*An [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EldritchAbomination Eldritch Abomination] is a common trope.
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* the "Nowadays, there is only this tentacle which is very flexible, slightly sticky and smells faintly of pansies" is a reference the band [http://www.pansydivision.com/Pansy_Division/Home.html Pansy Division] and their song "Alternative Tentacles"