Who are you and what do you do? My name is Daryl Toh, or Daz for short. I am a freelance illustrator and comic artist. Yes, I do work at home in my pajamas and have lots of green tea to keep me sane.
Where do you live? I am currently residing in Malaysia.
Why are you a Lovecraft fan? Ever since I picked up “At The Mountains of Madness”, I become interested to learn more about H.P. Lovecraft’s other works, and since then joined the fish people, I mean friendly cultists, I mean legion of fans waiting for the stars to align.
Which two Old Ones would you want to see throw down? I don’t know which Old Ones but the Outer Gods like Ubbo-Saltha and The Colour Out Of Space would make a spectacular cosmic battle at night, if they don’t consume us in the end.
What were some of your favorite Elder Gods to illustrate for Chaos of Cthulhu? The Colour Out Of Space, Hastur, Elder Thing and Yig were my favorite in terms of design and color choices.
Can you a give us a little commentary on some of the designs. All the monsters were designed to look like a fresco you might find is say from the Minoan civilization or Pompeii – with flaked and chipped off plaster and paint from it. Cthulhu, or Dagon work so well in this direction, but the more challenging ones were the serpents like the Hound of Tindalos and the Hunting Horror; those were loosely based on Mayan or Aztec designs. The only Celtic influenced, is Yig.
Have you worked on any other Lovecraft projects before? This is actually my second Lovecraftian themed project. The first is called ‘Outer God’ written by Luc Labelle where I did most of the artwork. ‘Outer God’ is a psychological horror comic about a new pyramid discovered under the sands of the Sahara and a marriage falling apart. You can pre-order it starting March 31, 2015 through Luc’s site and on Comixology.
Where can we find more of your work? You can find more of my work at my official Tumblr site: http://tohdaryl.tumblr.com/
