Cthulhu Urns

There is a specific kind of person who finds comfort in the strange and the vast. It is the reader who kept shelves of Lovecraft close, or the one who kept a small, plush elder god on their desk as a silent companion. You may remember them as someone who viewed an evening spent contemplating the unknowable as a perfectly good way to spend a Saturday night.

The appeal of cosmic horror lies in a very particular kind of honesty. It is the recognition that the universe is immense and largely indifferent to our presence. Rather than finding this realization terrifying, those who love these stories find a way to laugh at the absurdity of it all.

This perspective often became a way of life. You likely remember the way they could invoke the Old Ones over pizza or the laughter that followed a particularly difficult failed sanity check during a game. It was this sense of humor about existence that made them a steady presence, the kind of person who kept a gaming table running for twenty years because the group simply loved being there.

These pieces are crafted from cast aluminum, featuring the Cthulhu artwork engraved directly into the metal. The finishes range from solid colors to hand-applied enamel accented with silver bands. Each piece is finished with a felt base and a threaded screw-top lid for security.

Families can choose from full-size, sharing, or keepsake urns, so one piece or several can be held by different loved ones.

For a more personal touch, we offer the option of two-tone engraving to place a name and dates directly into the surface. This makes the identity of the person a permanent part of the design, much like the stories they loved so well.

H. P. Lovecraft wrote "The Call of Cthulhu" in the summer of 1926, and it first appeared in the pulp magazine Weird Tales in February 1928. Although Lovecraft called the story "rather middling," a century on, the creature he described has outgrown its author, its magazine, and its genre. It turns up on game tables, desks, and, here, a memorial.

For a family, the design on the urn represents the world they loved to visit and the friends who went there with them every week.

Source: Wikipedia, The Call of Cthulhu

If your loved one was someone who found amusement in the vast, indifferent cosmos, then a piece from this collection may hold that particular meaning for you. For the person who led others through storied realms or found comfort in the strange, this design is a way to honor that spirit.

The choice of one piece or several belongs to you and your recollection of them. These urns are intended to serve as a quiet tribute to the person who shared their laughter and their love for the mysterious with those gathered here.

Our guide to selecting the right size urn