Ph'nglui Mglw'nafh: Cthulhu Stickers for Your Car

In February 1928, a pulp magazine called Weird Tales published a short story by a little-known writer from Providence, Rhode Island. It described a sunken city in the South Pacific, a cult that spanned the globe, and a vast, tentacled god dreaming beneath the waves. The writer was H. P. Lovecraft, the story was "The Call of Cthulhu," and horror has never been quite the same.

The monster that took over pop culture

Lovecraft's monster is part octopus, part dragon and part man, and it's so vast and old that seeing it can drive a person mad. The story didn't make him famous while he lived, but Cthulhu outlived its creator. It inspired generations of writers, board games, video games, films and an entire genre now called cosmic horror. "The Call of Cthulhu" even entered the U.S. public domain in 2024, nearly a century after it was first printed.

Fans still trade the cult's chant from the story, Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn, which roughly means "In his house at R'lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits dreaming."

Our Cthulhu stickers

Each sticker is 2.5 inches round, with a detailed illustration of Cthulhu that Lovecraft fans will love. They're:

• Waterproof, so they work indoors or out
• Transparent where there's no ink, so the window or surface shows through and the design seems to float

Where to stick a sleeping god

• Car windows, for a little dread on the morning commute
• Laptops, water bottles and phone cases
• Mirrors, fridges and skateboards
• Game boxes and dice towers for tabletop horror nights

Small, cheap and very fun

At $3.50, it's an easy add-on gift for horror readers, tabletop gamers and anyone who knows who Cthulhu is. If they don't know yet, they'll ask, and then you get to tell them.

More odd gifts for the dad or friend who has everything are in our gifts for dad guide, including our Demon Core replica.