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Justice League:
The Terror Beyond (2003)
Seldom
do we get to see Lovecraftian references in the mainstream,
but Cthulhu vs. Superman? That's a new one.
The
Terror Beyond is a two part episode from the second
season of Cartoon Network's Justice League. The
tale begins with Aquaman and Dr. Fate recruiting the Hulk-like
villain "Solomon Grundy" to aid them in the
performance of an arcane ritual. Of course, Superman,
Wonder Woman and Hawkgirl interrupt the process and all
Mythos breaks loose. It turns out that the ritual was
meant to seal a breach into the dimension of the Old Ones,
ancient interdimensional beings who were responsible for
the sinking of Atlantis. With the ritual disrupted, the
breach opens up and the Old Ones pour into our dimension
and launch an attack on Atlantis. While Aquaman returns
to defend Atlantis, the other heroes enter the realm of
the Old Ones to attack their leader "Ichthultu",
a squid headed monster voiced by none other than Rob Zombie.
The episodes are fun, but not a great adaptation of Lovecraft.
Still, the animators do a
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