It's not the creature, it's the writing. For proof I offer a single word: Lovecraft.
I live in Idaho. There are two basic sources for place names here: Indian names and geographic names (Sandpoint, Soda Springs, Middleton, Twin...
I sort of agree with TLK but for me it's a dialogue. I get story ideas, I get world ideas. Sometimes one drives the other, while other times one...
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