Cthulhu Hole, a unique adult toy inspired by HP Lovecraft

The designers at Tama Toys have really outdone themselves with the adult toy brand’s latest release, the Cthulhu Hole.

Even for a brand known for its strikingly novel and parodic masturbator designs — including a human heart, a brain, an ear, and a grenade — this is quite something.

The Cthulhu Hole is a hefty and very special male masturbator.

As our friends at Kanojo Toys write:

Experience a unique sexual union with the Great Old One, thanks to the Cthulhu Hole by Tama Toys, which features a special replica of the Lovecraftian cosmic entity in the form of a male masturbator.

With its clingy, entangling skin and textures that recalls tentacle sex, it is easy to see why Cthulhu is worshipped by cultists. You too will join the faith after a session with this creature from the pantheon of HP Lovecraft, reimagined by the fetish minds of Japanese toy designers.

The toy comes in an unusual dark green color and pulpy, tentacular body with suckers on the outside and inside along the slightly curved hole.

As the name suggests, the Cthulhu Hole is inspired by HP Lovecraft’s Great Old One and taps into the long-standing Lovecraft horror fandom in Japan.

The RPG Call of Cthulhu has been popular here, and the Cthulhu Mythos has inspired numerous spin-offs and cultural productions by local creators, including novels and manga. This Lovecraft Zine essay from 2013 explores the connection between Japan and Lovecraft more. Since it was published, a notable new development have been the manga adaptations of Lovecraft by Gou Tanabe.

Lovecraft’s cosmic horror has become, in one writer’s words, “pornified” in recent years, leading to a series of erotic homages and adaptations. We have also seen Lovecraftian dildos from non-Japanese brands in the past, but we think this is the first male masturbator/stroker based on Cthulhu.

The Cthulhu Hole is not just a cheap gimmick, though, but a high-quality toy with superb attention to the detail, texture, and inner hole design.

In addition to the Lovecraftian connection, the toy is also part of a longer-running tentacle sex trend in the Japanese adult industry, which mostly produces “monster penis” dildos but also other kinds of toys like the Gasensoryu Jubo Oppa Feragon Dragon Blowjob. Tentacle sex is a major trope in Japanese porn, adult anime and manga, and even historical art like shunga erotic prints, mostly famously Hokusai’s The Dream of the Fisherman’s Wife.

The Cthulhu Hole is available internationally from Kanojo Toys, the largest source of Japanese adult goods for global customers and over a hundred new toys added each month.