Monster Mash Round 1 El Cucuy vs. Cthulhu
El Cucuy
El Cucuy is the Mexican version of the boogie man, recently featured in the television show Grimm. In the Latin American culture, parents use the name El Cucuy to scare their children to prevent them from misbehaving. This ghost-spirit is believed to kidnap poorly behaved children and devour them, not leaving a trace of the child behind. El Cucuy doesn’t have a consistent physical description and is believed to be a shape-shifter.
El Cucuy is believed to hide in either dark rooms of the house or on the roof. This creature is represented by a carved vegetable lantern made from a pumpkin with two eyes and a mouth, that is left in dark places with a light inside to scare people. In its origin stories going back to Portugal and Galicia, it has taken the form of a dragon.
Cthulhu
Cthulhu is part of a larger overarching mythology that H.P. Lovecraft created involving extraterrestrial creatures whose existence is beyond human understanding. Cthulhu is the most famous of Lovecraft’s creations. He is believed by some to be the monster in the movie “Cloverfield”. In the story “The Call of Cthulhu”, the characters in the story only see him through dreams or artwork. Cthulhu is an ancient god that has an elephantile appearance with tentacles coming out of his mouth, claws on his hands, and wings on his back. He had been trapped in R’lyeh, an underwater city.
Cthulhu is part dragon, part human, and part octopus. Cthulhu once ruled the Earth and is destined to rule it again. He was trapped in the ocean after a massive earthquake sunk the city he lived in. Although there are variations on the way his name is pronounced, the most popular pronunciation among Cthulhu fans is “kuh-THOO-loo.”
I’m sure if I was of Hispanic origin, I might feel differently. If I was tormented as a child with the possibility of El Cucuy devouring me, I would probably give the Mexican boogie man more of a chance. But I don’t see this as much of a competition. Cthulhu is an ancient god of immense size, strength, and power. Cthulhu is utterly devastating and would be able to swallow El Cucuy whole. This matchup is going to go to Cthulhu by utter devastation.
El Cucuy is the Mexican version of the boogie man, recently featured in the television show Grimm. In the Latin American culture, parents use the name El Cucuy to scare their children to prevent them from misbehaving. This ghost-spirit is believed to kidnap poorly behaved children and devour them, not leaving a trace of the child behind. El Cucuy doesn’t have a consistent physical description and is believed to be a shape-shifter.
El Cucuy is believed to hide in either dark rooms of the house or on the roof. This creature is represented by a carved vegetable lantern made from a pumpkin with two eyes and a mouth, that is left in dark places with a light inside to scare people. In its origin stories going back to Portugal and Galicia, it has taken the form of a dragon.
Cthulhu
Cthulhu is part of a larger overarching mythology that H.P. Lovecraft created involving extraterrestrial creatures whose existence is beyond human understanding. Cthulhu is the most famous of Lovecraft’s creations. He is believed by some to be the monster in the movie “Cloverfield”. In the story “The Call of Cthulhu”, the characters in the story only see him through dreams or artwork. Cthulhu is an ancient god that has an elephantile appearance with tentacles coming out of his mouth, claws on his hands, and wings on his back. He had been trapped in R’lyeh, an underwater city.
Cthulhu is part dragon, part human, and part octopus. Cthulhu once ruled the Earth and is destined to rule it again. He was trapped in the ocean after a massive earthquake sunk the city he lived in. Although there are variations on the way his name is pronounced, the most popular pronunciation among Cthulhu fans is “kuh-THOO-loo.”
I’m sure if I was of Hispanic origin, I might feel differently. If I was tormented as a child with the possibility of El Cucuy devouring me, I would probably give the Mexican boogie man more of a chance. But I don’t see this as much of a competition. Cthulhu is an ancient god of immense size, strength, and power. Cthulhu is utterly devastating and would be able to swallow El Cucuy whole. This matchup is going to go to Cthulhu by utter devastation.
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