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Weird fiction may not be quite as popular as more traditional genres like fantasy or even gothic horror, but you’d be surprised with how much of modern media is inspired or at least influenced by the works of authors like Clark Ashton Smith and even August Derleth. Of course, if one man is responsible for codifying Weird Fiction as we know it today, it has to be the father of the Cthulhu Mythos himself, Howard Phillips Lovecraft.

In the century or so since the author first published his stories about fish cults and elder gods, countless other creators have repurposed his particular brand of cosmic horror for everything from satirical splatter films to even sanity mechanics in gaming (like those in the Call of Cthulhu tabletop RPG). And with such a vast web of influence, it should come as no surprise that many artists have attempted to pay homage...

Sneak Peek new footage from the "Skin" episode of executive producer Jj Abrams' 'android' TV series "Almost Human", starring wise-cracking Karl Urban and artificial life form Michael Ealy as futuristic street cops, airing November 18, 2013:

"...'Detective John Kennex' (Urban) and 'Dorian' (Ealy) are dispatched to investigate a murder and high-profile missing persons case that lead them into the highly profitable world of the 'IRC' aka 'Intimate Robot Companion', aka 'sexbots'. Then Kennex looks to reconcile a part of his troubled past..."

Regular cast includes Minka Kelly as 'Detective Valerie Stahl', Mackenzie Crook as 'Rudy Lom', Michael Irby as 'Detective Richard Paul' and Lili Taylor as 'Captain Sandra Maldonado'.

Guest cast includes Anthony Konechny as 'Mx-43 #1', Darren E. Scott as 'Mx-43 #2', Garfield Wilson as 'Mx-43 #3', Darla Taylor as 'Charlene', Robert Moloney as 'Sebastian', Ella Thomas as 'Vanessa', Jos Viramontes as 'Lorenzo Shaw', Bulat Nasibullin as 'Young Albanian Man',...