Robert Suydam

Robert Suydam is a fictional character created by H. P. Lovecraft for his short story "The Horror at Red Hook".
== Overview ==
Described as "a lettered recluse of ancient Dutch family, possessed originally of barely independent means, and inhabiting the spacious but ill-preserved mansion which his grandfather had built in Flatbush." Seen by most as "a queer, corpulent old fellow whose unkempt white hair, stubbly beard, shiny black clothes, and gold-headed cane earned him an amused glance", the police detective Thomas Malone knew of him as "a really profound authority on mediaeval superstition." On account of "certain odd changes in his speech and habits; wild references to impending wonders, and unaccountable hauntings of disreputable Brooklyn neighbourhoods," his relatives tried unsuccessfully to have him declared insane. He is about 60 in the time frame of the story. (: "The Horror at Red Hook")
Category:Humans
Category:Characters Originating From Lovecraft Circle Works
Category:Deceased (In Mythos)