Exploring the Cthulhu Mythos: Hastur

I've doomed you all.
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[@constantinesmith5972]

"Supposedly everyone who has seen the sign can be influenced by Hastur" *shows all viewers the yellow sign so that they can all become insane artist-zombies*

[@doctorplays-ox1qg]

Well it's pretty clear he's seen it.

[@jjt5073]

What if that's not the sign tho.

[@when7573]

haha jokes on him I can't even fuckin draw

[@freshlymemed5680]

Something tells me Shadman saw the sign.

[@Wren_the_Bird_King]

FILTHY ACTS AT A REASONABLE PRICE: ROMANCE RAILROAD Same.

[@rakkatytam]

It would be freaky if someone was colorblind in a way that they could not see yellow, but then one day saw the sign and able to view it and only it as yellow. Like what would go through their mind?

[@jasonpike4489]

Probably what the fuck

[@MrCjlauer49338]

If it was me, I would freak the hell out. Either that or worship the damn thing.

[@mslightbulb]

“O MY GOOD, IS THAT YELLLOOOOOW, ITS SO WEIRD, WHAT!!!”

[@theunknownshadowish]

"Wait what us this... Yellow you say... Wait piss is yellow too..." Me to Hastur: of great mad king... Did you know your attire is the color of piss

[@collintwiss162]

Probably what ever Hestur would want them to

[@Jewbear1884]

You haven't mentioned Hastur's greatest nemesis yet have you? The crazed one, lord of the garden of pointed hats, he of the many explosions. Old Man Henderson.

[@snarst]

ROFL Enough explosives to make Michael Bay blush.

[@noiceferatu1187]

... Now I have to go reread that.

[@brodymazins7787]

thank you

[@Darkmage1293]

Never fuck with another man's garden gnomes.

[@falconstudios146]

mucklr-darmed cultists

[@philosopherj8714]

TheExploringSeries: *Shows yellows sign* Me: Oh hey that's a neat sign. TheExploringSeries: If you see this sign, you can be mind-controlled by Hastur. Me: thanksfortellingmethatafteryoushowedmethesign

[@void2258]

The warning come after the spells.

[@chatch621]

Only if you are weak minded

[@jasonsilvernail1450]

@@void2258 `I get it!

[@gamerdio2503]

@@chatch621 Actually, it's the creative minded

[@chatch621]

@@gamerdio2503 No, it's weak-minded. The symbol has a hypnotic spell to make fools worship a false king

[@tylersinger2401]

"He who must not be named" names him...

[@azurephantom100]

that is used in an old English structure it doesn't mean it literally. it means a name you shouldn't say or speak of a lot like what harry potter did with Voldemort

[@sir-sunwell7301]

Jesus! What's poppin'

[@dynamicworlds1]

*shows sign* "Supposedly, anyone that has viewed the sign is capable of being influenced or even mind-controlled by Hastur." Well....shit

[@Shanaoh]

azurephantom100 try searching “old English” and I can guarantee you won’t understand a thing.

[@GhostlyVisage04]

azurephantom100 r/wooosh

[@MisterTutor2010]

Hastur is responsible for every shitty remake and reboot. He is not however to blame for the Star Wars Holiday Special. That atrocity is beyond even the king in yellow :)

[@huneylove5]

I like to believe that something so incredibly inept as that abomination of media can only be the work of Azathoth. Nothing so perplexing stupid could be made with mortal minds; no it was a stupid beyond comprehension.I consider it a snore of Azathoth. Something dreadful that even the flutes of other Eldritch creatures cannot wipe away from existence.

[@Mortablunt]

That's actually infinitely more terrifying. Why? Because it shows we can be our own makers of our own worst dooms. We don't need a vast immoral universe to destroy us with less than a blink; we can do that even worse ourselves.

[@geordieshepherd8985]

All I can think of now is a lovecraftian horror Christmas show Hastur and the king in yellow snow

[@ryanturner6920]

MisterTutor2010 J.J. Abrams

[@nathanoconnor421]

The cult of Hastur, better known as the Modern Conceptual Art Movement. :)

[@saphcal]

So Hastur influenced Lovecraft and the other writers of the Mythos to create them. They created themselves!

[@theberet4119]

That's kinda mess up

[@freshlymemed5680]

To think Azatoth dreamed of His own creator which influenced their creators to write about Azatoth creating his creator influencing their creators to...

[@LeviathanSpeaks1469]

Lovecraft wasn't writing fiction... HE WAS A PROPHET...

[@johnivanoplimo5172]

So, this whole thing is kind of like... Inception?

[@rynegreen7902]

I think that’s actually the reveal of Alan Moore Providence or something like that

[@michelcallegarilexie]

I always make the yellow sign when I pee in snow.

[@harrietr.5073]

HE'S TAKEN.

[@harrietr.5073]

WELL, SHIT.

[@spirameowmeow]

@@harrietr.5073 F

[@harrietr.5073]

@@spirameowmeow f for them all.

[@spirameowmeow]

@@harrietr.5073 F indeed

[@johnivanoplimo5172]

_"I saw the sign, and it opened up my eyes. I saw the sign..."_

[@alexandralochouarn4411]

It doesn't say "I saw the YELLOW sign", so I don't think it counts...

[@alexlagunas]

Headcanon: Hastur and Cthulhu are constantly trying to out insane the other.

[@danieldevine7972]

Hastur: nO I’M cRaZiEr¡¡ Cthulhu: NO i’m CrAzIErr tHeN YOu!¡!¡!¡

[@jaffarebellion292]

@@danieldevine7972 "Everything you can do, I can do madder! I can do anything madder than you!"

[@TheBloodswordsman]

Dear Hastur, Stephen King seems to be in a bit of a rut. Please inspire. Love an insignificant Hooman.

[@admech590]

TheBloodswordsman he used nyralethotep in the stand and the dark tower, right?

[@Den.Vos.Reynaerde]

TheBloodswordsman Yes, sort of. Randall Flagg is an avatar of Nyarlathotep...

[@admech590]

Did they ever mention it in the book?

[@Den.Vos.Reynaerde]

Trijedi Knight Yes, once (in 'The Stand'). When the old man (Glenn?) spoke to Flagg, right before he was shot.

[@admech590]

You see that what confuses me...Randal flag is an avatar of an eldritch horror, but what is IT then? Or that giant turtle? you can't expect me to believe cthullu exists in a world where a giant turtle sneezes out the universe...that's pretty silly, you have to admit

[@eugeniodn]

I liked hearing the line, 'Have you seen the yellow sign?' It puts a nice spin on the 'Do you read Sutter Cane?' Dialogue from In The Mouth of Madness.

[@shoozymusic]

"have you seen the yellow sign" now I have.

[@Faint366]

“Anyone who has seen the sign is capable of being mind controlled by Hastor.” Well thanks for putting it up on screen right before telling us that

[@ayounglivelysoulinanoldtir3512]

dont take it so sceriously, its only a story ( sayes I, as i blow raspberrys at the computer, strangle a cat & shove a bananna up my bum)

[@jacobkarl7205]

Hastur actually has a cameo of sorts in The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath, where Randolph Carter flees from a being that strongly resembles him towards the end of his journey.

[@JanusHoW]

No, that priest is not Hastur. He's a servant of Nyarlathotep. He probably just wore yellow because Lovecraft was particularly racist towards Chinese people.

[@e_eulogy942]

This pleases me greatly. Continue to share my Sign with all humanity. The greatest of rewards await you in Carcosa.

[@kittymaximum2826]

My insta is herwhoisnottobenamed.

[@Mr.Vincible]

@@kittymaximum2826 why the Insta tho 🤣

[@kittymaximum2826]

Cuz this commenter is King Ha*tur so one of us is an imposter and I was at least authentic enough to not name a being that should not be spoken. You know? Like a proper fearful cultist or you know, something pretending to be one...

[@user-pc7ef5sb6x]

Thank you lord for your blessings

[@whytheheckarewedoinginhere1886]

How.....How the hell you got the internet???

[@thevgshow2723]

"The yellow sign brainwashes people" shows it to his entire audience Thanks mate now I have a spontaneous urge to make movies even shittier than a michael bay movie

[@theunknownshadowish]

So your making disney remakes now?

[@sebastianyu5383]

Zack Snyder, is that you?

[@Endershock1678]

Are you responsible for the Emoji Movie?

[@10Tabris01]

So that's how Uwe Boll came to be

[@Helltown66]

This is got to be one of the funniest you tube comments I've ever read

[@geraltofriffia210]

can influence anyone who sees the sign "Shows the sign for a minute on screen" Thanks man. youve just opened up 300k+ people to hastus influence... I hope youre happy

[@nono9543]

One thing I always wondered was what the relationship between Hastur or Cthulhu was considering they were said to be Half brothers. Then again, that was an expanded Universe claim, and considering how vast and distant many Cosmic Entities are, it probably means little to nothing in how they interact with one another whether it be more on the friendly or hostile side. Probably just equally as neutral.

[@TheExploringSeries]

+Darrius Cooper Yes actually, I do have an answer for why they don't like eachother, but you aren't going to like it. Basically, August Derleth decided that various deities in the mythos would be tied to a specific element. Despite this already being a stupid idea, he also made some ridiculous choices, such as making Yog-Sothoth an earth elemental, and making air opposed to water, and fire opposed to earth. Naturally, Hastur, an air elemental, and Cthulhu, a water elemental, are destined to oppose each other. No, I am not making this up, and yes, Derleth was a bit of a moron.

[@Hazomest]

+ManggMangg lol never expected that someone would temper like that with the entities, Yog-Sothoth the all-knowing extradimensional god has the same properties as dirt?, talking about trying to force order into madness

[@bigfatbear3673]

+Dren turning a God into a wizard, good job.

[@UsingGorillaLogic]

In other words, "Fire Water Air and Dirt" We just need a magnet one to ask how they work.

[@deathmetalhell]

+theexploringseries your rancor against Derleth is offensive! he expanded a lot of HPL's cool ideas and without him the mythos wouldn't be as vast, all you did was make a video where you mispronounce every single name, step off u poser

[@morazzouqi146]

(True Detective Season 1 spoilers) I think it could be argued that what Rust Cohle see's in the last episode could be the cosmic rift that Hastur is communicating from. The spiral pattern throughout the show is an obvious riff on the yellow sign, so I felt like that was a reveal for fans in the know that it might be a reference to the galaxy where Carcossa is.

[@TheExploringSeries]

That's what I thought immediately when I first saw it, but I'm not sure if that was their intention.

[@morazzouqi146]

Yeah, they certainly kept it vague enough that I'd say it's pretty up for interpretation. Great job on these videos btw. Been on a mythos kick lately, and it's always great learning more stuff about the ever expansive lore.

[@swankmaster3347]

Mo Razzouqi I think that was just another hallucination from rust.

[@shravangupta4828]

That wonderful show has really messed up with the brains

[@konstantinstepanov5461]

True Detective S1 is a true blend of detective story sprinkled with some cosmic horror elements.

[@SirFooplesTheThird]

Fun fact: I once started writing a web series inspired by the Yellow Sign with a buddy of mine where you follow multiple people being influenced by Hastur to create a musical masterpiece, usually leading to their death. We didn't get far but it was very fun to write

[@Greendalewitch]

2:52 Gwyndolin looks dashing in yellow.

[@brotherpigeons8395]

I can see this as being the inspiration for the old monk/xanthous king Jeremiah in demon's and dark souls.

[@killjoy_5309]

Chicken Tenders hell yea

[@aeiracing]

Hastur’s main goal is to blow up and act like he don’t know nobody

[@starwish6278]

i can't imagine Hastur being the half brother of Cthulhu all of a sudden, I personally take John Tynes 's interpretation of Hastur being entropy, possibly a outer god.

[@radioactiveowl95]

Great work! Now you've just allowed everyone who has watched this video to be manipulated by Hastur...

[@nathanoconnor421]

RadioactiveOwl95 👍:D

[@Lucifer04289]

Just stick to the comment section

[@LolWhyUMadThough]

"I've doomed you all." that's fine

[@rhylz4554]

I have seen the yellow sign many times. In the clouds, in vivid visions in my mind, he does not instill madness, yet instills awakening. Join us and be awoken.

[@Telthadium]

I came back to this video after realizing the parallels between Hastur and the story surrounding the Lord of Frenzied Flame ending in Elden Ring. It would be awesome if you could do a follow-up to your "Exploring the Cthulu Mythos in Bloodborne" now with Elden Ring.

[@EFFtheCoolKids]

This is the closest to understanding Hastur I've ever come, thanks for this video.

[@yipkinknights9921]

The one that is not to be named is named You really pulled that well lovecraft a slow clap for you

[@pablocruz5613]

yipkin knights who knows if that's his actual name? What if it's a insult made by the other gods to insult him, making it so that everyone who hears Hastur and knows that name is insulting him.

[@yipkinknights9921]

Pablo Cruz not to be named in basic terms nobody is to give him her.... It a name if the gods gave him that name insult or not they are giving him a title that is pronounced so they are still breaking the rule

[@yipkinknights9921]

If it were to say he who hasn't a name at creation it would be at least understandable giving him a title

[@dragonguard9998]

yipkin knights hastur is known as he who is not to be named because saying his real name out loud could bring his attention upon one who says it (sry if my English is terrible)

[@jackrabbit682]

uh Hastur is'int it's real name

[@spacetoast4684]

"Him who shall not be named." 5 seconds later... *Says his name*

[@RavenHouseMystery]

I love this series and you have some amazing artwork to go with the descriptions.

[@brokenspear6604]

First off, your youtube channel kicks ass! Second this video in particular just blew my mind mostly because I just bought and rewatched the first season of True Detective. So much of this character forms the story and mystery behind the episodes.

[@foldingpapers5574]

4:00 "have you seen the yellow sign?" yeah, you showed it at 2:53 XP

[@sutterkane3264]

So I guess Hastur is the old one who influenced Sutter Kane in, In the Mouth of Madness. Hell they even have their own version of "have you seen the yellow sign?" With "Do you read sutter Kane?". That's lit

[@FaeFemboi]

"The unspeakable one. He who should not be named. His name is Hastur, let's speak about him."

[@jamiemcdonough6548]

Thanks for the video on Hastur, The Exploring Series. And thanks for pointing out all Hastur's literary mentions and how they evolved. I like how you said August Derleth fleshed out Hastur as a great old one because it makes Chambers's and Bierce's Hastur sound like they're own deity (if I'm using deity right) outside Lovecraft Mythos. With all due respect to Lovecraft Mythos.

[@DaveBarrack]

Do you have a list of credits for the images you use? There are some really good pieces in these videos and I'd like to track down the artists and see more of their work.

[@TheExploringSeries]

I don't have a list on hand, no. Searching for Hastur on Deviantart will take you to the sources for several of the ones used here. The others might be harder to track down.

[@nathanoconnor421]

+TheExploringSeries My i ask were you get your music? Sorry to be nosey but i like the tune you used forthis video and wouldn't mind knowing what it's called so i can see if i can download it somewhere.

[@Iamapeiron7]

@@nathanoconnor421 search for “dark ambient carcosa” on KZbin... You'll see the video with the song

[@JanusHoW]

So, Sandy Petersen (the guy who created Call of Cthulhu tabletop RPG) came up with rules for fighting this guy in 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons, and he is as terrifying as anything. First off, it's not possible to beat Hastur as a group. He has an ability called "Quantum Nucleus" that makes anyone who is made aware of him somehow connected to his core body via some crazy form of quantum entanglement, thus forcing anyone and everyone who views him to fight their own Hastur core. He then starts flying toward you from Alderberaan, his ability to harm you increasing as he gets closer, and his power grows as he gets closer. If you don't go mad just by being in the area of his influence, he can assail you with psychic and magical attacks early on. As he gets evencloser, he can launch more direct strikes and his health gets a boost. Once he's practically on top of you, you have to make saving throws against being killed instantly due to his overwhelming presence. And remember - EVERYONE HAS TO SOLO THEIR OWN CORE.

[@PhattyBolger]

I would suggest you add sources to these artworks in your video to credit the artists. Video makers have gotten in quite some trouble for not doing so.

[@davidkelley6972]

Not to mention it's down right rude & contemptuous of the poor souls manipulated by Haster.

[@ethanstein7617]

Wow you showed us the yellow sign I guess were all fucked

[@anjibee1]

What does Hastur have to do with True Detective season 1? During the series countless references are made to Carcosa, Hastur and The Yellow King. Does anyone know why or for what purpose this allusion was invoked? How does it tie in to the storyline of the series?

[@TheExploringSeries]

Well, to be clear, Hastur is never mentioned during the show, which makes sense, since they only really ever refer to The King in Yellow by Robert W. Chambers. It's been a fairly influential book throughout the history of weird fiction, and so its a nice surprise to see mentioned in a mainstream show. There's really nothing supernatural going on in the show, but the connection does mix in with a lot of themes of insanity and mystery.

[@Dr_PeepeePoopoo]

TheExploringSeries what is the name of the song?

[@ScreaminSavior]

I think they just included Carcosa and the King In Yellow to be part of the delusions of the crazed cult of the show. It was appreciate nonetheless, though. >:)

[@TheNorthWind23]

SPOILERS FOR TRUE DETECTIVE SEASON 1 AHEAD... Well, I like to believe that the killer was not the King in Yellow, just another follower, since the cult was much older than that guy. And even if he is the King in Yellow (I don't remember if he calls himself that way), he is not pulling the strings, again, the cult is ancient, just like that place, that may or may not be Carcosa. In the very end Cohle sees something cosmic and quite strange near the altar in Carcosa, I think that that was Hastur and he indeed resides in Carcosa, or it's a link to the star where he is. And that view drove Rusty mad, that's why in the end he leaves the hospital that way. UPDATE: Just saw another comment saying the same thing, I'm seven months late.

[@Srksius2802]

one thing though, Rusty was batshit from the get go

[@faolan1686]

I've seen an orange man running for president, does the count?

[@constantinesmith5972]

faolan1686 No that was Nyarlethhotep

[@Julicornus]

That is clearly wrong. Nyarlathotep would have a) already succeeded in destroying the world and b) he would have had much better style.

[@IndustrialBonecraft]

I don't know, this could be considered cosmic absurdism. Not just in the US, but across the globe.

[@MetaKnight964]

No it doesn't

[@obundoben82]

>Bringing politics into Lovecraft

[@airmanon7213]

I haven't seen The Yellow Sign until yesterday when I first saw this video.

[@KonnyP]

Something interesting has just occurred to me to say to all of you. Have you seen the yellow sign?

[@MisterTutor2010]

Every time I write my name in the snow :)

[@taiya001]

This reminds me of a saying "are the sane really sane or are those insane capable of seeing what we are blind to."

[@fredzillainc.3780]

Watches This Video Me: “ Oh Cool I’ve Always Wanted To Know More About Hastur! “ * Shows The Yellow Sign * Me: “ Oh Why Did He Show The Sig-... FATHER I CRAVE CHEDDAR!!! “ ( The Joke Is Cheese Is Yellow And It’s The King In Yellow So,NeverMind... )

[@trevorwright169]

Thanks for the great Lovecraftian lore videos! You just earned a subscriber.

[@AlucardTepess1]

Dammit! I'm an artist, a fan of the mythos, and now I want to share the yellow sign with all my friends!!!

[@zarlsalamandersspacemarine302]

My favorite outer god in the mythos. And now I must respond as I have been asked. "Yes I have gazed upon the yellow sign and bathed in the lake of Harley"

[@NeedMorePlebs]

Why does he want to make everyone insane?

[@NELLYB]

you have such good like and view ratings man. i love learning about the cthulu mythos. its so interesting

[@skarseld.]

theexploringseries: *shows the yellow sign, and says that hastur normally goes for creative types * me, an artist: oh

[@sawysauce1256]

“He’s Cthulu’s half brother, they don’t get along though” needs more context this sounds so interesting

[@MrCjlauer49338]

if the sign can allow hastur to control me, I don't want to see it!! thats just betraying your viewers if that shit exists!

[@dealzjawalha2448]

lol

[@pinip_f_werty1382]

It does exist.... Trust in the king....

[@NostalgicGM]

have you seen the yellow sign

[@boopbottf2694]

ikr peace of shit if that fucker comes to earth I don't give a shit if he can't die I'm going to allue akbar that fucker rick and morty style wuba wuba dub dub!

[@Myrdin90]

Fallen dragon Eclipsen have you seen the yellow sign?

[@fuego786]

this could very well be the entity behind the 3 fingers and madness in the Elden Ring. the sign has 3 sticks, he is always yellow and gives madness to humans, and most important of all, Hastur is trying to accomplish the same thing, to reach the world and engulf it with madness.

[@thegamerhideout252]

I like how no one has noticed this but he said people influenced by the king in yellow may repeat " have you seen the yellow sign" now i dont know if he was just saying it in general at the end but the way he said it was like if he was manipulated

[@user-pc7ef5sb6x]

Have you seen the yellow sign?

[@christophervaughn3677]

He has come great Hastur. See the spreading madness.

[@jonathankruger6356]

I saw the sign and it opened up my eyes, I saw the sign Life is demanding without understanding I saw the sign and it opened up my eyes, I saw the sign No one's gonna drag you up to get into the light where you belong But where do you belong?

[@gabrielvelozo8583]

"So tell me, have you seen the yellow sign?" Okay, now i Fucking have

[@exZacharly]

I love the way you construct your videos!

[@GoodVulture]

I wonder about the ending of "whisperer in the darkness" that akeley's face was used as a mask and there was a yellow shawl draped over the whisperer.. almost seems like hastur could have been involved in the end

[@levongevorgyan6789]

The High Priest Not to Be Mentioned, the creature that Randolph Carter encounters in Leng, might be Hastur in another form as he is dressed in yellow silk, with a red-yellow silk mask. When he takes of his mask, Randolph is terrified into escaping at all costs.

[@RoboBoddicker]

DO YOU READ SUTTER CAIN??

[@miguelpereira9859]

Copydot He sees you...

[@lhadzyan7300]

it´s so interesting the idea about the so-called King-in-Yellow and Carcossa city with this cosmic horror deity, and then G.R.R. Martin set in the farthest east of his world map, the city of Carcossa itself nearby an unknown closed Inner Sea and that supposedly there lingers a Yellow Emperor of the eastern empire of YiTi in exile for being a necromancer or dark sorcerer, and nearby to the Inner Sea there is a Winged-Men City and several cities with Bloodless Men (vampires perhaps) and it´s unknown what´s beyond Carcossa at the further east. Martin relyied heavily on Lovecraftian lore for the most mysterious and ancient places of his world of Song of Ice and Fire specially on the farther East and South of the world (K´dath nearby to a Grey cold wasteland, death forbidden city of Stygai in the inner heart core of the Shadow Lands beyond Asshai itself another darker city albeit better known, some largely unknown world in the east as Ulthos, the eastern most part of Essos and the wild southern land of Sothoryos, the last one even with a mysterious abandoned ruins in the jungle called Yeen very ancient and eerily untouched by the surrounding jungle.)

[@victorvaldez8869]

You mentioned doing a Mythos entry on the play "The King In Yellow," & it's place in the Mythos. I see also you've started doing the Lord Of The Rings series. Are you still going to do the piece on the Play or has that been discarded?

[@TheExploringSeries]

I might get back to it, in the form of a video where I wrap up a lot of things I didn't get around to discussing my first time, like the Elder Signs, and locations like Plateau of Leng, etc.

[@Gamer-Gamerson]

I know the scp version was covered with the hanged king, but I was wondering if you'd do a video further explaining the chutulu side of the king in yellow play?

[@VenomSnakee]

Fucking Hastur created modern art

[@nathanoconnor421]

+Venom Snake Agreed and considering the extent to which they have degraded, I'm surprised that they haven't yet started recreating and displaying the Yellow Sign. Ironically it would rather more pleasing to look at then some of there OTHER works. :/

[@nathanoconnor421]

+Venom Snake Agreed and considering the extent to which they have degraded, I'm surprised that they haven't yet started recreating and displaying the Yellow Sign. Ironically it would be rather more pleasing to look at then some of there OTHER works. :/

[@lylacor8401]

Have you seen the yellow sign? me: yeah can't believe they're still working on the stage.

[@KINGhotaru11]

i like wat u did at the end there .. very chilling ..

[@papika-lz5eg]

so hes basically bill cipher in a way

[@bloxoblox]

Isaac Carrillo bill is a shapeshifter and dream walker. Very different powers, I think he may be inspired by the Egyptian god Horus.

[@ppp.stersk1]

I stared at it for so long,it’s so detailed and...and beautiful and.

[@cb-9938]

"He who must not be named" y'know hastur the nameless guy, we call hastur because hes without a name

[@thedragon133]

"The unspeakable one"... is the one with the name that you can actually pronounce without a problem >:-(

[@johnthedork723]

“Him who must not be named” “Hastur” *_B O I_*

[@Blaklyon0]

hastur kind of reminds me of voldermort... but the king in yellow is 100 times stronger than he could ever be.

[@nathanoconnor421]

Stanley Gray Hmm possible, but i reckon Voldemort might be a avatar of Nyarlathotep. 🤔

[@mabeylane7163]

As a musician I can't tell if I want to write references to the king in yellow into my songs because I'm a fan of cosmic horror and I think it would be a cool Easter Egg and prolong the whole thing about him influencing creative works or if I'm actually being influenced by something myself and that really fucking scares me more than anything else in the Cthulhu mythos.

[@yellowskycreations4542]

same bro.

[@masamune2984]

Seen it? I accidentally probably made the yellow sign on my shirt the other day eating a hot dog. 🌭 damned mustard…

[@RDsToys_Games]

Oh shit are you saying all my internet trolling is Hastur whispering in my ear

[@williamneblett6878]

I love this video and any time one of my friends from work as me about my tattoo ,which is the yellow sign, I tell them to go watch this video then they understand and yes I've seen the yellow sign every day since 3/28/2018

[@joshjacob1530]

He is one half of nyalahotep, Cthulhu or the prime Cthulhu so to speak is the other half.

[@alexanderchippel]

I have seen the yellow sign. You just showed it to me like, less than a minute prior.

[@Cracyflo1]

have you seen the yellow sign??? you LITERALLY just showed it to me, thanks pal.....

[@littledevil9872]

Hey man great Vids.Never new that much about Cthulhu or Lovecraft have to find his books and check them out. Sounds like a good read.

[@azathoththeprimalchaos2289]

You just exposed me to the sign. Welp guessed hastur is in control now. Run while you can Not that it will help

[@Amoebaaaaaa]

Hastur at 0:15 looks like the vizier in Prince of Persia the two thrones.

[@djbunnymix1437]

These creatures are really focused on madness and insanity aren't they?

[@jonathanwesson1590]

"Have you seen the Yellow sign?" Well no I haven't, let me just look up from my dinn... son of a!

[@TheFruitofTruth]

Hastur is the name of my son which I got from your video and have played it for my son a few times

[@konstantinstepanov5461]

Well, good thing I looked at an elder sign right after I watched this video to undo the effects of the yellow sign... 🤣

[@Ginlock45]

Oh my god the king in yellow is a banana! I am going completely insane!

[@RiveyDestroy2]

That explains why I like horror so much

[@spudthepug]

Well this explains something. There is a comic book store I used to buy MtG cards from called Hastur Games.

[@Panda-Paku]

Pretty scary, but he sure does make a great trap.

[@fhuk8221]

He must be the inspiration for the old monk boss in Demon's Souls - and the Xanthous set in the Dark Souls games!

[@SkyeBerryJam]

The maggots and leeches nibble at my toes while I sleep silently, screaming internally, dreaming a dark dream of a figure in the shadows terrifying yet peacefully mad. Images of a sign in yellow flood my mind making more sense as reality makes less. I wake with a headache, is this just another dream? I float in and out of madness, laughing, crying, screaming. He has me. The king in yellow.

[@MrNunya]

My dieing words will forever be "Hastur Hastur Hastur!"

[@InquisitorThomas]

Michael Nunya in the Director’s cut Henderson’s dying words were “Man, I don’t fucking know.” in response to Hastur asking if Henderson was his first or his last name.

[@someguy4826]

that sign looks cool! i wanna share it with all of my friends....WAIT WHAT?!

[@Thebeastyminers]

These videos are kinda terrifying, i enjoy them though