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Do you guys think we will ever get any Lovecraftian horror?

GuyFawx
GuyFawx Member Posts: 2,027
in General Discussions

Yes I know its implied and hinted everywhere in the horror genre but I want some Eldritch being sure Hellraiser is pretty close but not exactly. HP Lovecraft will always be my favorite horror persona I just want some of his style in DBD so if we did ever get one thing from his stories what do you guys think it would be?

Comments

  • miketheratguy
    miketheratguy Member Posts: 2,719

    Technically, if we did, the survivors wouldn't have a chance because they'd go insane trying to comprehend it. :)

    In all seriousness yes, it would be cool.

  • Seraphor
    Seraphor Member Posts: 9,429

    Er... The Entity?

  • Mringasa
    Mringasa Member Posts: 980

    A lot of Lovecraftian horror is shapeless or unfathomable entities. That might be difficult to code, although The Blob as a Killer would be pretty awesome. His brand of horror always seemed more cerebral than physical. While scary, not particularly gruesome or slasher oriented like the rest of the iconic bunch we have now.

    Not saying I wouldn't love to see something come alive out of his stories, absolutely love them, but it might be difficult to bring that brand of horror into DbD.

  • FancyMrB
    FancyMrB Member Posts: 1,250
    https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/comment/2478325#Comment_2478325

    Came here to say this as well ^^

  • TacitusKilgore
    TacitusKilgore Member Posts: 1,380

    Blight is pretty lovecraftian, he is a servant of an elder god warped beyond all humanity into a mindless abomination practically oozing a substance unknown to man. His mind is gone and yet the intellect and status of a once great alchemist are still there, hes great lovecraftian horror.

  • Rizzo
    Rizzo Member, Administrator, Mod Posts: 17,984

    This just reminds me how much I'd love to have a Bloodborne chapter.

  • supersonic853
    supersonic853 Member Posts: 5,579
    https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/comment/2478351#Comment_2478351

    Ludwig as a killer and his weapon is the holy moonlight greatsword.

  • Rizzo
    Rizzo Member, Administrator, Mod Posts: 17,984
    https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/comment/2478374#Comment_2478374

    "Ah, you were at my side, all along. My true mentor... My guiding moonlight..."

    I'd love that, or even Gascoigne or Orphan, Orphan would be actually very chaotic.

  • GuyFawx
    GuyFawx Member Posts: 2,027

    Heres the thing too we sorta got it with The Doctor and his madness but man it doesnt really do any other lovecraftian story justice imo. It was a good start but something thats not Cthulhu would be sweet as hes just always the easy goto

  • VioletCrimes
    VioletCrimes Member Posts: 878

    Besides the Entity itself, cosmic horror is usually reliant on being too surreal and fantastical for our minds to fully comprehend. They doesn’t fit well with chasey chasey horror.

  • Munqaxus
    Munqaxus Member Posts: 2,752

    Hey guys,

    The perfect license for an HP Lovecraft based killer would be John Carpenter's "The Thing". That movie is probably the best Cosmic Horror movie ever written. And The Thing's power would be a pretty direct translation from the movie.

    I will say the 2016 movie "The Void" is also a great Cosmic Horror movie.

  • GuyFawx
    GuyFawx Member Posts: 2,027

    The thing would be pretty cool aside from the antartic