Kind of a weird question... but I'm wondering... is there any fantasy or science fiction out there with "tentacle monster" characters who aren't just there for porn reasons or mindless kraken monsters that get murdered?

I only know the A Bao A Qu, but that's a very short story...

#tentacles #TentacleMonster #aliens #monsters #ScienceFiction #fantasy #fiction #ABaoAQu

« The Way is Shut », c. 1996

by Ted Nasmith (Canadian artist, born 1956)
Card illustration for Middle Earth CCG, Iron Crown Enterprises, 1995
Oil on canvas, 36 cm x 49 cm

#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #TedNasmith #MECCG #WatcherInTheWater #MoriaGates #LOTR #JRRTolkien #kraken #giantOctopus #TentacleMonster #tentacleFantasy

« The Giant Squid », c. 1971

by Peter Goodfellow (British artist, 1950-2022)
Cover illustration for the novel "Big Game Hunt", in "Tales from the White Hart", by Arthur C. Clarke, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1971

#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #PeterGoodfellow #ArthurCClarke #kraken #giantOctopus #TentacleMonster #tentacleFantasy

« In The Grip of The Octopus », 1993

by Frank Frazetta (American master, 1928-2010)
pen on paper

#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #FrankFrazetta #kraken #GiantOctopus #TentacleMonster #tentacleFantasy

« Conan And The Mermaids », undated

by Manuel Sanjulian (Spanish artist, born 1941)
Unpublished, oil on canvas, 35"x26"

#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #ManuelSanjulian #Sanjulian #REHoward #Conan #ConanTheBarbarian #kraken #GiantOctopus #TentacleMonster #Mermaids

« The Hypnotic Tentacles Of The Brain Slayer », 1984

by Gary Ward (British illustrator)
Illustration for "Caverns Of The Snow Witch" by Ian Livingstone, Fighting Fantasy #9 adventure gamebook
Puffin Books, 1984

#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #fightingfantasy #ianlivingstone #GaryWard #LDVELH #gamebooks #TentacleMonster #Brainslayer

« Nemo cut this formidable tentacle », 1869

by Alfonse de Neuville (French painter, 1835-1885)
Illustration for "20000 Lieues Sous Les Mers", by Jules Verne, Hetzel Éditeur, 1869-70

#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #AlfonseDeNeuville #JulesVerne #20000LeaguesUnderTheSea #Nemo #Nautilus #Poulp #SeaMonster #GiantOctopus #TentacleMonster #Kraken

« The Son Of Pyaray », 1990

by Alain Gassner (French illustrator)
Illustration for "Rogue Mistress", campaign supplement for Stormbringer & Hawkmoon RPG, Chaosium, 1991

#vintagefantasyart #fantasyart #fantasyillustration #AlainGassner #MichaelMoorcock #Stormbringer #Hawkmoon #EternalChampion #frpg #ttrpg #Chaosium #SeaMonster #GiantOctopus #TentacleMonster #Kraken

“Maid Of Count Tentacle”

#maid #bigboobs #bigbreasts #boobs #breasts #caption #chastity #cleavage #chastitycage #chastitydevice #chastitycaption #chastityslave #maidoutfit #maiduniform #maidcostume #maidtransformation #belle #beautyandthebeast #fairytale #tentaclemonster #tentacles #tentacleshentai #slavegirl #sexslave #dickgirl #feminization #forcedfeminization #feminizationcaption #forcedfem #forcedfeminizationcaptions