azathoth

[PeanutButterGoodness]

Azathoth is a guy trapped in a coma after a car wreck. Nyarlathotep is his son who got a doctor named Yog-Sothoth who does crazy experiments with consciousness. Yog acted as a halfway point between consciousness and coma so that Nyarlathotep could enter his father's dreams and put his mind back together so he can wake up.

This fits entirely with what we know from the source material.

[hiimquinn]

@PeanutButterGoodness Nyarlathotep would be the doctor. because he travels between the planes of living and the dead, which is what Azathoth technically is (Fataghn = dead/dreaming). Yog-Sothoth travels between reality and parallel universes, and Hastur travels between dreams and madness. and no one could enter Azathoth's dreams, most of his servants can't even LOOK at him, let alone go inside his head

[PeanutButterGoodness]

@hiimquinn Yog-Sothoth knows the gate and is the gate, so he'd be the doctor allowing people into Azathoth's dream. Nyarlathotep is Azathoth's messenger and "soul" which could be easily interpreted as son.

And this is all just a little fun assuming that they're all regular people outside the dream.

[hiimquinn]

@PeanutButterGoodness haha, i know that. but still, Nyarlethotep is also (among other things) a Necromancer. so he'd be more likely to communicate with Azathoth if he were in a coma or "Dead-Dreaming". that's all i'm trying to get at :P

[VisnuWorldsDestroyer]

I think Nyarlathotep is ultimate power, cuz is all the knowledge of universe into one being, with many avatar in many places of universe, but Yog sothot is in another dimension so is powerless in this, and Azagthot is interdimensional but is the begining and end of every universe

[hiimquinn]

@VisnuWorldsDestroyer nope. Nyarlathotep doesn't have infinite knowledge, that's Tsub-Nigrill (something along those lines). and he's a shapeshifter, that doesn't mean he has experiences of every single thing he summons. and Yog-Sothoth is NEVER powerless, and, in fact, acts as Azathoth's whisperer. Yog-Sothoth doesn't control time/space, he IS time/space, and as a result he also know's everything that ever has happened or will

[InfiniteMisery003]

i couldnt understand anything she said.

[tetrisclock]

The production value is amazing, but the sound of the narrator's voice destroys the ambiance.

[WOMrecords]

wonderful graphics!! pity for the audio quality

[superstrudel]

booarf, c'est nul, y'a même pas de tentacule et de mutrailleuses à chargeur camembert! ;)

[EbonCrow777]

Wow... that was really cool. I wanna read Lovecraft now. I never have but I read the necronomicon ^^;

[khundar]

Read something from him as soon as possible ;o) It's more than worth it.

[MrWilum]

Magnifique!

[Auricknoble]

Wow I was blown away! Captured the romantic moody and otherworldly feeling of H.P.Lovecraft and you carry the whole movie by yourself. Narration by your wife is really good too.

[greenghost2008]

the music is to loud. i cant hear what they are saying.

[cthulhurulez1]

Excellent!

Pour paraphraser Jean Cocteau... Lovecraft gagne à être adapté en francais!

[skyseye]

could understand much of what the narrator said... but the image and music were pretty much enough for a great video and story... i should get right now into H.P...

[yjakez]

this video is very simple, but quite amazing.

i do, however, find it rather amusing that advanced graphics programs are used for the special effects, expensive ones, but the narrator used a cheap microphone to record it.:

still a great video, i hope for a sequel from the author.

[Anyu31]

the way it starts out, it makes me think of Lovecraft's storie The Music of Erich Zann. But this video was beautifuly made. Lovely, but it didnt really have much to do with Azathoth. Yes Azathoth is described as the "idiot god", but he is like a life giver as he plays his flute. If he stops, the end of the world comes.

[TheZebu]

Good job! The story itself is incomplete, so the flow problem is understandable.

However, the one big problem was the narration... the mic was terrible quality and it sounded like it was pressed right up against her lips.

[Daemonique]

A very good start, this movies touches you, but ends as a promise unkept. The dark and fearful revelation you'd expect from a Lovecraft story is missing, in the end... nothing was said really.

[SeanButt]

this is awesome, but does anyone else notice how the woman narrator seems to be mocking the whole thing?

[tvdrpr]

I think that is because she is reading...

[stueckdreck]

Great job! There should me more goood Lovecraft adaptions. But it is so hard to adapt his stuff...

[ziasyn]

this is wonderful brillant work

[DugaWebalee]

Good God! This vid is absolutely amazing! Very well done!

[Neptunion118]

wow, pretty cool, pretty cool.

[Nonamed22]

A fantastic film. Well doen and impressive. Gave me goosebunps watching it. Very good music.

[shakmooll]

this is beautiful

"my god its full of stars"

[dizzlor]

Yeah, I've read that in the credits but I wondered if you maybe offer it for download or else... I really like it; spooky but beautiful.

[dizzlor]

Music? Where to get?

[hamlet26]

nowhere, it's an original score!

[pulsating123]

Ive been reading lovecraft for a while and ive found there isnt enough consitancy to say this is this or that is that. Somtimes azathoth IS nyarlathotep, somtimes i get confused between between the great old ones and the other gods and the outer gods... The ones i like the most are the deep ones (;

[Nonamed22]

As far as I understand it- but I may be wrong - Azathoth is the body and Nyarlathotep is the mind of this outer god.

[PeanutButterGoodness]

Azathoth and Nyarlathotep are two different entities. Azathoth has ultimate power of destruction, but is mentally retarded. Nyarlathotep serves as his messenger and often meddles in the affairs of men for his own amusement.

[pantera692]

Isn't Yog-Sothoth smarter and more powerful than both of them?

[PeanutButterGoodness]

Yog-Sothoth exists in all places and times simultaneously, so he technically COULD be, but he is barred from the physical realm like all the outer gods.

[pantera692]

Oh. Thanks for the information.

[egdeltur666]

Yog-Sothoth, in his entirety, is like... WAAAAAAY more fucking powerful than Azathoth, Shubbie, Nyarlathotep, Cthulhu, and a whole bunch of others combined. This cant happen for reasons that would make your brain hurt. So, no and yes. Remember, he can't touch us if we can't touch him. Extradimensionality is a two way street.

[formless777]

You are right that Yog-Sothoth is more powerful.

Azathoth is merely the creator deity of this universe. I suppose the question is, who made who ? Did Yog-Sothoth pre-exist this universe ? We know that Yog-Sothoth is what keeps the other deities in bondage (hence Yog is the "Gate & Key), and that Nodens has the job of monitoring Yog-Sothoth. Yog seems very similar to the behavior of electrons in my opinion, everywhere and nowhere simultaneously.

[darkness442003]

Interesting point maybe no one made anybody. Yog-Sothoth and Azathoth just what they are beings with begining or end

[formless777]

In the C'thulhu game I am running atm, I choose to say that Yog-Sothoth and Azathoth are both creatures actively conscious in at least 6 dimensions, which means that they can't be removed from a time line as they effectively have no beginning or end. These beings protect themselves by having multiple origins.

[darkness442003]

Thanks for backing me up with your statement. Present, past, future is a dead give away Yogsothoth could exist in multiple dimensions. As for Azathoth sits on the black throne in the universe lord of everything dark and nasty, this reminds me of a worm hole for some reason, do anything he wants. What do you think

[formless777]

A wormhole huh ? Yes, that could work. I have generally thought of Azathoth like a shaman's sleeping body while his spirit (Nyarlathotep) wanders time and space, visiting his nightmare upon the living. Seeing Azathoth as some sort of consuming gravity well like a black hole or wormhole at the center of the galaxy, which has spawned a sort of Boze Brain works just fine :D Good work.

[darkness442003]

The little metaphors and analogies work wonders. Mentioned before Azathoth=blackhole fits his personality he consumes everything if he wants, knows all and sense all. Well i big to differ he sleeps at all, could be that he wants man to assume that he does. To be clear true evil never sleeps, never rest and its older than good. Well thats my perception of what i got from Lovecrafts work. And thanks for the compliment

[hiimquinn]

@darkness442003 yes, but Azathoth isn't "Evil" in the traditional sense of the word any more then the Elder Gods are "Good". he is simply chaos, and disorder. by his nature, he must destroy as well as create. the funny thing is, even Azathoth couldn't control his own power, even if he tried, which is why he ordered his fiends to keep him sleeping and dreaming

[darkness442003]

@hiimquinn Wrong he can control his power my friend. What your talking about his "weakness" meaning a hunger to create and destroy. The analogy i used for evil never sleeps is inside of him he can't control his urge to create and urge to destroy. In some odd way makes him weak that he can't control his own urge. Therefore he's no god. Lovecraft is one crafty bad motherfucker

[hiimquinn]

@darkness442003 so we were both right? i still believe he's a god, however. as evidenced by the fact that he indeed both creates and destroys whole galaxy's. you have to remember, before the rise of christian dogma, MANY gods in many religions were assholes, who just kinda did what their own best interests dictated. for this, i believe we should find the true definition of "god"

[darkness442003]

@hiimquinn I don't think he is a god at all. Demi god or an alien being with what humans perceive as god power. I agree Lovecraft leaves us with a question what is the definition of god. Is it power? wisdom? or power over life and death? From prospective Azathoth is now god to me, because of that one weakness. Cannot control a simple urge that humans can control. He's more of a sentient being with power that was squandered foolishly to him

[hiimquinn]

@darkness442003 well of course he's not a god as race, but compared to us, and even his own species, he certainly is. well he can still make choices; he just runs more on instinct then actual coherent thought. like an animal (and as a recall, Azathoth's Avatar was something of a "White Wolf"). he likes music and dancing, probably likes art, chooses to (and does) save lives, and he can give orders. all these and more prove that Azathoth is not nearly as "anamalistic" as most fans believe

[darkness442003]

@hiimquinn No wonder in Lovecrafts Necronimicon good ole Azathoth is referred to as the "idiot god and those like him. In some of his works his kind is known as the idiot race giving in to lesser instinct and taking the form of animals as the great old ones used as toys. Wow Lovecraft really knew how to turn the knife in the readers mind and have good discussions about his work

[hiimquinn]

@darkness442003 indeed. although i always believed "Idiot" was too harsh a word :P (if you couldn't tell by now, i'd be helping the Ancient Ones). indeed he did, he was easily one of the most brilliant writer's to ever walk this plain of existence. one of the pioneer's of the Horror Genre i'd say

[darkness442003]

@hiimquinn Hell that's why we love Lovecraft because of his harshness lol. ( i would be on the elder ones side for all that knowledge and power) We agree again Lovecraft the only horror writer ever to leave such an impression on us, truly achieved immortality cheers to Lovecraft and thumbs down to all who oppose

[YouKnowMeImJosh]

Azathoth is supposed to basically be like THE God, the one that actually created the Mythos universe, despite being, yes, described as an "idiot god", since the Cthulhu Mythos is, after all, basically a universe of absurdity and meaninglessness.

[formless777]

What do you think of the idea that Nyarlathotep is actually the intellect of Azathoth left to wander ? Normally Nyarlathotep has to keep Azathoth amused with strange pipe music and such...

[landship92]

@PeanutButterGoodness Any explanation for the one that bash Azathoth head in, or any other cause that make him a retard ?

[formless777]

@landship92

Other deities stripped Azathoth and Ubbo Sathla of their minds before they imprisoned them in this universe. When the stars are right they will be rejoined. Nyarlathotep is the mind of Azathoth disembodied and wandering around.

[hiimquinn]

@formless777 no, Nyarlathotep is the messenger of the Ancient Ones, and he's Azathoth's personal speaker. but (other then being created by him, as was everything else), he is not related to Azathoth in any other way. besides, Nyarlathotep was ordered to come here.

[MannySteinerBIeeky]

@landship92 - as if anyone but those responsible for the problems would say he's a tard. He's cited as 'blind and mad'. Blind because he can't see exactly what they have done - mad because I suppose from the point of view of idiots they fail to appreciate that not being able to exactly see what has happened renders it somewhat difficult to correct. In the same way that actual-idiots will often call the sanest cleverest people idiots, for being right about science.

[hiimquinn]

@landship92 many reasons actually. some say he went insane from loneliness, others say he was sucked into a black hole and torn apart, rendering his mind asunder. there is also some stories that suggest he was put into a trap after saving a friend. the most reasonable explanation, however, would simply be because he is the embodiment of chaos. he IS destruction, madness, and the abyss. and as a result, even his own mind must be in disarray. but he is in NO way "retarded"

[hiimquinn]

@PeanutButterGoodness he's not "retarded" as much as he simply can't think right. as he is the embodiment of Chaos, he can't even make a coherent thought. but he can still run off instinct, this is proved by the fact that he can order his underlings, choose to save people (and has), and even develop preferences (he loves music and dancing, flutes are his favorite)

[PeanutButterGoodness]

Azathoth is the Mad God. To my recollection (it's been awile since I last read) he has absolute powers of creation and destruction, but he is completely insane and has Nyarlathotep work for him.

[lkasjdflkjemwna]

If you read "Azathot" from Howard P. Lovecraft, you would understand that he lived a hell in NY, so he made a story about a man who is trapped in a city more or less. Its a very short story

[Iamtheholygrail5]

wait.... azathoth is a demon from the grimoirium imperium (the book of the old spirets). hes a shapeless void of screaming souls, that gets really pissed easly, and kills stuff.... Thats kindof what i hoped to see when i searched azathoth... but this is cool though.

[SinNanna]

The Great Old Ones are not pleased.

[Golem100]

I have to agree with the other reviewers, the narrator's delivery took away from the story. However, I still enjoyed this video. A good Lovecraftian story.

[funkybunyip]

I concur with Napalmhope, the narrator sounds bored with the story ... The imagery is great though, imaginative and well blended with words and music ...

[keithguh]

Fantastic video.

[komponisto]

Howard --> PhilLipS <-- Lovecraft ;) Two l's and an 's' at the end.

Philips' isn't his first name, or one of them - his mothers maiden name was Philips.

[napalmhope]

love this video, hate, hate the readers voice, couldnt we have james earl jones, come on!

[hamlet26]

we did a new miw las week end, soon online.

and thx for comment

[komponisto]

But please, spell the name of the author right! ;)

[hamlet26]

you ve right, how do you spell it?

[ZillaTatsushin]

THe blind and dumb god, Azathoth, whose throne resides in the center of the universe. Before whom countless, shapeless beings dance. What will become of the universe if the dreaming god wakes? No one will ever know...

[CarlOlav]

Damn! This is cool! I like it!

[Lukrith]

Kept true to Lovecraft; and excellently well to add.

Masterful. Five stars, at least.