Countdown to Cthulhu: Why Settle for the Lesser Evil?

"Then a sharp report from the outer world broke through his stupor and roused him to the unutterable horror of his position. What it was, he never knew - perhaps it was some belated peal from the fireworks heard all summer on Federal Hill as the dwellers hail their various patron saints, or the saints of their native villages in Italy. In any event he shrieked aloud, dropped frantically from the ladder, and stumbled blindly across the obstructed floor of the almost lightless chamber that encompassed him."
--"The Haunter of the Dark," H. P. Lovecraft

Happy Independence Day from everybody's favorite independent publisher of SF, Fantasy, and Horror (including The Book of Cthulhu, available everywhere September 1, 2011).



Really, what could be more American than blowing stuff up? Oh, I know: a presidential election! Only sixteen months to go until Election Day. Vote early and often! And why settle for the lesser evil? Cthulhu's an ideal candidate. Just take a look at his (shamelessly hotlinked) campaign posters from the last election cycle:







Can Cthulhu count on your vote?

And, for a musical change of pace... mythos done electro-style: "Cthulhu Sleeps," by Deadmau5