cthulhu fishbowlThe Cthulhu Mythos was already a kind of "open source" project in its inception; as part of a circle of authors, H. P. Lovecraft enthusiastically swapped names, places and creatures with like minded people. And although Lovecraft did not even gain enough notoriety at the time to make a living as a writer in what almost seems like a continuation of his literary themes the mythos survived him and now inspires countless artists through its malleability.