Jack Walters
Jack Walters asked Brian Keene:

Were the eldritch entities that appear in your works inspired by the myths of Tiamat and the 11 Monsters She begat in order to destroy the universe? And don't you realize that by writing about these Entities, you are unconsciously aiding Them, and that you, too, will be devoured when the Dark Ones arrive to usher in the return of primal Chaos? Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthugha Fomalhaut n'gha-ghaa naf'lthagn!

Brian Keene Absolutely, but not just that particular myth cycle. The idea behind my mythos (being revealed right now in the serialized Patreon novel) is that all of those old myths and legends, all of our collective folklore and the various religions -- all spring from the same primal source. But yeah, Tiamat and that creation story certainly played a big influence. (That cycle also supposedly influenced Jack Kirby and Stan Lee in the creation of Galactus).

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