https://www.wgbh.org/culture/books/2024-10-22/how-massachusetts-inspired-some-of-h-p-lovecrafts-scary-stories

H.P. Lovecraft, considered by many the father of modern horror fiction, is also very much a local legend. While the Rhode Island native famously said, “I am Providence,” Massachusetts also played a big part in his life and work. Of course, our state is home to the fictional Miskatonic River and the town of Arkham, which was appropriated by DC Comics as home of the asylum that housed the Joker, reaching a whole new level in popular culture. And that is really only scratching the surface of the surface. (…)