âThe Call of Cthulhuâ is the story of a man who uncovers evidence of otherworldly beings residing in a state of hibernation deep beneath the surface of the Earthâs oceans. Though the image of Cthulhu is by no means original, as it is heavily borrowed from Scandinavian lore among other sources, Lovecraftâs descriptionsâin this case of a basrelief carved in its likenessâare still nothing short of chilling. It is the only story written by Lovecraft in which the extraterrestrial entity Cthulhu himself makes a major appearance. The story is written in a documentary style, with three independent narratives linked together by the device of a narrator discovering notes left by a deceased relative. Considered as the father of contemporary horror fiction, H. P. Lovecraft shows exquisite details in The Call of Cthulhu that perfectly denote his âcosmic indifferentismâ beliefs and takes advantages of his imaginative universe filled with immense entities to demonstrate how weak humans really are.