Just pinning this here to say thank you all for so many lovely comments :D I was not expecting this video to be received so well, it's really very much appreciated.
I love this. As someone who likes the aesthetic of spookiness but can’t stand anything actually frightening or distressing, cozy Eldritch critters are right up my alley 😅
I recently heard someone say that “lovecraftian horror isn’t the fear of tentacled monsters, but of the unknown.” I think that if you want to take pantheon to the next level and create true cosmic comfort, you really should lean into the idea of a creature that’s unknowable and powerful but unambiguously benevolent.
I think an apple or pastry themed deity whose whole deal is based around baking and cider pressing would fit well into Gezelligeon. My favorite family holiday growing up was cider pressing day. We'd go up to Grandpa's house, shake down all the apples from his trees and press gallons and gallons and gallons of fresh cider. It was the most that home ever felt like home.
Love the idea of benign horrors. Sure the beast lives in the realm of deepest dark, its form flickering in and out of our reality. Even looking apon it stretches the mind to almost pain. Theyre just chillin though. Happy to help any lost critter that has lipped into their interdimentional hole, back to where they belong
Almost makes me think of Ormagöden from Brütal Legend. He was the subject of envy and hate by other primordial horrors, for he was the only creature that could bear and produce flame: and the light of this flame forced all the other monsters to see themselves what they truly were. Ormagöden himself was not described as doing anything particularly significant in the histories: he was chilling in the world. All the other creatures wanted him dead. The worst of them kidnapped and imprisoned a harmless, beautiful singing creature named Aetulia and become the other monsters' first and most terrible king. Aetulia was used as bait to lure Ormagöden into a trap, where all the monsters would try to douse his flame with mud and preferably kill him. But rather than letting his light be extinguished. Ormagöden chose to make an end to his own life-- which would grant a more bountiful future for the world. Ormagöden, the Great Fire Beast, exploded himself. His steel flesh veined the earth, making it rich with ores of all kinds. His fire shot into the heavens, where it became the sun. His blood flooded the world, drowning all the hateful creatures, to finally form the oceans. And his death cry rings on to this very day, an anthem to spirit and power, a defiance of hatred and ignorance that dances with death and life alike, seeing beauty in both. An energy that has the power to reach and connect all. For his voice... is Heavy Metal. I'd love to see more benevolent monster creatures of great power.
I too have been working on my own spin on a pantheon of eldritch gods for a creative project. However, many of the cultists are the antithesis of Cosmic Horror, they are "Cosmic Wonder", they are absurdists, mad but not in a dreary way.
I like that, i like that a lot! Have you ever heard of the Zeno Clash series? They don't delve into cosmic horror, but there is a lot of color, wonder and imagination despite being set in a rather violent land. There's so many wonderful, bizarre, off-putting and weird creatures and environment that may prove inspiring. Had a prequel in 2023 called Clash: Artifacts of Chaos.
I think another good idea for a Gezelligeon is one base on a jigsaw puzzle. To me, there's nothing more relaxing than sitting on the couch, wrapped in a nice comfy sweater with a cup of tea in hand while working on a jigsaw puzzle on a nice, October weekend.
This concept is fantastic, as someone who enjoys eldritch horrors. But i CANNOT get over how good your art style is. I aspire for something similar in my own.
We have that non-translatable word in Norwegian/Scandinavian too! It's called "Hygge" here. Love your concept here, this deserves all the attention it can get.
I actually really like these guys, kind of reminds me of what I did in my story. If I had to point something out I think this is an opportunity to cover more... vague ideas of comfort less specific to humanity, It would tap into the more cosmic horror side of things while still keeping things... cozy, but with a tad more alien. like an entity based around harvesting, maybe they dont make soup or a specific meal but they make things grow faster in general, making crops ready to harvest, making the forests thicker. but on the other hand they can cause food to spoil, make people age faster, they dont need to be malicious, but when calling upon them you just... need to be careful, its comforting to think that you can call upon such a creature to help you with no strings attached, but if you play your cards wrong there will be consequences, maybe not the worst consequences but the creature itself wont notice. Comforting, but still kind of scary. absolutely love The Cabin Keepers whole M.O and the Soup Hags design is very clever, I like it.
This fertility deity idea is actually amazing. Works for normal agricultural deities, who are often described as both responsable for a harvest rotting or being bountiful too
What you speak of makes me think of the Grievous Miracle from Blasphemous and some theories that people have of it. The Grievous Miracle is a force, rather than a sapient entity. We never see what it looks like, if anything at all. It's more of a force as natural to the world as gravity, the tides, the cycle of night and day. It blesses and curses in equal measure and it can be hard to find a distinguishing line. Both the heretical and devoted turn into monsters, from seated bishops rooted into their flying chairs and young men that have to wander with candlesticks until death, to brass bull-headed pike throwers and corpses carrying breaking wheels. Within Blasphemous, the land of Cvstodia where the game takes place, is a very strict, theocratic Martyrdom culture. The people believe that penance of various forms is warranted to all of its citizens and various orders have sprung up for different, always painful and often bizarre forms of penance. Here's the theory in question that i've read: - Some have said that the Grievous Miracle is a benevolent force that does want to help out the mortal people of Cvstodia, or anyone who prays to it. We don't know anything about the outside world to lay claim to their faiths, so i leave those out of this consideration. As said, Cvstodia is a very strict and extreme martyrdom culture. It is all asking for punishment and pain to cleanse away our sins and shortcomings. And that would be exactly what the Miracle offers. The pain that the people ask for. Who knows if it would have granted kinder, softer and warmer boons, if the people only asked for it? Within Blasphemous there is an order called the Kissers of Wounds, and they seem to be the only group of people that have a benevolent kind of power without a hideous or painful twist to them. They kiss people on their bodies and it helps them heal faster. Blasphemous 1 and 2 are fascinating games.
I tend to forget that some nice wobbly lines can go a long way for creating patterns and detail. Lovely drawings, and fun characters, and I like the idea of cosy-fying horror.
I’m waiting for an analog horror where the main character eats while listening to true crime, then falls asleep. A monster appears and starts quietly munching while watching the protagonist snore curiously.
Imagine a other worldly creature whose job is to observe us and take notes because the big wigs decided its not "human" to kill and destroy such creatures during the research as they are lives too
The Scuttling Hug is a whole vibe tbh. Soup-hag may be the creepiest one but I ain't turning down a good soup, no sir. Cabin-keeper? How nice of em. Leaf Reader is just enjoying himself and his leaves, can't be against that. Now that I got that outta my system, I'll say this, I love the concept of doing something new with that genre and making it cozy. Just makes me think of the cozy mystery book sub genre. Yeah, murder and other crimes could happen but its done in a way that sits right and let's ya have fun with the characters along the way. I also like to think these are the kind of entities that could be comforting to those already insane. I mean think about it, we already have eldritch beings that cause insanity, these could be the ones that help the humans calm down after. You'll still be nutty but now ya got soup & blankets.
A paranormal entity that cures insanity? Damn it! I imagine this is a crystal spider that loves puzzles, and what is more difficult and interesting than a madman? Imagine a thriller comedy where they try to drive the victim crazy so that, for example, she goes out of business, and this spider levels all mental debuffs + tells how to avoid them on her own. As a result, the only one who goes crazy is the villains >=3
Is anyone else up for bringing this cult to life? I, for one, am absolutely ready to worship them under cozy blankets, reading by candlelight while enjoying a hearty stew. 🥰
I love the concept although i think it would be fun to make some things more cosmicly comforting rather than reminders of our material symbols/means of coziness but this has inspired me to make some of my own
This was my first video I’ve seen of yours, I absolutely love this concept! Cosmic horror is also one of my favorite genres and something about this concept of these eldritch beings bringing comforts to us is beautiful to me! I’m inspired to make some of my own cozy lil monsters now:)
This is such a amazing and comforting concept!! I'd honestly love a hug from the Scuttling Hug, she seems so warm. Really love your linework, it looks so clean
"If there can be cultists doing unspeakable horrors to seek favour from cthulhu & Co., why couldn't there be others who light a candle for the Cabin keeper, or making pumpkin soup in honour of the Soup hag?" Also my brain: I put little dirt under my pillow for the Dirt Maaaan ~ It scanned a little too well in my mins and I make no apologies
I like this idea cuz it fits with old mythology, which is what cosmic horror is based on. Cosmic horror is supposed to be a medium where gods are the opposite of what they are portrayed in the myths, as most gids in myths are either neutral or good, so cosmic horror dieties are mostly evil. But people forget that there are plenty of evil gods in mythology, and that it would only make sense if some good cosmic dieties exist. If they didn't, wouldn't everyone and everything be destroyed by now?
Gods in mythology can be more complex than simply neutral or good. For example, Perun and Veles of Slavic mythology. From what i know, Perun is a god of Fire and Air. A powerful top god of the pantheon, mainly called upon by the more rich and notable people. He resides more in the skies, above us. Veles is a more monstrous trickster of the ground and water, but also closer to the forest and common man, who are more likely to call upon him than Perun. Moreover, Veles tends to try and steal Perun's cattle, which leads to a fight between them. From what i understand, this is a story to speak of how rain and storms come to be. Veles always loses, and always tries again. While these descriptions do place them within "Neutral/good" with beef towards one another, it is worth noting that both of them can still be destructive if they so choose. Or even not at all: if their fights continue for a long time, the ensuing rains can lead to storm, affecting people that had nothing to do with their quarrel. (Disclaimer that my knowledge on this subject comes from enthousiasm instead of experties). The Greek Gods are especially noteworthy for being less on the line of divine perfection, and more "normal people in an exceptional position". By now, knowledge has spread quite a bit of how stories of the Greek gods could be particularly messed up. A thing with Cosmic Horror deities is that they don't have to be consciously evil or malicious as such either, but that they and their followers operate on such a grand, cosmic scale, that they may not even take notice of entire civilizations. How i view it, is that their mere presence could perhaps distort time and space as we know it. Stuff like turning trees into liquid, or making buildings and gravity fold in on themselves to become an Escher painting.
I love your process of inking the lines on paper and coloring digitally. I've always struggled with digital linework, so I will be trying this method :)
This is absolutely perfect! I’ve always loved you creating a series that have a shared narrative. Whether it’s recreating the Justice League, swapping Spider-Man and Green Goblin, your Doctor Who series, the DnD-but-animals range, the Superbuddies MoM and little-squidgy-guys-collecting-burly-protectors, you are at your very best when developing a shared universe. Of course you ended up designing ttrpgs lol
I absolutely love your art, oh my goodness! And I love the coziness and more positive look on cosmic horror entities. Your characters are very comforting as well! :D
I always liked the idea of some eldritch beings regarding us very, very small humans with a sense of curiosity or wonder compared to the indifference or even contempt most of Lovecraftian beings have for us. An eldritch being who thinks humans are the cutest little creatures and could talk about them for aeons the way an entomologist can gush for hours about their favorite bugs. :)
Great video man! The animation at the start was really high quality and professional and your artstyle is so unique; like a modernised take on medieval tapestries. As a fellow cosmic enthusiast, the designs were phenomenal too. Scary, but good-natured
I've had a "lie on the floor overwhelmed and crying into my own hair" kind of evening and the vibe of your eldritch critters just scooped me up and made me feel a bit more okay even with my dark thoughts. Thank you and keep drawing your incredible little guys
Welp, looks like I made obeisance towards ths Soup Hag yesterday - cooked up a squash (butternut and acorn) and leek potage. Also, I absolutely LOVE this (then again I've always found cosmic horror weirdly comforting in a way so of course I'm gonna love eldritch horrors actually meant to be comforting).
as someone whose current project treats Biopunk as a perfectly normal (and potentially even cozy) sci-fi setting, I fully understand the desire to take genres and tropes near-exclusively used in horror and explore what they can be outside of that. Great art btw!
I'm doing a similar exercise; immortal beings that want to preserve and observe the universe. Cthulu would be one of them, but he's not a being of mass death and destruction; rather, he tries to learn and understand human culture and technology to the best of his ability, and considering he has all the time in the world, he will make great findings. ...If nobody destroys the universe.
I always saw the horror of the beings from how different they are from us. From a place so far away where not even physics work the same. But that implies beings that are more like us to. I like this a lot and it fits perfectly.
For the Scuttling Hug: My ritual would be wrapping myself up in my fluffiest and nicest blankets, have a drink (warm preferred) and a snack by me, while getting very cozy. I would have my tablet nearby, or some sketchbook and markers to sketch...while having everything prepared and ready, i would whisper a small "thank you", hug a stuffy maybe or just my blanket hull surrounding me...then proceed in getting warm and cozy on a cold day :) Love the concepts, the drawings and the idea! I would def. include them in a pantheon of also "evil" gods...because there are always more shades to white and black
I will admit, the first two designs do give a more "Fae" feeling, but I love this all the same. Ironically this fits very well with "eldritch" entities, and points out a huge part as to why most depictions of Eldritch horror fail. Many either make eldritch entities your average monster, or make them one dimensional. In reality, they should be very intelligent, wildly powerful, yet still hard to pin down as to why they are going through such trouble for whatever they are doing. I won't directly say what the true answer as to what makes an "unknowable" being compelling, but I will say this. When faced with beings of such scale and power, many overthink what such a being would want in its life. This also would fit extremely well into the existing eldritch mythos. In order for a bleak, harrowing story to have any impact, there has to be hope. There has to be a reason to care. Constant misery becomes the norm after a while, unless one is reminded what its like to have simple pleasures; such as stories, a warm drink, a hearty meal, or a roof over their head.
The funniest thing is I imagined something similar! Even working on some ideas for a book. The cosmic horror themselves are indifferent so who to say it always just horrorible feelings? There can be cults that are homely and good like yours! I also imagined some that are true neutral being more interested in learning or other acts that don’t affect humans positive or negative. Your deity look amazing~
I love your take on Lovecraftian entities! One of my friends and I have been making our own expansion of the Cthulhu Mythos with both benevolent and malevolent entities (Lovecraft's take on the unknown is way too pessimistic in my opinion), but the coziness yours exude is so unique. I would love to meet these guys in real life.
Y'know how in sheer scope we are but insects to these grandiose beings? I imagine these beings are like when you move a worm drying on the sidewalk to soil, or when you crunch up a chip to feed to ants.
Make a god of cuddling, that it one of the best activities during autumn an winter, feeling the bodyheat from another person when its cold is just the nicest🙂
This kinda reminds me of my own eldritch thing that I made up Cyon the moon The long and short of it is that it wants best for humanity and the smaller humans (children) it’s just it doesn’t understand what they want or need, it doesn’t understand happiness or what makes mortals happy, but it can understand when people are sad or depressed, so simply when those people either go on a long walk at night or into a forest or somewhere to just disappear, cyon takes them up into the sky and makes them into stars, similar beings to it just similar enough for it to understand them, and try to help them But sadly the stars do not come back down but when looking up at a starry night one should know up there they are content, or placid even, for they have nothing to worry about for they can’t worry
Could...idea. A champion of them, in the form of a wandering Inn that turns up at rainy crossroads, where the price is things like, a story, or those apples in the trunk
Im tired and for a second i thought the pfp was scishow so i was very ready for this video to explain the psychology of seeing scary things in a comforting format or something
The sliding embrace reminds me somewhat of the Hunter from HK - just a bit of my opinion - I would only draw her glimmering mandibles =3 Regarding the rituals: The Path to the Tower - It's easiest to find your way when you see a landmark, and ideally, if you’re at that landmark. People choose a large rock, which is already a landmark on its own, and they break it down. They build a tower and paths from it, so that even in autumn fog and snowy blizzards, a person’s intuition tells them where the tower stands. Years of work are tough, but future generations will only need to make humble offerings to the Guardian, so that the tower helps them find their way back. The Pumpkin Tithe - Those who do not suffer help those who do, and those who are not hungry will feed the hungry. On the first weekend of autumn, people roll out an ancient cauldron as deep as two tall men and throw in all sorts of tasty things to cook pumpkin stew for everyone! The wealthy are the first to donate their livestock and crops to this cause, for it is believed that if they don't, the Cook herself will come and take everything edible from the greediest one and cook the stew herself, refusing any help, muttering something in an ancient tongue. The Storybook - This isn’t exactly a ritual, but those who were moved by a story can take the leaves they’ve read and keep them. Many say they want to hear the story again when they forget it, but that will never happen - as long as they have the leaves with them, they’ll be able to retell the entire plot calmly, as if they were the Leaf Reader themselves. Cat's Farewell - No one escapes loss, almost. If your faithful companion has passed away, place them on their bed, lay their favorite toy next to them, and cover them with your pillowcase. Close the windows and doors with blankets and throws, heat the house, and pour yourself something sweet and hot. When you get distracted, you will hear them leave for the Sliding Embrace. But if you were caring, they will call for you. Don’t look back, close your eyes, pet them one last time, and let them go.
You know, I’ve never had the pleasure to play the game, but I absolutely look forward to being able to play it but first I’ll play my own tabletop RPG. I’m in the process of trying to make it. It’s gonna be a while but still I hope what I make will shine through.
in reality I've found most people with patron deities don't congregate in the same manner the HP has made popular; primarily just gathering with 2 or 3 others of the same faith, doing what they can to evoke the deities intent toward those unfamiliar, my main patron deities being Prajnaparamita(the personification of primatial attention), Guanyin/Avalokiteshvara(the deity of boundless sacrifice toward the betterment of all beings), and the trinity of buddhas (Siddhartha being the buddha of intension, Amitabha the buddha of attention, and Maitreya the buddha of compassion)
Just pinning this here to say thank you all for so many lovely comments :D I was not expecting this video to be received so well, it's really very much appreciated.
When a video's fun, a video's fun 👍
The soup-hag could stir my cauldron any day.
The Scuttling Hug is a much cozier name than what i initially guessed it would be, which was Snug-Buggeroff.
I love this. As someone who likes the aesthetic of spookiness but can’t stand anything actually frightening or distressing, cozy Eldritch critters are right up my alley 😅
I recently heard someone say that “lovecraftian horror isn’t the fear of tentacled monsters, but of the unknown.” I think that if you want to take pantheon to the next level and create true cosmic comfort, you really should lean into the idea of a creature that’s unknowable and powerful but unambiguously benevolent.
Yog-Sothoth is much more approachable than their peers.
I think an apple or pastry themed deity whose whole deal is based around baking and cider pressing would fit well into Gezelligeon. My favorite family holiday growing up was cider pressing day. We'd go up to Grandpa's house, shake down all the apples from his trees and press gallons and gallons and gallons of fresh cider. It was the most that home ever felt like home.
Love the idea of benign horrors. Sure the beast lives in the realm of deepest dark, its form flickering in and out of our reality. Even looking apon it stretches the mind to almost pain.
Theyre just chillin though. Happy to help any lost critter that has lipped into their interdimentional hole, back to where they belong
Almost makes me think of Ormagöden from Brütal Legend. He was the subject of envy and hate by other primordial horrors, for he was the only creature that could bear and produce flame: and the light of this flame forced all the other monsters to see themselves what they truly were.
Ormagöden himself was not described as doing anything particularly significant in the histories: he was chilling in the world.
All the other creatures wanted him dead. The worst of them kidnapped and imprisoned a harmless, beautiful singing creature named Aetulia and become the other monsters' first and most terrible king.
Aetulia was used as bait to lure Ormagöden into a trap, where all the monsters would try to douse his flame with mud and preferably kill him.
But rather than letting his light be extinguished. Ormagöden chose to make an end to his own life-- which would grant a more bountiful future for the world.
Ormagöden, the Great Fire Beast, exploded himself.
His steel flesh veined the earth, making it rich with ores of all kinds.
His fire shot into the heavens, where it became the sun.
His blood flooded the world, drowning all the hateful creatures, to finally form the oceans.
And his death cry rings on to this very day, an anthem to spirit and power, a defiance of hatred and ignorance that dances with death and life alike, seeing beauty in both.
An energy that has the power to reach and connect all. For his voice... is Heavy Metal.
I'd love to see more benevolent monster creatures of great power.
In german we have almost the same word „Geselligkeit“. Realising this it made this creatures instantly more quaint and approachable.
Guten Tag my Eastern neighbor! Us Dutch have "gezelligheid" as well.
I too have been working on my own spin on a pantheon of eldritch gods for a creative project. However, many of the cultists are the antithesis of Cosmic Horror, they are "Cosmic Wonder", they are absurdists, mad but not in a dreary way.
I like that, i like that a lot!
Have you ever heard of the Zeno Clash series? They don't delve into cosmic horror, but there is a lot of color, wonder and imagination despite being set in a rather violent land. There's so many wonderful, bizarre, off-putting and weird creatures and environment that may prove inspiring.
Had a prequel in 2023 called Clash: Artifacts of Chaos.
Blanket buggo.
YES
I think another good idea for a Gezelligeon is one base on a jigsaw puzzle. To me, there's nothing more relaxing than sitting on the couch, wrapped in a nice comfy sweater with a cup of tea in hand while working on a jigsaw puzzle on a nice, October weekend.
This concept is fantastic, as someone who enjoys eldritch horrors. But i CANNOT get over how good your art style is. I aspire for something similar in my own.
10/10 would share drinks in honor of Madame Hug
We have that non-translatable word in Norwegian/Scandinavian too! It's called "Hygge" here. Love your concept here, this deserves all the attention it can get.
I experienced cosmic horror watching you work directly on _Background_ layer. Incredible illustration work.
@@cl114c0777498d sorry 😅 and thank you, it’s just another one of my unholy rituals
more of a cosmic delight than a horror, how lovely :3
I actually really like these guys, kind of reminds me of what I did in my story.
If I had to point something out I think this is an opportunity to cover more... vague ideas of comfort less specific to humanity, It would tap into the more cosmic horror side of things while still keeping things... cozy, but with a tad more alien.
like an entity based around harvesting, maybe they dont make soup or a specific meal but they make things grow faster in general, making crops ready to harvest, making the forests thicker. but on the other hand they can cause food to spoil, make people age faster, they dont need to be malicious, but when calling upon them you just... need to be careful, its comforting to think that you can call upon such a creature to help you with no strings attached, but if you play your cards wrong there will be consequences, maybe not the worst consequences but the creature itself wont notice.
Comforting, but still kind of scary.
absolutely love The Cabin Keepers whole M.O and the Soup Hags design is very clever, I like it.
This fertility deity idea is actually amazing. Works for normal agricultural deities, who are often described as both responsable for a harvest rotting or being bountiful too
What you speak of makes me think of the Grievous Miracle from Blasphemous and some theories that people have of it.
The Grievous Miracle is a force, rather than a sapient entity. We never see what it looks like, if anything at all. It's more of a force as natural to the world as gravity, the tides, the cycle of night and day. It blesses and curses in equal measure and it can be hard to find a distinguishing line.
Both the heretical and devoted turn into monsters, from seated bishops rooted into their flying chairs and young men that have to wander with candlesticks until death, to brass bull-headed pike throwers and corpses carrying breaking wheels.
Within Blasphemous, the land of Cvstodia where the game takes place, is a very strict, theocratic Martyrdom culture. The people believe that penance of various forms is warranted to all of its citizens and various orders have sprung up for different, always painful and often bizarre forms of penance.
Here's the theory in question that i've read:
- Some have said that the Grievous Miracle is a benevolent force that does want to help out the mortal people of Cvstodia, or anyone who prays to it. We don't know anything about the outside world to lay claim to their faiths, so i leave those out of this consideration.
As said, Cvstodia is a very strict and extreme martyrdom culture. It is all asking for punishment and pain to cleanse away our sins and shortcomings.
And that would be exactly what the Miracle offers. The pain that the people ask for.
Who knows if it would have granted kinder, softer and warmer boons, if the people only asked for it?
Within Blasphemous there is an order called the Kissers of Wounds, and they seem to be the only group of people that have a benevolent kind of power without a hideous or painful twist to them. They kiss people on their bodies and it helps them heal faster.
Blasphemous 1 and 2 are fascinating games.
I tend to forget that some nice wobbly lines can go a long way for creating patterns and detail. Lovely drawings, and fun characters, and I like the idea of cosy-fying horror.
I’m waiting for an analog horror where the main character eats while listening to true crime, then falls asleep.
A monster appears and starts quietly munching while watching the protagonist snore curiously.
Imagine a other worldly creature whose job is to observe us and take notes because the big wigs decided its not "human" to kill and destroy such creatures during the research as they are lives too
3:45 "The leaf rrrrreader 🧐"
Absolutely wonderful. I'll be stealing the Cabin Dweller
The Scuttling Hug is a whole vibe tbh.
Soup-hag may be the creepiest one but I ain't turning down a good soup, no sir.
Cabin-keeper? How nice of em.
Leaf Reader is just enjoying himself and his leaves, can't be against that.
Now that I got that outta my system, I'll say this, I love the concept of doing something new with that genre and making it cozy. Just makes me think of the cozy mystery book sub genre. Yeah, murder and other crimes could happen but its done in a way that sits right and let's ya have fun with the characters along the way.
I also like to think these are the kind of entities that could be comforting to those already insane. I mean think about it, we already have eldritch beings that cause insanity, these could be the ones that help the humans calm down after. You'll still be nutty but now ya got soup & blankets.
"Be not afraid. I brought snacks."
- Soup Hag (probably)
A paranormal entity that cures insanity? Damn it! I imagine this is a crystal spider that loves puzzles, and what is more difficult and interesting than a madman?
Imagine a thriller comedy where they try to drive the victim crazy so that, for example, she goes out of business, and this spider levels all mental debuffs + tells how to avoid them on her own. As a result, the only one who goes crazy is the villains >=3
@@ZinychDev lol
I love this idea so much, here's an idea. The Snow carver... they carry blocks of ice and start carving soft fluffy snowflakes from the ice
Is anyone else up for bringing this cult to life? I, for one, am absolutely ready to worship them under cozy blankets, reading by candlelight while enjoying a hearty stew. 🥰
I love the concept although i think it would be fun to make some things more cosmicly comforting rather than reminders of our material symbols/means of coziness but this has inspired me to make some of my own
@@claytongriffith8323 nice, please share them if you do 👍🏻
Love the vibe of this video! The art, the music the idea, your presentation of it all. SO GOOD! Just subscribed and am excited to see/hear more!
Thank you so much!
This was my first video I’ve seen of yours, I absolutely love this concept! Cosmic horror is also one of my favorite genres and something about this concept of these eldritch beings bringing comforts to us is beautiful to me! I’m inspired to make some of my own cozy lil monsters now:)
This is such a amazing and comforting concept!! I'd honestly love a hug from the Scuttling Hug, she seems so warm. Really love your linework, it looks so clean
Blanket creature wearing socks: i love you
"If there can be cultists doing unspeakable horrors to seek favour from cthulhu & Co., why couldn't there be others who light a candle for the Cabin keeper, or making pumpkin soup in honour of the Soup hag?"
Also my brain: I put little dirt under my pillow for the Dirt Maaaan ~
It scanned a little too well in my mins and I make no apologies
I like this idea cuz it fits with old mythology, which is what cosmic horror is based on. Cosmic horror is supposed to be a medium where gods are the opposite of what they are portrayed in the myths, as most gids in myths are either neutral or good, so cosmic horror dieties are mostly evil. But people forget that there are plenty of evil gods in mythology, and that it would only make sense if some good cosmic dieties exist. If they didn't, wouldn't everyone and everything be destroyed by now?
Logically.
Gods in mythology can be more complex than simply neutral or good. For example, Perun and Veles of Slavic mythology.
From what i know, Perun is a god of Fire and Air. A powerful top god of the pantheon, mainly called upon by the more rich and notable people. He resides more in the skies, above us.
Veles is a more monstrous trickster of the ground and water, but also closer to the forest and common man, who are more likely to call upon him than Perun.
Moreover, Veles tends to try and steal Perun's cattle, which leads to a fight between them. From what i understand, this is a story to speak of how rain and storms come to be.
Veles always loses, and always tries again.
While these descriptions do place them within "Neutral/good" with beef towards one another, it is worth noting that both of them can still be destructive if they so choose.
Or even not at all: if their fights continue for a long time, the ensuing rains can lead to storm, affecting people that had nothing to do with their quarrel.
(Disclaimer that my knowledge on this subject comes from enthousiasm instead of experties).
The Greek Gods are especially noteworthy for being less on the line of divine perfection, and more "normal people in an exceptional position". By now, knowledge has spread quite a bit of how stories of the Greek gods could be particularly messed up.
A thing with Cosmic Horror deities is that they don't have to be consciously evil or malicious as such either, but that they and their followers operate on such a grand, cosmic scale, that they may not even take notice of entire civilizations.
How i view it, is that their mere presence could perhaps distort time and space as we know it. Stuff like turning trees into liquid, or making buildings and gravity fold in on themselves to become an Escher painting.
I love your process of inking the lines on paper and coloring digitally. I've always struggled with digital linework, so I will be trying this method :)
These are lovely. But the real eldritch magic at work here is the filling tool actually filling spaces up to the linework :0
@@janthummler3548 it took a lot of tinkering and arcane rituals to get it to do that 😉
I love everything about this, including how you've narrated and talked about them, I'd already want to hear more about all of them 😊
This is absolutely perfect! I’ve always loved you creating a series that have a shared narrative. Whether it’s recreating the Justice League, swapping Spider-Man and Green Goblin, your Doctor Who series, the DnD-but-animals range, the Superbuddies MoM and little-squidgy-guys-collecting-burly-protectors, you are at your very best when developing a shared universe. Of course you ended up designing ttrpgs lol
Just looking at the Gezelligeon members gives of the feeling of a bunch of friends huddled around a campfire. Enjoying each others company.
These wholesome comfy cthulhus are amazing! I love it =3
I absolutely love your art, oh my goodness! And I love the coziness and more positive look on cosmic horror entities. Your characters are very comforting as well! :D
This is a very fun Idea! The Scuttling Hug is my favourite
I'm sure she hates tile, wonder if you put barefoot on it =3
(ancient deity doesn't know what floor heating is hehe)
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I always liked the idea of some eldritch beings regarding us very, very small humans with a sense of curiosity or wonder compared to the indifference or even contempt most of Lovecraftian beings have for us. An eldritch being who thinks humans are the cutest little creatures and could talk about them for aeons the way an entomologist can gush for hours about their favorite bugs. :)
Great video man! The animation at the start was really high quality and professional and your artstyle is so unique; like a modernised take on medieval tapestries. As a fellow cosmic enthusiast, the designs were phenomenal too. Scary, but good-natured
I've had a "lie on the floor overwhelmed and crying into my own hair" kind of evening and the vibe of your eldritch critters just scooped me up and made me feel a bit more okay even with my dark thoughts. Thank you and keep drawing your incredible little guys
This is such a cool concept
Welp, looks like I made obeisance towards ths Soup Hag yesterday - cooked up a squash (butternut and acorn) and leek potage. Also, I absolutely LOVE this (then again I've always found cosmic horror weirdly comforting in a way so of course I'm gonna love eldritch horrors actually meant to be comforting).
Oh i love them, absolutely would worship these gods, also i have to mention that your art style is lovely :)
as someone whose current project treats Biopunk as a perfectly normal (and potentially even cozy) sci-fi setting, I fully understand the desire to take genres and tropes near-exclusively used in horror and explore what they can be outside of that. Great art btw!
Cozy horror has been one of my favorite things to think about over the past few months. I’m glad I got to stumble upon a kindred soul x)
I'm doing a similar exercise; immortal beings that want to preserve and observe the universe. Cthulu would be one of them, but he's not a being of mass death and destruction; rather, he tries to learn and understand human culture and technology to the best of his ability, and considering he has all the time in the world, he will make great findings.
...If nobody destroys the universe.
Brilliant. Please make more.
All definitely my unknowable patrons of choice o7
Love the concepts and the overall art! These will be fun to play with for sure.
stunning work!! the concept of worship through small practices, which bring comfort, is so beautiful! makes me inspired to make my own :)
I always saw the horror of the beings from how different they are from us. From a place so far away where not even physics work the same. But that implies beings that are more like us to. I like this a lot and it fits perfectly.
Some more expansion and this would be product I would purchase. :)
more more more
This makes me so happy I want to cry! So wonderful 😭
Thank you for bringing this into the world!!
For the Scuttling Hug: My ritual would be wrapping myself up in my fluffiest and nicest blankets, have a drink (warm preferred) and a snack by me, while getting very cozy. I would have my tablet nearby, or some sketchbook and markers to sketch...while having everything prepared and ready, i would whisper a small "thank you", hug a stuffy maybe or just my blanket hull surrounding me...then proceed in getting warm and cozy on a cold day :)
Love the concepts, the drawings and the idea! I would def. include them in a pantheon of also "evil" gods...because there are always more shades to white and black
This is such a fun idea!
I will admit, the first two designs do give a more "Fae" feeling, but I love this all the same.
Ironically this fits very well with "eldritch" entities, and points out a huge part as to why most depictions of Eldritch horror fail.
Many either make eldritch entities your average monster, or make them one dimensional.
In reality, they should be very intelligent, wildly powerful, yet still hard to pin down as to why they are going through such trouble for whatever they are doing.
I won't directly say what the true answer as to what makes an "unknowable" being compelling, but I will say this. When faced with beings of such scale and power, many overthink what such a being would want in its life.
This also would fit extremely well into the existing eldritch mythos. In order for a bleak, harrowing story to have any impact, there has to be hope. There has to be a reason to care.
Constant misery becomes the norm after a while, unless one is reminded what its like to have simple pleasures; such as stories, a warm drink, a hearty meal, or a roof over their head.
This is such a unique & remarkably charming concept. Fantastic work.
The funniest thing is I imagined something similar! Even working on some ideas for a book. The cosmic horror themselves are indifferent so who to say it always just horrorible feelings? There can be cults that are homely and good like yours!
I also imagined some that are true neutral being more interested in learning or other acts that don’t affect humans positive or negative. Your deity look amazing~
They are absolutely gorgeous! You've given me a lot of inspiration with the colors, shapes and lineart
You know what this slaps, I love this. Thank you for bringing this concept to my and other's attention!
This is very sweet and the art is beautiful
Saw a comic with this vibe a while back. It's called "Camping with an eldergod."
I loved the idea and the concepts are amazing 🤩
yeah i love this
really good job
I love your take on Lovecraftian entities! One of my friends and I have been making our own expansion of the Cthulhu Mythos with both benevolent and malevolent entities (Lovecraft's take on the unknown is way too pessimistic in my opinion), but the coziness yours exude is so unique. I would love to meet these guys in real life.
Dredge is my cozy game
Y'know how in sheer scope we are but insects to these grandiose beings? I imagine these beings are like when you move a worm drying on the sidewalk to soil, or when you crunch up a chip to feed to ants.
No idea how I found this video,but this idea and the art are spectacular! I suggest a knitting themed goblin
"Five more minutes."
-Comforts 16 : 10
Omg I love cosmic horror but cosmic cozy is so much better!
Make a god of cuddling, that it one of the best activities during autumn an winter, feeling the bodyheat from another person when its cold is just the nicest🙂
love your art style!
love this
this is so cool!!!
Oh I am here for this!! I love this concept ❤❤
I will definitely worship them
I would love to do something similar in the future! Very inspiring!
This kinda reminds me of my own eldritch thing that I made up
Cyon the moon
The long and short of it is that it wants best for humanity and the smaller humans (children) it’s just it doesn’t understand what they want or need, it doesn’t understand happiness or what makes mortals happy, but it can understand when people are sad or depressed, so simply when those people either go on a long walk at night or into a forest or somewhere to just disappear, cyon takes them up into the sky and makes them into stars, similar beings to it just similar enough for it to understand them, and try to help them
But sadly the stars do not come back down but when looking up at a starry night one should know up there they are content, or placid even, for they have nothing to worry about for they can’t worry
It looks awesome! I love the concept!!
Could...idea. A champion of them, in the form of a wandering Inn that turns up at rainy crossroads, where the price is things like, a story, or those apples in the trunk
Im tired and for a second i thought the pfp was scishow so i was very ready for this video to explain the psychology of seeing scary things in a comforting format or something
So... Snug as a bug in a rug?
very rery very cool, like your clean style
Oh they are lovely!!!
The sliding embrace reminds me somewhat of the Hunter from HK - just a bit of my opinion - I would only draw her glimmering mandibles =3
Regarding the rituals:
The Path to the Tower - It's easiest to find your way when you see a landmark, and ideally, if you’re at that landmark. People choose a large rock, which is already a landmark on its own, and they break it down. They build a tower and paths from it, so that even in autumn fog and snowy blizzards, a person’s intuition tells them where the tower stands. Years of work are tough, but future generations will only need to make humble offerings to the Guardian, so that the tower helps them find their way back.
The Pumpkin Tithe - Those who do not suffer help those who do, and those who are not hungry will feed the hungry. On the first weekend of autumn, people roll out an ancient cauldron as deep as two tall men and throw in all sorts of tasty things to cook pumpkin stew for everyone! The wealthy are the first to donate their livestock and crops to this cause, for it is believed that if they don't, the Cook herself will come and take everything edible from the greediest one and cook the stew herself, refusing any help, muttering something in an ancient tongue.
The Storybook - This isn’t exactly a ritual, but those who were moved by a story can take the leaves they’ve read and keep them. Many say they want to hear the story again when they forget it, but that will never happen - as long as they have the leaves with them, they’ll be able to retell the entire plot calmly, as if they were the Leaf Reader themselves.
Cat's Farewell - No one escapes loss, almost. If your faithful companion has passed away, place them on their bed, lay their favorite toy next to them, and cover them with your pillowcase. Close the windows and doors with blankets and throws, heat the house, and pour yourself something sweet and hot. When you get distracted, you will hear them leave for the Sliding Embrace. But if you were caring, they will call for you. Don’t look back, close your eyes, pet them one last time, and let them go.
These are wonderful I love them
love this idea and your style, very fun
I'm so down for this.
You know, I’ve never had the pleasure to play the game, but I absolutely look forward to being able to play it but first I’ll play my own tabletop RPG. I’m in the process of trying to make it. It’s gonna be a while but still I hope what I make will shine through.
I love this
I love your style ❤
lovely
Would one go as far as to say that The Scuttling Hug is... snug as a bug in a rug?
I like it
you might like the webcomic "Eldritch kindness" by Jchrispole
I'll check it out, thanks!
Love this ❤
in reality I've found most people with patron deities don't congregate in the same manner the HP has made popular; primarily just gathering with 2 or 3 others of the same faith, doing what they can to evoke the deities intent toward those unfamiliar,
my main patron deities being Prajnaparamita(the personification of primatial attention),
Guanyin/Avalokiteshvara(the deity of boundless sacrifice toward the betterment of all beings),
and the trinity of buddhas (Siddhartha being the buddha of intension, Amitabha the buddha of attention, and Maitreya the buddha of compassion)