Saturnalia Special: Stretch your Head #61

Io Saturnalia! In celebration of the Roman holiday of role reversal, gift giving and letting go, we take a closer look at the chained god Saturn/Cronus/Chronos. Putting on our saturnine glasses, we discuss his presence in myth, folklore, Lovecraft and most recently, in the Hollywood blockbuster movie The Fantastic Four: First Steps. Spoilers abound.

Happy holidays!

REFERENCES

Saturnalia
The Cult of the Black Cube: A Saturnian Grimoire by Arthur Moros
Saturn
Cronus
Chronos
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Horus
Tartarus
David Beth
Planescape: Torment
Tarot card: The Tower
Rune Hjarnø Rasmussen
King Aun
Doctor Doom
Superman (2025)
H.P. Lovecraft
“Providence” by Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows
Faerie
Dragon Age
The Shadow over Innsmouth
Ymir
Ginnungagap