More Lovecraftian references in popular culture

[seneschal]

Elsewhere, in the Doctor Who thread, I mentioned that some DW plots seemed inspired by Lovecraft.  Recently, while watching Justice League episodes with my kids, I ran across two story lines that contained Lovecraftian, or Howardian, elements.  In the episode "Eclipsed," the Heart of Darkness gem was created by prehistoric snakemen to punish the humans who were driving them extinct.  Sounds like Robert Howard's Children of the Dark cycle.  "The Terror from Beyond" was an unabashed Cthulhu reference -- the Justice League teaming up with Aquaman and Doctor Fate when the stars were right to prevent apocalypse.

 

I remember a G.I. Joe episode in which COBRA attempted to contact an ancient entity dwelling in a well as part of one of its schemes for world domination.

 

Any references you all have run across?

[BMonroe]

Prank Call of Cthulhu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6QW8H-ujOU

 

Collect Call of Cthulhu: http://youtu.be/j4HzU1GXIZE

 

And of course, from South Park: 

 

Immediately spring to mind.

[cjbowser]

This isn't so much a Lovecraftian reference as a reference to Lovecraft, but I thought it was interesting.

 

There's an article about Lovecraft's interest in astronomy in the newest issue of Sky and Telescope.