmock694 Just one little problem here - you don’t choose what you believe in. No one can: our beliefs are based on inherent predispositions, not choice.
@@FrankCastle-tq9bz Well, I am predisposed to believe that choice does play a role. Not saying it's always easy: there are predispositions involved, but they can be overcome.
So basically nyarlathotep is cosmic trickster god.
So Elder/Outer God Loki?
Cegorach is a better trickster 😁
@@sheevpalpatine2128 plot twist cegorach is just a avatar of nyarlathotep so is tzeentch
@@sheevpalpatine2128 I don't know who and or what that is so I might be back depends on how much reading. Although when I said Loki for some reason I was thinking of a composite Loki from all over the Marvel Franchise at least.
@@monsee1946 ohhh a twiist ! I love it
You're branching out into more sci-fi just like you said! Do it to it, man!
one thing that You've heard about but doesn't get enough love from youtubers is the good old Freespace 1 and 2. It had a simple but well executed story, with a bunch of lore and voice acting, lovely amounts of mystery and thrilling space battles. I think I only recall Spacedock covering Orion class destroyer once in the past.
I'm actually surprised after I learned we're the same age that a sci fi fan like You didn't check it out, at least here in eastern Europe it was a big deal in 1999-2001
What happened to the space sim genre? X-wing/Tie Fighter, Wing Commander, Freespace and Colony Wars were pretty big about that time but Elite Dangerous is the only thing current I can think of.
Love to see all the branching out of content!
Was thinking about finishing my Lovecraft Anthology and lo and behold!
I’d love to see a story from the perspective of a gleefully willing worshipper or cultist. Like someone sees the cosmic truth, and instead of slowly breaking down and fighting their inner madness they are just like fuck yeah let’s serve the great old ones
Which is interesting why Lovecraft haven't thought about that.
_Birdbox_ . You're thinking of _Birdbox_ .
@@asurasyn is that what birdbox is about? I never saw it
@@dannycolwell8028 yup. It's worth a watch
I'd like a story where instead of going mad, the cultist goes "oh, it's like THAT..." and enjoys the universe cheat codes
Whoever came up with this name probably fell asleep on his keyboard
I mean, it was Lovecraft. He probably was hungry when he came up with the name and thus kinda tired.
So not far off lmao.
Nah, name doesn't look Welsh enough for that.
@@twenty-fifth420 Is the name and concept of him actually came to Lovecraft in a dream the most terrifying dream he said he ever had
Or likes cats
last time I checked the name had actual Egyptian roots
I'd never really looked at Lovecraft's works much before this, would love to see some more content like this on the channel. Great work!
I recommend the movie "The Empty Man". The deity is not named but it looks and behaves like Nyarlothep and I consider this movie a Lovecraftian marvel.
There is a scene where you here the name Nyarlathotep being chanted.
Very glad Eck is expanding his lore. Diversify the audiences, expose SW weebos to other franchises. I’ve been reading Lovecraft for a decade and I still have to go back to digest his works to decipher the lore better, which is fun when you read a Conan comic and realize it’s in the same universe.
"He speaks as a man speaks but his voice has the coldness that lies between the stars, and few wish to hear his sardonic laughter, for then there will be death. Men are to him as playthings to a child --- to be taken up for a time, then abruptly cast away and trodden into the earth. Even so, he teaches great mysteries to those who worship him, but always leading to evil works, for he delights in wickedness."
-Of Nyarlathotep from within the pages of The Necronomicon
Do a video on azathoth next!
We need a video about lovecraft’s mind, his creations and how they might connect to Carl jung’s work about the collective unconscious.
Wait, what? I had to make sure this was the right channel.
Eckharts missed on talking about Nya-chan though. Best version, no lie.
Highly reccomend The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers. This dude is why HP Lovecraft even exists - Lovecraft even took the 'Necronomicon' from him. Chambers is a master of never showing us what is so frightening and always implies many answers rather than giving any outright
The King In Yellow has stayed with me in a way not even Lovecraft's writings fail to do. The visions of Dim Carcosa, the haunting ethereal beauty of the place, desolate air, the desperation to reach it, and the awareness that one should never seek it out.
The way that you pronounce "Nyarlethotep" and "Kadath" throw me off. Not that they're wrong, necessarily, but that I'm so used to the way my friends and I pronounce them.
Excited to see more Lovecraftian lore in this channel!
Honestly love these newer video of different topics. Love the old stuff but mixing it up and going deep on these is super cool too
Personally my favourite character from the Cthulhu Myhthos, also helped by his role in The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath.
This video was very interesting! Excited to see more.
I didn't expect this kind of content from you but I love it. Keep it coming!
That was also Jesus's street name when he was hiding in Egypt
Nyarlathotep appeared in the game Dusk, voiced by Stephen Weyte who did an amazing job. It's cool learning more about him and now a lot of the things within the game make a lot more sense
I love how he was voiced by Caleb from the BLOOD games. The voice fit so well
@@AmayzingJack it's almost as if Caleb because some kind of eldritch deity himself, more powerful than Chernobog could have ever dreamed of being. Then began to recruit the most powerful fps characters from other realms to build his own army. I hope we get a Dusk sequel
I didnt expect to see you put out cthulu mythos stuff glad to be suprised
i really liked this video, the subject was one that holds a lot of possibilities in my mind, and your brand of focus and dissection would be perfect for more horrors beyond knowing
I had a dream last week that im convinced almost killed me. Almost exactly like depicted at 4:06. It was coming out of the ceiling of this little home i was staying at in a jungle of mexico. I was completely mesmerized by it and i wanted to know what it was when i heard a blood curdling scream that i immediately identified as my own. I jumped out of bed feeling fear and ran for the door but i woke up in bed. Thinking i was out i scanned the room and felt relief until i looked at the ceiling again. There it was, a dark fuzzy spot on the ceiling when the arms came out i got up and tried to run but the same thing happened. I woke up in bed again. It mustve happened three more times in different ways before i felt my heart go crazy and i finally really woke up. My chest hurt the whole day and when driving i could see the roads ahead stretch out to the point id get tunnel vision. Im 20, in decent health. I believe there's something in that room . Last year i had a similar dream where i kept "respawning" in bed whenever i attempted to leave the room, this dream however ended with a man sitting in the corner. when i confronted him his face contorted and spun into the classic image of the devil. he laughed and shook the home but for some reason i wasnt startled I grabbed him by the throat and warned him for every second i was dreaming id grant him not death but 1000 yrs of darkness and i woke up immediately. Who knows.. ive heard stories about my grandma and some of my ancestors turning into animals, flying and being proficient in magic but I don't really believe in any of it. These dreams are the only thing out of the ordinary for me and i only get them when im back in mexico where my blood originated. I wonder if there are any tentacled creatures in "actual" stories related to darkness.
Genuinely thought for a hot second that this was also a Star Wars video and was puzzled before I realized it was very strictly just Lovecraft. XD
Burroughs' Barsoom series. There's a decent amount of lore to dig into there. But if you really want a trove of goodness, Howard. Conan's weird fantasy, Solomon Kane and his adventures, etc.
Hell yeah, more Lovecraft mythos.
I like to see Nyarlethotep as Lovecraftian Thor. He just kinda likes humans.
Except in this case, it’s a Lovecraftian affinity, so it doesn’t end well.
You should totally check out Red Rising. It’s an epic science fiction book series that’s becoming really popular in recent years. It has great world building and characters as well as a fast pace plot. I personally recommend the Audio Books
There is primeval mythos inside of us, inside everything, the fabric of space and time ....I really like this Lovecraftian cover of this :) even it is one of more unpleasant ones. To feel insignificant, so sweet :)
There is dreaming...and then there is waking up....the cycle goes again, and again, and again.....i love the space where people do look like a naked bipedal monkey, with water, green etc.
Love your channel and love the Lovecraft lore your doing. You should win an award for pronouncing Nyarlathotep correctly.
You should do more of these Lovecraft videos for sure!
The most bone-chilling thing about Nyarlathotep is that, for all intents and purposes, he’s “real.” Lovecraft himself was said to suffer from sleep paralysis, and based Nyarlathotep off of the same entity that haunted him, and many others, including myself, likely the same “sleep paralysis demon” people also refer to as “The Hat Man.” I consider myself logical and not prone to religion or fancy, but my encounter with that dark entity was enough for me to rethink things, and realizing there could be some “truth” behind this entity is definitely a bit chilling.
There is one who could challenge Nyarlathotep for the spot as an evil eldrich being. That being Khakkrak the Scarlet King of the SCP Mythos.
I love the SCPs
@@Kolonol1
Definitely love the mythos of the elder gods.
Dammit, I have to bring up “I have no mouth” and then he goes Lovecraftian on us🤣🤮😁
Ah, my second favorite Lovecraftian entity. Such a mischievous scamp.
Doing a great job man
i really enjoy these lore vids thanks
This is really cool, love to see more
More Issac Asimov would be cool to see, I remember really liking your video on his short story about a planet with no night.
Love the Lovecraft content
Cool that you're branching out. Good choice. :)
“That is not dead which can eternal lie, And with strange aeons even death may die.”
-H.P. Lovecraft
Iv always wanted to learn more about love crafts universe, thanks!
Now this is the stuff I subscribe to see. Great video and Good job on such an informational video 👍
That was the SMOOTHEST jab I have ever heard.
Dang we doing Lovecraft videos now, Eck? I like it 👏
Lets goooooo, Lovecraft content babbyyy
*"Understand that there is no reason to live! Cry, for there is no answer!"*
*"where there is darkness, there are Shadows. I, Myself, am all of you humans!"*
I’m currently working on a Nyarlathotep audible project. This has to be one of the creepiest Lovecraft gods, because he is so aware of humans and likes to mess with them, unlike Azathoth, which isn’t even aware of humanity.
Yes, Thanks to Privacy for sponsoring the video - but you don't have to bore us with it!
Do the King In Yellow, from the original book. It is quite a fascinating thing as it is in the transitionary phase of Victorian and Cosmic Horror. The King is strange, mind numbing, horrifying and yet he has a pattern, and he represents a vice of humanity.
Always loved this one, he's about as close as you can get to a true antagonist in Lovecraft's pantheon, he actively enjoys messing with mankind and takes great pleasure with his schemes
Yesss more Lovecraft please! :)
MOM WAKE UP ECHART POSTED A VIDEO!
I'm trying learn more about all the Lovecraftian mythos because of the anime Haiyore! Nyarko-San. I feel I can appreciate it even more when I understand the inspiration for the anime.
I approve of doing Lovecraft Lore. Get away from Star Wars for a while.
Knowing what I know about Lovecraft, those quotes hit different.
Do a video about his cat, Ecklespeckles.
Good to see your into Lovecraftian Cthulhu Mythos and Nyarlathotep is my favorite you should cover Azathoth the OG Spawn known as the Idiot God among other alias. As well as short stories from Anthology works like Dagon, Cats of Ulthar, Doom That Came To Sarnath, Hebert West Re-Animator (legendary best influential work), Dreams In The Witch House (features 2 of Nyarlathotep’s servant the Witch Keziah Mason and Brown Jenkin the talking rat with the human face), The Unnameable, At The Mountain Of Madness, Dunwich Horror just so many amazing stories I am inspired by HP Lovecraft as a writer.
Keep up the good work!
pleases do another scp video, your last one showcased some really cool specific SCPs that I had never heard of before
Nyalrathotep’s name and its meaning comes from the next hieroglyphs:
N(y): a negation form
Har: the verb “to be”
Rut: the gate, as a monument
Hotep: means peace or order. Religious hieroglyph.
The translation gives something like: there is no rest at the gate.
But it is an approximative translation made by h.p. Lovecraft, which doesn’t make a lot of sense in ancient demotic.
All the information come from a role play book about the ancient names of the divinities, but i don’t remember which.
Great video, would love to see a Azathoth episode, such an interesting idea.
He feels like a antichrist messenger. Like the devil mixed with Hermes.
(Edit): It even knows how to break humanity apart whether they knew it or not. Whether they join the masses or deny its implication. If it’s true or not for what the screen say?
For any King fans, Nyarlathotep was the inspiration for Randall Flagg. They may even be one in the same. IIRC, the drums and the pipes are those of the eternally slumbering Yog-soggoth.
Would love to hear more of any of the HP Lovecraft mythos.
I love lovecraft. I love Eck. Thank you! Haha
Great work as always Eck
If you’re ever looking to scratch a comsic horror itch id love to see you cover Hastur The King in Yellow hes a smaller scale force in the greater mythos but i like him as a concept
Would love to hear more lovecraft bro
this this was great,cheers
Yes. Do more love craft stuff plz
Hell yeah eck, my favorite Lovecraft god
After that description, I might need a Nyarlathotep plushy.
Nyarlathotep used to hold meetings and gatherings in halls. He had showpieces of high voltage electrical equipment that made the audience’s hair stand on end and put the taste of metal in their mouths. But he also showed a cinema reel at these meetings: this reel showed things you didn’t want to ever see. Glimpses of other places. To me it looked like the ruins of a castle or a city, the remnants of a civilisation. The skies were slate grey with an otherworldly atmosphere. The figures were sitting facing opposite each other within the Ruins, a piece of stone or masonry between them. Sat on the stone was the metal likeness of what looked like a huge golden spider. That’s what I remember. There was also some footage of a completely different scene: what looked like men in an office sat at drawing boards, they seemed to be working to design a city, using slide rules and pencils to draw floor plans and maps.