This article is about the fictional Lovecraft city. For other uses, see the "other appearances" section of this article.

Arkham is a fictional city in Massachusetts, part of the Lovecraft Country setting created by H. P. Lovecraft and is featured in many of his stories, as well as those of other Cthulhu Mythos writers. This list is of fictional cities: villages, towns, and cities that do not exist in the world we know. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Lovecraft Country is the New England setting, combining real and fictitious locations, used by H.P. Lovecraft in many of his weird fiction stories, and later elaborated by other writers working in the Cthulhu mythos genre. ... This article is about the author. ... Cthulhu and Rlyeh The Cthulhu Mythos encompasses the shared elements, characters, settings, and themes in the works of H. P. Lovecraft and associated horror fiction writers. ...

Arkham House, a publishing company started by two of Lovecraft's correspondents, August Derleth and Donald Wandrei, takes its name from this city as a tribute.^[1] Arkham House is a weird fiction specialty publishing house founded by August Derleth and Donald Wandrei. ... A publisher is a person or entity which engages in the act of publishing. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Donald Wandrei (1908 - 1987) was an American science fiction, fantasy and weird fiction writer, poet and editor. ...

Arkham in Lovecraft's fiction

In the 1933 story The Thing on the Doorstep, Lovecraft described The Thing on the Doorstep is a short story written by H. P. Lovecraft, part of the Cthulhu Mythos genre of horror fiction. ...

the ancient, mouldering, and subtly fearsome town...witch-cursed, legend-haunted Arkham, whose huddled, sagging gambrel roofs and crumbling Georgian balustrades brood out over the centuries beside the darkly muttering Miskatonic.

Arkham is the home of Miskatonic University, which figures prominently in many of Lovecraft's works. The institution finances the expeditions in both At the Mountains of Madness (1936) and The Shadow out of Time (1936). Walter Gilman, of The Dreams in the Witch House (1933), attends classes at the university. Other notable institutions in Arkham are the Arkham Historical Society and the Arkham Sanitarium (sic). A gambrel is a symmetrical two sided roof with two slopes, the upper slope being less steep. ... Miskatonic University is a fictional university located in the equally fictitious Arkham, set in the real-world Essex County, Massachusetts. ... For the Simpsons episode, see Mountain of Madness. ... See also: 1935 in literature, other events of 1936, 1937 in literature, list of years in literature. ... The Shadow Out of Time is a short story by American horror fiction writer H.P. Lovecraft. ... The Dreams in the Witch House is a short story by H. P. Lovecraft, part of the Cthulhu Mythos genre of horror fiction. ... The Dreams in the Witch House is a short story by H. P. Lovecraft, part of the Cthulhu Mythos genre of horror fiction. ... See also: 1932 in literature, other events of 1933, 1934 in literature, list of years in literature. ...

Arkham's main newspaper is the Arkham Advertiser, which has a circulation that reaches as far as Dunwich. In the 1880s, its newspaper is called the Arkham Gazette. Dunwich, Massachusetts (Pronounced Dunn-ich) is a fictional town that appears in the works of H. P. Lovecraft, most notably in the story The Dunwich Horror. Dunwich is found in the Miskatonic River Valley, which is a common setting for Lovecraftian tales. ... Year 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

Arkham’s most notable characteristics are its gambrel roofs and the dark legends surrounding the city for centuries. Occurrences such as the disappearance of children (presumably murdered in ritual sacrifices) at May Eve and other bad doings are accepted as a part of life for the poorer citizens of the city. A gambrel is a symmetrical two sided roof with two slopes, the upper slope being less steep. ...

Location

The precise location of Arkham is unknown, although it is probably near both Innsmouth and Dunwich. However, it may be surmised from Lovecraft's stories that it is some distance to the north of Boston, probably in Essex County, Massachusetts.^[2] The real-life model for Arkham seems to be, in fact, Salem, its reputation for the occult making it appealing to one who dabbles in the weird tale.^[3] Innsmouth is a fictional town in the writings of H.P. Lovecraft, part of the Lovecraft Country setting of the Cthulhu Mythos. ... Dunwich, Massachusetts (Pronounced Dunn-ich) is a fictional town that appears in the works of H. P. Lovecraft, most notably in the story The Dunwich Horror. Dunwich is found in the Miskatonic River Valley, which is a common setting for Lovecraftian tales. ... Boston redirects here. ... Essex County is a county located in the northeastern part of the state of Massachusetts. ... Nickname: Location in Essex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Essex Settled 1626 Incorporated 1626 A City 1836 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Kimberley Driscoll Area  - Total 18. ...

Arkham Sanitarium appears in the short story The Thing on the Doorstep and may have been inspired by the Danvers State Insane Asylum, aka Danvers State Hospital, located in Danvers, Massachusetts.^[4] (Danvers State Hospital also appears in Lovecraft's stories Pickman's Model and The Shadow over Innsmouth.) H.P. Lovecraft's Arkham and the Arkham Sanitarium were paid homage in the creation of Arkham Asylum in the Batman Comic Book Series. This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Arkham Asylum as it appeared on Batman: The Animated Series. ... Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ...

Appearances

Lovecraft's fiction

Note: dates are the year written.

Arkham first appeared in Lovecraft's short story "The Picture in the House" (1920)—the story is also the first to mention "Miskatonic". It also appears in other stories by Lovecraft, including: This article is in need of attention. ... The Picture in the House is a short story written by H. P. Lovecraft, connected to the Cthulhu Mythos genre of horror fiction. ... See also: 1919 in literature, other events of 1920, 1921 in literature, List of years in literature. ...

• "Herbert West—Reanimator" (1921–22); first story to mention "Miskatonic University"
• "The Unnamable" (1923)
• "The Colour out of Space" (1927)
• "The Dunwich Horror" (1928)
• At the Mountains of Madness (1931); one of the ships is named Arkham
• "The Shadow Over Innsmouth" (1931), first to mention "Arkham Historical Society"
• "The Dreams in the Witch House" (1932)
• "Through the Gates of the Silver Key" (1932–1933)
• "The Thing on the Doorstep" (1933); first to mention "Arkham Sanitarium"
• "The Shadow out of Time" (1934–1935)

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Other authors

Arkham also appears in the Cthulhu Mythos tales of other writers since Lovecraft's death. Among them: Cthulhu and Rlyeh The Cthulhu Mythos encompasses the shared elements, characters, settings, and themes in the works of H. P. Lovecraft and associated horror fiction writers. ...

• Bloch, Robert. "The Creeper in the Crypt" (1937)

• Brennen, Joseph Payne. "Forringer's Fortune" (1975)

• Brunner, John. "Concerning the Forthcoming Inexpensive Paperback Translation of the Necronomicon of Abdul Alhazred" (1992)

• Campbell, Ramsey
  • "The Tomb Herd" (1986)
  • "The Tower from Yuggoth" (1986)

• Jens, Tina L. "In His Daughter's Darkling Womb" (1997), mentions "Arkham Industries"

• Lumley, Brian. The Transition of Titus Crow (1975)

• Price, Robert M. "Wilbur Whateley Waiting" (1987)

• Shea, Michael. The Color out of Time (1984)

• Smith, Clark Ashton. "I Am a Witch" (19??)

• Thompson, C. Hall. "The Will of Claude Ashur" (1947)

• Wilson, F. Paul. "The Barrens" (1990)

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Other appearances

• Arkham Tattoo is located in Akron, Ohio.

• Arkham is the setting for all of the stories in the 2006 anthology Arkham Tales published by Chaosium.

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Film and television

• Arkham also appeared in the movie Haunted Palace (1963) starring Vincent Price.

• Arkham is the name of the mental hospital mentioned in The Rage: Carrie 2, which is about certain characters who survived the events in Carrie.

• "Arkham" is the codename used for a plan to assassinate Mr. Parker in NBC's television show The Pretender.

• Arkham also appears as the town in the movie "Die, Monster, Die" starring Boris Karloff and Nick Adams.

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Comics

• In the DC Universe, Arkham Asylum is a high-security asylum for dangerous psychopaths where many Gotham City supervillains, including the Joker, are kept under guard.

• The ARCAM Corporation in the manga Spriggan took its name from the fictional city of Arkham.

• In The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Arkham is mentioned in both Allan and the Sundered Veil and The New Traveller's Almanac.

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Games

• Arkham is the setting for roleplaying games based on the Mythos, such as Call of Cthulhu.

• The third Shadow Hearts video game (Shadow Hearts: From the New World) features a visit to the fictional Arkham University, based in Boston, Massachusetts. H. P. Lovecraft himself appears as a professor at the university, conjuring up demons for the heroes to fight at their request.

• Arkham is one of the antagonists in the video game Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening, the father of "Lady". It is also noted that the character Arkham's alter ego is Jester, a character that closely resembles Joker.

• In the web-based roleplaying game Urban Dead, there are two suburbs, named Old Arkham and New Arkham. Some players have even started to refer to a specific area as Miskatonic University.

• Arkham is the name of the mysterious corporation behind the creation of the supernatural characters in the video game F.E.A.R.

• Arkham Horror is a cooperative adventure board-game themed around H.P Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos. The game has players exploring the town of Arkham as they attempt to stop unmentionable horrors from spilling into the world. It's possible for everyone to go insane and lose in this game.

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Music

• Arkham was also the name of a short-lived band featuring several of the members of British Sea Power prior to the formation of BSP.

• Arkham is also the name of a Brazilian rock/metal/experimental band formed in 2001 from Rio de Janeiro .

• The Arkhams are a Psychobilly/Rockabilly band from New York that chose their name, in part, based on the writings of HP Lovecraft.

• Grindcore band Discordance Axis have a song entitled Radiant Arkham.

• Scottish hip hop artist Loki has a song entitled Escape From Arkham from the Friendly World LP.

• Avant-garde rock artist Bob Drake's song, "Kaziah's Pet," is set in Arkham.

• Anarcho Punk band Rudimentary Peni not only makes a reference to Arkham in their song "Arkham Hearse", but also numerous other H. P. Lovecraft references throughout their musical catalogue.

• Alt-country musician Ryan Adams wrote a song called "Arkham Asylum," which he and the Cardinals have performed live since September 18, 2006.

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See also

• Arkham Asylum, an institution in the DC Comics universe, named in honor of Lovecraft's Arkham
• Arkham Horror, a board game set in Arkham, where the players war against the Cthulhu Mythos
• Lovecraft Country

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• Dunwich, Massachusetts
• Innsmouth, Massachusetts
• Kingsport, Massachusetts

Dunwich, Massachusetts (Pronounced Dunn-ich) is a fictional town that appears in the works of H. P. Lovecraft, most notably in the story The Dunwich Horror. Dunwich is found in the Miskatonic River Valley, which is a common setting for Lovecraftian tales. ... Innsmouth is a fictional town in the writings of H.P. Lovecraft, part of the Lovecraft Country setting of the Cthulhu Mythos. ... Kingsport is a fictional town in the writings of H. P. Lovecraft. ...

References

Primary sources

• Lovecraft, Howard P.
  • At the Mountains of Madness, and Other Novels (7th corrected printing), S. T. Joshi (ed.), Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1985. ISBN 0-87054-038-6. Definitive version.
  • Dagon and Other Macabre Tales, S. T. Joshi (ed.), Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1987. ISBN 0-87054-039-4. Definitive version.
  • The Dunwich Horror and Others (9th corrected printing), S. T. Joshi (ed.), Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1984. ISBN 0-87054-037-8. Definitive version.

Secondary sources

Books

• Harms, Daniel (1998). "Arkham", The Encyclopedia Cthulhiana, 2nd ed., Oakland, CA: Chaosium, p. 10. ISBN 1-56882-119-0. 

• Joshi, S. T.; David E. Schultz (2001). "Arkham", An H. P. Lovecraft Encyclopedia. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, pp. 6–7. ISBN 0-313-31578-7. 

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Web sites

• About Arkham House Publishers. Retrieved on January 19, 2006.

• Joseph Morales. A Short Tour of Lovecraftian New England. Retrieved on April 16, 2006.

Notes

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External links

• "Lovecraft's Map of Arkham", from The Cthulhu Mythos: A Guide