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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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    Atlach-Nacha

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    2025/01/31
    14:39 UTC

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    Humbaba by Grzegorz Przybyś

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    2025/01/31
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    Khelkid by Israel Botelho

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    2025/01/29
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    Frozen Eldritch Creature by Kira Armstrong

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    2025/01/27
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    Forgotten Ancestry by Israel Botelho

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    2025/01/24
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    Astounding Stories (February, 1936) cover by Howard V. Brown

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    2025/01/23
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    Renaissance by Alexis Milleret / Yharnam art

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    2025/01/22
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    Cthulhu Wars - Operation Mountain Hound by Darren Tan, aka wraithdt

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    Great Race of Yith by BiBao DaDao

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    MagiKal Crimes - Cover art vol.3 by Katerina Ladon

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    2025/01/20
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    The Black Goat of the Woods with a Thousand Young

    7 Comments
    2025/01/19
    16:25 UTC

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    Temple of the sunken gods

    Some doors should never be opened. a lovecraftian cave environment as a key set exploration/concept for my portfolio.

    2 Comments
    2025/01/19
    02:13 UTC

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    The Anchored’s Endless Struggle to Break the Chains of Alduthun, by Francesco Sabbatucci

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    2025/01/18
    07:06 UTC

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    Untitled Lovecraftian Horror by MonkeyPit

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    2025/01/17
    17:15 UTC

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    Fresh Material by Anna Khmara

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    2025/01/17
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    Chaugnar Faugn, by me

    Concept for Chaugnar Faugn, the Horror from the Hills.

    3 Comments
    2025/01/17
    12:05 UTC

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    Deep Ones By Bryan Syme

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    2025/01/16
    16:33 UTC

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    Ancient Rituals by Anna Khmara

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    2025/01/15
    13:38 UTC

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    'Dagon's Yodeler' by Dariusz Kieliszek

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    2025/01/14
    15:54 UTC

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    Alduthun, the God of Travel, Wiley Whatley

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    2025/01/13
    20:59 UTC

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    Nyarlathotep by Natalia

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    2025/01/13
    13:48 UTC

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    Yig, Father of Serpents

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    2025/01/12
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    Overcaring by Helder ALMEIDA

    1 Comment
    2025/01/11
    17:16 UTC

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    Old Guy by Tahiwi Trenor-Hunt

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    2025/01/11
    08:54 UTC

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    Colors from Beyond by Erskine

    4 Comments
    2025/01/11
    16:03 UTC

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    Call of Cthulhu by Salvador Sanz

    3 Comments
    2025/01/10
    13:54 UTC

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    Yog Sothoth, the key and the gate, by me

    A design of a shirt I did some time ago, and liked enough to share.

    7 Comments
    2025/01/09
    17:33 UTC

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    The Howler by Francesco Biagini

    1 Comment
    2025/01/08
    13:52 UTC

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    Best way to start a new year is with a new Mi-Go drawing

    9 Comments
    2025/01/07
    17:34 UTC

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    Ancient Being by G-Hamm

    1 Comment
    2025/01/06
    13:30 UTC

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