Unspeakable (14)
Posted on October 31, 2008 by Juan
Update: You can download the revised version of this comic in PDF on Gumroad. "Unspeakable" is based on an entry in Lovecraft's Commonplace book: "117- Something kept and fed in an old house". That's where it grew from. I hope you have enjoyed it.

13 thoughts on “Unspeakable (14)”

  1. eva

    It feels like recalling a memory when you read it. It’s very special.

  2. raziel lafleur

    this story arc was so amazing. i love that it could’ve been a horror story, but instead it was a coming-of-age tale. i tell everyone i can about the secret knots (i dont use any of the social bookmarking type sites, really, sorry.)

    also i named a poem after your comic (and the quote the title originally came from) recently, i hope you don’t mind!

  3. Melissa

    Juan,
    I have just read all your comics and they are all amazing. The artwork is beautiful and the words are written so well, so touching. But it is not only great, but also inspiring. I look forward to reading more and hopefully telling my friends will bring you more readers. 🙂

  4. Juan

    Thanks for your responses and support (raziel: your comment had been held in moderation and I hadn’t notice until now), the readership of the site is indeed building and growing slowly but consistently. Soon there’ll be a new short comic.

  5. fishboy

    This is something beautiful and very special. Thank you.

  6. Quarter-Teaspoon

    As a fan of Lovecraft, I always liked this story arc. I’ve read it a few times now, though, and I must say that this last page is the best conclusion I could ever imagine it having. This story inspires me in so many ways.

    Also it is my somewhat guilty pleasure to inform you that the thing that still makes me smile about this page is the Necronomicon-esque sigil that the twins are drawing near the end.

  7. Juan

    Fishboy: thanks for reading and commenting.
    Quarter-teaspoon: It is, in fact, this sigil from one of the recreations of the necronomicon:
    http://www.chaosmatrix.org/library/books/necro_proj/n_yogsothoth.html (the last one, almost at the bottom of the page)

  8. Carabella

    I wanted to say hello and thank you.

  9. Catarina

    Hello!

    Are you the one who writes the plot for my dreams and dumps racing thoughts on my mind and sometimes whispers epiphanies in golden sunsets?

    Because it really sounds like you.

    And in a twisted way, your work, besides being beautiful and inspiring, makes me feel saner. Or validates my insanity somehow.

    Thank you lots and lots.

    If you still don’t know him, check out Fernando Pessoa. Sounds its best in portuguese but there are english translations.

    Big hug and keep up!

    1. Juan

      Hello!
      I found out some of his books at the library catalog, so I’ll check him out. Thank you.

  10. Halykan

    Of all the little works of yours you’ve posted thus far, this one is certainly my favorite. I’m something of a sucker for the Mythos, particularly when it’s only obliquely referenced. And the juxtaposition of a sort of coming-of-age thing with cosmic horror is bizarre but wonderful. You seem to get better with every stroke. Kudos.

  11. Paul

    I knew it was something Lovecraftian. haha!

  12. Olle

    Did you read John Banville’s “The Sea”? It’s a lot like this, but without the magic. It even has a seaside summer house and a pair of twins.

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