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** ''[[Cthulhu Tech]]''= ([[Cthulhu Mythos]] + [[Mecha]] + [[Post Cyber Punk]])
** [[Demonbane]] ([[Cthulhu Mythos]] + [[Humongous Mecha]] + [[Moe]]. And by humongous, we're talking about one can destroy universe with sheer size.)
** The [[Whateley Universe]] ([[Cthulhu Mythos]] + [[Super-Hero School]]).
** In ''[[Dungeons
*** 4th Edition hasn't any direct crossovers yet, but it's made clear that the Far Realm referenced in the standard campaign setting is a realm of Lovecraftian horrors that require the combined power of the gods to repel, and is the source of all psionic powers.
*** And in the [[Pathfinder]] (AKA D&D 3.75) campaign setting, a local race of subterranean Abominations explicitly worships the Mythos and use Shoggoths as guards, while the module ''The Carrion Hill Horror'' is pretty much [[Call of Cthulhu (tabletop game)]] without the nasty sanity effects, and the ''Rise of the Runelords'' adventures involve the realms of Leng and Kadath. In general, the creators have explicitly said that the non-Earth specific elements of the Mythos are fully compatible with the ''Pathfinder'' universe, and they run with it.
** A couple of [[Doctor Who Expanded Universe]] [[Tie-in Novel|Tie In Novels]] have incorporated the Old Ones into the Doctor's universe, to the extent of doing a [[Retcon]] labeling several of the Doctor's past adversaries as Mythos deities under different names. ''All-Consuming Fire'' by Andy Lane adds [[Sherlock Holmes]].
*** According to at least one story, The Nestene Consciousness, leader of the [[Demonic Dummy|Autons]], is actually one of Shub Niggurath's oft-mentioned but seldom seen [[Explosive Breeder|1000 young]]. [[Clark Ashton Smith]] would be proud. To be fair, he(?) really does look the part.
** [[Sherlock Holmes]] canon, being [[Public Domain Character|in the public domain]], has also been bridged more than once, such as in ''[[A Study in Emerald]]'', ''Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened'' or ''[[The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen]]''. ''Shadows Over Baker Street'' is an anthology of short stories in which Sherlock Holmes investigates various Lovecraftian mysteries.
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** The DCAU did it explicitly in [[Justice League]], when they fought 'Ichthulhu' and its hordes. The writers later said they weren't aware that Cthulhu is public domain, othertwise they would just use him.
** Similiar, [[Marvel Comics]] [[The Thanos Imperative]] has "Many-Alleged Ones", tiny veiled copies of Mythos' most popular gods attacking [[Marvel Universe]] and even defeating some of the Abstracts, who are among Marvel's most powerfull *
** [[South Park]] had a trilogy of episodes where BP's drilling opened a hole into another dimension that many [[Eldritch Abominations]], including Cthulhu, came through to attack Earth.
** Let's just say that at one point or another, every major franchise that is even slightly [[Speculative Fiction]] must include a [[Cosmic Horror]] that would be right at home in the Mythos.
* [[Fan Nickname]]: 'Cthulhu Mythos'. Lovecraft himself jokingly called it 'Yog-Sothothery'.
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