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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* The Great Old Ones originated out of the {{w|Cthulhu Mythos}}, a {{w|shared universe}} based on the writings of [[H. P. Lovecraft]] and some of his contemporaries. A few characters and concepts in televised ''Doctor Who'', such as [[Sutekh]] (though based on a god from [[Egypt]]ian mythology, also known as Sutekh but generally Set or Seth) and the [[Fendahl]], show the influence of the Mythos, and the latter has similarities with Brian Lumley's {{w|Chthonian (Cthulhu Mythos)|Chthonians}}. Not until the novels ''[[White Darkness (novel)|White Darkness]]'', ''[[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|All-Consuming Fire]]'' and ''[[Millennial Rites (novel)|Millennial Rites]]'' did beings explicitly referred to as Great Old Ones appear in fiction set in the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]]. | * The Great Old Ones originated out of the {{w|Cthulhu Mythos}}, a {{w|shared universe}} based on the writings of [[H. P. Lovecraft]] and some of his contemporaries. A few characters and concepts in televised ''Doctor Who'', such as [[Sutekh]] (though based on a god from [[Egypt]]ian mythology, also known as Sutekh but generally Set or Seth) and the [[Fendahl]], show the influence of the Mythos, and the latter has similarities with Brian Lumley's {{w|Chthonian (Cthulhu Mythos)|Chthonians}}. Not until the novels ''[[White Darkness (novel)|White Darkness]]'', ''[[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|All-Consuming Fire]]'' and ''[[Millennial Rites (novel)|Millennial Rites]]'' did beings explicitly referred to as Great Old Ones appear in fiction set in the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]]. | ||
* The latter two books took known ''Doctor Who'' | * The latter two books took known ''Doctor Who'' entities, such as the [[Animus]], and [[retcon|retconned them into]] having links to the Mythos. ''[[The Taking of Planet 5 (novel)|The Taking of Planet 5]]'' revealed that the [[Elder Thing]]s also existed in the form of fiction in the ''Doctor Who'' universe. Though the established Cthulhu Mythos and its DWU variant have some differences, stories belonging to the Mythos also frequently contradict themselves. | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
