Cthulhu comes to Mechelen
I’m a long-time fan and reader of the stories by H.P. Lovecraft and many other writers who have contributed to, and have kept alive the shared universe which now goes by the name of The Cthulhu Mythos.
I guess that’s why I suffer from the mental defect that all things tentacular make me think of that world-famous otherworldly priest of the Great Old Ones, Cthulhu himself. So you can imagine that I was pleasantly surprised to see that Mechelen, since last week now has its own Chthonian hangout “In de Pekton”, which literally means “In the barrel of tar”. Judging from their sign, I guess it’s pretty easy to see who or what is emerging from that barrel of tar.
And therefore I see it as my duty to give a well-meant welcome to our otherworldly overlord with a good old-fashioned “Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn”
