Shoggoth
| Shoggoth | |
|---|---|
| Cthulhu Mythos character | |
An artist's rendition of a shoggoth | |
| First appearance | At the Mountains of Madness |
| Created by | H. P. Lovecraft |
| In-universe information | |
| Alias | Shaggoth |
A shoggoth (occasionally shaggoth) is a fictional creature in the Cthulhu Mythos. The beings were mentioned in passing in H. P. Lovecraft's sonnet cycle Fungi from Yuggoth (1929–30), and later mentioned in other works, before being described in detail in his novella At the Mountains of Madness (1931).