http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/ The Rapid Stormy Seeder for unspeakable cultists. en-us Mon, 23 Mar 2026 21:57:35 GMT Mon, 23 Mar 2026 21:57:35 GMT cenotaphe Mon, 23 Mar 2026 21:57:35 GMT http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/747 http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/747 ]]> "The Call of Cthulhu" was written in 1926, but only published in 1928,in the February issue of "Weird Tales" (that's most of the joke, I guess you get it).(as cleverly noted by Boddy D., the drawing of the Cthulhu statueby HPL was done much later, around 1934. But I'm still NOT an historical) It was the beginning of a long, strange and rich story for the pulp figure of Cthulhu;for this 100th anniversary, there's a huge upcoming actuality,including a first appearance in a mainstream movie. Sun, 01 Mar 2026 17:02:01 GMT http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/746 http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/746 ]]> Quick and simple strip for the death of Dan Simmons.Not a complicated one, as direct links between him and Lovecraft are not clear, but the weird depiction of the Shrike, the expedition from The Terror, or the London undergrounds from Drood may be seen as light references. I discovered Simmons with Carrion Comfort (named in French as "the Chessboard of Evil", explaining the strip), but the main discovery came from the Hyperion cantos, still one of the best SF books of all time for me. I was less mesmerized by the later Endymion or Illium/Olympos cycles, but they still are a solid corpus of literature.As said, The Terror and Drood were alsoexcellent stories, with clever historical references, eerie mythologies and good character development. I won't comment about theconservative aspect of the man, but we are here on a LOVECRAFT-inspired page, so I can alsouse the infamous "separate the work from the artist" wildcard. (an old Shrike illustration made eons ago) For French Readers (or curious ones): L'Association Miskatonic, responsable du désormais classique Campus Miskatonic (convention annuelle sur Lovecraft se tenant à Verdun en Novembre) édite en financement participatif un fanzine (de luxe, avec quelques illustrations à moi dedans) sur le thème d'Innsmouth, a retrouver sur cette page Ululesi vous vous sentez d'humeur profonde. Sat, 21 Feb 2026 14:43:18 GMT http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/745 http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/745 ]]> Well, being in between projects, alongwith the Minions & Monsters promotion, should limitmy strip creation capacity.But I still find some time to make a few dumb "meta" things, such as this one.(clearly inspired by some reaction about a funny Cthulhu in a very unserious animation movie).I plead guilty for this charge (but not alone, the main culprit being director Pierre Coffin). But it now seems clear that we are facing a very hard crisis in many creation fields, such as animation.The rise ofgenerative AI is a large part of the problem, but not the only one.Let's hope organic links and humanintelligence will be enough to survive the algorithm tsunami.And I'm currently reanimating some frozen interesting projects right now; news soon I hope. Fun fact, one of my images was recently rejected from an HPL-themed group, being identified as made by AI.Luckily it was a human error thatwas quickly corrected. But soooo ironic, isn't it...? (here's the image for the record): Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:10:58 GMT http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/744 http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/744 ]]> Here's the strip I planned to publish before the Superbowl.It was inspired by the numerous lists and "tops" around horror, with the systematic reference to Lovecraft's special topic, "Cosmic Horror" or "Cosmicism". We have a new Guest FanArt send by David M.! If you liked True Detective season 1, and read this website, you should check 2024 movie "Strange Harvest". It's a fake documentary/found footage about a serial killer but quickly become something "more"; To avoid spoiler, I just can say it checks a lot of classical Lovecraftian tropes. It's not perfect, ending is a bit weak, and a lot of Chekhov's guns stay unfired, but it's quite fun and entertaining. About Minions & Monsters, I've been surprised by the early trailer, and need to getclear instructions about communication around the Movie; I hope there will be a lot to say/show in the upcoming months. Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:15:17 GMT http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/743 http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/743 ]]> After a long hiatus, I was making another strip when the "Minions & Monsters" trailer appeared at the Super Bowl.So, I had to change things a bit. Trailer below: Legally I cannot say much yet about the movie itself, but yes, I worked on this as a consultant and designer.And the green guy is named "Goomi."So, dots were quickly linked by some cultists, and I had to make this quick strip for the occasion.Purists will complain that Lovecraft is reaching the big screen through humour and nonsense.(I've heard this kind of criticism since the Vault's beggining.)I, too, would have prefered to see the "Moutains of Madness" driven by Del Toro, Cameron, and Cruise.But let's face it, it's not going to happen tomorrow Enjoy the trailer (and the internet hype that comes with it). More infos when possible. Fri, 09 Jan 2026 11:03:51 GMT http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/742 http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/742 ]]> Ah! The mandatory Wishes... In those more and more chaotic years, being original is becoming harder ans harder. But here are my genuine ones for 2026! Let's be clear: like most, I think the last season of Stranger Things is not good, with a looong list of flaws. All "vaguely lovecraftian" aspects (that inspired me this and this strip)are annihilated by alate quantic Deus Ex and the veryeasy killing of a giant bug (again).Best part is for me, ironically, end titles (old RPG players may feel the same...). I just "borrowed" the interesting graphical mood (like a bad AI) for today. Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:38:32 GMT http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/741 http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/741 ]]> For once, the Christmas strip is here "early" and does not consist in a simple Cthulhoo with red hat.It's about two different subjects, related or not: -Far from the "recluse" image, Lovecraft loved Christmas, and the associated festivities.He wrote poems and talked about it in many letters.-Lovecraftian "goodies", serious or not, are multiplying, that's a fact.And as one of the oldest active (not the first ,not the best) creator of parodic material, I cannot blame that.And get ready for 2026, as it will be "Cyclopean".(I don't really talk about Lovecraft's stomach cancer here, even if it can be included in the big picture)Enjoy you holidays and see you for the wishes! Wed, 10 Dec 2025 14:16:53 GMT http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/740 http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/740 ]]> Is ranting about AI the new boomer thing? May be.Problem is that now,the expected AI bubble burst would have tremendous consquences.Anyway, this strip connects with early shoggoth comparison I've already mentionned - which feels both outdated AND realistic.Again, too long to make for so little views, but that's now my burden! Thanks again to Boddy D. for the quick corrections. See you for the Xmas/Wishes strips. Thu, 04 Dec 2025 22:14:16 GMT http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/739 http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/739 ]]> Weird strip, about true medical conditions (don't google). And Metal. Lovecraft and Metal music, a long and strange lovestory. Wed, 19 Nov 2025 20:10:41 GMT http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/738 http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/738 ]]> After some depressing strips, welcome back to pure silliness. I never played Minecraft (and didn't even see the recent movie),but mixing it with the Tindalos Lore seemed obvious. Sat, 01 Nov 2025 00:40:03 GMT http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/737 http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/737 ]]> Sorry for the clickbait. This strip was inspired by messages sent by readers after the comments under my last strip. I thank you all for your support. Don't worry, there's no plan to stop the UVoD soon. Only classical up and down feelings with this kind of commitment. I recently stumbled upon a very curious movie: Dark Waters (from 1993,not to be confused with more recent eponymous films). It's a 100% lovecraftian movie (without any direct references), with a very special tone, and some stunningimages. It's not without flaws (bad acting, strange time/space management, poor final vfx and hugeplotholes) but it's worth checking. Tue, 14 Oct 2025 23:50:48 GMT http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/736 http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/736 ]]> Strip! Another variation on a worn gag.Again, a long time between publishing.... lack of time and motivation may be, as AI rise and web views fall. Nothing new under the comming winter sun. There were a lot of annoying "consent" popups that appeared duringthe last weeks (at least in Europe, I guess). I disabled the Ads from google, as it was a ridiculous financial help. I hope it was not too painful. Sun, 31 Aug 2025 12:21:08 GMT http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/735 http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/735 ]]> Again, I'm NOT a specialist of the literary aspect of HPL's universe. I spend more time hunting necronomicon references in obscure video games or B-movies than reading the huge tomes published on the matter, by true specialists of the field. But this sillystrip will highlight the small number of true, published (and short) stories wrtitten by Lovecraft (around70, depending of thepublished"definition"), compared to his (posthumous) influence. The iceberg of the estimated85.000letters is another matter. I could have used so many morewriters, like Asimov, Simenon, Vernes, Dickens, Cartland or Austen. But I'm lazy, so choices were made. Sun, 10 Aug 2025 18:32:08 GMT http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/734 http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/734 ]]> Back from holidays. And with a late strip, for the passing of Ozzy Osbourne. If this name is unknown to you, this will be (another) cryptic story. And if you're not into Metal, here are the facts needed to understand (even if it's killing the joke): Ozzy, with his band Black Sabbath, are considered as founding fathers of the Metal music as we know today. And along the classical Evil imagery, there was a song named "Behindthe Wall of Sleep" on the first Black Sabbath's first album, of course inspired by theHPL's story . Though it has little to do with the original story themes, as studied by BobbyD in its blog on the subject, and not the first band to refer to Howard, it can be seen as the first step in the long, dense and complicated relationship between Metal and Lovecraft. Ozzy's outfit and chair were seen at his last concert in Birmingham, in July, a few weeks before his death (caused by years of excess and Parkinson/Heart disease) And last panel refers to infamous stage incidents, when Ozzy bit off a batand dovesheads. I was not a great fan of Ozzy's solo career, even if he always gathered excellent teams of musicians around him. His impact (with or wihtout Black Sabbath) on the Metal scene is huge, and was worth a strip. Sun, 06 Jul 2025 00:01:29 GMT http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/733 http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/733 ]]> Last strip before summer break. I'll reopen the Vault by mid august, if possible. Fri, 27 Jun 2025 15:16:59 GMT http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/732 http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/732 ]]> This strip will close the "social networks" serie (with thisand thisstrip), until a new giant/intangible/mind-challenging entity appears. And took days to make (why do I always complicate things, I wonder).As I've already said, the UVoD website is slowly dying, but I stillstick to this ancient technology. On the platforms (linked below), there are only less than 6000 cultists following the flow. Not bad, but we're so far from any influencer or AI generated account. Whatever, let's get buried and forgotten, but with a laugh. Mon, 16 Jun 2025 22:28:38 GMT http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/731 http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/731 ]]> If the strip is cryptic for you: I'm still not a huge video game player, but I do stay informed of the news and the recent sequel Doom:Dark Age features our favorite tentacled God as a (big)guest Boss, nicknamed "The Old One". And it has to be beaten using a Giant Medieval Robot, by bare-hand beheading. All of this in HD/HDR/60fps.Yes, we live in a wonderful era. Proof in video here (short) or here (long). (I've already adressed the Pacific Rim issue here a long time ago!) I'm still painfullyuploading Strips in a chaotic order on the Instagram Account. Sat, 17 May 2025 18:28:04 GMT http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/730 http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/730 ]]> An old strip (with an old graphical style) that I found while working for the next topic (and that was never published online, I think).Old but relevant with the hot actuality, unfortunately. I have reopened my frozen Instagram Account, that was idle for years.I dont like this platform (mainly for the forced imagesratio and lack of externallinks) but let's face it: website is slowly dying, stats are melting like Poles Ice, as everybody only focus on social networks.So I republish here old strips, in complete chaotic order. Thu, 08 May 2025 11:42:07 GMT http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/729 http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/729 ]]> I'm not saying I made this because I'm currently working on some tattoo designs. And I'm not saying it was heavily influenced by some Clive Braker's works. Talking about inking: I'm not much into this universe, but I've made some special drawings to be printed on flesh. And some cultists were fool enough to have some Old Ones carvedon them... (courtesy of the owners) Sun, 13 Apr 2025 23:14:12 GMT http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/728 http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/728 ]]> I know: I’m recycling the same old gags since the Vault's beginning. But luckily, the Universe provides us enough weird mutations, dumbness and chaos to avoid boredom. Sun, 09 Mar 2025 14:14:16 GMT http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/727 http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/727 ]]> Science is science because it works by refuting itself: I already made some silliness about the Bloop, and was aware of new theories, but a single recent video (in french) gave me the idea to rework a bit on the subject. At first I planned to feature great C. on a sled, but as a Frenchman, evoking a Great Old Ones' Aperitif was funnier. I recently watched peacock's Teacup, a short SF serie, which is the litteral mix between the"Color out of Space" and S.King's"The Dome". With intriguing beggining and some gore moments, the serie leaves quickly Cosmic Horror for a more classical "Who-is-the-bodys-natcher" mood. It's not that bad, just not original enough; but with short episodes, some visual ideas and correct acting, it's up to you to judge. But don't expect more than a very light lovecraftian influence. I also repaired the Social Networks links with the addition of a Bluesky account. Sun, 02 Mar 2025 12:04:55 GMT http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/726 http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/726 ]]> An other AI centered strip. I know, it's a bit redundant, but we're now facing the first consequences of the generative AI boom. And it's just the begginig. I already saw the incoming death of the crippled illustrators, but it's just a matter of time for the people like me who work in the moving images industry. May be it's time to get back to something more concrete. Anyway, some zoom for a small game of "Find this AI". Fri, 17 Jan 2025 23:23:52 GMT http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/725 http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/725 ]]> Cryptic strip today, for the passing of David Lynch. Or not, if you're a fan, like me.Though without direct reference to Lovecraft, both authors' universe can be compared: Dimensional anomalies, possession by supernatural entities, strange small villages or inhuman cities, inhabited by lost characters, weird cults, disturbing wanderers, fascination for the dark and uselessness of human life. Hi def link if you're curious about details. Sat, 11 Jan 2025 12:07:17 GMT http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/724 http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/724 ]]> I know timing is not perfect: according to "The History of the Necronomicon", Islam would have reached Damas a few decades prior to the Book's writing. But you're not here for history lessons, aren't you? And don't get it wrong, this strip is not more against Islam than the previous ones mocking Christianity. Don't forget Lovecraft himself was a strong Atheist, opposed to any religion. But he was also fascinated by the "Oriental mysteries", falling in many common tropes and stereotypes along genuine interest. For french readers, check Cedric Monget's "Lovecraft, l'Arabe, l'Horreur" for a deeper view on the topic. Sat, 04 Jan 2025 18:27:35 GMT http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/723 http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/723 ]]> I missed the Xmas strip, my bad. But here are the wishes, not too long after the end on 2024. Let's hope this year will be less chaotic, but I strongly doubt about that. I have some projects ongoing, some would need some time to be disclosed, but a few will be completed this year, I hope. Mon, 02 Dec 2024 21:29:46 GMT http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/722 http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/722 ]]> Completion of a very old strip. Is a cheap strip better than nothing ? Time will tell (or not). Sun, 24 Nov 2024 23:00:00 GMT http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/721 http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/721 ]]> Another Bible-related strip. Enjoy. (Apocalypse 13:1) Sun, 17 Nov 2024 21:25:21 GMT http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/720 http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/720 ]]> Again, a quick and dirty strip (about costumes) to fill up Time and Space. Wed, 30 Oct 2024 10:28:22 GMT http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/719 http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/719 ]]> (very) quick strip for this time of the year. Note: now you know what all the Sails from sunken ships were used for. About dumbness: "God of the Deep" is a movie that fulfills all my previous prophecies about cinema: Awful acting, terrible sets, and a guy in Cthulhu costume (with paper wings) trying to act as a Cyclopean God. Roger C. would have been proud (or not). Sun, 06 Oct 2024 23:19:26 GMT http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/718 http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/718 ]]> At least, finding a title for this one was not complex. It's quite clear that I'm a fan of Gothic Rock, and there is a real influence of HPL on some major bands, such as Fields of Nephilim or Garden of Delight. I recently discovered the Czech "Cathedral in Flames" (an intelligent descendant of the Sisters of Mercy, but with a lot of Cowboy hats and some female vocals), who published its own tribute to the Which House visible here. For french Readers: The Campus Miskatonic Association will soon have its convention in Verdun; I won't be there, but it's always a nice meeting for true fans. This year will focus on "Lovecraft and the Great War". Faithfull Shokoshu/Hauke sent a new Guest Art, to be seen here. Mon, 09 Sep 2024 23:26:47 GMT http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/717 http://www.goominet.com/unspeakable-vault/vault/717 ]]> At last, like Shoggies, the UVoD is now defrosted, after a long hiatus, including my summer holidays. This year should be more productive, with a lot of upcoming projects - let's hope I'll find some time for New UVoD Strips.