Arkham Asylum, a fictional mental hospital in DC Comics' Batman mythos, is also named after Lovecraft's Arkham. Īrkham 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. Lovecraft, Arkham is featured in many of his stories and those of other Cthulhu Mythos writers. An integral part of the Lovecraft Country setting created by H.
Lovecraft's hand-drawn map of Arkham, MassachusettsĪrkham ( / ˈ ɑːr k ə m/) is a fictional city situated in Massachusetts.
