Category:Cthulhu Mythos

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A vast multi-writer universe which began with the writings of H.P. Lovecraft in the 1910s to 1930s, and has since grown to encompass the writings of many others, including Robert E. Howard, Clark Ashton Smith, August Derleth, Robert Bloch, Lin Carter, Brian Lumley, and more. It also incorporates the Call of Cthulhu role-playing game, currently in its sixth edition, as well as several third-party materials based on that game such as Pagan Publishing's Delta Green. The Cthulhu Mythos have also been represented in TV shows, comics, films (most of them of questionable quality), video games, and more.

Canon Material

• All fiction that makes serious reference to "The Call of Cthulhu" by H.P. Lovecraft
• All fiction that makes serious reference to any of the fiction that qualifies under the above requirement
• All fiction that makes serious reference to any of the fiction that qualifies under the above requirements, and so on
• Call of Cthulhu (1981-present)

Connections

The Cthulhu Mythos are frequently referred to in other universes. It is a core part of the Wold Newton Universe, being referred to in Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life. References to the Mythos also appear in Evil Dead, Real Ghostbusters, the Buffy-Angel expanded universe, Conan novels, the Destroyer, Digimon, Doctor Who novels, the Executioner, Necroscope, the Stephen King universe, the X-Files expanded universe,the Godzilla Novels and many others.

Resources

• The Cthulhu Mythos: A Guide
• The Official Cthulhu Mythos FAQ
• Cthulhu Wiki