Tumblr User Explains What "Eldritch" Actually Means

If it's not clear by now, the internet pitches a visible tent over the term "Eldritch" or "Eldritch Abomination" to the point that it's been overused and lacking in meaning. In recent years it has been used to just mean vaguely demonic or paranormal, such as this tumblr thread on Neighbor Steve and the Abominations. But this tumblr user gets to brass tacks on what Eldritch horror actually means

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