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Monstrum: CTHULHU

11 minutes 22 seconds

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The tentacle-faced creature Cthulhu is H.P. Lovecraft’s most enduring eldritch creation. But while Lovecraft may be Cthulhu’s inventor, this monster has outgrown its creator, impacting both horror fiction and the real world in significant and unexpected ways. Part of the "Monstrum" series.

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Runtime: 11 minutes 22 seconds

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