Luveh-Keraphf

Luveh-Keraphf is a fictional character invented by Robert Bloch as an homage to his friend H. P. Lovecraft. He was said to be a priest of Bast from the time of Egypt's 13th Dynasty; his worship of the cat-headed goddess is an in-joke referring to Lovecraft's love of cats.
The character is first mentioned in Bloch's "The Suicide in the Study", published in the June 1935 issue of Weird Tales. The story refers to "the Black Rites of Luveh-Keraph, priest of Bast". "The Grinning Ghoul", in the June 1936 Weird Tales, cites "the grotesque Black Rites of mystic Luveh-Keraphf, the priest of cryptic Bast".
Category:Alter-Egos/Characters Incorporated From the Real World
Category:Characters Originating From Lovecraft Circle Works