Hyperborean cycle — The Hyperborean cycle is a series of short stories by Clark Ashton Smith that take place in the fictional prehistoric setting of Hyperborea (present day Greenland[citation needed]). Various elements in Smith s cycle have been borrowed by H. P.… … Wikipedia
Elements of the Cthulhu Mythos — The following tables and lists feature elements of the Cthulhu Mythos, that are often shared between works within that fictional setting. The Cthulhu Mythos were originally created by writer H. P. Lovecraft in his horror short stories, although… … Wikipedia
August Derleth — Born February 24, 1909 Died July 4, 1971 Occupation Novelist, short story writer … Wikipedia
Cthulhu Mythos — The Cthulhu Mythos is a shared fictional universe created in the 1920s by American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft. The term was first coined by August Derleth, a contemporary correspondent of Lovecraft, who used the name of the creature Cthulhu a… … Wikipedia
H. P. Lovecraft — This article is about the author. For the rock group, see H. P. Lovecraft (band). H. P. Lovecraft H. P. Lovecraft, circa 1934. Born Howard Phillips Lovecraft August 20, 1890(1890 08 20) Providence, Rhode Island, United States … Wikipedia
Necronomicon — This article is about a fictional book. For other uses, see Necronomicon (disambiguation). A fan created prop representing the Necronom … Wikipedia
Cthulhu — For other uses, see Cthulhu (disambiguation). Cthulhu … Wikipedia
Shub-Niggurath — Artistic portrayal of Shub Niggurath, along with her Thousand Young . For the French zeuhl band named after it, see Shub Niggurath (band). Shub Niggurath, often associated with the phrase “The Black Goat of the Woods with a Thousand Young”, is a… … Wikipedia
Nyarlathotep — Nyarlathotep, also known as the Crawling Chaos, is a malign deity in the Cthulhu Mythos fictional universe created by H. P. Lovecraft. First appearing in Lovecraft s 1920 prose poem of the same name, he was later mentioned in other works by… … Wikipedia
Miskatonic University — is a fictional university located in Arkham; a fictitious town which is said to exist in Essex County, Massachusetts. It is named after the Miskatonic River (which is also fictional). After first appearing in the H. P. Lovecraft 1922 serial… … Wikipedia
