Mangaka Gou Tanabe Returns with ‘The Call of Cthulhu’ Cosmic Horror

Summary:

• Dark Horse Comics will release the ‘Call of Cthulhu’ manga in a single paperback volume.
• A man named Francis investigates a cult that worships a sea creature called Cthulhu, who is known for causing destruction and chaos.
• The original story inspired many horror games and shows.

Mangaka Gou Tanabe is a renowned horror artist, mainly known for his adaptations of H. P. Lovecraft’s literary works. His intricate and detailed monochrome illustrations give life to the half-living entities, evoking a spine-chilling experience for readers.

Fans of cosmic horror will be delighted to know that two of Gou Tanabe’s adaptations of H.P. Lovecraft’s stories will be released in 2024.

The latest edition of ‘Mountains of Madness’ contains additional surprises for fans, while ‘Call of Cthulhu’ brings another of his works to readers worldwide. For anime enthusiasts, these adaptations are the closest they can get to Lovecraft’s original vision of cosmic horror.

Dark Horse Comics announced that it has licensed Gou Tanabe’s manga adaptation of ‘The Call of Cthulhu.’

The company will release the manga adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s work by Tanabe in a single paperback volume translated by Zack Davisson. Dark Horse will make the manga available in bookstores on July 31, 2024, and in comic bookstores on August 1, 2024.

The story revolves around Francis Wayland Thurston’s investigation into the unusual activities of a cult group that worships an ageless being known as Cthulhu, who sleeps beneath the sea, waiting to awaken and cause destruction.

The original story inspired many X-box horror role-playing games such as ‘Cthulhu Saves the World,’ ‘Cthulhu Saves Christmas,’ and ‘Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth.’

Several adaptations of ‘Call of Cthulhu’ have been made, including in the TV shows, ‘Eerie’ and ‘The Avengers.’ ‘The Real Ghostbusters’ also referenced the original work in its season 2 episode “Collect Call of Cthulhu.”

A silent film of the same name was produced in 2005, and a 1920s-style radio drama called ‘Dark Adventure Radio Theatre: The Call of Cthulhu’ was released in 2012.

The story is considered a masterpiece of literature and is widely regarded as one of the most significant works in the horror genre. It is an ambitious and complex tale with a dense and subtle narrative that gradually builds to cosmic proportions, evoking a sense of horror that is truly unique. If you are a fan of horror, this is must-read.

About The Call of Cthulhu

‘The Call of Cthulhu’ is a short story by American writer H. P. Lovecraft. Written in the summer of 1926, it was first published in the pulp magazine Weird Tales in February 1928. A manga adaptation was made by the modern horror mangaka Gou Tanabe and licensed by Dark Horse Comics.

The Call of Cthulhu chronicles Francis Wayland Thurston as he goes through notes of his dead uncle and other accounts of a mysterious cult. The cult worships Cthulhu, a monstrous human, octopus, and dragon hybrid that lives in the sunken corpse city of R’lyeh, whose dreams influence reality.

Source: Press Release