List of squid-faced humanoids

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This is a list of fictional humanoid characters or races who have squid-like faces. Unless stated otherwise, their common feature is the appearance of tentacles on the face or head.

A sketch made of Cthulhu by H. P. Lovecraft in 1934 Cthulhu3.jpg
A sketch made of Cthulhu by H. P. Lovecraft in 1934

One of the earliest such characters is "Cthulhu", created by H. P. Lovecraft in 1926.

Later beings with similar characteristics are sometimes described by the neologisms "cthulhoid" or "cthulhumanoid", [1] based on that name.

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References

  1. 1 2 Zimmer, Mark (September 12, 2004). "I Married a Monster from Outer Space". Digitally Obsessed. Archived from the original on January 15, 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2012. striking designs with their cthulhoid tentacle-faces
  2. Lovecraft, H.P. "The Call of Cthulhu". Wikisource. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  3. Thill, Scott (October 22, 2010). "Nastiest Villain on TV? Sym-Bionic Titan's Creepy Xeexi". Wired News . Archived from the original on October 23, 2010. Retrieved June 13, 2012.