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->''There was a darkness [[VoidBetweenTheWorlds outside reality]], they say -- a darkness full of ''things''. Hungry, ''nasty'' things with no shape or form, not as long as they were out there.''
-->-- '''Creator/KurtBusiek''', "Storms of the Heart," ''ComicBook/AstroCity''
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The Other. The Alien. The Inconceivable. The Eldritch Abomination is a type of monster defined by its disregard for the natural laws of the universe as we understand them.

They are grotesque mockeries of reality [[YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm beyond comprehension]] whose disturbing otherness cannot be encompassed in any mortal tongue. Humans suffer BrownNote or GoMadFromTheRevelation effects just from witnessing their AlienGeometries. Reality itself [[RealityWarper warps]] around them. Any rules that they do follow are [[BlueAndOrangeMorality beyond our understanding]].

Native to Creator/HPLovecraft’s CosmicHorrorStory genre, the Eldritch Abomination has become a mainstay of {{horror}} and {{fantasy}} works, along with numerous others that [[{{Mythopoeia}} derive inspiration]] from Lovecraft. They are often used as a BiggerBad, MadGod, [[GodOfEvil Evil God]] or SealedEvilInACan. As they are defined by existing outside reality as we conceive it, most also come from somewhere “beyond”: beyond the stars or [[TimeAbyss before the dawn of time]] or [[EldritchLocation outside our universe]].

Physically, the Eldritch Abomination is only defined by seeming [[UncannyValley somehow “off”]], hinting at their [[YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm incomprehensible nature]]. They can range from {{humanoid|Abomination}} to {{animalistic|Abomination}} to [[AlienGeometries physically impossible]] to [[MindScrew inconceivably bizarre]]. However, common physical characteristics include similarities to [[BodyHorror internal organs]], [[FreudWasRight genitalia]], [[EverythingsSquishierWithCephalopods animals with tentacles]], or [[CosmicEntity celestial bodies]].

Subtrope of OurMonstersAreDifferent and OurMonstersAreWeird. For Eldritch Abominations with a specific appearance, see HumanoidAbomination and AnimalisticAbomination. For specific storylines involving Eldritch Abominations, see the DidYouJustIndexCthulhu page. Compare to GodOfEvil and StarfishAliens.

Thanks to the nature of this trope, potential RealLife examples are very vague and questionable at best. So NoRealLifeExamplesPlease

Also, please note that a monster being [[OurMonstersAreWeird really weird or ugly]] is not, in and of itself, an example of this trope. The monster must [[BeyondTheImpossible break the established internal logic of the work]].
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!!Examples
[[index]]
* EldritchAbomination/AmusementParks
* EldritchAbomination/{{Anime}}
* EldritchAbomination/ComicBooks
* EldritchAbomination/FanFiction
* EldritchAbomination/{{Film}}
* EldritchAbomination/GameBooks
* EldritchAbomination/{{Literature}}
* EldritchAbomination/LiveActionTV
* EldritchAbomination/{{Music}}
* EldritchAbomination/MythologyAndReligion
* EldritchAbomination/{{Radio}}
* EldritchAbomination/RoleplayingGames
* EldritchAbomination/TabletopGames
* EldritchAbomination/{{Toys}}
* EldritchAbomination/VideoGames
* EldritchAbomination/WebAnimation
* EldritchAbomination/{{Webcomics}}
* EldritchAbomination/WebOriginal
* EldritchAbomination/WesternAnimation
[[/index]]
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