Below are the Lovecraft stories I used characters from, along with a link (in case anyone is interested in reading about their character.

Lamps noticed early on that the atmosphere is "similar to Arkham Horror". That is because Arkham Horror is based on the works of Lovecraft. :)


“The Horror at Red Hook” http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/hrh.aspx
Mercator: Detective Thomas Malone (cop)
Farlig: Robert Suydam (telepath)



“Herbert West – Reanimator” http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/hwr.aspx
Bocanuck: Herbert West (surgeon)



“The Statement of Randolph Carter” “The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath” “The Silver Key” “Through the Gates of the Silver Key”
Lamps: Randolph Carter (watcher)



“Facts concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His Family” http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/faj.aspx
Rose: Sir Arthur Jermyn (tracker)



“The Rats in the Walls” http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/rw.aspx
Herm: Alfred Delapore (lead mason)
Mittens: Sir William Brinton(mason)
Greensday: Dr. Trask (pathologist)



“The Terrible Old Man” http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/tom.aspx
Itsbrianyay: Terrible Old Man on Water Street (granny)
Free Candy: Angelo Ricci (mafia quack)
Primate: Manuel Silva (mafia scout)
Helios: Joe Czanek (mafia lookout)



“From Beyond” http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/fb.aspx
Ol’ Vern: Crawford Tillinghast (bleeder)



“The Outsider” http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/o.aspx
Wikey: The Outsider (ghoul)



“A Reminiscence of Dr. Samuel Johnson” http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/rdsj.aspx
Ahoda: Dr. Samuel Johnson (monk)



“The Call of Cthulhu” http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cc.aspx
Timmah: George Gammell Angell (creepy girl)



“The Case of Charles Dexter Ward” http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cdw.aspx
Christian: Joseph Curwen (mafia godfather)



“The Haunter in the Dark” http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/hd.aspx
Im317: Robert Blake (town cult investigator) note: Lovecraft wrote this to his buddy Robert Bloch, who wrote “Psycho”. He kills his friend in the story after Bloch killed Lovecraft in another.
Curtis and DS: The Church of Starry Wisdom



“The Music of Erich Zann” http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/mez.aspx
TIB: Erich Zann (musician)



“The Shunned House” http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/sh.aspx
Jamie: Dr. Elihu Whipple (psychologist)



“The Shadow Over Innsmouth” http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/soi.aspx
Angi: Zadok Allen (town drunk)



“The Hound” http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/h.aspx
Chris: Reginald St John (graverobber)



“The Dreams in the Witch House” http://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/dwh.aspx
Spindoctor: Keziah Mason (The Witch)

Great job with you research. You did Mafia #50 proud

I'm a big fan of Lovecraft stories, so it wasn't hard. The key thing was finding matching roles and characters that made sense.