The Unspeakable One

Him who is not to be named.

The King in Yellow.

Haster.

Up to this point we have solely discussed entities in the Cthulhu Mythos that were created by H.P. Lovecraft himself.

Haster, on the other hand, is a bit different, but he is still an integral part of the overall

mythos and a personal favorite.

Haster's first literary mention was in Ambrose Bierce's short story, Hita the Shepherd,

in which Haster is a benevolent patron of shepherds.

This short story would also introduce the names Carcosa and Hali.

Robert W. Chambers would go on to write a collection of stories titled The King in Yellow,

which, despite being a fascinating collection, is mainly focused on the titular play,

which will save for a separate video.

Lovecraft, inspired by Chambers' collection,

would mention Haster only once in his short stories,

in The Whisper and Darkness.

I found myself faced by names and terms that I had heard elsewhere in the most hideous of connections.

Yuggeth, Great Cthulhu, Satogua,

Yogsathothoth, Erleithotep, Azathothothoth, Haster, Yian, Leng, the Lake of Holly,

Bethmora, the Yellow Sign, Lemur-Cathoulos,

Braun, and the Magnum Inomenandum.

It's unclear if Lovecraft meant Haster to be an entity or a place,

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