"a specific sub-genre of horror I like to call kill all archaeologists before it is too late."
As distinct from Lovecraftian horror, in which it is already too late, and the archaeologists are just helpfully making people aware of this.
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bruce munro (from livejournal.com)2015-10-16 08:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, in the long run we're doomed to an unspeakable ending in the Lovecraftian universe, but archeologists _can_ make it happen sooner. If we don't, say, rile up the polypous abominations below Australia, it may be millennia yet before it comes down to Who Will be Eaten First.
That was in the pre atomic bomb 20th century: any mess can be cauterized properly with the appropriate and enthusiastic application of vigorous atom splitting.
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bruce munro (from livejournal.com)2015-10-16 10:01 pm (UTC)(link)
"What happens when we nuke Cthulhu?" The answer is, of course, "He reforms fifteen minutes later. But now he's radioactive."
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james_davis_nicoll) wrote2015-10-16 10:41 am
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As distinct from Lovecraftian horror, in which it is already too late, and the archaeologists are just helpfully making people aware of this.
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That was in the pre atomic bomb 20th century: any mess can be cauterized properly with the appropriate and enthusiastic application of vigorous atom splitting.
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So if Big C awakes, then simply sustaining a continuous artillery barrage should keep it occupied more or less permanently.
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(Anonymous) 2015-10-27 02:21 pm (UTC)(link)It's available online: http://www.infinityplus.co.uk/stories/colderwar.htm