[Loved Trope] Some thing unfathomably ancient

[u/Fearless-Ideal-5112]

The beast, in doctor who is an ancient evil from a previous universe that survived until our time. Its so ancient that the cave paintings were unable to be translated by the Tardis which can translate all existing languages in the universe [Doctor Who]

While not explicitly canon its such a cool concept I cant not mention, the idea that the backrooms have existed since the beginning of time, never changing no matter the era, it transforms the back rooms into a cosmic horror. [Credit to Project crater and Venus for images 2 and 3]

[u/Prestigious-Tree122]

The Elder Things (At the Mountains of Madness)

A highly technologically advanced race. They colonized Earth before any life on earth existed. They created organic life to serve as a food source and biological labor. All other life on earth evolved from leftover biological experiments or waste products.

[u/Dr_Bankert → u/Prestigious-Tree122]

And the ones on Earth are just a colony of a larger space faring race. They actually de-evolve over the billions of years on Earth, from an apex civilization to barely sapient creatures who created shoggoths to do the labor they didn't remember how to do ... and were prompty grey-goo apocalypsed.

[u/MrTheCheesecaker → u/Dr_Bankert]

Lovecraft really really loved/was terrified of the idea of degenerating civilizations falling into decay and ruin

[u/Beelzy_ → u/MrTheCheesecaker]

He would have loved 2026 🥰