The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far. The sciences, each straining in its own direction, have hitherto harmed us little; but some day the piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the light into the peace and safety of a new dark age.
~H.P. Lovecraft
Hello there, Cultists!
The quote above is the opening lines of Call of Cthulhu, probably the most famous of Lovecraft’s works. It says about how remaining ignorant about the true nature of reality is a blessing. How about you? How many of you have wondered what exactly are the rules governing the otherworldly dimension present in Lust from Beyond? It is a fascinating, if disturbing, place. Let’s see how much we know about it.
The first and most obvious thing about Lusst’ghaa is its otherworldliness. We’ve tried to achieve that feeling of foreignness with our worldbuilding and plot. The story of Lusst’ghaa is truly tragic, more so because its current state wasn’t caused by evil intent. There are motivations in play that we’d perhaps empathize with if we were allowed to explore them, and that’s what makes this world terrifying, just like Lovecraft’s stories.
The one omnipresent theme is that of pain and pleasure, which are not only not mutually exclusive but rather codependent. In Lusst’ghaa there is no pleasure without pain and vice versa. They are so closely related to one another that there comes a point where they are indistinguishable.
Lusst’ghaa operates on rules beyond human understanding. There is a hierarchy of gods, and their affairs are way above our understanding. A human being is in comparison completely insignificant. Just like in Lovecraft’s works, we’re mere observers. Humans mean nothing to these foreign powers, they might see our world but don’t concern themselves with individuals. If you walk down the street and step on a bug, you didn’t do it to kill, you probably won’t even notice, but for that bug, it’s the matter of life and death. And it’s the same here. The powers governing Lusst’ghaa are perhaps not entirely malicious, at least from their perspective – but if fate says so, they might cause our destruction.
Perhaps it is for the better that we don't know more about Lusst’ghaa. After all, to paraphrase Lovecraft, ignorance is bliss.
Lust from Beyond: M Edition is coming to Steam on the 10th of February 2022. Play the free demo now and add it to your wishlist!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1641890/Lust_from_Beyond_M_Edition/