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Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn.

This reddit community is a place to share Lovecraftian themed paintings and drawings.

Lovecraftian themed paintings and drawings.

Check out /r/Lovecraft for all things Lovecraft.

What makes something Lovecraftian? We welcome all types of artwork that fit in with Lovecraft's style. Common themes in his works include; gothicism, the occult, cosmic dread, elder beings, forbidden knowledge, insanity, the unknown, cyclopean masonry and non-euclidean geometry. We try and discourage gate-keeping here, as long as the quality of a post fits with our other submissions it belongs here. As this is a curated community posts and comments are subject to removal at the discretion of the mods.

What is Cosmicism/Cosmic Horror? Cosmicism is the literary philosophy developed and used by H.P Lovecraft. The most prominent theme in cosmicism is that humans are insignificant in the vastness of the universe.


The Imaginary Network Expanded (INE) is a network of art sharing subreddits ranging from broad in subject to very specific. It is the goal of the INE to share, inspire, discuss and appreciate static image paintings, drawings, and digital art while maintaining artist credit and source links.


Rules (See All):

1) Submit credited, sourced paintings and drawings.

a. Follow title format: Art Title by Artist Name. Add no other info, except if to tag as OC.

b. Comment with an artist published website link. We want to drive some traffic to the creators!

c. Traditional paintings and drawings only. No videos, screenshots, photography, audio, multi-panel comics, content generated or AI-assisted submissions.

d. Posting your own work? See our best practices for submitting OC.

e. Requests, meta, and discussion should be posted to /r/ImaginaryNetwork.

2) Make quality submissions.

a. Do repost something that was posted to this subreddit less than three months ago, or is currently in the top 100 posts of all time. Use the search function before you post.

b. No collections, galleries or other multi-image submissions. Instead, submit your favorite image and link the rest in the comments.

c. Don't look spammy. Do not post to the same subreddit more than twice a day. No more than one crosspost per day.

d. Low resolution images may be removed. Images that contain too much background, text, or advertisement may be removed. Images must be submitted in the correct orientation. Submissions should not be more than 25% text. Text should not be necessary to understand the context of an image.

e. The scope of this sub is based on "what you see in the picture." The subject needs to be identifiable by the art alone, without descriptive title or any knowledge of lore.

f. Content should first glorify the subreddit subject matter. Hypersexualized characters should not be a main focal point. NSFW submissions should be limited to approx 1 in 10 per user.

g. Images of or titles mentioning merchandise are not allowed. No submission links to storefronts. Instead, link that info in the comments section.

3) This sub focuses on art appreciation.

a. All comments must be phrased respectfully. No name calling.

b. No dirty birdies or body-shaming. Low effort negativity may be removed.


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    The Scarlet Triarchy by Zowzow

    2 Comments
    2024/11/01
    12:49 UTC

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    Pumpkinthulhu by Jerry Boucher (me)

    5 Comments
    2024/10/31
    16:59 UTC

    348

    Made of blackness by Ben J

    4 Comments
    2024/10/31
    12:38 UTC

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    Lovecraftian Work by Tomeu Riera

    1 Comment
    2024/10/30
    12:52 UTC

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    Shoggoth

    3 Comments
    2024/10/29
    13:20 UTC

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    MÖRKTOBER Day 28: PACT by Tania Herrero

    1 Comment
    2024/10/28
    22:07 UTC

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    Date NIght by Dariusz Kieliszek

    4 Comments
    2024/10/28
    14:27 UTC

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    Dagon's Priest, from Shadow Over Innsmouth

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    2024/10/25
    17:56 UTC

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    Yuggoth Cycle- Book, me, 2024

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    2024/10/24
    22:14 UTC

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    Abyssal Awakening by Erskine

    1 Comment
    2024/10/25
    12:57 UTC

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    "Fell in Love(craft)", by me (AgusSB), black ink on paper, 2021

    3 Comments
    2024/10/24
    12:40 UTC

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    Creature by Saeed JalabiP

    2 Comments
    2024/10/23
    20:48 UTC

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    Lovecraft - board game box by Kaicifer

    1 Comment
    2024/10/23
    12:58 UTC

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    'Deep One' by Dariusz Kieliszek

    3 Comments
    2024/10/21
    18:38 UTC

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    The Shimmering Gate by Erskine

    2 Comments
    2024/10/21
    12:56 UTC

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    Miskatonic Academy by Kotico

    1 Comment
    2024/10/20
    17:58 UTC

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    Elder Mythos - The Nest by Katerina Ladon

    1 Comment
    2024/10/20
    14:27 UTC

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    Small Cthulu statue I made from clay. (3.5 cm tall)

    0 Comments
    2024/10/19
    16:01 UTC

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    Fear of the Unknown, me, 2024

    3 Comments
    2024/10/18
    00:57 UTC

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    Cthulhu by Franco Roschar

    4 Comments
    2024/10/18
    12:56 UTC

    193

    Cthulhu Statue, from the Cthulhu Mythos

    1 Comment
    2024/10/18
    09:28 UTC

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    Leviathan by Cotizado Mejia

    1 Comment
    2024/10/16
    18:15 UTC

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    Azlask, the Swelling Scourge by Alexander Mokhov

    7 Comments
    2024/10/16
    12:52 UTC

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    Embrace change OC

    4 Comments
    2024/10/15
    15:42 UTC

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    "Echoes of My Dead" by Dos Diablos

    1 Comment
    2024/10/15
    13:35 UTC

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    Innsmouth Family

    1 Comment
    2024/10/14
    17:01 UTC

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    Mokosh by Dariusz Kieliszek

    2 Comments
    2024/10/14
    14:31 UTC

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    Carcosa by Bruce Brenneise

    6 Comments
    2024/10/12
    14:16 UTC

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    Elder Mythos - Mother Hydra by Katerina Ladon

    3 Comments
    2024/10/11
    14:04 UTC

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    Music of Erich Zann

    1 Comment
    2024/10/11
    02:09 UTC

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